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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
81
Citations
23461
World Ranking
3901
National Ranking
1931

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2014 - Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
  • 2004 - Hellman Fellow

Overview

Song Li is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, including Medicine, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Engineering. Within these broader areas, their work frequently focuses on subfields such as Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Biology, Surgery, Cell Biology, and Biomaterials.

The primary research topics covered by Song Li include 3D Printing in Biomedical Research, Cellular Mechanics and Interactions, Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications, Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials, Pluripotent Stem Cells Research, and Neuroscience and Neural Engineering.

Song Li has contributed papers to several high-profile scientific journals. Notable recent publications include:

  • Giant magnetoelastic effect in soft systems for bioelectronics, 2021, Nature Materials
  • An engineered cell-laden adhesive hydrogel promotes craniofacial bone tissue regeneration in rats, 2020, Science Translational Medicine
  • Soft fibers with magnetoelasticity for wearable electronics, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Bioorthogonal catalytic patch, 2021, Nature Nanotechnology
  • Immunomodulatory microneedle patch for periodontal tissue regeneration, 2021, Matter

Song Li frequently publishes in the following venues, reflecting their research focus and collaborations:

  • Nature Communications
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • ACS Nano
  • Nature Biomedical Engineering
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Collaborations have been an important part of Song Li's research, with frequent coauthors including Jennifer Soto, Mohammad Mahdi Hasani-Sadrabadi, Yang Song, Tyler Hoffman, and Jana Zárubová.

Among the awards received, Song Li was named a Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) in 2014 and was a Hellman Fellow in 2004.

Best Publications

  • The effect of matrix stiffness on the differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells in response to TGF-β.

    Jennifer S. Park;Julia S. Chu;Anchi D. Tsou;Anchi D. Tsou;Rokhaya Diop;Rokhaya Diop

  • Effects of Mechanical Forces on Signal Transduction and Gene Expression in Endothelial Cells

    Shu Chien;Song Li;John Y-J. Shyy

  • Nanoparticle delivery of Cas9 ribonucleoprotein and donor DNA in vivo induces homology-directed DNA repair

    Kunwoo Lee;Michael Conboy;Hyo Min Park;Fuguo Jiang

  • Mechanotransduction in Response to Shear Stress ROLES OF RECEPTOR TYROSINE KINASES, INTEGRINS, AND Shc

    Kuang-Den Chen;Yi-Shuan Li;Michael Kim;Song Li

  • Fluid Shear Stress Activation of Focal Adhesion Kinase LINKING TO MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES

    Song Li;Michael Kim;Ying-Li Hu;Shila Jalali

  • Biophysical regulation of epigenetic state and cell reprogramming

    Timothy L. Downing;Jennifer Soto;Constant Morez;Constant Morez;Timothee Houssin;Timothee Houssin

  • Differential effects of equiaxial and uniaxial strain on mesenchymal stem cells.

    Jennifer S. Park;Julia S.F. Chu;Catherine Cheng;Fanqing Chen

  • Antithrombogenic property of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells in nanofibrous vascular grafts.

    Craig K. Hashi;Yiqian Zhu;Guo-Yuan Yang;William L. Young

  • Anisotropic mechanosensing by mesenchymal stem cells

    Kyle Kurpinski;Julia Chu;Craig Hashi;Song Li

  • Bioactive Nanofibers: Synergistic Effects of Nanotopography and Chemical Signaling on Cell Guidance

    Shyam Patel;Kyle Kurpinski;Ryan Quigley;Hongfeng Gao

  • Activation of Rac1 by shear stress in endothelial cells mediates both cytoskeletal reorganization and effects on gene expression

    Eleni Tzima;Miguel Angel Del Pozo;William B. Kiosses;Samih A. Mohamed

  • DNA microarray analysis of gene expression in endothelial cells in response to 24-h shear stress.

    Benjamin P C Chen;Yi Shuan Li;Yihua Zhao;Kuang Den Chen

  • Myotube assembly on nanofibrous and micropatterned polymers.

    Ngan F Huang;Shyam Patel;Rahul G Thakar;Jun Wu

  • Biochemistry and biomechanics of cell motility.

    Song Li;Jun-Lin Guan;Shu Chien

  • Differentiation of multipotent vascular stem cells contributes to vascular diseases

    Zhenyu Tang;Aijun Wang;Aijun Wang;Falei Yuan;Zhiqiang Yan

  • Mechanotransduction in endothelial cell migration

    Song Li;Song Li;Ngan F. Huang;Steven Hsu

  • The role of the dynamics of focal adhesion kinase in the mechanotaxis of endothelial cells.

    Song Li;Peter Butler;Yingxiao Wang;Yingli Hu

  • The Ras-JNK pathway is involved in shear-induced gene expression.

    Y S Li;J Y Shyy;S Li;J Lee

  • Transforming Growth Factor‐β and Notch Signaling Mediate Stem Cell Differentiation into Smooth Muscle Cells

    Kyle Kurpinski;Hayley Lam;Julia Chu;Aijun Wang

  • Shear Stress Activates p60src-Ras-MAPK Signaling Pathways in Vascular Endothelial Cells

    Shila Jalali;Yi-Shuan Li;Mohammad Sotoudeh;Suli Yuan

Frequent Co-Authors

Shu Chien
Shu Chien University of California, San Diego
Ngan F. Huang
Ngan F. Huang Cardiovascular Institute of the South
Randall J. Lee
Randall J. Lee University of California, San Francisco
Liwei Lin
Liwei Lin University of California, Berkeley
Mohammad Mahdi Hasani-Sadrabadi
Mohammad Mahdi Hasani-Sadrabadi University of California, Los Angeles
John Y.-J. Shyy
John Y.-J. Shyy University of California, San Diego
Luke P. Lee
Luke P. Lee University of California, Berkeley
Zhi Sun
Zhi Sun Tsinghua University
Kyriakos Komvopoulos
Kyriakos Komvopoulos University of California, Berkeley
Zhen Gu
Zhen Gu Zhejiang University

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