Professor Lu, William Weijia 呂維加
- Biomaterials: Novel biomaterials development, bioactive bone cement fabrication and evaluations, Scaffold materials development, SMA Application, In vitro and in vivo biomaterials evaluation
- Biomechanics: Spinal Biomechanics, Cell and Hard tissue mechanical property evaluation and definition, Micro & Nano-Mechanics evaluation of abnormalities in structure and mechanical properties of the bone, Medical Implant biomechanical property evaluation; and sports biomechanics.
- 3-D Bioprinting: To develop functionable human tissues and organs including full-thickness skin, cornea, bone, cartilage and major blood vessels.
William W. Lu, PhD, is Professor and Chairman of Departmental Research Postgraduate Committee of Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, The University of Hong Kong. In 2013, he was selected as Ng Chun-Man Professor in Orthopaedis Bioengineering. Prof Lu is also the Chief Scientist at Chinese Academy of Sciences and Honorary Professor of Faculty of Engineering, The University of Hong Kong. He is chief scientist of the National Key R&D Programs, 3-D Bioprinting project, develop functionable human tissues and organs including full-thickness skin, cornea, bone, cartilage and major blood vessels, the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST).
His research interests are biomaterials and biomechanics, 3-D bioprinting, and the application of biomaterials for musculoskeletal degenerative diseases. He has published more than 200 papers in top scientific journals with H-index = 54. Prof Lu sits on the editorial board of some top orthopedic research journals such as JBMR. He is the past Chairman of BME Division, The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers. He is member of the Biology and Medicine Panel of the Research Grants Council of Hong Kong to October 2021.
Professor Lu obtained his PhD degree from the University of Waterloo, Canada, in 1994, earning the “Distinguished Graduate Award.” In 1995 he joined the Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) as an Assistant Professor (non-clinical) and established the Orthopaedic Research Centre, where he has served as director to the present day. In 2001 he was promoted to the position of Associate Professor and was named a full Professor in 2009. In 2013, he was selected as Ng Chun-Man Professor in Orthopaedis Bioengineering. Professor Lu specializes in the areas of orthopaedic biomechanics, biomaterials, and 3-D bioprinting as well as clinical bioengineering teaching and research. At HKU he was a key faculty member in the university’s Strategic Research Areas in Biomedical Engineering and Nano-biotechnology. Internationally, he has achieved substantial recognition in the field of bioengineering and is widely acknowledged as one of the top 1% scholars (2009-2018) according to ISI's Essential Science Indicators. He has been invited to hold honorary and visiting professor positions and has conducted open lectures in more than 40 internationally recognised universities, including the Department of Bioengineering, Columbia University; the Orthopedic Research Center, Department of Orthopaedics, Harvard Medical School, and the Biomedical Engineering and Research Center, University of British Columbia, Canada. He is devoted to teaching, having supervised 45 MPhil and Ph.D students.
Professor Lu has consistently secured significant funding for innovative research, including HK$47 millions in Hong Kong and $RMB50 million in PR China from a number of major funding bodies. He holds a number of patents for his innovations and has published more than 220 papers in international peer reviewed journals. Among the many honors and awards received by Professor Lu are the “Moe Basic Science Award” from the Scoliosis Research Society in 2003; the “Young Investigator Award” from the international journal Spine in 2004; and the “Best Oral Presentation Prize” (2003 and 2008) at the SICOT Triennial World Congress, the largest global society of orthopaedic surgeons with 4,000 members from more than 100 countries.
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