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Kai Wang
Basic Medical Sciences
Peking University
Beijing
Language: Chinese, English
Transcription Factors
Differentiation Factors
Vascularized Organs
Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells
Atherosclerosis
Marfan Syndrome
Mitochondrial Diabetes
Tissue Engineering
Hydrogels
Implantable Devices
Areas of Focus
- Efficient preparation methods for functional vascularized organ-like structures
- Disease models and drug screening platforms using patient-derived induced pluripotent stem cells
- Advanced processing and manufacturing in tissue engineering
- Application of chemically modified mRNA in stem cell differentiation and tissue regeneration
Work Experience
- 2016-2021 - Postdoctoral Researcher, Harvard Medical School/Boston Children's Hospital, mentored by Juan Melero-Martin
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2010 - Bachelor of Biomedical Engineering, Southeast University
- 2016 - PhD in Biomedical Engineering, Peking University, mentored by Ying Luo
- Published research in high-impact journals
Publications
- Robust differentiation of human pluripotent stem cells into endothelial cells via temporal modulation of ETV2 with modified mRNA, Kai Wang et al., 2020
- Bioengineering human vascular networks: trends and directions in endothelial and perivascular cell sources, Kai Wang et al., 2019
- From Micro to Macro: The Hierarchical Design in a Micropatterned Scaffold for Cell Assembling and Transplantation, Kai Wang et al., 2017
