Prof Chunyi Wen

Dr. Chunyi WEN, Associate Professor in Department of Biomedical Engineering, leverage cutting edge engineering innovations to combat osteoarthritis. Dr. Wen obtained his Ph.D. degree in Chinese University of Hong Kong and received postgraduate training in Johns Hopkins University in U.S., and University of Oxford in U.K.. Currently, he serves as associate editor of Osteoarthritis and Cartilage (IF=9, Ranked 2# in the category of orthopaedics in Web of Science) and Board of Directors of Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI). In his academic career, Dr. Wen and team discover the role of TGF-beta, endothelin, and insulin-like growth factor as the key regulators in bone-cartilage functional unit and osteoarthritis pathogenesis (Nature Medicine 2013, Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 2013/2015/2020, Nature Review Rheumatology 2021, Nature Microbiology 2024). Under the auspices of Hong Kong Research Grant Council, Innovation Technology Fund and Health Medical Research Fund, Dr. Wen’s research centres on vascular aetiology of osteoarthritis. He has published over 100 research articles on prestigious scholarly journals with H index 32 (Web of Science). He has received a number of local and international awards including TechConnect Global Innovation Award 2021 (U.S.A.), Healthy Longevity Catalyst Awards 2022 (U.S.A.).