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.