美国康涅狄格大学WEI Mei教授：Development of biomimetic scaffolds for bone regeneration

 时间：2016年6月21日（星期二）10：00
 地点：大学城校区B12-410会议室

 报告摘要：
        The newly emerged field of tissue engineering has provided a  major potential to repair and regenerate bone using a combination of  scaffold matrix and bone progenitor cells. Despite of the early success  in bone tissue engineering, many currently existing bone scaffolds still  suffer from poor osteoconductivity and inappropriate degradation rate.  Thus, there is a pressing need to produce a bone tissue engineering  scaffold which can well support progenitor cell activities and have its  degradation rate matched that of new bone ingrowth to enhance new bone  formation. Currently, the Wei research group at the University of  Connecticut has developed a novel lamellar biomimetic bone scaffold with  excellent osteoconductivitiy and appropriate degradation rate. More  importantly, the scaffold significantly enhances bone formation. In the  present talk, the scaffold fabrication technique, microstructure, in  vivo performance, and in situ cell-scaffold interaction in living animal  will be discussed.

 附报告人简介：
        Prof. Wei received her Ph.D. degree from the University of New  South Wales, Australia.  She subsequently conducted her postdoctoral  studies in Kyoto University, Japan and Queensland University of  Technology, Australia, respectively. In 2002, she joined the faculty of  University of Connecticut as an Assistant Professor. Currently, she is a  full professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering,  Interim Department Head of Mechanical Engineering, and Associate Dean at  the School of Engineering, UConn.

       Over the past 20 years, Dr. Wei’s research has been focused on  biomaterials, tissue engineering, biomaterial-cell interactions, and in  vivo performance of biomaterials.  She has published nearly 100  high-impact refereed journal articles, book chapters and patents.  She  has served as a panel member for various programs of National Science  Foundation (NSF), and has acted as a reviewer for more than 30  scientific journals. She serves on the editorial board for Bioceramics  Development and Applications and Metallurgical and Materials  Transactions A, and is an Associate Editor for Journal for Biomedical  Materials Research: Part A.  Dr. Wei is a recipient of various awards,  including Member of the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering  (CASE), Connecticut Women of Innovation Award, University Professional  excellence Award and Outstanding Department Member.