Prof. KER Dai Fei Elmer, one of our accomplished faculty members, one of our accomplished faculty members, completed his Ph.D. in Biological Sciences from Carnegie Mellon University and postdoctoral training from the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Stanford University. Later he joined the Institute and continue to develop his research focusing on three interrelated fields of studies in 1) Biomaterials and Orthopaedic Devices for Interfacial Tissue Engineering; 2) Functional Genomic Approaches to Study Musculoskeletal Biology and Regeneration, and 3) Computer-Vision-based Approaches for Cell Detection and Tracking.

Taking this opportunity, we wish to share with you his scientific findings and discoveries for inspiration and knowledge-exchange.

  1. Wang, D., Ker, D., Ng, K., Li, K., Gharaibeh, B., Safran, M., Yang, Y. (2021). Combinatorial mechanical gradation and growth factor biopatterning strategy for spatially controlled bone-tendon-like cell differentiation and tissue formation. NPG Asia Materials, 13(1), NPG Asia materials, 2021-12-01, Vol.13 (1).
  2. Wang, D., Zhang, X., Huang, S., Liu, Y., Fu, B., Mak, K., Ker, D. (2021). Engineering multi-tissue units for regenerative Medicine: Bone-tendon-muscle units of the rotator cuff. Biomaterials, 272, 120789.
  3. Zhang, X., Wang, D., Mak, K., Tuan, R., & Ker, D. (2021). Engineering Musculoskeletal Grafts for Multi-Tissue Unit Repair: Lessons From Developmental Biology and Wound Healing. Frontiers in Physiology, 12, 691954.
  4. Ker, D., Wang, D., Behn, A., Wang, E., Zhang, X., Zhou, B., . . . Yang, Y. (2018). Functionally Graded, Bone‐ and Tendon‐Like Polyurethane for Rotator Cuff Repair. Advanced Functional Materials, 28(20), 1707107-N/a.
  5. Ker, D., & Yang, Y. (2019). Ruminants: Evolutionary past and future impact. Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science), 364(6446), 1130-1131.

To explore further on his scientific accomplishment or to join Ker Lab, please visit https://ker-lab.weebly.com/.