Prof Bing Song

Position:Professor, Royal Society University Research Fellow
Research Theme
Tissue Engineering & Reparative Dentistry
Research Group
Wound Biology Group
Research Interests
Electric signals regulated directional cell migration, oriented cell division, wound healing and nerve regeneration.
Electric signals controlled stem cell behaviours.
Selected Projects
- European Research Council StG grant, 5 years (01/2010 – 12/2014), €1.76 million. Grant holder: Bing Song. Title: Repair spinal cord injury by controlling migration of neural stem cells.
- Wellcome Trust research grant, 3 years (01/09/2008 – 31/08/2011), £345K. Grant holders: Bing Song, Min Zhao. Title: Molecular genetics of a cell’s sense to electric fields.
- Royal Society University Research Fellowship Award, 8 years (01/10/2005 – 30/09/2013), £577K. Grant holder: Bing Song. Title: Controlling neuronal stem cell division electrically.
- Wellcome Trust research grant, 3 years (2007 – 2010). £224K. Grant holders: Colin McCaig, Min Zhao, John Forrester, Bing Song. Title: Promoting and directing nerve growth and wound healing in vivo.
