Email

cmwang@um.edu.mo

Tel

(853) 8822 4696

Office

N22-6011

Consultation Hours

Tue: 10:00-11:00
Wed: 10:00-11:00

Chunming WANG 王春明

Professor

Director, Global Affairs Office (GAO), University of Macau

Academic Qualifications

Chunming (CM) received both BSc and MSc in Biochemistry from Nanjing University (China), entering Professor Junfeng Zhang’s laboratory to study biomaterials, and obtained his PhD in Biomedical Engineering from Nanyang Technological University (Singapore) under Professor Dong-An Wang’s supervision. Then, he undertook his postdoctoral training at the University of Cambridge (UK), working between Professor Wilhelm Huck’s group in the Chemistry Department and Professor Fiona Watt’s lab at the Wellcome Trust Centre for Stem Cell Research. He later assisted Dr Victor Nurcombe and Dr Simon Cool at the Institute of Medical Biology (Singapore) on an industrial R&D project. In Oct 2012, CM started his independent research as an Assistant Professor at the University of Macau and was promoted to Associate Professor and full Professor in Aug 2018 and Aug 2022, respectively.

Since Sep 2024, CM has been the Director of the Global Affairs Office (GAO) at UM, committed to enhancing the internationalisation of the University by promoting global exchange and collaboration. Between Sep 2022 and Nov 2024, he served as the Director of the Research Services & Knowledge Transfer Office (RSKTO), UM, which supports the UM research community in the areas ranging from funding management to talent programmes to collaboration agreements to patent applications. Between Jan 2022 and Jun 2023, CM was the Deputy Director of Zhuhai UM Science & Technology Research Institute (ZUMRI), UM’s powerhouse for Industry-Academia-Research Cooperation in the Greater Bay Area.

  • 2020.10 – Outstanding Young Scholars Fund (國家自然科學基金-優青), National Natural Science Foundation of China
  • 2020.12 – ‘Qi-Huang’ Youth Scholarship (青年岐黃學者), the State Administration of TCM, China
  • 2021.01 – Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology (FRSB), UK
  • 2021.04 – Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC), UK

Teaching

HSCI3007Biomedical MaterialsUndergraduate Module
BIOB210General MicrobiologyUndergraduate Module
CMED7013Emerging Materials in Clinical MedicineGraduate Module
CMED8013Research WritingGraduate Module

Research Interests

Cells and tissue microenvironment are like seeds and soil, and we aim to optimise the soil to improve the seeds’ growth with two main approaches:

  1. Glycan biomaterials & carbohydrate molecules
  2. New tools for cell activation

To date, CM has won 20+ research grants as PI, notably including:

  • Macao Key R&D Project, awarded in 2022
  • National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), Outstanding Young Scholars Fund, awarded in 2020
  • Macao Science & Technology Development Fund (abbreviation in Portuguese: FDCT): five research grants from 2013 to 2020 to date
  • FDCT-NSFC joint sponsorship in 2019 and 2023
  • FDCT-GDST joint sponsorship in 2021
  • Shenzhen S&T Innovation Commission grant in 2021
  • Industry-UM Joint Translational Research grant in 2021
  • University of Macau Research Committee
  • Two State Key Labs in Mainland universities.

These generous supports have enabled the thriving of ‘Chun Ming Tong Sui’ (春明糖水), a vibrant team devoted to weaving sweet polymer chains into new medicines. We were among the winners of the Macao Science and Technology Awards, including Technology Invention Awards – 2nd Prize in 2024 and Natural Science Award – 2nd and 3rd Prize in 2016 and 2018, respectively. Our award-winning spin-off company, Genetrump Companhia Limitada (Macau), specialising in glycan therapeutics for regenerative medicine, has won multiple national awards and attracted millions of investments in Macau and the Greater Bay Area.

Now, we invite you to join us, visit us and support us to invent SWEET recipes for our SOUR body!

‘Chun Ming Tong Sui’ (春明糖水) Team

  • CMTS Team 2021: the crew celebrate the good weather with incredibly delicious ‘capela’, arroz de pato e bacalhau à lagareiro! Two members were on research trips while ‘joining’ us afterwards in the picture – can you spot them?
  • [Standing on the left: Dr Senio de Souza, Zac Zhang; Sitting on the left: Zhencheng Liao, Connie Liu, Yuwei Li; Standing on the right: Yu Liu, Oliver Xie, Rita Mu; Sitting on the right: Dr CM Wang, Jessi Chen, Dr Yiming Niu]

Journal articles (in total 130; h-index 49): * (co-)corresponding author;  # co-first author

Full list: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=IYa4XNQAAAAJ&hl=en

  1. M Liu#, HM Deng#, CY Liu#, LT Wang#, ZK Liao, DS Li, Y Chen, JH Li, JH Dong, XY Sun, CM Wang*, L Huang*, L Dong*, J Xiao*. Islet transplantation in immunomodulatory nanoparticle-remodeled spleens. Science Translational Medicine, 2025, adj9615;
  2. ZC Liao#, Y Liu#, CH Chen, IM Lei, L Dong, CM Wang*. A highly adaptable hydrogen bond re-orientation (HyBRO) strategy for multiscale vasculature fabrication. Advanced Materials, 2025, 2417734;
  3. Y Liu, TW Chao, YW Li, P Peng, GR Ge, DC Geng, L Dong*, CM Wang*. An enzyme-proof glycan glue for extracellular matrix to ameliorate intervertebral disc degeneration. Nature Communications, 2025, 16, 3629;
  4. AH Wang, JX Wang, Z Zhang, C Yang, CH Deng, GK Chen, CW Li, Q Wang, L Dong*, CM Wang*. Dissecting organoid-bacteria interaction highlights decreased contractile force as a key factor for heart infection. eLife, 2025, doi.org/10.1101/2025.04.08.647814;
  5. XT Hu#, DP Xie#, YW Li, YM Niu, RW Tan, ZD She, CM Wang*. A dual-modified glucomannan polysaccharide selectively sequesters growth factors for skin tissue repair. Journal of Controlled Release, 2025, 380, 185-98;
  6. LT Wang, YJ Sun, LF Yang, SC Wang, CY Liu, YL Wang, YM Niu, Z Huang, JF Zhang*, CM Wang*, L Dong*. Engineering an energy-dissipating hybrid tissue in vivo for obesity treatment. Cell Reports, 2024, 24, 114425;
  7. ZZ Wang#, DP Xie#, JY Li, ZY Zhai, ZJ Lu, XJ Tian, YM Niu, Q Zhao, P Zheng*, L Dong*, CM Wang*. Molecular force-induced liberation of transforming growth factor-beta remodels the spleen for ectopic liver regeneration. Journal of Hepatology, 2024, 80, 753-63;
  8. DP Xie#, CW Han#, CH Chen, ZC Liao, S Campos de Souza, YM Niu, JF Mano, L Dong*, CM Wang*. A scaffold vaccine to promote tumor antigen cross-presentation via sustained toll-like receptor-2 (TLR2) activation. Bioactive Materials, 2024, 37, 315-30;
  9. RY Mu, L Dong, CM Wang*. Carbohydrates as putative pattern recognition receptor (PRR) agonists in vaccine development. Trends in Immunology, 2023, 44, 845-57;
  10. XY Yin, LT Wang, YM Niu, DP Xie, QW Zhang, J Xiao*, L Dong*, CM Wang*. Unmasking chemokine-inducing specificity in oligosaccharide biomaterial to promote hair growth. Advanced Materials, 2023, 2304655;
    ~ Featured: Cover Story
  11. RY Mu, Z Zhang, CW Han, YM Niu, Z Xing, ZC Liao, JZ Xu, NY Shao, GK Chen, JF Zhang, L Dong*, CM Wang*. TAM-educated reparative macrophages promote diabetic wound healing. EMBO Molecular Medicine, 2023, 15 (2), e16671;
    ~ Featured: Cover Story
  12. CY Liu#, LT Wang#, MZ Xu, YJ Sun, Z Xing, JF Zhang*, CM Wang*, L Dong*. Reprogramming the spleen into a functioning ‘liver’ in vivo. Gut, 2022, 71, 2325;
  13. ZC Liao, YM Niu, ZZ Wang, JX Chen, XY Sun*, L Dong*, CM Wang*. A non-solvent quenching strategy for 3D printing of polysaccharide scaffolds with immunoregulatory accuracy. Advanced Science, 2022, 9,2203236;
    ~ Featured: Cover Story
  14. RY Mu#, S Campos de Souza#, ZC Liao, L Dong*, CM Wang*. Reprograming the immune niche for skin tissue regeneration – from cellular mechanisms to biomaterials applications. Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 2022, 185, 114298;
    ~ Invited by Dr Kara Spiller
  15. RY Mu#, YH Zhang#, LL Yan, ZC Liao, YS Yang, HX Su, L Dong*, CM Wang*. A bridge-building glycan scaffold mimicking microbial invasion for in situ endothelialization. Advanced Materials, 2021, 33: 2103490;
    ~ Featured: Inside Back Cover
  16. CW Han, JJ Song, JQ Hu, HJ Fu, YX Feng, RY Mu, Z Xing, ZZ Wang, LT Wang, JF Zhang*, CM Wang*, L Dong*. Smectite promotes probiotic biofilm formation in the gut for cancer immunotherapy. Cell Reports, 2021, 34: 108706;
  17. LT Wang, CM Wang*, ZZ Wang, JJ Gan, CY Liu, SH Xia, YM Niu, DH Chen, JF Zhang*, L Dong*. Transforming the spleen into a liver-like organ in vivo. Science Advances, 2020, 6: eaaz9974;
  18. PF Xing, YM Niu, RY Mu, ZZ Wang, DP Xie, HL Li, L Dong, CM Wang*. A pocket-escaping design to prevent the common interference with near-infrared fluorescent probes in vivo, Nature Communications, 2020, 11; 1573;
  19. W He, JZ Xu, RY Mu, Q Li, DL Lv, Z Huang, JF Zhang*, CM Wang*, L Dong*. High-salt diet inhibits tumour growth in mice via regulating myeloid-derived suppressor cell differentiation, Nature Communications, 2020, 11; 1732;
  20. YX Feng#, RY Mu#, ZZ Wang, PF Xing, JF Zhang, L Dong*, CM Wang*. A toll-like receptor agonist mimicking microbial signals to generate tumor-suppressive macrophages. Nature Communications, 2019, 10: 2272;
  21. YM Niu#, Q Li#, Y Ding, L Dong*, CM Wang*. Engineered delivery strategies for enhanced control of growth factor activities in wound healing. Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 2019, 146: 190-208;
    ~ Invited by Dr Dimitrios Zevgolis
  22. CM Wang, ZZ Wang, L Dong. Translating current bioanalytical techniques for studying corona activity. Trends in Biotechnology, 2018, 36: 661-672;
  23. CM Wang, L Dong. Exploring ‘new’ bioactivities of polymers at the nano-bio interface. Trends in Biotechnology, 2015, 33: 10-14;
  24. L Dong, CM Wang*. Harnessing the power of macrophages/monocytes for enhanced bone tissue engineering. Trends in Biotechnology, 2013, 31: 342-6.

  • Fellow, Royal Society of Biology (FRSB)
  • Outstanding Youth Science Fund, NSFC
  • ‘Qi Huang’ Young Scholar
  • Young Committee Member (2018 – present), Chinese Orthopaedic Association
  • Young Committee Member (2015-2019), Chinese Society for Cell Biology
  • A biotechnology spin-off project ‘Golden Wound Dressing’ from our group and led by group member Mr, Zhe Zhang won
    • Gold Award; China’s Internet+ Innovation & Entrepreneurship 2017
    • First Prize; Bank of China Million Dollar Entrepreneurship Competition (Macau)
    • Excellence Award; HKUST Million Dollar Entrepreneurship Competition (National)