Dr. Yihua Bruce Yu is an Inaugural MPower Professor at the University of Maryland and the Director of the Bio- & Nano-Technology Center.

Bruce Yu, PhDAbout Dr. Yu:

Dr. Yu received his B.S. in Biochemistry from Peking University and Ph.D. in Biophysics from the Johns Hopkins University.  His postdoctoral training was in NMR spectroscopy at SUNY Buffalo and protein engineering at the University of Alberta.  Dr. Yu received the Kimmel Scholar Award in 2004 and the US Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists for Engineers in 2005.  He was appointed as one of the inaugural MPower Professors at the University of Maryland in 2021.

Research Overview:

Dr. Yu has worked on protein biophysics, imaging agents and biomaterials.  His current research focuses primarily on developing the water proton nuclear magnetic resonance technology (wNMR) for pharmaceutical manufacturing and quality control .

Contact Information:

Yihua Bruce Yu, Ph.D.
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research
9600 Gudelsky Drive, Rockville, MD 20850
E-mail: byu@rx.umaryland.edu