Dr. Chuanju Liu is a Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Cell Biology at NYU School of Medicine. He is Editor-in-Chief of two journals and serves on a number of Editorial Boards. He is also a highly active participant in peer review of manuscripts, grant applications to government agencies (NIH, DOD) and private foundations. His current research focuses on arthritis, musculoskeletal regeneration, and lysosomal storage diseases. He has published over 130 papers in prestigious journals, including Science, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, PNAS, and EMBO J. In addition, he is the recipient of numerous awards, including the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research's Harold M. Frost Award, the Arthritis Foundation's Dorothy W. Goldstein Award, the Kappa Delta Award from the Ortopaedic Research Society and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the Innovative Research Award from the American College of Rheumatology, and the very recent STAR award from NIH/NIAMS.