Zemin Ling
Editorial Board, Advanced Orthopaedics
The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China
The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China
Research Direction: pathogenesis and prevention strategies for intervertebral disc degeneration and low back pain, vertebral endplate.
Achievements: Zemin Ling, Associate Researcher, Surgeon, and Master’s Supervisor in the Department of Spinal Surgery at the Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, also serves as a Adjunct Researcher at Fuzhou Second Hospital.
Dr. Ling earned a joint PhD in Orthopedics from Sun Yat-sen University and the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His research primarily focuses on the pathogenesis and prevention of intervertebral disc degeneration and low back pain, with a particular emphasis on the role of the vertebral endplate. As a principal investigator, Dr. Ling has received funding for over 10 research projects or grants, including those from the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the Guangdong Provincial Natural Science Foundation, and the Postdoctoral Research Fund. He has authored more than 40 SCI-indexed papers, with publications in renowned journals such as Science Translational Medicine, Bioactive Materials, and The Journal of Orthopaedic Translation. Dr. Ling's contributions to the field have been recognized with many honors, including being named a Shenzhen High-Level Talent, receiving the Excellent Postdoctoral Fellow award, and earning the Bronze Prize at the inaugural National Postdoctoral Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition.