Professor Lu, William Weijia 呂維加
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.
| Awardees | Award Date | Honours / Awards / Prizes | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
Leong, JCY Lu, D | 2001-11-10 | A minimal invasive approach for anterior release in scoliosis correction using chemonucleolysis - spinal flexibility increase after chymopapain injection is dosage-dependent: The Best Paper Award for Associate, 21st Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association, Hong Kong, 10-11 November 2001 | Research Achievement |
Lu, D | 2004-11-01 | Spinal Flexibility Increase After Chymopapain Injection Is Dose Dependent: A Possible Alternative to Anterior Release in Scoliosis.: Young Investigator Award Winner, Spine: An International Journal for the Study of the Spine . 2004 | Research Achievement |
Leong, JCY | 2003-11-01 | Second-Prize Award - "A new super-elastic spinal implant for gradual scoliosis correction": The 8th National Challenge Cup Competition organized by Ministry of Science and Technology & Ministry of Education, 2003 | Research Achievement |
ALADIN, Kaderbatcha Darwesh Mohideen | 2006-09-01 | " Nano Biomechanics Of Type Ii Collagens In Human Intervertebral Discs": Best Paper Award; Conference on Biomedical Engineering, BME 2006. Hong Kong | Research Achievement |
Wong, CT Lam, RWM | 2007-05-01 | Bone Composition and Crystal Structure after Strontium Treatment for Osteoporosis Goat Model.: Young Investigator Award, 8th Regional Osteoporosis Conference, The Osteoporosis Society of Hong Kong. | Research Achievement |
Aladin Kaderbatcha, DM | 2007-11-17 | Association of Trp2 allele with changes in morphology and nano mechanics of the human intervertebral disc collagens: Best Basic Science Paper Award for Associate Member, 27th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association, Hong Kong, November 17-18, 2007 | Research Achievement |
DUAN, Bin | 2011-12-01 | Selective laser sintered Ca-P/PHBV nanocomposite scaffolds with sustained release of rhBMP-2 for bone tissue engineering: Best Paper Award at the 35th International Conference and Exposition on Advanced Ceramics and Composites (ICACC’11) | Research Achievement |
| 2017-04-01 | 1st runner-up in Dr Robert Bauze Trauma Gold Medal Judging Session (APOA Trauma and Infection Meeting 2017): Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Assocication | Research Achievement | |
| 2018-06-01 | Geneva Innovations Convention 2018 Silver Award – Fang-Kulper Anti-penetration bone implant: Swiss Federal Government | Research Achievement | |
KULPER, Sloan Austin FENG, Xiaoreng | 2019-05-01 | 2019 AO Trauma AP Scientific Congress, Taipei – Best poster award (co-author) - Novel Technology Reduces Migration of Screws in Surrogate Osteoporotic Bone Under Multiaxial Loads: AO Trauma Asia Pacific | Research Achievement |
Leong, JCY Chen, Y | 2003-11-01 | Delivery of bone morphogenetic proteins 2 and 4 by use of adeno-associated viral gene therapy: Best Basic Science Paper Award, 23rd Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association, Hong Kong, 8-9 November 2003 | Research Achievement |
Leong, JCY | 2003-11-01 | Best Paper Award for an Associate Fellow - "Invention of a new spinal implant for gradual scoliosis correction": 23rd Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association, Hong Kong, 8-9 November 2003 | Research Achievement |
Leong, JCY | 2002-11-01 | Sr-HA bioactive bone cement: from lab to clinical trial: Orthopaedic Basic Science Award at the 22nd Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association 2002 | Research Achievement |
Leong, JCY | 2003-09-01 | A novel Sr-HA bioactive bone cement for vertebroplasty: Moe Basic Science Award at 38th Annual Meeting of Scoliosis Research Society, Quebec City, Canada, Sep 2003. | Research Achievement |
Leong, JCY | 2003-09-01 | Novel bioactive bone cement for spinal surgery: Best Oral Presentation Award at 2nd SICOT/SIROT International Annual Conference, Cairo, Egypt, September 2003. | Research Achievement |
LAM, Wing Moon Raymond NI, Guoxin CHAN, Yee Loi LI, Zhaoyang | 2005-06-01 | Novel Sr-ha Bone Cement For Bone Fracture: From Laboratory To Clinical Applications.: Second-prize Award From The 9th National Challenge Cup Competition Organized By Ministry Of Science And Technology & Ministry Of Education | Research Achievement |
Wong, CT Li, Z Lam, RWM | 2008-08-24 | Fatty acid functinalizatioini strontium hydroxyapatite nanorod and application: SICOT Oral Presentation Award. SICOT/SIROT 2008 XXIV Triennial World Congress, Hong Kong, August 24-28, 2008 | Research Achievement |
Tong, HW | 2010-11-01 | Best Young Engineers Papers Award, for "Electrospun Fibrous Tissue Engineering Scaffolds: Topographic Cues and their Influence on Cell Behaviour": Hong Kong Institution of Engineers | Research Achievement |
SUN, Tao Tong, HW | 2011-01-01 | The Best Paper Award, for "PIIID-formed (Ti, O)/Ti, (Ti, N)/Ti and (Ti, O, N)/Ti Coatings on NiTi Shape Memory Alloy for Medical Applications": The 2nd Advanced Welding & Joining Technology Conference and International Forum on Recent Advances in Welding Science and Technology | Research Achievement |
SUN, Tao Tong, HW | 2011-01-01 | PIIID-formed (Ti, O)/Ti, (Ti, N)/Ti and (Ti, O, N)/Ti coatings on NiTi shape memory alloy for medical applications: Best Paper Award at the 2nd Advanced Welding & Joining Technology Conference (AWJTC) | Research Achievement |
Wang, T Wen, C | 2012-04-01 | Travel Award: the 2012 OARSI World Congress on Osteoarthritis | Research Achievement |
Tong, HW | 2011-12-01 | Electrospinning, characterization and ~/in vitro~~ biological evaluation of nanocomposite fibers containing carbonated hydroxyapatite nanoparticles: Highlights of 2010 in journal Biomedical Materials (2011) | Research Achievement |
QIU, Yiyan | 2012-11-01 | Finite Element Analysis Of Treatment Options For Tibia Bone Loss In Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty: The Sicot/ccjr Meeting Award For Best Clinical Paper Presentation, The Combined 33rd Sicot & 17th Paoa Orthopaedic World Conference | Research Achievement |
Tam, V Lau, TW Yuen, GWY | 2013-09-01 | Defective TGF beta signaling in bisphosphonates associated atypical femoral diaphyseal fracture: The 3rd Scientific Meeting of the Asian Federation of Osteoporosis Societies | Research Achievement |
Cai, Z | 2017-06-01 | Best Paper Awardee: International Conference on Osteoporosis and Bone Research (ICOBR 2016) | Research Achievement |
| 2018-06-01 | Geneva Innovations Convention 2018 Silver Award – Fang-Kulper Anti-penetration bone implant: Swiss Federal Government | Research Achievement | |
QIU, Yiyan | 2012-11-01 | Finite Element Analysis Of Treatment Options For Tibia Bone Loss In Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty: Basic Science Award, 32nd Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress 2012 | Research Achievement |
Peng, SL | 2011-02-01 | Investigatioin of the cellular and molecular mechanism of the dual effect of strontium on bone: 2011 Johnson and Johnson Asia Outstanding Graduate Thesis Award in Biotech | Research Achievement |
CHU, Yuet Wah Wu, J | 2002-04-01 | The Use Of Traditional Chinese Medicine Extracts On Experimental Fracture Healing: The 4th Annual Departmental Research Day, Department Of Orthopedics And Traumatology | Research Achievement |
| 1997-11-01 | Biomechanical properties of the thin skin flap after administered by bFGF, Best Paper Award: Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association | Research Achievement | |
Li, Z Peng, SL Wang, T | 2010-03-01 | New Investigator Recognition Award.: 56th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 6-9, 2010 | Research Achievement |
Lam, SKL Ruan, D | 2008-10-23 | Development of a large animal model for kinematics study of the intervertebral disc allograft transplantation: Young Engineers Merit Award in the Best Young Engineers' Paper Competition and Best Oral Paper Presentation Award. BME 2008 Conference, Hong Kong, October 23-25, 2008 | Research Achievement |
ZHANG, Chaofan | 2017-11-01 | Best paper for associate member: Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association | Research Achievement |
Cai, Z | 2017-08-01 | Second Young Investigator Prize: International Musculoskeletal Research Society | Research Achievement |
| Term Period | Position | Professional Societies |
|---|---|---|
| 1994-present | member | International Society of Biomechanics |
| 2000-present | member | International Society of Biomaterials |
| 2006-present | Founding member | BME Division, The Hong Kong Institute of Engineers |
| 2000-present | Committee Member | The Chinese Orthopaedic Association |
| 1998-present | Associate member | The Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association |
| 2008-2010 | committee member | BME division, The Hong Kong Institute of Engineers |
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