Professor Will Shu
Head Of Department
Biomedical Engineering
Personal statement
Professor Will Wenmiao Shu is the Head of the Department of Biomedical Engineering and Hay Chair in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Strathclyde (Glasgow). He obtained his PhD at the Engineering Department (specialised in Electrical Engineering and Nanoscience), University of Cambridge. Following his postdoctoral work at Cambridge University, he worked at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh's School of Engineering and Physical Sciences as a lecturer (2007-2012) and a Reader (2012-2016) of Biomedical Microenginering. His research interests cover a range of biomedical engineering topics including 3D biofabrication, bioprinting, biosensors, microsystems and their applications for regenerative medicine. He led the research to demonstrate the first bioprinting of human embryonic stem cells (h-ESCs) and human induced pluripotent stem cells (h-iPSCs), paving the way for their applications on animal-free drug testing and 3D printed organs. He was one of the founding members (and now an emeritus member) of Royal Society of Edinburgh’s Young Academy and held a visiting position at Stanford University. He is an editorial board member for IOP Biofabrication Journal and served as a board director of the International Society for Biofabrication (ISBF).
Prize And Awards
- Best Oral presentation prize: Development of a 3D perfused bio-artificial microvascular network.
- Recipient
- 7/10/2024
- Elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine (FRSM)
- Recipient
- 10/2024
- Best presentation award in 'Supporting the Replacement of Animals in Science' at BioMedEng24.
- Recipient
- 6/9/2024
- Real-time Digital Twin Assisted Surgery (DTAS)
- Recipient
- 29/3/2023
- Scottish Edge Award: Top Winner Round 18
- Recipient
- 12/2021
- Digital twin guided minimally invasive, intelligent and intuitive surgery (MI-3 Surgery)
- Recipient
- 2021
Publications
- Sacrificial biofabrication for vascularization : concept, materials, technologies, and applications
- Shi Jiezhong, Wang Chunyao, Mei Xuan, Zhang Ben, Wu Junxi, Green Rylie A, Zhang Yu Shrike, Shu Wenmiao
- Advanced Materials (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202507747
- Quantitative nanometrology of binary particle systems using fluorescence recovery after photobleaching : application to colloidal silica
- Doveiko Daniel, Asciak Lisa, Stebbing Simon, Shu Wenmiao, Kubiak-Ossowska Karina, Birch David J S, Chen Yu
- Langmuir Vol 41, pp. 19173-19182 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.5c01287
- A numerical simulation study of soft tissue resection for low-damage precision cancer surgery
- Jiang Yonghang, Kyeremeh Justicia, Luo Xichun, Wang Zhengjian, Zhang Ka, Cao Faxian, Asciak Lisa, Kazakidi Asimina, Stewart Grant D, Shu Wenmiao
- Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine Vol 270 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmpb.2025.108937
- “Small dots, multiple functions” : unveiling the veil of a bioactive quercetin carbon dot and its multifaceted antibacterial and osteogenesis mechanisms for infectious bone defect repair
- Chen Qianglong, Ma Jinjin, Yu Shiyu, Su Yan, Guo Haobo, Jiang Hao, He Hui, Hu Jie, Liu Yisi, Yao Liwei, Meng Bin, Yuan Zhangqin, Shu Wenmiao, Wang Lijie, Mao Haijiao, Zhang Ming, Li Bin, Han Fengxuan
- Advanced Functional Materials (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202507840
- "Disguise strategy" to bacteria : A multifunctional hydrogel with bacteria-targeting and photothermal conversion properties for the repair of infectious bone defects
- Li Kexin, Xie En, Liu Chengyuan, Hu Jie, Chen Qianglong, Li Jiaying, Wang Huan, Meng Qingchen, Liu Dachuan, Meng Bin, Liang Ting, Ma Jinjin, Yuan Zhangqin, Wang Lijie, Shu Wenmiao, Mao Haijiao, Han Fengxuan, Li Bin
- Bioactive Materials Vol 47, pp. 343-360 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bioactmat.2025.02.002
- Printing cell embedded sacrificial strategy for microvasculature using degradable DNA biolubricant
- Shi Jiezhong, Wan Yifei, Jia Haoyang, Skeldon Gregor, Cornelissen Dirk Jan, Wesencraft Katrina, Wu Junxi, McConnell Gail, Chen Quan, Liu Dongsheng, Shu Wenmiao
- Angewandte Chemie International Edition Vol 64 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202417510
Professional Activities
- The Affiliated First Hospital of Ningbo University
- Visiting researcher
- 20/6/2025
- Oxford-Suzhou Centre for Advanced Research (OSCAR), Suzhou 215123, China
- Visiting researcher
- 19/6/2025
- Soochow University
- Visiting researcher
- 17/6/2025
- Capital Medical University
- Visiting researcher
- 16/6/2025
- Health and Care Futures: thematic areas workshop
- Invited speaker
- 30/5/2024
- Visit of a Chancellor-led delegation group of Guangzhou Medical University to Strathclyde
- Participant
- 29/5/2024
Projects
- BIOME: Bioplastic Injection-moulding Optimisation and Microplastics Evaluation
- Bomphray, Iain (Principal Investigator) Reid, Stuart (Co-investigator) Seth, Sampan (Co-investigator) Shu, Will (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2025 - 31-Jan-2026
- 3D Bioprinting of Vascularised Hepatic Cancer Model for Transarterial Chemoembolization (TACE) Research (International Exchanges 2024 Cost Share (NSFC)
- Wu, Junxi (Principal Investigator) Shu, Will (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2025 - 31-Jan-2026
- Engineering Functional Human Tissue
- Eastham, Sarah (Research Co-investigator) Wu, Junxi (Principal Investigator) Shu, Will (Co-investigator)
- A 3-year studentship to develop a 3D microvascular model with blood-brain barrier function.
- 01-Jan-2024 - 01-Jan-2027
- Development of bioactive graphene based scaffolds for tissue repair
- Shu, Will (Principal Investigator) Wu, Junxi (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2023 - 31-Jan-2025
- Real-time Digital Twin Assisted Surgery (DTAS)
- Shu, Will (Principal Investigator) Kazakidi, Asimina (Co-investigator) Luo, Xichun (Co-investigator) Connolly, Patricia (Co-investigator) Stewart, Grant D (Co-investigator) Tsaftaris, Sotiris (Co-investigator) O'Neil, Kevin (Co-investigator)
- EPSRC Transformative Healthcare Technology (THT) Phase 2 grant (EP/X033686/1)
Award: ~£4M, fEC: ~£4.9M (1 of only 5 funded projects in the UK) - 01-Jan-2023 - 31-Jan-2027
- Real-time Digital Twin Assisted Surgery
- Shu, Will (Principal Investigator) Connolly, Patricia (Co-investigator) Kazakidi, Asimina (Co-investigator) Luo, Xichun (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2023 - 31-Jan-2027
Contact
Professor
Will
Shu
Head Of Department
Biomedical Engineering
Email: will.shu@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 548 3031