Associate Professor
University of Iowa
Iowa city, Iowa
Dr. Hongli Sun joined the University of Iowa College of Dentistry in 2018. He is an associate professor in the Iowa Institute for Oral Health Research and the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Prior to coming to Iowa, Dr. Sun was an assistant professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of South Dakota at Vermillion.
Dr. Sun's research seeks to develop novel biomaterials-based strategies to improve challenged bone (e.g., large, aged or irradiated bone defects) tissue regeneration by mimicking the natural bone healing process. They are particularly interested in understanding the underlying the mechanisms by which osteogenic differentiation of the resident adult stem cells is regulated by microenvironmental cues during tissue injury and repair. Inspired by these fundamental findings, Dr. Sun's team is devoted to developing novel nano-biomaterials/drug delivery-based translational strategies for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. Their long-term goal is to develop novel therapeutics for musculoskeletal related diseases, including large bone defects, vascular ossification, and cancer bone metastasis.
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Wednesday, May 3, 2023
1:00 PM – 1:15 PM CT