Prof. Qiang Wei is a full professor in Biomaterials at College of Polymer Science & Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering at Sichuan University.

He is also the co-founder and the Chief Scientist of Maybio Tech Co., Ltd.

He received a bachelor degree in Polymer Materials & Engineering at Sichuan University in 2008 and a master degree in Biomedical Engineering at the same university in 2011. He earned his Ph. D. Degree at the Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Free University of Berlin (FUB) in 2014. He became a postdoctoral fellow at Max Planck Institute for Medical Research (MPGMF) from 2015 and the project leader of FUB-MPGMF joint project for cell mechanotransduction from 2017. Since June 2019, He has become a full professor in Sichuan University and focus on mechanobiology.

Prof. Qiang Wei won the Chinese Government Outstanding Self-Financed Students Abroad Award (2014) and Highest praise "Summa Cum Laude" for PhD thesis at the Free University of Berlin (2014).

He has published numbers of papers in the world's leading journal such as Science Advances, Nano Letters, ACS Nano, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Advanced Materials, Advanced Science and so on.

Prof. Qiang Wei is also the editorial board members of Smart Materials in Medicine, Materials Research Express, Biosensors, and Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, and the youth editorial board members of The Innovation.

Cell mechanobiology; Mechanotransduction; Cell force; Tissue engineering; Biointerphase

10 Selected publications

1. Qian Sun, Xiaokai Pan, Peng Wang,* Qiang Wei,* Synergistic Influence of Fibrous Pattern Orientation and Modulus on Cellular Mechanoresponse.Nano Letters, 2024, 24, 21, 6376–6385.

2. Xiangyu Dong, Qian Sun, Jiwen Geng, Xiaojing Liu*, Qiang Wei,* Fiber Flexibility Reconciles Matrix Recruitment and the Fiber Modulus to Promote Cell Mechanosensing. Nano Letters, 2024, 24, 13, 4029–4037.

3. Feng Xu, Shuxiang Zhang, Linjie Ma, Yong Hou, Jie Li, Andrej Denisenko, Zifu Li, Joachim Spatz, Jörg Wrachtrup, Hai Lei, Yi Cao, Qiang Wei,* Zhiqin Chu.* Quantum-enhanced diamond molecular tension microscopy for quantifying cellular forces. Science Advances, 2024, 10(4): eadi5300.

4. Qian Sun, Fang Pei, Man Zhang, Bo Zhang, Ying Jin,* Zhihe Zhao, Qiang Wei,* Curved Nanofiber Network Induces Cellular Bridge Formation to Promote Stem Cell Mechanotransduction. Advanced Science, 2023, 10(3): 2204479.

5. Jiwen Geng, Zhefeng Kang, Qian Sun, Man Zhang, Peng Wang, Yupei Li, Jiameng Li, Baihai Su,* Qiang Wei.* Microtubule Assists Actomyosin to Regulate Cell Nuclear Mechanics and Chromatin Accessibility. Research, 2023, 6: 0054.

6. Wei Liu, Qian Sun, Zili Zheng, Yating Gao, Guanyin Zhu, Qiang Wei,* Jiazhuang Xu,* Zhongming Li, Changsheng Zhao. Topographic Cues Guiding Cell Polarization via Distinct Cellular Mechanosensing Pathways. Small, 2022, 18(2): 2104328.

7. Man Zhang, Qian Sun, Yiling Liu, Zhiqin Chu, Leixiao Yu, Yong Hou, Heemin Kang, Qiang Wei,* Weifeng Zhao,* Joachim P. Spatz, Changsheng Zhao, Elisabetta A. Cavalcanti-Adam. Controllable ligand spacing stimulates cellular mechanotransduction and promotes stem cell osteogenic differentiation on soft hydrogels. Biomaterials, 2021, 268: 120543.

8. Leixiao Yu, Yong Hou, Wenyan Xie, Jose Luis Cuellar-Camacho, Qiang Wei,* Rainer Haag. Self-Strengthening Adhesive Force Promotes Cell Mechanotransduction. Advanced Materials, 2020, 32(52): 2006986.

9. Leixiao Yu, Yong Hou, Wenyan Xie, Jose Luis Cuellar Camacho, Chong Cheng, Andrew Holle, Jennifer Young, Britta Trappmann, Weifeng Zhao, Matthias F. Melzig, Elisabetta A. Cavalcanti-Adam, Changsheng Zhao, Joachim P. Spatz, Qiang Wei,* Rainer Haag. Ligand Diffusion Enables Force-Independent Cell Adhesion via Activating α5β1 Integrin and Initiating Rac and RhoA Signaling. Advanced Materials, 2020, 32(29): 2002566.

10. Yong Hou, Leixiao Yu,* Wenyan Xie, Luis Cuellar Camacho, Man Zhang, Zhiqin Chu, Qiang Wei,* Rainer Haag. Surface Roughness and Substrate Stiffness Synergize To Drive Cellular Mechanoresponse. Nano Letters, 2020, 20(1): 748-757.