Education:
Shanghai Second Medical University, Shanghai, China 2002 Ph.D.
China Medical University, Shenyang, China 1995 M.D.

Positions and Employment:
2002-Present Postdoctoral fellow, Molecular Biology Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedics, Brown University School of Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI

Research Focus:
The proliferation, maturation, hypertrophy and ossification of cartilage are fundamental stages during skeletal development and regulated by the mechanical stimuli. My current research interest is to develop a novel in vitro system investigating the fundamental aspects of mechanotransduction pathway within chondrocytes.