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Professor Will Shu

Head Of Department

Biomedical Engineering

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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).

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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
Global Surgical Training Challenge Discovery Award: Recipient; 2021

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Publications

Best practices for designing effective procedural skills training in resource-constrained settings : SELF series article 3: Weinstock Peter, Neil Kara L, Shu Wenmiao, Gandhe Advait, Karade Vikas, O'Flynn Eric, Velis Emilio, Ssekitoleko Robert, Shimelash Natnael, Reynolds Christopher W; World Journal of Surgery (2026); https://doi.org/10.1002/wjs.70627
AI for bioactive materials : from material design to biological applications: Shi Jiezhong, Liang Ting, Heljak Marcin, Qiu Zhen, Chen Song, Li Jiaying, Kazakidi Asimina, Święszkowski Wojciech, Li Bin, Shu Wenmiao; Bioactive Materials Vol 64, pp. 471-509 (2026); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bioactmat.2026.04.028
Disphosphate based hydrogel microspheres for targeted transarterial radioembolization and chemoembolization therapies: Li Xuexiao, Zhong Binyan, Jiang Nan, Huang Jintao, Hu Di, Zhou Ruoran, Zeng Jianfeng, Shu Wenmiao, Duan Guangxin, Wu Shuwang, Wen Ling; Journal of Advanced Research Vol 84, pp. 923-935 (2026); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jare.2025.09.044
Method and apparatus for preparing a tubular structure: Holland Ian, Davies Jamie, Shu Wenmiao; (2026)
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 Vol 38 (2026); https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202507747
Towards surgical task automation : actor-critic models meet self-supervised imitation learning*: Liu Jingshuai, Andres Alain, Jiang Yonghang, Du Yuning, Luo Xichun, Shu Wenmiao, Pu Can, Tsaftaris Sotirios; 2025 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) 2025 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), pp. 7981-7988 (2025); https://doi.org/10.1109/iros60139.2025.11247723

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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

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Projects

UDLA 2527 University of Strathclyde | Smolarek, Wiktoria: Kazakidi, Asimina (Principal Investigator) Shu, Will (Co-investigator) Smolarek, Wiktoria (Research Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2026 - 01-Jan-2030
DTP 2224 University of Strathclyde | Legus-Christman, Sheila Addison: Kazakidi, Asimina (Principal Investigator) Shu, Will (Co-investigator) Legus-Christman, Sheila Addison (Research Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2025 - 01-Jan-2029
A computational investigation of post-operative in-graft thrombus formation in the repaired aorta: Kazakidi, Asimina (Principal Investigator) Shu, Will (Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2025 - 31-Jan-2029
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
UK CEiRSI - The UK's Centre of Excellence on In-silico Regulatory Science and Innovation - Pilot Phase: Shu, Will (Principal Investigator) Connolly, Patricia (Co-investigator) Maguire, Roma (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

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Professor Will Shu
Head Of Department
Biomedical Engineering

Email: will.shu@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 548 3031

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