Hai Yao, Professor, and Ernest R. Norville Endowed Chair
Associate Chair for CU-MUSC Bioengineering Program
Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering, University of Miami 2004
Research Interests
Musculoskeletal Biomechanics
Multiscale Modeling
Biotransport
Rebuilding Joint Function:
Tissue Mechanics
Constitutive modeling and numerical simulation
Structure-function relationship: biomechanical characterization
Fluid and solute transport: tissue nutrition
Cell Mechanobiology
Single-cell mechanics: characterization and modeling
Effects of physical stimuli: mechanotransduction
Cell energy metabolism
Functional imaging
In vivo musculoskeletal tissue imaging
Fluorescent imaging for solute transport
Radiation dosimetry: Monte Carlo simulation
He is also working Principal Investigator of SC COBRE for Translational Research Improving Musculoskeletal Health (SC-TRIMH), South Carolina