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Wan-Ju Li, PhD
Assistant Professor
Office
5051 WIMR
1111 Highland Ave.
Madison, WI 53705
(608) 263-1338
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Education
- Bachelor of Science - Biomedical Engineering
Chung-Yuan University, Chung Li, Taiwan, 1993
- Master of Science - Biomedical Engineering
Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA,1999
- PhD - Cell and Tissue Engineering
Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, 2004
- Visiting Research Fellow
NIST, Gaithersburg, MD, 2003-2005
- Postdoctoral Fellow
NIH, Bethesda, MD, 2004-2008
Research Interests
Dr. Li's fields of interest and practice include Musculoskeletal Tissue Engineering, Stem Cell-Based Regenerative Medicine and Nanostructural Biomaterial.
Active Grants
Cell-based Tissue Regeneration using Elastin-mimetic Extracellular Matrix Protein
Funding Source: The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology of the Republic of Korea
The major goal of this project is to investigate the potential of elastin-mimetic extracellular matrix protein as a novel biomaterial for stem cell-based musculoskeletal regeneration.
Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Differentiated in Engineered Matrix with a Bio-inspired Surface for Tendon Regeneration
Funding Source: UW Institute for Clinical and Translational Research and UW Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Center
The major goal of this project is to investigate tendon regeneration from the stem cells induced and cultured in braided nanofibrous scaffolds.