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SELECTBIO Conferences Organ-on-a-Chip World Congress & 3D-Culture 2016

Wei Sun's Biography



Wei Sun, National “Thousand-Talent” Distinguished Professor, Tsinghua University; Albert Soffa Chair Professor, Drexel University

Dr. Wei Sun is currently appointed as National “Thousand-Talent” Distinguished Professor and Director of Biomanufacturing Research Center at Tsinghua University, China, and Albert Soffa Chair Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Drexel University, USA. His research has been on Biofabrication, 3D Bio-Printing, Computer-Aided Tissue Engineering, and Additive Manufacturing. His research has been sponsored by National Science Foundation (NSF), Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA),National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Chinese Natural Science Foundation (CNSF) and Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology. He has published over 350 journal and conference papers/abstracts and conducted over 230 national and international invited presentations in the field of his research. He is currently serving Editor-in-Chief for journal Biofabrication, and served as Founding President for International Society of Biofabrication from 2010-2014.

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Bioprinting In vitro Tissue Models: Challenges and Opportunities

Friday, 8 July 2016 at 14:00

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3D Bio-Printing uses cells, biologics and/or biomaterials as building block to fabricate personalized 3D structures or functional in vitro biological models for regenerative medicine, disease study and drug discovery. This presentation will review some recent advances on 3D Bioprinting.  Applications of using bioprinting technology for fabrication of tissue engineering model, drug testing model and cancer tumor model will be given, along with discussions for challenges and opportunities in the field of Bio-3D Printing.


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