CURRICULUM VITAE
Bo Wang PhD
Bo Wang PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Department of Biomedical Engineering
OFFICE ADDRESS: |
8701 Watertown Plank Road |
Milwaukee, WI 53226 |
EDUCATION: |
01/10/2008 - 05/10/2012 Ph.D, Mississippi State University, MS |
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING AND FELLOWSHIP APPOINTMENTS: |
02/20/2012 - 12/31/2015 Postdoc Fellow, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL |
FACULTY APPOINTMENTS: |
01/10/2016 - 12/31/2018 Assistant Professor, Alabama state university, 915 S. Jackson Street, Montgomery, AL 36104 |
2019 - Present Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226 |
AWARDS AND HONORS: |
2008 - 2012 Graduate Research Assistantships, Mississippi State University |
2011 - Present Pediatric Workshop Scholarship, Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society |
2014 - Present Annual Conference Travel Award, Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society |
2015 - Present Postdoctoral Professional Development Travel Award, Northwestern University |
MEMBERSHIPS IN HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES: |
2008 - Present Biomedical Engineering Society (Member) |
2011 - Present Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Society (Member) |
2012 - Present American Heart Association (Member) |
2017 - Present Member, Society for Biomaterials (Member) |
EDITORSHIPS/EDITORIAL BOARDS/JOURNAL REVIEWS: |
Journal Review |
Biochemical Engineering Journal |
Theranostics Journal |
ACS Applied Biomaterials |
Biomed Research International |
Journal of Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine |
Drug Delivery and Translational Research |
Journal of Biophotonics |
Communication Biology |
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INVITED LECTURES/WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS: |
International |
The XIth International Workshop on EPR (ESR) in Biology and Medicine, Krakow, Poland, 2019 |
National |
University of Georgia, School of Chemical, Materials, and Biomedical Engineering Graduate Seminar Series, Athens, Georgia, 2018 |
Local |
Marquette University & Medical College of Wisconsin Biomedical Engineering Graduate Seminar Series, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 2018 |
EXTRAMURAL STUDENTS, FACULTY, RESIDENTS, AND CLINICAL/RESEARCH FELLOWS MENTORED: |
Graduate Students |
MS Students Advised |
Brian Delaney, Marquette University - Medical College of Wisconsin |
PhD Students Advised |
Carolyn Czerniak, Marquette University - Medical College of Wisconsin |
Austin Stellpflug, Marquette University - Medical College of Wisconsin |
Xiaolong Wang, Marquette University - Medical College of Wisconsin |
BIBLIOGRAPHY |
Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers |
1. Li W, Wang F, Barnett C, Wang B. A comparative study on fabrication techniques of gelable bone matrix derived from porcine tibia. J Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater. 2021 Dec;109(12):2131-2141. |
2. Wang B, Johnson A, Li W. Development of an extracellular matrix-enriched gelatin sponge for liver wound dressing. J Biomed Mater Res A. 2020 Oct;108(10):2057-2068. |
3. Wang B, Li W, Harrison J. An Evaluation of Wound Healing Efficacy of a Film Dressing Made from Polymer-integrated Amnion Membrane. Organogenesis. 2020 Oct 01;16(4):126-136. PMCID: PMC7714469 |
4. Li W, Fu Y, Jiang B, Lo AY, Ameer GA, Barnett C, Wang B. Polymer-integrated amnion scaffold significantly improves cleft palate repair. Acta Biomater. 2019 Jul 01;92:104-114. |
5. Copeland KM, Wang B, Shi X, Simionescu DT, Hong Y, Bajona P, Sacks MS, Liao J. Decellularization in heart valve tissue engineering Advances in Heart Valve Biomechanics: Valvular Physiology, Mechanobiology, and Bioengineering. 8 April 2019:289-317. |
6. Wang B, Li W. Development of an extracellular matrix-enriched gelatin sponge for liver wound dressing Transactions of the Annual Meeting of the Society for Biomaterials and the Annual International Biomaterials Symposium. 2019;40:124. |
7. Wang B, Li W, Dean D, Mishra MK, Wekesa KS. Enhanced hepatogenic differentiation of bone marrow derived mesenchymal stem cells on liver ECM hydrogel. J Biomed Mater Res A. 2018 Mar;106(3):829-838. |
8. Wang B, Jakus AE, Baptista PM, Soker S, Soto-Gutierrez A, Abecassis MM, Shah RN, Wertheim JA. Functional Maturation of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Hepatocytes in Extracellular Matrix-A Comparative Analysis of Bioartificial Liver Microenvironments. Stem Cells Transl Med. 2016 Sep;5(9):1257-67. PMCID: PMC4996436 |
9. Wang B, Wertheim JA. Experimental Cell Therapy for Liver Dysfunction Translating Regenerative Medicine to the Clinic. 2016:309-313. |
10. Uzarski JS, Bijonowski BM, Wang B, Ward HH, Wandinger-Ness A, Miller WM, Wertheim JA. Dual-Purpose Bioreactors to Monitor Noninvasive Physical and Biochemical Markers of Kidney and Liver Scaffold Recellularization. Tissue Eng Part C Methods. 2015 Oct;21(10):1032-43. PMCID: PMC4593971 |
11. Li W, Ma G, Brazile B, Li N, Dai W, Butler JR, Claude AA, Wertheim JA, Liao J, Wang B. Investigating the Potential of Amnion-Based Scaffolds as a Barrier Membrane for Guided Bone Regeneration. Langmuir. 2015 Aug 11;31(31):8642-53. |
12. Wang B, Patnaik SS, Brazile B, Butler JR, Claude A, Zhang G, Guan J, Hong Y, Liao J. Establishing Early Functional Perfusion and Structure in Tissue Engineered Cardiac Constructs. Crit Rev Biomed Eng. 2015;43(5-6):455-71. PMCID: PMC5166426 |
13. Brazile B, Wang B, Wang G, Bertucci R, Prabhu R, Patnaik SS, Butler JR, Claude A, Brinkman-Ferguson E, Williams LN, Liao J. On the bending properties of porcine mitral, tricuspid, aortic, and pulmonary valve leaflets. J Long Term Eff Med Implants. 2015;25(1-2):41-53. PMCID: PMC6721960 |
14. Hodge A, Lourensz D, Vaghjiani V, Nguyen H, Tchongue J, Wang B, Murthi P, Sievert W, Manuelpillai U. Soluble factors derived from human amniotic epithelial cells suppress collagen production in human hepatic stellate cells. Cytotherapy. 2014 Aug;16(8):1132-44. |
15. Li W, Tamamura R, Wang B, Liu Q, Liu H, Liu T, Katase N, Xiao J, Nagatsuka H. Expressions of ABCG2, CD133, and podoplanin in salivary adenoid cystic carcinoma. Biomed Res Int. 2014;2014:132349. PMCID: PMC3998002 |
16. Wang B, Williams LN, de Jongh Curry AL, Liao J. Preparation of acellular myocardial scaffolds with well-preserved cardiomyocyte lacunae, and method for applying mechanical and electrical simulation to tissue construct. Methods Mol Biol. 2014;1181:189-202. |
17. Wang B, Bertucci R, Li Z, Prabhu R, Williams L, Guan J, Liao J. Effect of thermosensitive hydrogel injection on mechanical behavior of porcine myocardium ASME 2013 Summer Bioengineering Conference, SBC 2013. 2013;1 A. |
18. Wang B, Wang G, To F, Butler JR, Claude A, McLaughlin RM, Williams LN, de Jongh Curry AL, Liao J. Myocardial scaffold-based cardiac tissue engineering: application of coordinated mechanical and electrical stimulations. Langmuir. 2013 Sep 03;29(35):11109-17. PMCID: PMC3838927 |
19. Chow JP, Simionescu DT, Warner H, Wang B, Patnaik SS, Liao J, Simionescu A. Mitigation of diabetes-related complications in implanted collagen and elastin scaffolds using matrix-binding polyphenol. Biomaterials. 2013 Jan;34(3):685-95. PMCID: PMC3496025 |
20. Patnaik SS, Weed B, Borazjani A, Bertucci R, Begonia M, Wang B, Williams L, Liao J. Biomechanical characterization of sheep vaginal wall tissue: A potential application in human pelvic floor disorders ASME 2012 Summer Bioengineering Conference, SBC 2012. 2012:1193-1194. |
21. Wang B, Tedder ME, Perez CE, Wang G, de Jongh Curry AL, To F, Elder SH, Williams LN, Simionescu DT, Liao J. Structural and biomechanical characterizations of porcine myocardial extracellular matrix. J Mater Sci Mater Med. 2012 Aug;23(8):1835-47. PMCID: PMC3523096 |
22. Simionescu DT, Chen J, Jaeggli M, Wang B, Liao J. Form Follows Function: Advances in Trilayered Structure Replication for Aortic Heart Valve Tissue Engineering. J Healthc Eng. 2012 Jun;3(2):179-202. PMCID: PMC3552623 |
23. Wang B, McCallum D, Williams L, Liao J. Evaluation of acellular mitral valve scaffolds: Anterior leaflet, posterior leaflet, and chordae tendineae ASME 2011 Summer Bioengineering Conference, SBC 2011. 2011(PARTS A AND B):239-240. |
24. Wang B, Borazjani A, Tahai M, Curry AL, Simionescu DT, Guan J, To F, Elder SH, Liao J. Fabrication of cardiac patch with decellularized porcine myocardial scaffold and bone marrow mononuclear cells. J Biomed Mater Res A. 2010 Sep 15;94(4):1100-10. PMCID: PMC2933781 |
25. Williams C, Liao J, Joyce EM, Wang B, Leach JB, Sacks MS, Wong JY. Altered structural and mechanical properties in decellularized rabbit carotid arteries. Acta Biomater. 2009 May;5(4):993-1005. PMCID: PMC2680318 |
26. Liao J, Priddy LB, Wang B, Chen J, Vesely I. Ultrastructure of porcine mitral valve chordae tendineae. J Heart Valve Dis. 2009 May;18(3):292-9. |
27. Wang R, Liu B, Wang B, Cong W, Xiao J. [Spatial and temporal changes of palatal cell proliferation and cell apoptosis of retinoic acid induced mouse cleft palate in different embryonic stages]. Hua Xi Kou Qiang Yi Xue Za Zhi. 2008 Oct;26(5):546-9. |
28. Wang B, Shah M, Williams LN, de Jongh Curry AL, Hong Y, Zhang G, Liao J. Acellular Myocardial Scaffolds and Slices Fabrication, and Method for Applying Mechanical and Electrical Simulation to Tissue Construct. Methods Mol Biol. 2022;2485:55-70. PMCID: PMC9811994 |
29. Wang B, Sierad LN, Mercuri JJ, Simionescu A, Simionescu DT, Williams LN, Vela R, Bajona P, Peltz M, Ramaswamy S, Hong Y, Liao J. Structural and biomechanical characterizations of acellular porcine mitral valve scaffolds: anterior leaflets, posterior leaflets, and chordae tendineae Engineered Regeneration. December 2022;3(4):374-386. |
30. Stellpflug A, Walls J, Hansen C, Joshi A, Wang B. From bone to nanoparticles: development of a novel generation of bone derived nanoparticles for image guided orthopedic regeneration. Biomater Sci. 2024 Jul 09;12(14):3633-3648. PMCID: PMC11238765 |
31. Stellpflug A, Caron J, Fasciano S, Wang B, Wang S. Bone-derived nanoparticles (BNPs) enhance osteogenic differentiation via Notch signaling Nanoscale Advances. 2024. |
32. Stellpflug A, Caron J, Fasciano S, Wang B, Wang S. Bone-derived nanoparticles (BNPs) enhance osteogenic differentiation <i>via</i> Notch signaling. Nanoscale Adv. 2025 Jan 28;7(3):735-747. PMCID: PMC11734751 |
33. Stellpflug A, Joshi A, Wang S, Gu L, Wu R, Wang B. Image-guided in vivo evaluation and comparison of bone-targeting peptides for therapeutic intervention. Drug Deliv Transl Res. 2026 May;16(5):1547-1560. |
34. Wang S, Zhai SP, Wang B, Yan Y, Gong X, Liang Z, Medina G, Mak D, Caron J, Mak M. Nanoparticle-mediated bone regeneration: From molecular mechanisms to clinical translation. J Control Release. 2026 Jan 10;389:114409. |
35. Stellpflug A, Keener K, Nguyen C, Gasparetti T, Joshi A, Gu L, Wang S, Wu R, Lin K, Shakir S, Wang B.. Optimizing release dynamics of bone-derived nanoparticles for enhanced in vivo fluorescence monitoring and bone regeneration in craniofacial repair Biofabrication. Stellpflug A, Keener K, Nguyen C, Gasparetti T, Joshi A, Gu L, Wang S, Wu R, Lin K, Shakir S, Wang B. Optimizing release dynamics of bone-derived nanoparticles for enhanced in vivo. |
