Prof. Rocky S. Tuan

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
  • 2014-present, 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, Distinguished Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh
  • 2009-2020, Professor, Department of Bioengineering and Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering
  • 2009-2020, Director, Center for Cellular and Molecular Engineering, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
  • 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
  • 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

Research Interests

  • Musculoskeletal biology; stem cells; tissue engineering and regeneration; molecular orthopaedics; biomaterials; 3D printing, tissue chip technologies

Honours & Awards

  • 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 of Anatomists
  • 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-present, International Cartilage Repair Society
  • 2009-present, 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-present, Teratology Society
  • 1995-2020, Biomedical Engineering Society
  • 1991-present, 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

Current 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
  • 2009-present, Founding Editor-in-Chief, Stem Cell Research and Therapy
  • 2004-present, Editorial Section Head, 'Musculoskeletal Repair and Regeneration', Faculty of 1000 (Medicine)
  • 2004-present, Editor, Developmental Biology Section, Biology Image Library, BioMed Central