Wei-Ping Ren
Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering
313-966-7240 (Phone)
Biography
- Assistant Professor, Research, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, 2003-2006
- Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, 2007-2008
- Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 2009-Present
Education
M.S., Biochemistry, Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
M.D., Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
PhD., Biochemistry, Yamagata University School of Medicine, Japan
Courses Taught
- BME5010 (ChE/ECE/IE/ME 5100): Engineering Physiology (4 credit)
- BME7030: Mechanisms and Models of Cellular Regulation for Engineers (3 credits)
Research Interests
- Host response to biomaterials
- Bone and cartilage repair
- Targeted drug delivery to musculoskeletal tissue
- Orthopaedic imaging
Research Projects
- Cell culture laboratory
- Fluorescent microscope and imaging laboratory
- Protein and cell labeling
- Real time RT-PCR
- Gel electrophoresis and Western blotting
- ELISA
- Mouse air-pouch model (in vivo biocompatibility testing)
Accomplishments
- January 4, 2013
Wei-Ping Ren, associate professor of biomedical engineering, gave a talk in the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Orthopedics Section, and Chinese Academy of Sciences from Dec. 18-20, 2012. The title of his talk was "Coaxial electrospun 'bone-like' nanofiber with sheath-core structure for sustained drug release." This Institute was jointly established by the Chinese Academy of Science, Shenzhen municipal government and Chinese University of Hong Kong in February 2006. "It was worthwhile for me to visit this Institute and meet with scientists there in the field of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. We have common interests in developing a collaborative study program in the field of bone tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, especially in the field of implant surface nanoscale fabrication to improve implant osseointegration," he said. In addition, Ren was named a Guest Professor of the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (Nov. 1, 2012 to Dec. 30, 2014).
In the News
- Wei-Ping Ren was featured on nanotechweb.org for his research group's development of a "bone-like" nanofibrous scaffold for use in orthopedic applications.
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