Dr Lijun Wang is current Team Leader of NanoBiology research group in IMSaT. She received her B.S. degree and M.D. from Peking University Health Science Centre, China, and the Ph.D. in Molecular Physiology from the University of Dundee, UK. She held a lectureship at Peking University Health Science Centre before she joined the University of Dundee. Dr Wang has broad knowledge and research experience in Cell Biology and Biochemistry including cell signalling and intracellular traffic, regulation of cell growth and cell death, and regulation of cell metabolism. Over the last few years Dr Wang has switched her research interest to the ever fast emerging and expending nanoscience and nanotechnology area and her research group is focused on the biology and application of nanostructures in drug delivery, regenerative medicine, and diagnostic & therapeutic imaging.

1. Liu D, Wang L, Wang Z and Cuschieri A. (2011) Immune cells are more susceptible to damage by polymer coated multi-walled carbon nanotubes than epithelial tumour cells: an in-vitro study. Nanotoxicology (under revision).
2. Wang Z, Mills R, Luo H, Zheng X, Hou W, Wang L, Brown SI and Cuschieri A. (2011) A micro-power piezoelectric actuator for implantable middle ear hearing device. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng 58(2):452-458.
3. Chen S, Wang L, Duce S, Brown SI, Lee S, Melzer A, Cuschieri A and Andre P. (2010) Engineered biocompatible nanoParticles for in-vivo imaging applications. JACS 132 (42):15022-15029.
4. Wang L, Wang Z, Frank TG, Brown SI, Chudek JA and Cuschieri A. (2009) Rapid and efficient cell labelling with MRI contrast agent by electroporation in the presence of protamine sulphate. Nanomed 4(3):305-315.
5. Wang Z, Wang L, Frank TG, Brown SI and Cuschieri A. (2009) Ferromagnetisation of target tissues by injection of magnetic fluid: formulation and evidence of efficacy for magnetic retraction. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng 56(9):2244-2252.
6. Wang Z, Wang L, Tang B, Frank TG, Brown SI and Cuschieri A. (2008) Retraction by surface ferromagnetisation of target tissues: preliminary studies on feasibility of magnetic retraction for endoscopic surgery. Surg Endo 22:1838-1844.
7. Wang Z, Wang L, Frank TG, Brown SI and Cuschieri A. (2007) Surgical applications of tissue magnetization. Minimally Invasive Therapy & Allied Technologies. 16 (5)
8. Wang L and Lucocq JM. (2007) p38 MAPK regulates COPII recruitment. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 363(2):317-321.
9. A Konstantakopoulos, M Lowe, R Choudhury, G Kular, L Wang, AR Prescott and JM Lucocq. (2005) Lowe syndrome protein OCRL1 is concentrated in endosomes and TGN and regulates endomembrane PtdIns4P and PtdIns 4,5P2. Biochem. J. 391 (Pt 2): 712-717.
10. Tang X, Wang L, Proud CG and Downes CP. (2003) Muscarinic receptor-mediated activation of p70 S6 kinase 1 (S6K1) in 1321N1 astrocytoma cells: permissive role of phosphoinositide 3-kinase. Biochem J 374(Pt 1):137-143.
11. L Wang, M Rolfe and CG Proud. (2003) Ca2+-independent protein kinase C activity is required for a1-adrenergic-receptor-mediated regulation of ribosomal protein S6 kinases in adult cardiomyocytes. Biochem. J. 373(Pt 2): 603.
12. T Valovka, F Verdier, R Cramer, A Zhyvoloup, T Fenton, H Rebholz, ML Wang, M Gzhegotsky, A Lutsyk, G Matsuka, V Filonenko, L Wang, CG Proud, PJ Parker and IT Gout. (2003) Protein kinase C phosphorylates ribosomal protein S6 kinase betaII and regulates its subcellular localization. Mol. Cell. Biol. 23(3): 852.
13. EL Eskelinen, AR Prescott, J Cooper, SM Brachmann, L Wang, X Tang, JM Backer, JM Lucocq. (2002) Inhibition of autophagy in mitotic animal cells. Traffic. 3(12): 878.
14. L Wang and CG Proud. (2002) Regulation of the phosphorylation of elongation factor 2 by MEK-dependent signalling in adult rat cardiomyocytes. FEBS Lett. 531(2): 285.
15. L Wang and CG Proud. (2002) Ras/Erk signalling is essential for activation of protein synthesis by Gq protein-coupled receptor agonists in adult cardiomyocytes. Circ. Res. 91(9): 821.
16. L Wang, I Gout, and CG Proud. (2001) Cross-talk between the ERK and p70 S6 Kinase (S6K) Signalling Pathways: MEK-DEPENDENT ACTIVATION OF S6K2 IN CARDIOMYOCYTES. J. Biol. Chem. 276 (35): 32670.
17. LE Mcleod, L Wang, and CG Proud. (2001) β-adrenergic agonists increase phosphorylation of elongation factor 2 in cardiomyocytes without eliciting calcium-independent eEF2 kinase activity. FEBS Lett.489: 225.
18. L Wang, X Wang and CG Proud. (2000) Activation of mRNA translation in rat cardiac myocytes by insulin involves multiple rapamycin-sensitive steps. Am. J. Physiol. 278: H1056.

1. Wang ZG, Wang L, Tang B, Frank TG, Brown SI, Cuschieri A Surgical procedures assisted by tissue ferromagnetisation – surface magnetic retraction for mucosal dissection June 2007 (EAES)
2. Wang Z, Wang L, Tang B, Brown S, Cuschieri A. Subsurface tissue magnetisation for mucosal dissection April 2008 (SAGES)
3. Wang L, Wang Z, McDonald RP, Brown S, Frank TG, Melzer A, Cuschieri A. Rapid and efficient labelling of cancer cells with SPION and its potential applications May 2008 (ISMRM & ESMRMB)
4. Wang L, Wang Z, Brown S, Cuschieri A. Intracellular loading of superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles July 2008 (SMIT)
5. Wang Z, Wang L, Brown S, Cuschieri A. A novel multi-functional probe for thermal ablation of tumour June 2009 (WCIO)
6. Z Wang, A W Brown, S I Brown, D Liu, L Wang, A Cuschieri. Intra-luminal injection of ferromagnetic glue-based media for bowel retraction in laparoscopic surgery April 2010 (WCES/SAGES)
7. Zhigang Wang, Andrew W Brown, Stuart I Brown, Lijun Wang, Pascal Andre, Gordon J Florence, Alfred Cuschieri Intra-luminal Injection of Ferro-fluid for Magnetic Bowel Retraction in Minimal Access Surgery July 2010 (IEEE)
8. Dun Liu, Zhigang Wang, Lijun Wang and Alfred Cuschieri FEM analysis of carbon nanotube induced cell poration under electric field Oct. 2010 (BMEI’10)