Wonjae Lee
Assistant Professor of NeurosurgeryOverview
Wonjae Lee, PhD, comes to Duke from Stanford University, where his research focused on engineering central nervous system disease models.
A basic scientist, Lee is developing innovative ways to reconstruct the structural and functional integrity in the neurovascular unit in microfluidic chips. His models are used to answer how vasculatures mediate the geno-pheno-enviro relationship to develop personalized therapeutic strategies.
Lee received his PhD in mechanical engineering from Stanford, where his dissertation explored tissue engineering. He completed his bachelor’s degree at Pohang University of Science and Technology in South Korea.
During his time at Stanford, Lee received a Career Development Award (K25) from the National Cancer Institute.
Positions
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery in the School of Medicine
2022 School of Medicine
Assistant Professor of Neurobiology in the School of Medicine
2022 School of Medicine
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute in the School of Medicine
2023 School of Medicine
Faculty Network Member of the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences in the University Institutes and Centers
2023 University Institutes and Centers
Education
Ph.D. 2010
2010 Stanford University
Publications, Grants & Awards
Offices & Contact
Durham, NC
27710 3 Genome Ct. MSRB3 Rm-5138
Durham, NC
27710