PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Wan-Ju Li, PhD
CONTACT INFORMATION
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation
Department of Biomedical Engineering
1111 Highland Ave.
WIMR 5051
Madison, WI 53705
(608) 263-1338
li@ortho.wisc.edu
EDUCATION
1993 BS (Biomedical Engineering), Chung-Yuan University, Chung Li,Taiwan
1999 MS (Biomedical Engineering), Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2004 Ph.D. (Cell and Tissue Engineering), Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2004-2008 Postdoc, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
PRESENT APPOINTMENTS/POSITIONS
2016- Associate Professor, Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
2016- Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
2008- Trainer, Cellular and Molecular Biology Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
2008- Affiliated Faculty, Materials Science Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
2008- Affiliated Faculty, Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
2008- Affiliated Faculty, Biomedical Engineering for Translational Research, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
PAST APPOINTMENTS/POSITIONS
1997-1999Research Assistant, School of Biomedical Engineering, Science & Health Systems, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
1999-2001Research Assistant, Cell and Tissue Engineering Program, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
2001-2004Graduate Fellow, Cartilage Biology and Orthopaedics Branch, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
2003-2005Visiting Fellow, Polymer Division, Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
2004-2006Postdoctoral Fellow, Cartilage Biology and Orthopaedics Branch, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
2006-2008Research Fellow, Cartilage Biology and Orthopaedics Branch, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
2008-2016Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
2008-2016Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS
2008-Orthopaedic Research Society
2008-Tissue Engineering International & Regenerative Medicine Society
2010-International Society for Stem Cell Research
2017-International Cartilage Regeneration & Joint Preservation Society
HONORS AND AWARDS
2004 Outstanding Graduate Research,National Institutes of Health
2004 Fellow Award for Research Excellence, National Institutes of Health
2006 Outstanding Poster Presentation Award, Annual Intramural Scientific Meeting of National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
2007 Best Presentation Award, Annual Meeting of Society for Physical Regulation in Biology and Medicine
2008 Young Investigator Research Award, North American Spine Society
2010 Hilldale Undergraduate/Faculty Research Award
2011 Translational Research Pilot Award, UW Institute for Clinical and Translational Research
2013 Nontenured Faculty Award, 3M
2015 Emerging Investigator Award, Stem Cell Research & Therapy
2017 Leaders in Engineering Excellence & Diversity Faculty Recognition Award
JOURNAL EDITORIAL BOARDS
2009-Member, Formosan Journal of Musculoskeletal Disorders
2011-Member, American Journal of Stem Cells
2011-Member, Journal of Regenerative Medicine and Tissue Engineering
2011-Academic Editor, PLoS One
2012-Member, Journal of Regenerative Medicine
2015-Member, Regenerative Engineering and Translational Medicine
2018-Member, Journal of Orthopaedic Translation