Author Biographies

Clemence Bukatuka Futila completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Kinshasa in the DRC and earned her master's degree at Huazhong University of Science and Technology in Wuhan, China. She is currently pursuing a doctorate in biomedical engineering at Huazhong University of Science and Technology. Her research focuses on biomaterials, tissue engineering, and biological function, with particular interest in the development of functional nanocellulose-based polymer materials, the design and fabrication of novel nano-drug carriers, and tissue engineering.
Bricard Mbituyimana is currently a PhD candidate in Biomedical Engineering under the guidance of Professor Guang Yang at the College of Life Science & Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST). His research interests mainly focus on the design and development of microneedle-based drug and vaccine delivery systems.
Dr. Lin Xiao completed his undergraduate and doctoral degrees at Huazhong University of Science and Technology and was a jointly trained doctoral student at McGill University. He is currently an associate professor at the School of Biomedical Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University. His main research areas include biomaterials and tissue engineering, with a particular focus on biomimetic cell culture and the construction of in vitro tissue models.
Abeer Ahmed Qaed Ahmed is affiliated with the Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy. Her research interests include microorganism use in a variety of biomedical applications. She has published several SCI papers and book chapters. She holds a doctorate and a master's degree from HUST.
Fuyu Qi received a BS degree in biological sciences from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China, in 2019. He is currently working toward the Ph.D. degree in Biomedical Engineering with the School of Huazhong University of Science and Technology. His research interests include biomaterials, nanomaterials, and tumor treatment.
Manjila Adhikari earned a PhD in Microbiology from Huazhong University of Science and Technology (China, 2018-2025), where she worked on electrically stimulated nanocellulose composites for infected wound healing applications. Previously, she completed an MSc in Microbiology (2016-2018) at the same institution, researching bacterial cellulose nanocomposites for biomedical applications. Her BSc in Microbiology from Birendra Multiple Campus, Tribhuvan University (Nepal, 2011-2015), provided foundational medical and industrial microbiology training. With expertise spanning microbiology, nanotechnology, and tissue engineering, she aims to bridge laboratory research with clinical applications. Her work contributes to the development of next-generation wound dressings that promote tissue regeneration while preventing infection.
Dr. Zhijun Shi is currently a master's supervisor at the School of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology. He has published more than 60 papers in international high-level journals, such as Nature Communications, Advanced Functional Materials, and ACS Nano. He has participated in the National Key Research and Development Program Project, the National Defense Science and Technology Innovation Special Zone Project, and two General Projects of the National Natural Science Foundation. He has obtained 13 authorized patents. Currently, he is a member of the Cellulose Professional Committee of the Chinese Chemical Society. He was awarded the Young Scholar Award of the Cellulose Professional Committee of the Chinese Chemical Society in 2023 and the second prize in the university-level theoretical course competition in 2022. Dr. Shi Zhijun has long been committed to the design, preparation, and structure-activity relationship research of high-performance bacterial cellulose biomedical materials and has achieved a series of characteristic and innovative results. Based on the strategy of microbial-controlled biosynthesis of cellulose by controlling the movement of Gluconacetobacter xylinus, the orderly synthesis of bacterial cellulose is induced. The design and preparation methods of electrically active bacterial cellulose biomaterials have been established.
Guang Yang is a professor at Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China. She received her PhD in Chemistry from Wuhan University, China. She remains the Distinguished Young Chutian Scholar and Outstanding Talents in Hubei province, as well as an Alexander von Humboldt and JSPS fellow. She was also a visiting scholar in Asahi Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., Japan, and University of Akron, USA. Currently, she is serving as the Deputy Director of the Cellulose Division of the Chinese Chemical Society and is a council member of several committees. She is an editorial board member of Carbohydrate Polymers, Polymers, Engineered Science, Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials, etc. She was selected as one of Stanford University's Top 2% of Global Scientists. She has authored more than 200 publications in high-impact international peer-reviewed journals. She has edited four books, authored several chapters, and registered more than 40 authorized patents. Some of the innovation patents have been transferred to a company to provide better care and treatment for patients. She aims to research and develop natural or synthetic biomaterials used in medical applications to support, enhance, or replace damaged tissue or a biological function. Her current research focuses on the development of nanocellulose-based functional materials, the design and fabrication of novel nano-drug transporters, nano-assembly of ordered materials, and tissue engineering.
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