Poh Soo Lee

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Mr Dr. Poh Soo Lee

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Professur für Biomaterialien - MBZ

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Max-Bergmann-Zentrum / Schweizer Straße, Raum 3 Schweizer Straße 3

01069 Dresden

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Scientific Career

Since 10/2025: Junior Research Group Leader, TU Dresden, IfWW, MBC Dresden, Chair of Biomaterials, Group Functional Biomaterials (PD. Dr. Vera Hintze)
07/2021 – 09/2025: Temporary Principal Investigator for DFG project number: 460388836, TU Dresden, IfWW, MBZ, Professur für Biomaterialien, Prof. Hans Peter Wiesmann
07/2020 – 06/2021: Postdoctoral researcher, DFG SFB1270 ELAINE, University of Rostock, Institute of General Electrical Engineering, Chair of Electromagnetic Field Theory, Prof. Dr. Ursula van Rienen. Topic: “In silico modelling and investigating the synergistic effects of TLC-EF stimulation and bioactive glass nanoparticles on osteogenic differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells”
01/2019 – 06/2020: Postdoctoral researcher, DFG SFB Transregio 67 Project A03, TU Dresden, IfWW, MBZ, Professur für Biomaterialien, Group Functional Biomaterials (PD Dr. Vera Hintze), Topic: “Investigation of the osteogenic potential of 3D composite hydrogels functionalized with glycosaminoglycan (GAG) artificial extracellular matrices (aECM) and bioactive glass nanoparticles (BGN)”
2014 - 2018: PhD; Dr.-Ing.; Title of PhD Thesis: “Establishing a biomimetic bioreactor: Recapitulating physiological niches in vitro to derive tailored bone-like constructs with human mesenchymal stem cells.“ TU Dresden, IfWW, MBZ, Professur für Biomaterialien, Prof. Dieter Scharnweber
2009 - 2012: M.Sc. Biomedical Engineering; Title of M.Sc. Thesis: “Developing a novel biomimetic bioreactor for bone graft engineering with murine embryonic stem cells“; University of Calgary, McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, Alberta, Canada. Assistant Professor Roman Krawetz.
2006 - 2009: Bachelor of Health Science (B.hSc.; Biomedical Sciences); Title of B.hSc. Thesis: “Generating Stem-cell derived Cardiomyocytes with Murine Cardiac Extracellular Matrix (Cardiogel)” O´Brien Center for Bachelor of Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Prof. Derrick Rancourt.

Research Profile and Competence

Developing customised bioreactors for bone and vascular tissue engineering and dynamic co-culture of osteoblast/osteocyte/osteoclast
Designing and applying pulsatile electrical stimulation regimes to enhance osteogenic differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cell
pO₂ manipulation/documentation and cell culture in hypoxic chamber (OxylitePro, HypoxyLab)
Synthesizing and Characterising biomaterials for bone regeneration
- Collagen-based cryogels and hydrogels
- Porosity, Swelling behavior
- Release behavior of glycosaminoglycans, ions
- Mechanical characterization
Stem cell expansion using spinner flask bioreactor and micro-carriers.
Cell culturing techniques (human and murine stem cells (embryonic/mesenchymal), primary fibroblasts, small cell lung lymphoma primary cells)

Publications

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Teaching

Dental Materials (WW, 9. Semester, mandatory elective)
Materials in Biomedicine (guest lecturer and supervisor of the practical part in the Master course 'Molecular Bioengineering', TU Dresden)
Biofunctionalized Surfaces (guest lecturer, Diploma course “Materials Science”)

Membership

Orcid ID Poh Soo Lee (0000-0003-2285-3621)
German Society for Biomaterials (DGBM)

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PhD Student

Mr M.Sc. . Salman

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