Dr. Wanlu Li is the tenure-track Assistant Professor at Biomedical Engineering School, Shanghai Jiao Tong University. She received her B.S. degree from Jilin University in 2015, and a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Dr. Li worked in Harvard Medical School as a visiting student and postdoctoral researcher (2018-2022). Since Aug 2022, she has been the tenure-track Assistant Professor at Biomedical Engineering School, Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Dr. Li’s research is focused on innovating 3D bioprinting technologies to recreate functional tissues and their biomimetic models towards applications in precision medicine. She has published over 30 papers in peer-reviewed journals, including Nature Communications, Advanced Materials, Aggregate, Advanced Healthcare Materials, and Biofabrication. Dr. Li received the Junior Investigator Award and Award for Scientific Excellence at International Stroke Conference 2019 and International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) conference 2020.

2011-2015 Bachelor – Jilin University

2015-2021 Ph.D. – Shanghai Jiao Tong University

2018-2022, Visiting Scholar and Postdoc, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

3D bioprinting; Organ construction; In-vitro brain disease modeling; Applying tissue engineering to brain repair

Junior Investigator Award of International Stroke Conference (2019);

Award for Scientific Excellence of International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) conference (2020)

Young editorial boards of Aging and Disease, International Journal of Bioprinting, and Brain-X.

1. Mian Wang^#, Wanlu Li^#, Jin Hao^#, Ling Cai, Xuan Mei, Regina Sanchez Flores, Pene´ lope Cero´ n Castillo, Carlos Ezio Garciamendez-Mijares, Xuan Mu, Xiao Kuang, Xianbin Yu, Jugal Kishore Sahoo, Guosheng Tang, Zeyu Luo, Guillermo Wells, Zhongmin Liu, Alfredo Quin˜ ones-Hinojosa, Kevin Eggan, Shaorong Gao, and Yu Shrike Zhang*. Biomaterial-minimalistic photoactivated bioprinting of cell-dense tissues. Cell, 2026.

2. Huayan Wu, Ze Liu, Zijie Zhang, Zhongqing Liu, Zhiqiang Gao, Muyassar Mamtilahun, Huanhong Li, Yaoyao Li, Shengju Wu, Guosheng Tang, Guo-Yuan Yang, Wanlu Li*, Shaorong Gao*, Mian Wang*. Injectable micropore-forming microgel scaffold for neural progenitor cells transplantation and vascularization after stroke. Nature Communications, 2025, 16(1): 9285.

3. Mian Wang^#, Wanlu Li^#, Jin Hao^#, Arthur Gonzales, Xuan Mu, Terry Ching, Guosheng Tang, Zeyu Luo, Carlos Ezio Garciamendez Mijares, Michael Wells, Gengle Niu, Prajwal Agrawal, Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa, Kevin Eggan, Yu Shrike Zhang*. Molecularly templated and mechanically tunable bioinks facilitate biofabrication of functional volumetric soft tissues. Nature Communications, 2022, 13:3317.

4. Wanlu Li, Mian Wang, Luis Santiago Mille, Juan Antonio Robledo Lara, Valentín Huerta, Tlalli Uribe Velázquez, Feng Cheng, Hongbin Li, Jiaxing Gong, Terry Ching, Caroline A. Murphy, Ami Lesha, Shabir Hassan, Tim B. F. Woodfield, Khoon S. Lim*, Yu Shrike Zhang*. A Smartphone-Enabled Portable Digital Light Processing 3D Printer. Advanced Materials, 2021, 33(35): 2102153.

5. Mian Wang^#, Wanlu Li^#, Luis Santiago Mille^#, Terry Ching, Zeyu Luo, Guosheng Tang, Carlos Ezio Garciamendez, Ami Lesha, Michinao Hashimoto, Yu Shrike Zhang*. Digital Light Processing-based Bioprinting with Composable Gradients. Advanced Materials, 2022, 34(1): 2270010.

6. Wanlu Li^#, Mian Wang^#, Shiwei Wang^#, Xiaoping Wang, Alan Avila, Xiao Kuang, Xuan Mu, Carlos Ezio Garciamendez, Zewei Jiang, Jennifer Manríquez, Guosheng Tang, Jie Guo, Luis Santiago Mille, Juan Antonio Robledo, Di Wang, Feng Cheng, Hongbin Li, Regina Sanchez Flores, Zhibo Zhao, Clément Delavaux, Zixuan Wang, Arturo López, Sili Yi, Cuiping Zhou, Ameyalli Gómez, Carl Schuurmans, Guo-Yuan Yang, Yongting Wang, Xingcai Zhang*, Ximu Zhang*, Yu Shrike Zhang*. An adhesive bioink toward biofabrication under wet conditions. Small, 2023, 19(50): 2205078.

7. Ting Xie, Huaibin Wang, Jieting Li, Leyan Xuan, Farzana Nazir, Long Chen, Zeyu Luo, Mian Wang, Yingling Miao, Dongyang Zhang*, Wanlu Li*, Guosheng Tang*. Microgels for 3D Biofabrication. Aggregate, 2025: e70166.

8. Hongbin Li, Jiliang Dai, Zixuan Wang, Heshan Zheng, Wanlu Li*, Mian Wang*, Feng Cheng*. Digital light processing (DLP)-based (bio)printing strategies for tissue modeling and regeneration. Aggregate, 2022, e270.

9. Wanlu Li, Luis Santiago Mille, Juan A. Robledo, Tlalli Uribe, Valentin Huerta, Yu Shrike Zhang*. Recent Advances in Formulating and Processing Biomaterial Inks for Vat Polymerization-Based 3D Printing. Advanced Healthcare Materials, 2020, 9(15): 2000156.

10. Mian Wang^#, Wanlu Li^#, Zeyu Luo, Guosheng Tang, Xuan Mu, Jie Guo, Liming Lian, Julia Olga Japo, Amir M. Ghaemmaghami, Yu Shrike Zhang*. A Multifunctional Pore-Forming Bioink with Enhanced Anti-Bacterial and Anti-Inflammatory Properties. Biofabrication, 2022, 14(2): 024105.

11. Wanlu Li, Tingting He, Rubing Shi, Yaying Song, Liping Wang, Zhijun Zhang, Yaohui Tang, Guo-yuan Yang*, Yongting Wang*. Oligodendrocyte Precursor Cells Transplantation Improves Stroke Recovery via Oligodendrogenesis, Neurite Growth and Synaptogenesis. Aging and Disease, 2021, 12(8): 2096.

12. Chenshuo Ma^#, Wanlu Li^#, Daiwei Li, Maomao Chen, Mian Wang, Laiming Jiang, Luis Santiago Mille2, Carlos Ezio Garciamendez, Qifa Zhou, Yu Shrike Zhang*, Junjie Yao*. Photoacoustic Imaging of 3D-Printed Vascular Networks. Biofabrication, 2022, 14(2): 025001.