Principal Researcher : Professor Sien Lin

Dr. Sien Lin is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, School of Clinical Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine of The University of Hong Kong (HKU). Dr. Lin obtained his PhD in the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) after attaining his medical degrees, then pursued his postdoctoral training in CUHK and Stanford University. After working as a Research Assistant Professor over 4 years in CUHK, Dr. Lin joined HKU in September 2025.

Dr. Lin is passionate about the research and development (R & D) of regenerative strategies for challenging skeletal disorders. His recent work focuses on mechanoresponsive skeletal tissue regeneration, crosstalk between bone and distal organs, and skeletal stem cell for tissue regeneration. He has published over 100 publications in peer-reviewed journals including Nature Communications, Science Advances, Bone Research, Advanced Science, etc (H index 39). His research is funded by the General Research Fund (GRF) of Research Grant Council (RGC) Hong Kong, National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), NSFC-RGC joint research scheme, Innovation and Technology Fund (ITF) and Heath and Medical Research Fund (HMRF). Dr. Lin serves as an editorial board member of Journal of Orthopaedic Translation (JCR Q1) and World Journal of Orthopedics (JCR Q2). Dr. Lin also serves as a lifetime member of the International Chinese Musculoskeletal Research Society (ICMRS), and Member of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS) and Association of Rehabilitation Medicine. He was appointed as an adjunct professor of Orthopaedic Surgery in the Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, China.

Dr. Lin was a recipient of the TERMIS Student and Young Investigator Award, Best Poster awarded by ICMRS or Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS), and Bronze Medal of the Asia Exhibition of Innovations and Inventions. Dr. Lin serves as a grant reviewer for UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), British Medical Research Council (MRC), Dutch Research Council (NWO), and NSFC.  In addition, he also actively serves as a reviewer for over 20 journals.

ORCID ID:   0000-0002-7292-7062