SUN Heng Associate professor

2013.9-2018.6 Zhejiang University School of Medicine, PhD in stem cell and regenerative medicine

2008.9-2013.6 West China School of Basic Medical Sciences and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Bachelor in basic medicine

2023.11-present School of Basic Medical Sciences, Suzhou Medical College, Soochow University, Associate Professor

2020.10-2023.10 Institute of Orthopaedics at Soochow University, Postdoctoral Researcher

2018.7-2020.9 Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Postdoctoral Researcher

2026.1-2029.12 National Natural Science Foundation of China, General Program (PI)

2024.1-2026.12 National Natural Science Foundation of China, Young Investigator Project (PI)

2021.7-2023.9 China Postdoctoral Science Foundation Award

[1] Cao T*, Li K*, Ji W, Yu Q, Xu M, Qin T^#, Sun H^#, Li B^#. Macrophage polarization-regulating hydrogels for bone regeneration. Biomater Sci, 2026; 14: 2546. 

[2] Yuan Y*, Xu M*, Qin T^#, Sun H^#, Sun J^#. Periostin as a diagnostic marker and therapeutic target for intervertebral disc degeneration. J Orthop Surg Res, 2026; 21: 21.

[3] Meng Q*, Xie E*, Sun H*, Wang H, Li J, Liu Z, Li K, Hu J, Chen Q, Liu C, Li B, Han F. High-strength smart microneedles with “offensive and defensive” effects for intervertebral disc repair. Adv Mater, 2024; 36(2): 2305468. 

[4] Liu D, Dong L, Wang H, Bai J, Shi J, Chen W, Yan H, Li B^#, Sun H^#, Chen S^#. Amorphous iron-calcium phosphate-mediated biomineralized scaffolds for vascularized bone regeneration. Mater Des, 2023; 235: 112413. 

[5] Li J*, Ma J*, Sun H*, Yu M, Wang H, Meng Q, Li Z, Liu D, Bai J, Liu G, Xing X, Han F, Li B. Transformation of arginine into zero-dimensional nanomaterial endows the material with antibacterial and osteoinductive activity. Sci Adv, 2023; 9(21): eadf8645. 

[5] Sun H, Wang H, Zhang W, Mao H, Li B. Single-cell RNA sequencing reveals resident progenitor and vascularization-associated cell subpopulations in rat annulus fibrosus. J Orthop Transl, 2023; 38: 256–267. 

[6] Chen Y*, Sun H*, Yao X, Yu Y, Tian T, Xu W, Zhou Y, Ouyang H. Pharmaceutical therapeutics for articular regeneration and restoration: state‑of‑the‑art technology for screening small molecular drugs. Cell Mol Life Sci, 2021; 78: 8127-8155. 

[7] Sun H*, Zhang X*, Dai J, Pan Z, Wu Y, Yu D, Zhu S, Chen Y, Qin T, Ouyang H. Sodium lactate promotes stemness of human mesenchumal stem cells through KDM6B mediated glycolytic metabolism. Biochem Biophys Res Commun, 2020; 532(3): 433-439. 

[8] Sun H*, Wu Y*, Pan Z*, Yu D, Chen P, Zhang X, Wu H, Zhang X, An C, Chen Y, Qin T, Lei X, Yuan C, Zhang S, Zou W, Ouyang H. Gefitinib for epidermal growth factor receptor activated osteoarthritis subpopulation treatment. EBioMedicine, 2018; 32: 223-233. 

[10] Pan Z*, Sun H*, Xie B*, Xia D, Zhang X, Yu D, Li J, Xu Y, Wang Z, Wu Y, Zhang X, Wang Y, Fu Q, Hu W, Yang Y, Bunpetch V, Shen W, Heng B, Zhang S, Ouyang H. Therapeutic effects of gefitinib-encapsulated thermosensitive injectable hydrogel in intervertebral disc degeneration. Biomaterials, 2018; 160: 56-68. 

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