Chuanbin Mao is an Adjunct Research Professor in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering at Western University. He is a Global STEM Professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He is an elected fellow of esteemed professional societies, including American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS),  American Academy of Microbiology (AAM), American Chemical Society (ACS), American Institute for Medical  and Biological Engineering (AIMBE), Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES), Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE), International Academy of Medical and Biological Engineering (IAMBE), Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC),  and ACS Division of Polymeric Materials Science and Engineering (PMSE). He has won multiple awards such as  US National Science Foundation CAREER Award. He has authored over 300 publications in top-tier journals such as Chemical Reviews, Science, Nature Materials, Nature Nanotechnology, and Nature Biomedical Engineering. His current research focuses on genetic engineering of phages to develop new strategies for disease diagnosis and treatment.