Speaker
Mei Wan
Johns Hopkins University, USA
Biography :
She is Mei Wan, She is a Frank J. Frassica Professor at the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery in Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Wan’s research focuses on the contribution of fundamental aging processes, particularly cellular senescence, to bone health and disease. Another line of Dr. Wan’s research is to understand the mechanisms by which the bone-derived cues regulate the aging process of other organs such as vascular system and brain. The impact of Dr. Wan’s research extends across different disciplines as testified by her publication record, which includes papers in Cell Metabolism, Nature Communications, Journal Clinical Investigation, Gene & Development, PNAS, Bone Research, etc. Her research program has been continuously funded by NIH. Dr. Wan served on the editorial boards of two leading skeletal-related journals, JBMR and Bone Research. Since 2021, she serves on the Reviewing Editor Board of eLife.
