apore in 2001 after his Bachelor and MSc degrees from University of Science and Technology of China. He then did his postdoctoral research at the University of North Texas from 2001 to 2003, followed by a research fellow position at the University of Queensland (UQ) from 2003 to 2007. He further progressed at UQ as a Senior Research Fellow, Associate Professor and Professor. Currently, he is a Senior Group Leader at the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, UQ, and a Principal Investigator in Shenzhen Bay Laboratory. His research focuses on rational design and controlled preparation of layered double hydroxide nanomaterials, and their applications in biomedicine and agricultural biotechnology. He has published over 350 papers, with over 21,000 citations and H-index of 78.

Research Council (NHMRC) Leadership Fellow in the School of Chemical Engineering at University of Adelaide, the Node leader and Program Leader of ARC Centre of Excellence, and an Honorary Professor at the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland. She leads a research group focusing on bioinspired engineering, biomimetic nanomaterials and microfluidics for drug delivery and controlled release. She has been awarded three national prestigious fellowship (Australian Postdoctoral Fellowship 2011-2014 and Australian Research Council (ARC) Future Fellowship 2015-2020, and NHMRC Leadership Fellowship 2022-2026). Her research in bio-inspired nanotechnology and microfluidics has attracted more than $12 M research funding as the chief investigator plus $35M ARC Centre of Excellence, $7.35M Cooperative Research Centres Projects (CRC-P) Grant, $10M MRFF grant, and many university and industry grants.

to replace or repair damaged hard tissues. However, some inherent drawbacks of ceramics such as brittleness, have inhibited their wider applications in dental restorations or load-bearing orthopaedic implants. Current strategies to enhance the mechanical properties of ceramics while maintaining their biological functions are not without limitations; some ceramic properties are mutually exclusive, reinforcing in one property may result in compromised performance in other aspects. Teeth and bones are ceramic composites with exquisitely hierarchical structures at multi-length scales and optimal mechanical/biological properties. But it is difficult to emulate their complex microstructure and properties from a top-down approach. Inspired by nature, we use a range of fabrication techniques to produce nacre-like ceramic composites with a simple 'brick and mortar' structure from ceramic powders with different shapes and compositions. In this talk, examples of some of the developed nacre-like ceramic composites will be given and their potential applications in dentistry and orthopaedics will be discussed.

Organs Degeneration, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Science. He has published more than 150 peer-reviewed articles and awarded more than 30 patents, in which 13 patents have been commercialized. He found the alkaline condition is particularly important to enhance bone formation, and thus developed a few biomaterials to locally adjust the pH. The clinical trial indicates the satisfied effects. In the past ten years, he leaded a big research group to focus on the mechanism of osteoporosis and its related bone implants. The products may be in market in two years.