Assistant Professor of Teaching
Office: CHBE 403
Email: celestine.hong@ubc.ca
Research Summary
Interdisciplinary Education, Experiential Learning, Problem-Based Learning, Accessible Education, Biomaterials, Polymers, Biomedical Engineering and Drug Delivery
Education
University of Toronto, 2025, Postdoc, Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2023, Postdoc, Chemical Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2022, Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Program in Polymers and Soft Matter
McGill University, 2016, B.Eng., Chemical Engineering
Research interests + projects
Engineering is inherently a multidisciplinary and complex endeavor, where each problem is solved through the input of various stakeholders. To this end, I am interested in developing curricula and other training opportunities for students that can simulate that experience. By aligning theoretical knowledge and laboratory training in an interdisciplinary setting, I hope to foster an environment where students gain practical skills alongside the ability to collaborate and communicate across disciplines – be it with other STEM majors, clinicians, relevant industries, or the general public.
My technical background is in biomaterials design and polymer engineering for a variety of applications in translational medicine. These include targeted hemostasis for internal bleeding, protein engineering for cancer immunotherapy, transdermal drug delivery, and peptide and hydrogel design for ocular drug delivery.
Awards and honours
NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2024
Charles H. Best Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2024
Scholarly and professional activities + affiliations
Selected publications + presentations
Hong, C., He, Y., Bowen, P., Belcher, A. M., Olsen, B. D., and Hammond, P. T. “Engineering a two-component polymeric hemostat for the treatment of internal bleeding through wound-targeted crosslinking”. Advanced Healthcare Materials, Volume 12, 2202756, 2023
https://advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adhm.202202756
Hong, C., Olsen, B. D. and Hammond, P. T. “A Review of Treatments for Non-Compressible Torso Hemorrhage (NCTH) and Internal Bleeding”. Biomaterials, Volume 283, 121432, 2022
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0142961222000710
Hong, C., Alser, O. H., Gebran, A., He, Y., Joo, W., Kokoroskos, N., Velmahos, G., Olsen, B. D., and Hammond, P. T. “Modulating Nanoparticle Size to Understand Factors Affecting Hemostatic Efficacy and Maximize Survival in a Lethal Inferior Vena Cava Injury Model”. ACS Nano, 16, 2, 2494–2510, 2022
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acsnano.1c09108
He, Y.,* Hong, C.*, Fletcher, S. J., Berger, A. G., Sun, X., Yang, M., Huang, S., Belcher, A. M., Irvine, D. J., Li, J., and Hammond, P.T.
“Peptide-based Cancer Vaccine Delivery via the STINGΔTM-cGAMP Complex”. Advanced Healthcare Materials, Volume 11, 2200905, 2022
https://advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/adhm.202200905
Hong, C., He, Y., Li, J., Howard, M.T., Li, Y., Turvey, M. E., SSM Uppu, D., Martin, J. R., Zhang, K., Irvine, D. J., and Hammond, P. T.“Synthetic Charge-Invertible Polymer for Rapid and Complete Implantation of Layer-by-Layer Microneedle Drug Films for Enhanced Transdermal Vaccination.” ACS Nano,12 (10),10272–10280, 2018
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsnano.8b05373