Hua Wang, an assistant professor of materials science and engineering, is a new affiliate faculty member at the Beckman Institute. He will be a member of the Photoacoustic Imaging Research Group within the Integrative Imaging research theme. Wang joined the department this month after completing a postdoctoral position at Harvard University. Wang also is affiliated with the Cancer Center at Illinois, Carle College of Medicine, and the Department of Bioengineering. With a theme of leveraging chemistry and materials tools to address biomedical questions and improve human health, Wang’s lab will work on biomaterials, metabolic cell labeling, cancer immunotherapy, and immunoengineering for regenerative medicine.