Professor Lu, William Weijia 呂維加
Professor Lu, William Weijia 呂維加
- Stem Cell Applications: MSC for Osteoporotic spinal fracture treatment & disc degeneration disease, MSC encapsulation using Goat and rabbit Model
- Biomaterials: Novel biomaterials development, bioactive bone cement fabrication and evaluations, Scaffold materials development, SMA Application, In vitro and in vivo biomaterials evaluation
- Biomechanics: Spinal Biomechanics, Cell and Hard tissue mechanical property evaluation and definition, Micro & Nano-Mechanics evaluation of abnormalities in structure and mechanical properties of the bone, Medical Implant biomechanical property evaluation; and sports biomechanics.
Professor Lu obtained his PhD degree from the University of Waterloo, Canada, in 1994, earning the “Distinguished Graduate Award.” In 1995 he joined the Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) as an Assistant Professor (non-clinical) and established the Orthopaedic Research Centre, where he has served as director to the present day. In 2001 he was promoted to the position of Associate Professor and was named a full Professor in 2009. Professor Lu specializes in the areas of orthopaedic biomechanics, biomaterials, and bionanotechnology as well as clinical bioengineering teaching and research. At HKU he is a key faculty member in the university’s Strategic Research Areas in Biomedical Engineering and Nano-biotechnology. Internationally, he has achieved substantial recognition in the field of bioengineering and is widely acknowledged as one of the top 1% scholars (2009-2013) according to ISI's Essential Science Indicators. He has been invited to hold honorary and visiting professor positions and has conducted open lectures in more than 40 internationally recognised universities, including the Department of Bioengineering, Columbia University; the Orthopedic Research Center, Department of Orthopaedics, Harvard Medical School, and the Biomedical Engineering and Research Center, University of British Columbia, Canada. He is devoted to teaching, having supervised 32 MPhil and Ph.D students and served on Faculty Higher Degrees Committee for the last 6 years.
Professor Lu has consistently secured significant funding for innovative research, including HK$47 millions in Hong Kong and $RMB20 million in PR China from a number of major funding bodies. He holds a number of patents for his innovations and has published more than 220 papers in international peer reviewed journals, with more than 3100 citations. Among the many honors and awards received by Professor Lu are the “Moe Basic Science Award” from the Scoliosis Research Society in 2003; the “Young Investigator Award” from the international journal Spine in 2004; and the “Best Oral Presentation Prize” (2003 and 2008) at the SICOT Triennial World Congress, the largest global society of orthopaedic surgeons with 4,000 members from more than 100 countries.
Professor Lu was nominated to serve as an international conference chairman or conference committee member on more than 40 occasions, including his recent appointment as the Chairman of the Hong Kong International Conference on Biomedical Engineering (BME 2010) and as the Basic Science Committee Chairman of the SICOT 2008 Triennial World Congresses. He serves as a member of editorial boards and as a reviewer for more than 16 international and local journals, holding the position of Editorial Board Member of The Journal of Bone and Mineral Research (published by the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research and the highest-ranked journal in the field), as well as Associate Editor for theOrthopedic Journal of China.
Awardees | Award Date | Honours / Awards / Prizes | Category |
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Duan, B | 2011-12-01 | Selective laser sintered Ca-P/PHBV nanocomposite scaffolds with sustained release of rhBMP-2 for bone tissue engineering: Best Paper Award at the 35th International Conference and Exposition on Advanced Ceramics and Composites (ICACC’11), Daytona Beach, FL, USA | Research Achievement |
Ni, G Li, Z Lam, WMR Chan, YL | 2005-06-01 | Novel Sr-ha Bone Cement For Bone Fracture: From Laboratory To Clinical Applications.: Second-prize Award From The 9th National Challenge Cup Competition Organized By Ministry Of Science And Technology & Ministry Of Education | Research Achievement |
Lu, D Leong, JCY | 2001-11-10 | A minimal invasive approach for anterior release in scoliosis correction using chemonucleolysis - spinal flexibility increase after chymopapain injection is dosage-dependent: The Best Paper Award for Associate, 21st Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association, Hong Kong, 10-11 November 2001 | Research Achievement |
Chen, Y Xu, R Lin, MC Leong, JCY | 2003-11-01 | Delivery of bone morphogenetic proteins 2 and 4 by use of adeno-associated viral gene therapy: Best Basic Science Paper Award, 23rd Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association, Hong Kong, 8-9 November 2003 | Research Achievement |
Chung, CY Hanni, M Leong, JCY | 2003-11-01 | Best Paper Award for an Associate Fellow - "Invention of a new spinal implant for gradual scoliosis correction": 23rd Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association, Hong Kong, 8-9 November 2003 | Research Achievement |
Yuen, GWY Tam, V Lau, TW | 2013-09-01 | Defective TGF beta signaling in bisphosphonates associated atypical femoral diaphyseal fracture: The 3rd Scientific Meeting of the Asian Federation of Osteoporosis Societies | Research Achievement |
QIU, Y | 2012-11-01 | Finite Element Analysis Of Treatment Options For Tibia Bone Loss In Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty: Basic Science Award, 32nd Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress 2012 | Research Achievement |
Peng, SL | 2011-02-01 | Investigatioin of the cellular and molecular mechanism of the dual effect of strontium on bone: 2011 Johnson and Johnson Asia Outstanding Graduate Thesis Award in Biotech | Research Achievement |
Chung, JCY Leong, JCY | 2003-11-01 | Second-Prize Award - "A new super-elastic spinal implant for gradual scoliosis correction": The 8th National Challenge Cup Competition organized by Ministry of Science and Technology & Ministry of Education, 2003 | Research Achievement |
Chu, YW Wu, J | 2002-04-01 | The Use Of Traditional Chinese Medicine Extracts On Experimental Fracture Healing: The 4th Annual Departmental Research Day, Department Of Orthopedics And Traumatology | Research Achievement |
1997-11-01 | Biomechanical properties of the thin skin flap after administered by bFGF, Best Paper Award: Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association | Research Achievement | |
Lam, RWM Wong, CT | 2007-05-01 | Bone Composition and Crystal Structure after Strontium Treatment for Osteoporosis Goat Model.: Young Investigator Award, 8th Regional Osteoporosis Conference, The Osteoporosis Society of Hong Kong. | Research Achievement |
Aladin, KDM | 2006-09-01 | " Nano Biomechanics Of Type Ii Collagens In Human Intervertebral Discs": Best Paper Award; Conference on Biomedical Engineering, BME 2006. Hong Kong | Research Achievement |
QIU, Y Yao, J | 2012-11-01 | Finite Element Analysis Of Treatment Options For Tibia Bone Loss In Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty: The Sicot/ccjr Meeting Award For Best Clinical Paper Presentation, The Combined 33rd Sicot & 17th Paoa Orthopaedic World Conference | Research Achievement |
Lam, RWM Wong, CT Li, Z Chan, WK | 2008-08-24 | Fatty acid functinalizatioini strontium hydroxyapatite nanorod and application: SICOT Oral Presentation Award. SICOT/SIROT 2008 XXIV Triennial World Congress, Hong Kong, August 24-28, 2008 | Research Achievement |
Peng, SL Wang, T Li, Z | 2010-03-01 | New Investigator Recognition Award.: 56th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 6-9, 2010 | Research Achievement |
Tong, HW Li, ZY | 2011-12-01 | Electrospinning, characterization and in vitro biological evaluation of nanocomposite fibers containing carbonated hydroxyapatite nanoparticles: Highlights of 2010 in journal Biomedical Materials (2011), UK | Research Achievement |
Tong, HW | 2010-11-01 | Best Young Engineers Papers Award, for "Electrospun Fibrous Tissue Engineering Scaffolds: Topographic Cues and their Influence on Cell Behaviour": Hong Kong Institution of Engineers | Research Achievement |
Sun, T Wang, LP Tong, HW | 2011-01-01 | PIIID-formed (Ti, O)/Ti, (Ti, N)/Ti and (Ti, O, N)/Ti coatings on NiTi shape memory alloy for medical applications: Best Paper Award at the 2nd Advanced Welding & Joining Technology Conference (AWJTC), Harbin, China | Research Achievement |
Lu, D | 2004-11-01 | Spinal Flexibility Increase After Chymopapain Injection Is Dose Dependent: A Possible Alternative to Anterior Release in Scoliosis.: Young Investigator Award Winner, Spine: An International Journal for the Study of the Spine . 2004 | Research Achievement |
Aladin Kaderbatcha, DM | 2007-11-17 | Association of Trp2 allele with changes in morphology and nano mechanics of the human intervertebral disc collagens: Best Basic Science Paper Award for Associate Member, 27th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association, Hong Kong, November 17-18, 2007 | Research Achievement |
Sun, T Wang, LP Tong, HW | 2011-01-01 | The Best Paper Award, for "PIIID-formed (Ti, O)/Ti, (Ti, N)/Ti and (Ti, O, N)/Ti Coatings on NiTi Shape Memory Alloy for Medical Applications": The 2nd Advanced Welding & Joining Technology Conference and International Forum on Recent Advances in Welding Science and Technology | Research Achievement |
Leong, JCY | 2003-09-01 | A novel Sr-HA bioactive bone cement for vertebroplasty: Moe Basic Science Award at 38th Annual Meeting of Scoliosis Research Society, Quebec City, Canada, Sep 2003. | Research Achievement |
Leong, JCY | 2003-09-01 | Novel bioactive bone cement for spinal surgery: Best Oral Presentation Award at 2nd SICOT/SIROT International Annual Conference, Cairo, Egypt, September 2003. | Research Achievement |
Wang, T Wen, C | 2012-04-01 | Travel Award: the 2012 OARSI World Congress on Osteoarthritis | Research Achievement |
Lam, SKL Xiao, J Ding, Y Ruan, D | 2008-10-23 | Development of a large animal model for kinematics study of the intervertebral disc allograft transplantation: Young Engineers Merit Award in the Best Young Engineers' Paper Competition and Best Oral Paper Presentation Award. BME 2008 Conference, Hong Kong, October 23-25, 2008 | Research Achievement |
Leong, JCY | 2002-11-01 | Sr-HA bioactive bone cement: from lab to clinical trial: Orthopaedic Basic Science Award at the 22nd Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association 2002 | Research Achievement |
Kulper, SA | 2018-06-01 | Geneva Innovations Convention 2018 Silver Award – Fang-Kulper Anti-penetration bone implant: Swiss Federal Government | Research Achievement |
Kulper, SA | 2018-06-01 | Geneva Innovations Convention 2018 Silver Award – Fang-Kulper Anti-penetration bone implant: Swiss Federal Government | Research Achievement |
ZHANG, C | 2017-11-01 | Best paper for associate member: Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association | Research Achievement |
Kuang, GM | 2017-04-01 | 1st runner-up in Dr Robert Bauze Trauma Gold Medal Judging Session (APOA Trauma and Infection Meeting 2017): Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Assocication | Research Achievement |
Cai, Z | 2017-06-01 | Best Paper Awardee: International Conference on Osteoporosis and Bone Research (ICOBR 2016), Elsevier | Research Achievement |
Cai, Z | 2017-08-01 | Second Young Investigator Prize: International Musculoskeletal Research Society | Research Achievement |
Term Period | Position | Professional Societies |
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1994-present | member | International Society of Biomechanics |
2000-present | member | International Society of Biomaterials |
2006-present | Founding member | BME Division, The Hong Kong Institute of Engineers |
2000-present | Committee Member | The Chinese Orthopaedic Association |
1998-present | Associate member | The Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association |
2008-2010 | committee member | BME division, The Hong Kong Institute of Engineers |
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