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Professor Rocky S. Tuan

Vice-Chancellor / President
Lee Quo Wei and Lee Yick Hoi Lun Professor of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine

Curriculum Vitae

Education & Employment

Education

1972-1977, Rockefeller University, New York, NY
1971-1972, Berea College, Berea, KY
1970-1971, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA
1969-1970, Berea College, Berea, KY

Employment

2018-present, Vice-Chancellor and President, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
2018-present, Lee Quo Wei and Lee Yick Hoi Lun Professor of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
2016-2017, Distinguished Visiting Professor and Director, Institute for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
2016-present, Member, Board of Trustees, Berea College
2009-2020, Distinguished Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh
2012-2017, Associate Director, McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh
2012-2017, Founding Director, Center for Military Medicine Research, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
2012-2017, Visiting Professor, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, China
2010-2020, Co-Director, Armed Forces Institute of Regenerative Medicine
2009-2020, Professor, Department of Bioengineering and Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering
2009-2017, Executive Vice Chairman for Orthopaedic Research, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, & Arthur J. Rooney, Sr. Chair in Sports Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
2009-2020, Director, Center for Cellular and Molecular Engineering, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
2002-2010, Adjunct Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington D.C.
2002-2010, Adjunct Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington D.C.
2001-2009, Chief, Cartilage Biology and Orthopaedics Branch, National Institute of Arthritis, and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda
1997-2003, Adjunct Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia
1998-2001, Director, Cell and Tissue Engineering Ph.D. Program, Thomas Jefferson University
1996-2001, Vice-Chairman, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University
1992-1995, Academic Director, M.D.& Ph.D. Program, Thomas Jefferson University
1988-2001, Director, Orthopaedic Research Laboratory, Thomas Jefferson University
1988-2003, Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery & Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia
1980-1990, Assistant/Associate Professor/Adjunct Professor, Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
1980, Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Service

1. University

2018-present, Chair, Governing Board, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen)
2016-present , Member, Board of Trustees, Berea College
2016-2017, Founding Director, Institute for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
2014-2016, Chair, Scientific Review Panel – Biology and Medicine, Hong Kong Research Grants Council
2012-2017, Founding Director, Center for Military Medicine Research, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
2012-2017, Associate Director, McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh/UPMC
2011-2013, Member, Scientific Review Panel on Biology and Medicine, Hong Kong Research Grants Council
2010-2015, Member, Advisory Committee, University of Pittsburgh Stem Cell Core
2010-present, Co-Director, Armed Forces Institute of Regenerative Medicine (Wake Forest University and University of Pittsburgh)
2010, Member, External Advisory Committee for Life Sciences, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
2009-2012, Member, International Advisory Committee, School of Biomedical Sciences, Chinese University of Hong Kong
2006-2010, Member, International Scientific Advisory Board, Wellcome Trust Matrix Research Center, University of Manchester, UK
2000-2001, Faculty Promotion and Appointment Committee, Thomas Jefferson University
1999-2001 & 2004-06, Outside Examiner, Swarthmore College Honors Program
1998-2001, Co-Director, Thomas Jefferson University and Drexel University Alliance for Biomedical Engineering (Whitaker Fdn Special Opportunity Award)
1997-2001, Director/Founder, Cell and Tissue Engineering Ph.D. Program, Thomas Jefferson University
1997-2000, Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, Thomas Jefferson University
1995-2001, Co-Director, NIH-sponsored Postdoctoral Research Training Program in Molecular Rheumatology and Orthopaedics, Thomas Jefferson University
1995-1998, Chairman, Graduate Advisory Committee, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Graduate Program, Thomas Jefferson University
1992-1995, Academic Director, M.D.-Ph.D. Program, Thomas Jefferson University
1988-2001, Member, Graduate Programs of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Developmental Biology and Teratology, Genetics, and Microbiology and Virology, Thomas Jefferson University
1992-1995, Chairman, Graduate Admissions Committee, Developmental Biology and Teratology Graduate Program, Thomas Jefferson University
1990-1998, Member, Graduate Admissions Committee, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Graduate Program, Thomas Jefferson University
1984-1986, Member, Graduate Admissions Committee, Molecular Biology Graduate Group, University of Pennsylvania
1980-1987, Chair, Graduate Guidance Committee, Biology Graduate Group University of Pennsylvania

2. National Institutes of Health

2013, Ad hoc Member, NIH Study Section “Biointerfaces and Biomaterials”
2012, Ad hoc Member, NIH Study Section “Skeletal Biology Structure & Regeneration”
2008-2009, Member, Steering Committee, NIH Bone Marrow Stromal Cell Transplantation Center
2006-2009, Member, NIH Working Group on Women in Biomedical Careers
2004, Member, NIH Roadmap Working Group
2004/2005, Chair, NIAMS Intramural Retreat Committee
2001-2006, Animal Care and Use Committee, NIAMS, NIH
1997-2000, Member, NIH Center for Scientific Review Advisory and Oversight Committee
1992-1994, Chairman, NIH Oral Biology and Medicine Study Section
1991-1995, Member, NIH Oral Biology and Medicine Study Section

3. International Academic Community

2021- present, Member, Science Advisory Council, Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance
2020- present, Member, Academic Advisory Committee, UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Academy
2020- present, Member, East Asia Regional Committee, The Association of Commonwealth Universities
2019- present, Member, Steering Committee, Association of Pacific Rim Universities
2018-2021, Member, Steering Group, Partnership Board, Worldwide Universities Network
2018- present, Co-Chair, Council, UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, Hong Kong Chapter

Research Interests

Musculoskeletal Biology, Stem Cells, Tissue Engineering and Regeneration, and Molecular Orthopaedics

Honours & Awards

2021, Fellow, Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society
2021, Fellow, Orthopaedic Research Society
2020, Neviaser Award – Basic Science Award, The Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery (JSES) and the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES)
2019, Fellow, American Association for Anatomy
2018, Inaugural Fellow, Chinese Association of Inventions
2017, Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
2017, Chappel Lecturer, University of Guelph
2016, Fellow, the International Combined Orthopaedic Research Societies
2016, Clemson Award, Society for Biomaterials
2016, Carnegie Science Award in Life Sciences
2015, Chancellor's Distinguished Research Senior Scholar Award, University of Pittsburgh
2014, Raine Visiting Professor, University of Western Australia
2014, Distinguished Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh
2009, Arthur J. Rooney, Sr. Chair in Sports Medicine, University of Pittsburgh
2009, Mark W. Allam Lecturer, American College of Veterinary Surgeons
2006, 2007, Special Recognition Award, NIH Undergraduate Scholars Program
2004, Chief Scientist Pro-Tempore, Hospital for Special Surgery
2004, Outstanding Mentor Award, National Institutes of Health
2004, Marshall Urist Award for Excellence in Tissue Regeneration Research, Orthopaedic Research Society
2003, Merit Award, NIAMS, National Institutes of Health
2000, College of Fellows, American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering
1997, Hap Paul Award, International Society of Technologies in Arthroplasty
1996, Coventry Award, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
1987, M.A. (Hon.), University of Pennsylvania
1981, Basil O'Connor Award, March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
1979, Arthritis Foundation Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
1977, Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund Postdoctoral Fellowship
1975, Sigma Xi Honor Society, Rockefeller University
1972, Austin Scholar Award, Berea College
1971, Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, Berea College

Memberships in Professional and Scientific Societies

2012-present, World Orthopaedic Alliance
2011-present, International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery, and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
2011-present, American Association of Anatomists
2010-2018, International Cartilage Repair Society
2009-2018, American Society for Matrix Biology
2007-present, International Society for Stem Cell Research
2005-2009, Society for Physical Regulation in Biology and Medicine
2004-present, Osteoarthritis Research Society International
2002-present, Tissue Engineering Regenerative Medicine International Society
2001-2018, Teratology Society
1995-2002, Biomedical Engineering Society
1991-2018, American Society of Bone and Mineral Research
1988-present, Orthopaedic Research Society
1986-present, American Society for Cell Biology
1980-present, Society for Developmental Biology
1984-1988, Mendelssohn Club of Philadelphia
1977-1979, Tanglewood Festival Chorus of the Boston Symphony Orchestra
1972-1977, New York Choral Society

Editorial Board Memberships

2019-present, Editorial Board, Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open
2018-present, Advisory Board, Journal of Orthopaedic Translation
2016-present, Editorial Board, FASEB Journal
2015-present, Editorial Board, Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics
2012-present, Editorial Board, Tissue Engineering
2011-present, Associate Editor, Stem Cell: Translational Medicine
2011-present, Editorial Board, Biomaterials
2013-2014, Guest Co-Editor, “Stem Cells” Issue in Bone
2009-present, Founding Editor-in-Chief, Stem Cell Research and Therapy
2006-2016, Associate Editor, Cell Communication and Adhesion
2006-2012, Editorial Board, Matrix Biology
2004-present, Editorial Section Head, 'Musculoskeletal Repair and Regeneration', Faculty of 1000 (Medicine)
2004-present, Editor, Developmental Biology Section, Biology Image Library, BioMed Central
2004-2014, Editorial Board, Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
2003-2017, Founding Editor-In-Chief, Birth Defects Research (Part C: Embryo Today)
1998-2006, Editorial Advisory Board, Member/Chairman, Journal of Orthopaedic Research
1996-2006, Editorial Board, Biology of the Cell
1994-2004, Editorial Board, Molecular Biotechnology
1993-2010, Reviewer Board, Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research
1992-2012, Advisory Editor, Journal of Arthroplasty