Dr. Yong Li

Dr. Li is a Chief of the Biomedical Engineering Program and an Unmodified Professor at the Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine in Western Michigan, USA. Dr. Li is well-known expert in the stem cell science of musculoskeletal tissue injury and repair. His professional experience includes studying the molecular, cellular, and pathological processes in the skeletal muscles. He did research on tissue damage and healing throughout his distinguished academic life, with an emphasis on muscle stem cells, differentiation, control, and the capacity to repair injured or diseased musculoskeletal systems. His primary scientific interests include (1) investigating the reprogramming and terminal differentiation characteristics of muscle stem cells (MuSCs) for regenerative medicine, and (2) investigating the mechanisms causing fibrous scar formation in injured and diseased muscle tissues and their potential treatment with stem cell transplantation and tissue engineering. His research has received consistent funding from the NIH and DOD funds, with over a hundred peer-reviewed publications. Dr. Li has received more than twenty prestigious honors, including the Pittsburgh Children's Hospital Miller Young Investigator Award. He currently services several committee members, including BMES and ASGCT. Dr. Li also is an outstanding educator, more than a hundred trainees have been received outstanding education under his supervision and mentoring, including students, junior, senior researchers.