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Wan-Ju Li, PhD

Photograph of Wan-Ju Li, PhD

Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery

K4/769 Clinical Science Center
600 Highland Avenue
Madison, WI 53792-7375

Office: (608) 263-1338

FAX: (608) 263-7652

Send an email to Wan-Ju Li, PhD li@orthorehab.wisc.edu

Education

  • Postdoctoral Fellow, NIH, Bethesda, MD, 2004-2008
  • Visiting Research Fellow, NIST, Gaithersburg, MD, 2003-2005
  • PhD, Cell and Tissue Engineering, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, 2004
  • MS, Biomedical Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, 1999

Research Interests

Dr. Li is interested in the research of musculoskeletal tissue regeneration using the stem cell-based tissue engineering approach. Specifically, his research focuses on how to effectively differentiate stem cells into desired connective tissue-specific lineages and promote the cellular construct to develop into mature, functional musculoskeletal tissues such as bone, cartilage, and tendon/ligament.

Recent Publications

  • Janjanin S, Li WJ, Morgan MT, Shanti RM, Tuan RS. Mold-shaped, nanofiber scaffold-based cartilage engineering using human mesenchymal stem cells and bioreactor., J. Surg. Res. 2008 Sep;149(1):47-56.
    [PubMed ID: 18316094]
  • Nesti LJ, Li WJ, Shanti RM, Jiang YJ, Jackson W, Freedman BA, Kuklo TR, Giuliani JR, Tuan RS. Intervertebral Disc Tissue Engineering Using a Novel Hyaluronic Acid-Nanofibrous Scaffold (HANFS) Amalgam., Tissue engineering. Part A. 2008 Aug 15;():.
    [PubMed ID: 18707229]
  • Li WJ, Jiang YJ, Tuan RS. Cell-Nanofiber-Based Cartilage Tissue Engineering Using Improved Cell Seeding, Growth Factor, and Bioreactor Technologies., Tissue engineering. Part A. 2008 Apr 17;():.
    [PubMed ID: 18419231]
  • Shanti RM, Li WJ, Nesti LJ, Wang X, Tuan RS. Adult mesenchymal stem cells: biological properties, characteristics, and applications in maxillofacial surgery., J. Oral Maxillofac. Surg. 2007 Aug;65(8):1640-7.
    [PubMed ID: 17656295]
  • Nesti LJ, Caterson EJ, Li WJ, Chang R, McCann TD, Hoek JB, Tuan RS. TGF-beta1 calcium signaling in osteoblasts., J. Cell. Biochem. 2007 May 15;101(2):348-59.
    [PubMed ID: 17211850]
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