Professor Zhiyong Li
Faculty of Engineering,
School of Mech., Medical & Process Engineering
Biography
Professor Zhiyong Li is Professor in Biomedical Engineering at Queensland University of Technology (QUT). He has a BEng (1998) in Civil Engineering from Tongji University and a PhD (2004) in Biomedical Engineering from Queen Mary University of London. He was a research fellow and senior research fellow at University of Cambridge 2004-2010. He was elected Fellow of Wolfson College and conferred a MA (2009) from University of Cambridge.Zhiyong’s main research field is biomechanics and mechanobiology, with a long-term research interest in cardiovascular diseases (atherosclerosis, aneurysm, atrial affiliation). The main focus of his work has been the development of novel technologies for detection of high-risk rupture-prone plaques in patients with carotid and coronary atherosclerosis. The work involves MRI/IVUS/OCT imaging, stress analysis, material characterisation, mathematical/computational modelling and numerical methods. He has made significant contributions to understanding the biomechanics of plaque rupture, publishing over 100 papers collectively on vulnerable atheroma in leading journals, e.g. Circulation, JACC, Nat Rev Cardiol, Nat. Commun, NEJM, Stroke, ATVB, J Biomech, Ann Biomed Eng, Biomech Model Mechanobio. He was awarded an ARC Future Fellowship in 2014, and was the recipient of the 2015 Australia Vascular Biology Society Achievement and Career Development Award.
PhD STUDENTS RECRUITMENT:
Several ARC-funded PhD projects are available in Prof Li’s group. CSC (China Scholarship Council) applicants are also welcome. Please feel free to contact Prof Li for more details.
Main research areas:
- Biomechanics/Mechanobiology
- Hemodynamics
- Mathematical Modelling and Computational Simulation
- Medical Imaging
- Atherosclerosis/Aneurysm/Thrombosis/Atrial Fibrillation
- Model of Tissue Growth and Microcirculation
- Bone Growth and Scaffold Degradation
- Theoretical Biology/Mathematical Biology
Personal details
Positions
- Professor
Faculty of Engineering,
School of Mech., Medical & Process Engineering- Kelvin Grove Q Block Membership
Institute of Health Biomedical Innovation (IHBI),
IHBI Science and Engineering Projects - Kelvin Grove Q Block Membership
Keywords
Biomechanics and Mechanobiology, Cardiovascular Disease, Atherosclerosis, Aneurysm, Atrial Affiliation, Mathematical Modelling, Computational Simulation, Fluid-Structure Interaction, Bone Growth and Scaffold Degradation, Medical Imaging, Medical Device
Discipline
Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Interdisciplinary Engineering
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008
Qualifications
- PhD (Queen Mary University of London)
- MA (University of Cambridge)
Teaching
EGH414 Stress Analysis
EGH424 Biofluids
Selected publications
QUT ePrints
To find publications by Zhiyong, visit QUT ePrints, the University's research repository.
Research projects
- Title
- Integrin Activation by Fluid Flow Disturbance: Mechanobiology Approaches
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- 78986056
- Start year
- 2020
- Keywords
- Title
- Mathematical Modelling of the Mechanobiology of Arterial Plaque Growth
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- DP200103492
- Start year
- 2020
- Keywords
- Title
- An Advanced Low Cost Minimally Invasive Cardiac Assist Device
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- 78710968
- Start year
- 2017
- Keywords
- Heart failure; Hypertension; Aortic stiffness; Cardiac assist; Aortic counterpulsation
- Title
- Imaging-based fluid-structure interaction modelling of carotid atherosclerotic plaque
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- 78274850
- Start year
- 2015
- Keywords
- Atherosclerosis; Cardiovascular Biomechanics; Fluid-Structure Interaction
Supervision
Completed supervisions (Doctorate)
- Image-Based Patient-Specific Computational Biomechanical Analysis of the Interaction between Blood Flow and Atherosclerosis (2020)
- On the Potential of Mg Micro-Wires for the Reinforcement of Collagen-Based Barrier Membrane for Ridge Augmentation: Structure Design, Dose Optimisation, and Surface Modification (2020)
- Atherosclerotic Plaque Tissue Characterization By Combining Imaging, Pathological and Mechanical Analysis (2019)
- The Interaction Between Left Ventricular Assist Devices and Intraventricular Flow: An in silico Evaluation (2019)