Nanyang Technology University

Academic Profile
Assoc Prof Wang Dongan
Associate Chair (Graduate Studies), School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
 
Division of Bioengineering 
School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering 
College of Engineering 



Email: DAWANG@ntu.edu.sg
Phone: (+65)6316 8890 
Office: N1.3-B2-13 
Education
  • PhD Zhejiang University 2001
  • BS Zhejiang University 1997
Biography
Assistant Professor Wang Dongan is currently in the School of Chemical & Biomedical Engineering since 2005. He received both his Bachelor and Ph.D. degrees in Polymeric Biomaterials from Zhejiang University, China. His research interests include biomaterials, tissue engineering, and gene delivery. He has done significant research work in his research areas and published over 30 high quality journal papers. He has been often invited as a referee and reviewer for a number of journals, including Biomaterials, Biomacromolecules, JBMR-A&B, Pharmaceutical Research, etc.
Research Interests
Assistant Professor Wang Dongan's research interests include: (1) Functional biomaterials for tissue engineering; (2) Stem cells for engineered tissue regeneration; (3) Gene delivery for engineered tissue regeneration; and (4) Tissue-biomaterial integration.
Research Grant
  • Academic Research Fund Tier 1 (2013-) [by MOE]
  • Academic Research Fund Tier 2 (2013-) [by MOE]
  • National Medical Research Council (2010-2013) [by National Medical Research Council (NMRC)]
Current Projects
  • Colony forming liver regeneration mediated in an injectable cell-laden hydrogel based phase transfer cell culture system
  • Three dimensional culture and development of iPS cells for applied hepatogenesis and pancreatic regeneration
  • Versatile Cartilage Graft for Arthritic Therapy: Anti-inflammation & Regeneration
Selected Publications
  • Hao, J. H., Yao, Y. C., Varshney, R. R., Wang, L. C., Prakash, C., Li, H., Wang, D. A. (2008). Gene Transfer and Living Release of Transforming Growth Factor-Beta 3 for Cartilage Tissue Engineering Applications. Tissue Engineering, .
  • Hao, J. H., Varshney, R. R., Wang, D. A. (2008). TGF-beta3: A Promising Growth Factor in Engineered Organogenesis. Expert Opinion on Biological Therapy, 8(10), 1485-1893.
  • Wang, C. M., Bai, J., Gong, Y. H., Zhang, F., Shen, J. B., Wang, D. A. (2008). Enhancing Cell Affinity of Non-Adhesive Hydrogel Substrate: The Role of Silica Hybridization. Biotechnology Progress, .
  • Wang, C. M., Hao, J. H., Zhang, F., Su, K., Wang, D. A. (2008). RNA extraction from polysaccharide-based cell-laden hydrogel scaffold. Analytical Biochemistry, 380(2), 333-334.
  • Wang, C. M., Gong, Y. H., Lin, Y. M., Shen, J. B., Wang, D. A. (2008). A Novel Gellan Gel-Based Microcarrier for Anchorage-Dependent Cell Delivery. Acta Biomaterialia, 4(5), 1226-1234.
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