PI: Dr. Xiaojun Lance Lian
Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Associate Professor of Biology
- Bachelor of Science: Bioengineering at Zhejiang University
- PhD: Chemical Engineering at University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Postdoc: Stem cell biology at Harvard University and Karolinska Institute
Honors and Awards
- 2022 Best Poster Award, 2022 Northeast Bioengineering Conference
- 2020 CAREER Award, National Science Foundation
- 2020 Rising Star Award of BMES Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering Conference
- 2018 Junior Investigator Award of Advanced Biomanufacturing conference
- 2017 Trailblazer Award, National Institute of Health, NIBIB
- 2017 Junior Investigator Award of Advanced Biomanufacturing conference
- 2016 Young Innovator Award of Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering Journal
- 2013 Cozzarelli Prize of the National Academy of Science (Best Biomedical Science paper of the year in PNAS)
- 2012 Top Poster Prize of the Madison Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Conference
- 2012 Top Poster Prize & Best Poster Presentation, Stem Cell Engineering Conference
- 2009 Ronald A. Ragatz Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award
- 2006 Chu Kochen Scholarship, the highest academic award of Zhejiang University
- 2006 National Talimu Oil Field Scholarship for Outstanding Students
- 2006 Distinguished Thesis Award of Zhejiang University
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PhD Students
- Tahir Haideri (Biomedical Engineering, 2020- )
- Michael Ream (Biomedical Engineering, 2020- )
- Hayley Hall (Biomedical Engineering, 2021- )
- Thomas McDougal (Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Biosciences, 2021- )
- Jirong Lin (Biomedical Engineering, 2021- )
- Juan Francisco Iturralde Martinez (MCIBS, 2024-, co-advised with Dr. Stefan Canzar)
Master Student
- Yue Shi (Biomedical Engineering, Sept 2024 – )
Undergraduate Student
- Robert Dewey (Biomedical Engineering, Sept 2025 – )
Alumni
PhD:
- Lauren Randolph, now at San Raffaele Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
- Yuqian Jiang, now at Stanford University, CA, USA.
- Alessandro Howells (Biomedical Engineering, 2020- 2025)
MS:
- Evan Witmer
- Tzu Ting Lin
- Agamoni Bhattacharyya
- Xuyue Qiu
- Majeed Iyoun
- Abhinayaa Ananthsuryanarayana (Master of Biotechnology, 2022-2023 )
- Benjamin Chang (Biomedical Engineering, 2022-2023 )
Visiting Scholar: Chuanxin Chen
Undergraudate Students: Michael Oddo (16-17 Schreyer Honors College) | Cathy Lu (16-17) | Brandon Kotlyarsky (16-17) | Ramisa Fariha (16-17) | Yian Khai Lau (16-17) | Qi Lin (16-17) | Rachel Lee (17-18) | Tamara Brown (2017 REU) | Michael Asku (17-19 Schreyer Honors College) | Anika Rimu (18-19) | Timothy Habeeb (18-21) | Youdai Wang (19-20) | Yuhao Zhou (19-20) | Jae-Ryun Shin (22-23) | Jinwen Gao (22-23) | Jesse Srioudom (2023-2024)
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