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Dr Gu is currently appointed as a Full Professor at Institute for Stem Cell and Regeneration (ISCR) | Institute of Zoology (IOZ), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and group leader of Bioinspired Engineering. He has interdisciplinary training in materials chemistry and stem cells. His first doctoral career (2009-2013) is mainly engaged in research on stem cells at Northeast Agricultural University and Chinese Academy of Sciences. He completed a second PhD (2013-2017) in Chemistry at University of Wollongong (UOW) followed by being appointed as a Principal Investigator at IOZ, CAS and establishing his lab, Bioinspired Engineering. He became Full Professor at IOZ, CAS at the end of 2019. Professor Gu has developed novel biomaterials and used bioprinting for advanced human stem cell culture and 3D tissue engineering and reported the first examples of generation human tissues by 3D bioprinting human neural and pluripotent stem cells (Gu et al, 2016 and 2017, Advanced Healthcare Materials). Professor Gu has previously published has 22 first-author or corresponding author peer-reviewed journal articles, including Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., Advanced Healthcare Materials, National Science Reviews, Advanced Theraputics and Stem Cell Reports etc., mostly on bioprinting, biofabrication, biomaterials and stem cell engineering over the past 5 years. Besides, Gu has been co-author of 3 book chapters and co-inventor on three patents.
Principal Investigator
Ph.D. Professor
Principal Investigator
Ph.D. Professor
OUR Team
Postdoctoral Associates
Postdoctoral Associate
XINHUAN got her B.S and M.S in chemistry at Yangzhou University. In 2019, she obtained her Doctor’s degree in physical chemistry at the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences. There, she designed material based composites and novel structures with visible-light response properties. After that, she joined Gu lab for postdoctoral training, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Research Interest:
Designing biopolymer-based micro-hydrogel for applications in constructing vascular networks.
Shuo Wang
Postdoctoral Associate
SHUO got his B.S degree in Mechanical Engineering at Beijing Institute of Technology. After that, he deviated his research interests in biomedical engineering. He got his M.S and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics at Michigan Technological University in 2018, specializing in cartilage tissue engineering by using a new microfluidic approach. He joined Dr. Arinzeh’s lab at New Jersey Institute of Technology as a postdoc from 2018 to 2019 and studied several biomaterials for bone, cartilage, and neural tissues. He joined Dr. Gu’s lab in 2020 as a postdoc. In his spare time, he enjoys watching stand-up comedy and movies, and playing with his two sons.
Research Interest:
He is currently focusing on regenerative medicine and biomanufacturing research. His research interests include the novel muscular tissue engineering strategies by using 3D printing, electrospinning, and the interaction between muscle cells and microenvironment and external physical stimulants.
Postdoctoral Associate
SHEN got his B.S degree in Pharmaceutical Engineering at Yunnan University. Then, he successfully obtained his M.S and Ph.D. degrees in Chemical Engineering at the New Jersey Institute of Technology in 2016 and 2020. During his doctoral studies, he focused on developing novel inks and approaches for printing tissues and organs. In 2020, He joined Dr. Gu’s lab as a postdoc.
Research Interest:
Bioprinting of large-scale vascularized tissue/organs
Shuyu Zhang
Postdoctoral Associate
SHUYU got her B.S degree in Pharmaceutical Analysis at Beijing University of Chinese Medicine. Then, she was recommended to the Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, and obtained a Ph.D. degree in pharmacology in 2018. During her doctoral period, she conducted retrospective or prospective clinical trials on anti-coagulant and anesthetic drugs to develop personalized dosing algorithms based on pharmacogenomic or metabolic findings. After graduation, she had experience in Individualized Medicine implementation in a 3A hospital and then drug development in a high-tech enterprise. In 2020, she joined Dr. Gu’s lab as a joint postdoc.
Research Interest:
Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic modeling based on Organs-on-chips.
Ronghang Wang
Postdoctoral Associate
RONGHANG got her B.S degree in Thermal Engineering at Central South University. After that, she got her Ph.D. degree in Power Engineering and Engineering Thermophysics at the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences. She focused on the microfluidic system and wearable sensors during her doctoral period. She joined Dr. Gu’s lab in 2021 as a postdoc. She enjoys reading science fiction, painting, yoga, and playing with her little baby in her leisure time.
Research Interest:
Designing and fabricating microfluidic chips to explore the principle of organ formation and regeneration
Yuanyuan Li
Postdoctoral Associate
2017.09 till now, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
2020.08 till now, Nephrology Department, Shanxi People’s Hospital.
Research Interest:
Drug screening models for chronic kidney disease
Visiting Students / Scholars
Ph.D. STUDENTS
Yongchao Duan
Joint Doctoral Candidate
2016.08 till now, Medical School, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, major in regenerative medicine.
2012.09 – 2016.07, Henan Agricultural University, major in biotechnology, B.S.
Research Interest:
ECM based hydrogel to print functional tissues with neuronal network and vascular vessels.
Doctoral Candidate
2018.09 till now, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Research Interest:
Materials development to control cell movement and to be used in skin repair/fabrication.
Jia Guo
Doctoral Candidate
2018.08 till now, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
2015.09 – 2018.07, Northeast Agricultural University, major in developmental biology, M.S.
2011.09 – 2015.07, Northeast Agricultural University, major in biological science, B.S.
Research Interest:
Simulation system to explain the mechanism of collective cell migration for early development embryos.
Joint Doctoral Candidate
Research Interest:
Integrated system to study vascular networks and to print multi-materials.
Joint Doctoral Candidate
2020.09 till now, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing TongRen Hospital of Capital Medical University, major in Orthopedic Surgery.
2017.09 – 2020.06, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan university, major in Orthopedic Surgery, M.M.
2012.09 – 2017.06, Nanchang University, major in clinical medicine, B.S.
Research Interest:
Bionic hydrogel for applications in cartilage regeneration by using 3D printing.
Zili Gao
Doctoral Candidate
2018.09 till now, Savaid Medical School, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, major in regenerative medicine.
2014.09 – 2018.07, Shandong Agricultural University, major in biotechnology, B.S.
Research Interest:
Microspheres & Biointerfaces & Functional Units
Tingting Fan
Doctoral Candidate
2021.09 till now, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
2018.09 – 2021.07, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, major in regenerative medicine, M.D.
2014.09 – 2018.07, Hebei University, major in Biological sciences, B.S.
Research Interest:
Skeletal muscle regeneration using 3D bioprinting technology.
Doctoral Candidate
2019.09 till now, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
2018.03 – 2019.06 Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, joint undergraduate.
2015.09 – 2018.01 Hebei University, major in biological science.
Research Interest:
Hard-soft composition bioink
Doctoral Candidate
KAI acquired his master’s degree in 2019 majored in Materials Engineering at the Viterbi School of Engineering at the University of Southern California (USC). From 2013 to 2017, he studied at the University of Science and Technology Beijing and majored in Materials Science and Engineering.
Research Interest:
Complicated printing paths for bio-gradience and bio-anisotropy to be used in heart construction.
Tan Jia
Joint Doctoral Candidate
2021.09 till now, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
2017.9-2021.7, Shandong University
Research Interest:
Manipulate cell morphological characteristics in 3D printing
Wei Xiong
Joint Doctoral Candidate
Research Interest:
Master's Students
Minxuan Jia
Graduate Student
2020.06 till now, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, major in regenerative medicine.
Research Interest:
Materials development to study cell migration perpendicular to the interface
Jinqiu Zhangjing
Joint Graduate Student
2020.09 till now, Northeast Agriculture University, Harbin.
2018.05 – 2019.08, Research Assistant, Gulab, IOZ, CAS.
Research Interest:
Stem cells & Developmental biology & Biofabrication
Haitao Guo
Graduate Student
2021.09 till now, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
2017.9-2021.6, Nanchang University, major in Material Forming and Control Engineering.
Research Interest:
Biomedical Materials and 3D printing preparation.
Juan Wu
Graduate Student
2021.09 till now, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
2017.09-2021.06 Tianjin Medical University, major in Biomedical Engineering.
Research Interest:
Biomedical Materials and 3D printing preparation.
Jingmin An
Joint Graduate Student
2021.09 till now, Northeast Agricultural University.
Research Interest:
Artificial-Intelligence-Assisted Biofabrication.
Undergraduate Students
Yifan Wang
Undergraduate Student, pursuing a master’s degree in 2022.
2022.02 till now, doing the undergraduate graduation project. 2018.09 till now, Undergraduate in Nanjing Normal University, majoring in biological science.
Research Interest:
Construction of bionic small-diameter blood vessel based on biomaterials
Staff
Lixun Zhou
Laboratory Manager
2019 till now, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, supervise and maintain the experiment order, manage experiment finance related works, secretary works of the lab.
2015.07-2019.06, lab manager, Institute of Genetics and Development Biology Chinese Academy of Sciences.
2016.09-2019.06, Joint-Postgraduates, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University and Institute of Genetics and Development Biology Chinese Academy of Sciences, major in crop genetics and breeding.
Xiaolong Kou
Laboratory Engineer
XIAOLONG got his B.S and Ph.D. degrees at Jilin University in 2011 and 2016. During the doctoral period, he focused on AFM-based single molecular force spectroscopy and investigated telomere DNA structure. After graduation, he went to the Institute of Chemistry, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, worked as a postdoctoral associate. During his postdoc, he focused on the AFM-optical imaging system. He developed AFM based tip-enhanced CARS system and other super-resolution optical imaging systems. In 2022, he joined Gu’s group as an engineer.
Research Interest:
AFM-based imaging and force measurement. Optical imaging and optical engineering. Other biology and biochemistry-related researches.
Wenli Liu
Mechanical Engineer
2018.07 till now, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 3D modeling, operation, and maintenance of 3D printers and related equipment.
Ruoyu Liu
Mechanical Engineer
2022.02 till now, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. 2017.09-2021.06, Xinjiang University, major in Mechanical Engineering.
Research Interest:
Experimental equipment design and fabrication
Xiyuan Zhao
Research Assistant
2020.06 till now, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, mainly engages in the preparation of microcarriers.
2017.09 – 2020.06, studied at Beijing University of Chemical Technology with a master’s degree in materials science and engineering. The main work is to characterize and study the microparticles, existing forms and chemical composition of rubber, and change the properties of materials by changing the structure.
Research Interest:
Microgel system development for stem cell culture and printing
Song Han
Research Assistant
2021.07 till now, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
2018.09 – 2021.06, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, major in bioengineering, M.S.
2014.09 – 2018.07, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, major in bioengineering, B.S.
Research Interest:
Microgel system development for stem cell culture and printing
