Yr Athro Bing Song

Cyfarwyddwr Rhyngwladol, Athro, Cymrawd Ymchwil Prifysgol y Gymdeithas Frenhinol

Ysgol Deintyddiaeth

Email:: songb3@cardiff.ac.uk
Telephone:: +44 29207 44182

Career Profile

Education and Qualifications:

July 1995, M.D., China Medical University, Shenyang, China.

July 1998, M.Sc., Department of Ophthalmology, China Medical University, Shenyang, China.

August 2004, Ph.D., School of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, UK.

Career to Date:

10/2009 $acirc; date, Chair, Cardiff Institute of Tissue Engineering and Repair, School of Dentistry, Cardiff University, UK.

10/2005 $acirc; date, Royal Society University Research Fellow, The Royal Society, UK.

10/2007 $acirc; 09/2009, Senior Lecturer, University of Aberdeen, UK.

03/2009 $acirc; 08/2009, Visiting faculty, University of California, Davis, USA.

10/2005 $acirc; 10/2010, Clinical specialist registrar, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, NHS Grampian, UK.

12/2004 $acirc; 01/2005, Visiting faculty, Peter Devreotes lab, Department of Cell Biology,

Johns Hopkins University, USA.

03/2003 $acirc; 06/2003, Visiting research fellow, Josef Penninger lab, University of Toronto, Canada.

04/1999 $acirc; 09/2005, Postdoc research fellow, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, UK.

01/1997 $acirc; 03/1999, Visiting scientist, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Japan.

Memberships / External Activities

1. General Medical Council Registered Medical Practitioner, GMC Registration No. 6149612, UK.

2. American Society for Cell Biology, USA.

3. The Society for Neuroscience, USA.

4. Chinese Society of Ophthalmology, China.

Awards

Royal Society University Research Fellowship award (2005 $acirc; 2013).

2019

Jiang, W.et al. 2019. Wnt-GSK3ß/ß-catenin regulates the differentiation of dental pulp stem cells into bladder smooth muscle cells. Stem Cells International 2019, article number: 8907570. (10.1155/2019/8907570)

2018

Ferguson, E. L.et al. 2018. Controlled release of Dextrin-conjugated growth factors to support growth and differentation of neural stem cells. Stem Cell Research 33, pp. 69-78. (10.1016/j.scr.2018.10.008)
Li, Y.et al. 2018. Electric pulses can influence galvanotaxis of Dictyostelium discoideum. BioMed Research International 2018, article number: 2534625. (10.1155/2018/2534625)
Qiao, S.et al. 2018. An intelligent neural stem cell delivery system for neurodegenerative diseases treatment. Advanced Healthcare Materials 7(12), article number: 1800080. (10.1002/adhm.201800080)
Hidalgo San Jose, L.et al. 2018. Microfluidic encapsulation supports stem cell viability, proliferation and neuronal differentiation. Tissue Engineering Part C Methods 24(3), pp. 158-170. (10.1089/ten.TEC.2017.0368)
Li, M.et al. 2018. Cdc42 is essential for the polarized movement and adhesion of human dental pulp stem cells. Archives of Oral Biology 85, pp. 104-112. (10.1016/j.archoralbio.2017.09.036)
Liang, X.et al. 2018. Nanoparticles with CD44 targeting and ROS triggering properties as effective in vivo antigen delivery system. Molecular Pharmaceutics 15(2), pp. 508-518. (10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.7b00890)

2017

Mu, X.et al. 2017. Inhibition of Nkcc1 promotes axonal growth and motor recovery in ischemic rats. Neuroscience 365, pp. 83-93. (10.1016/j.neuroscience.2017.09.036)
Gao, X.et al. 2017. High staphylococcus epidermidis colonization and impaired permeability barrier in facial seborrheic dermatitis. Chinese Medical Journal 130(14), pp. 1662-1669. (10.4103/0366-6999.209895)
Yang, Y.et al. 2017. Heat increases the editing efficiency of human papillomavirus E2 gene by inducing upregulation of APOBEC3A and 36. Journal of Investigative Dermatology 137(4), pp. 810-818.

2016

Zhu, B.et al. 2016. Electric signals regulate the directional migration of Oligodendrocyte Progenitor Cells (OPCs) via β1 Integrin. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 17(11), article number: 1948. (10.3390/ijms17111948)
Li, P.et al. 2016. PLGA nano/micro particles encapsulated with pertussis toxoid (PTd) enhances Th1/Th17 immune response in a murine model. International Journal of Pharmaceutics 513(1-2), pp. 183-190. (10.1016/j.ijpharm.2016.08.059)
Zhang, G.et al. 2016. Kindlin-1 regulates keratinocyte electrotaxis. Journal of Investigative Dermatology 136(11), pp. 2229-2239. (10.1016/j.jid.2016.05.129)
Binley, K. E.et al. 2016. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor prevents dendritic retraction of adult mouse retinal ganglion cells. European Journal of Neuroscience 44(3), pp. 2028-2039. (10.1111/ejn.13295)
Zhang, G.et al. 2016. The role of Kv1.2 channel in electrotaxis cell migration. Journal of Cellular Physiology 231(6), pp. 1375-1384. (10.1002/jcp.25259)
Young, F.et al. 2016. Clonal heterogeneity in the neuronal and glial differentiation of dental pulp stem/progenitor cells. Stem Cells International, pp. 1-10., article number: 1290561. (10.1155/2016/1290561)
Xue, Q.et al. 2016. miR-9 and miR-124 synergistically affect regulation of dendritic branching via the AKT/GSK3β pathway by targeting Rap2a. Scientific Reports 6, article number: 26781. (10.1038/srep26781)
Morgan, A. J.et al. 2016. Simple and versatile 3D printed microfluidics using fused filament fabrication. PLoS ONE 11(4), article number: e0152023. (10.1371/journal.pone.0152023)
Zhu, B., Caldwell, M. and Song, B. 2016. Development of stem cell-based therapies for Parkinson's disease. International Journal of Neuroscience 126(11), pp. 955-962. (10.3109/00207454.2016.1148034)
Zhang, Q.et al. 2016. Aldose reductase regulates microglia/macrophages polarization through the cAMP response element-binding protein after spinal cord injury in mice.. Molecular Neurobiology 53(1), pp. 662-676. (10.1007/s12035-014-9035-8)
Hughes, D. and Song, B. 2016. Dental and nondental stem cell based regeneration of the craniofacial region: a tissue based approach. Stem Cells International 2016, pp. 1-20., article number: 8307195. (10.1155/2016/8307195)
Song, B.et al. 2016. Bladder smooth muscle cells differentiation from dental pulp stem cells: future potential for bladder tissue engineering. Stem Cells International 2016, article number: 6979368. (10.1155/2016/6979368)
Qian, L.et al. 2016. Inhibition of HSP90 promotes neural stem cell survival from oxidative stress through attenuating NF-κB/p65 activation. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity 2016, article number: 3507290.

2015

Zhang, K.et al. 2015. Polarized macrophages have distinct roles in the differentiation and migration of embryonic spinal-cord-derived neural stem cells after grafting to injured sites of spinal cord. Molecular Therapy 23(6), pp. 1077-1091. (10.1038/mt.2015.46)
Haan, N.et al. 2015. Crosstalk between macrophages and astrocytes affects proliferation, reactive phenotype and inflammatory response, suggesting a role during reactive gliosis following spinal cord injury. Journal of Neuroinflammation 12, article number: 109. (10.1186/s12974-015-0327-3)
Liu, J.et al. 2015. Electric signals regulate directional migration of ventral midbrain derived dopaminergic neural progenitor cells via Wnt/GSK3β signaling. Experimental Neurology 263, pp. 113-121. (10.1016/j.expneurol.2014.09.014)
Mehrban, N.et al. 2015. Functionalized α-helical peptide hydrogels for neural tissue engineering. ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering 1(6), pp. 431-439. (10.1021/acsbiomaterials.5b00051)
Xu, R.et al. 2015. IL-34 suppresses 'Candida albicans' induced TNFα production in M1 macrophages by downregulating expression of Dectin-1 and TLR2. Journal of Immunology Research 2015, article number: 328146. (10.1155/2015/328146)

2014

Binley, K. E.et al. 2014. Sholl analysis: A quantitative comparison of semi-automated methods. Journal of Neuroscience Methods 225, pp. 65-70. (10.1016/j.jneumeth.2014.01.017)
Haan, N. and Song, B. 2014. Therapeutic application of electric fields in the injured nervous system. Advances in Wound Care 3(2), pp. 156-165. (10.1089/wound.2013.0450)
Zhu, B.et al. 2014. Isolation and long-term expansion of functional, myelinating oligodendrocyte progenitor cells from neonatal rat brain. In: Schlaeger, T. et al. eds. Current Protocols in Stem Cell Biology.. Wiley-Blackwell, pp. 300-308., (10.1002/9780470151808.sc02d17s31)

2013

Young, F., Sloan, A. J. and Song, B. 2013. Dental pulp stem cells and their potential roles in central nervous system regeneration and repair. Journal of Neuroscience Research 91(11), pp. 1383-1393. (10.1002/jnr.23250)
Zheng, X. F.et al. 2013. Lipopolysaccharide-induced M2 to M1 macrophage transformation for IL-12p70 production is blocked by Candida albicans mediated up-regulation of EBI3 expression. PLoS ONE 8(5), article number: e63967. (10.1371/journal.pone.0063967)

2012

Meng, X.et al. 2012. Electric field-controlled directed migration of neural progenitor cells in 2D and 3D environments. Journal of Visualized Experiments(60), pp. 3453. (10.3791/3453)

2011

Meng, X.et al. 2011. Magnetic CoPt nanoparticles as MRI contrast agent for transplanted neural stem cells detection. Nanoscale 3(3), pp. 977-984. (10.1039/c0nr00846j)
Meng, X.et al. 2011. PI3K mediated electrotaxis of embryonic and adult neural progenitor cells in the presence of growth factors. Experimental Neurology 227(1), pp. 210-217. (10.1016/j.expneurol.2010.11.002)

2010

Arocena, M.et al. 2010. A time-lapse and quantitative modelling analysis of neural stem cell motion in the absence of directional cues and in electric fields. Journal of Neuroscience Research 88(15), pp. 3267-3274. (10.1002/jnr.22502)
Hardwicke, J.et al. 2010. Investigation of the potential of polymer therapeutics in corneal re-epithelialisation. British Journal of Ophthalmology 94(12), pp. 1566-1570. (10.1136/bjo.2009.177295)
Guo, A.et al. 2010. Effects of physiological electric fields on migration of human dermal fibroblasts. Journal of Investigative Dermatology 130(9), pp. 2320-2327. (10.1038/jid.2010.96)
Lois, N.et al. 2010. Electric currents and lens regeneration in the rat. Experimental Eye Research 90(2), pp. 316-323. (10.1016/j.exer.2009.11.007)

2009

Reid, B., Song, B. and Zhao, M. 2009. Electric currents in Xenopus tadpole tail regeneration. Developmental Biology 335(1), pp. 198-207. (10.1016/j.ydbio.2009.08.028)
McCaig, C. D., Song, B. and Rajnicek, A. M. 2009. Electrical dimensions in cell science. Journal of Cell Science 122(23), pp. 4267-4276. (10.1242/jcs.023564)

2008

Sun, H.et al. 2008. Visualization of fast-moving cells in vivo using digital holographic video microscopy. Journal of biomedical optics 13(1), article number: 14007. (10.1117/1.2841050)

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