1983-1988                                            B.S., School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, China

  1989-1991                                            M.A., Department of Material Science, Fudan University, China

  1993-1995                                            Ph.D., Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, China

  1998-1999                                            Postdoctor, Department of Material Science, Cambridge University, UK

  1991                                                     Remain on the school staff after graduation, Fudan University, China

  1998-                                                    Professor, Fudan University, China

  1998                                                     Winner of "Outstanding Young Scientist Foundation" by NSF of China

  2009                                                     Awarded as “Chang-Jiang Scholar Professor” by Ministry of Education

  2009-2013                                           Chief Scientist of a National Program for Nano-biomaterials

  2016-2020                                           Chief Scientist of a National Program for Biomaterials and Medical Devices

  2016-                                                   Leading Scientist in National ‘Ten Thousands of Talents’ Program

 2004-2011                                            Director, Key Lab of Molecular Engineering of Polymers of Ministry of Education of China,

 2011-                                                    Director, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers

Polymeric biomedical materials

• Fundamental Investigation of Cell-Biomaterial Interaction
• Techniques of Tissue Engineering & Tissue Regeneration Materials
• Techniques of Sustained Release Carriers

(1) Peng YM, Liu QJ, He TL, Ye K, Yao X, Ding JD*. Degradation rate affords a dynamic cue to regulate stem cells beyond varied matrix stiffness, Biomaterials 2018, 178: 467-480.

(2) Liu XN, Liu RL, Cao B, Ye K, Li SY, Gu YX, Pan Z, Ding JD*. Subcellular cell geometry on micropillars regulates stem cell differentiation, Biomaterials 2016, 111: 27-39.

(3) Ye K, Wang X, Cao LP, Li SY, Li ZH, Yu L, Ding JD*. Matrix stiffness and nanoscale spatial organization of cell-adhesive ligands direct stem cell fate, Nano Lett. 2015, 15(7): 4720-4729.

(4) Li X#, Zhang WQ#, Lin WJ, Qiu H, Qi YL, Ma X, Qi HP, He Y, Zhang HJ, Qian J, Zhang G, Gao RL*, Zhang DY*, Ding JD*. Long-term efficacy of biodegradable metal-polymer composite stents after the first and the second implantations into porcine coronary arteries, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2020, 12(13): 15703-15715.

(5) Yao X, Ding JD*. Effects of microstripe geometry on guided cell migration, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2020, 12(25): 27971–27983.

(6) Yao X, Liu RL, Liang XY, Ding JD*. Critical areas of proliferation of single cells on micropatterned surfaces and corresponding cell type dependence. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2019, 11(17): 15366-15380.

(7) Qi YL, Qi HP, He Y, Lin WJ, Li PZ, Qin L, Hu YW, Chen LP, Liu QS, Sun HT, Liu Q, Zhang G, Cui SQ, Hu J, Yu L, Zhang DY*, Ding JD*. Strategy of Metal-polymer Composite Stent to Accelerate Biodegradation of Iron-based Biomaterials, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2018, 10: 182-192.

(8) Cui SQ, Yu L, Ding JD*. Thermogelling of amphiphilic block copolymers in water: ABA type versus AB or BAB type, Macromolecules 2019, 52: 3697-3715.

(9) Cui SQ, Yu L, Ding JD*. Semi-bald Micelles and Corresponding Percolated Micelle Networks of Thermogels. Macromolecules 2018, 51: 6405-6420.

(10) Liang XY, Gao JM, Xu WK, Wang XL, Shen Y, Tang JY, Cui SQ, Yang XW, Liu QS, Yu L, Ding JD*. Structural Mechanics of 3D-printed Poly(lactic acid) Scaffolds with Tetragonal, Hexagonal and Wheel-like Designs. Biofabrication 2019, 11(3), art No. 035009 (pages 1-22).

• "First-class Prize for Natural Science Research” awarded by Ministry of Education
• Supervisor of “Excellent Ph.D Thesis” awarded by Shanghai Education Committee
• "Prize of Young Professors" awarded by Ministry of Education
• "Science and Technology Prize in Chinese Younger” by State Association for Science and Technology

• “Excellent Product Award” for an injectable medical hydrogel by International Trade Fair of Techniques held in Shenzhen, China

• Fellow, Biomaterials Science & Engineering (FBSE), by International Union of Societies for Biomaterials Science & Engineering
• Committee Member of the Chinese Society for Biomaterials, CSBM
• Committee Member of Polymer Division, Chinese Chemical Society, CCS 
• Director of Biophysical Society of China, BSC
• Director of Chinese Society of Micro-nano technology, CSMNT
• Deputy Editor-in-chief of Journal of Functional Polymers
• Editorial board member of Acta Polymerica Sinica
• Editorial board member of Regenerative Biomaterials (Proceeding of Chinese Society for Biomaterials, Oxford University Press)
• Advisory board of Macromolecules (American Chemistry Society)
• Advisory board of ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering
• Invited reviewer for about 100 international journals such as

Nature Biomedical Engineering, Nature Communications, Biomaterials, Macromolecules, Journal of American Chemical Society.