Positions for postdocs, graduate students, undergraduate students, and visiting scholars are open. 

If you are interested in joining us, please send your CV to Dr. Xie (yuliang-xie@uiowa.edu).

Yuliang Xie, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor,
Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Iowa,
Email: yuliang-xie@uiowa.edu. 

Education
08/2010-07/2016    Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, PA, USA.          
09/2007-07/2010    M.Sc. in Biochemical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.   
09/2003-07/2007    B.Sc. in Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
09/2003-07/2007    B.Sc. in Chu Kochen Honors College, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.

Professional Experience
08/2016-08/2020    Research Associate, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, and University of Iowa, IA, USA.

Meng-Hsuan Lin, Ph.D.
Postdoc Research Associate
Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Iowa,
Email: meng-hsuan-lin@uiowa.edu

Project: Meng is working application of airway tissue explant platform to study pulmonary biology and disease, such as airway transplantation, injury, and gene therapy. 

Michael Scott
Graduate Research Assistant
Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Iowa,
Email: michael-scott-1@uiowa.edu

Project: Michael is working developing and application of trachea-on-a-chip method to study airway defense functions (e.g., particle clearance, airway surface liquid, and mucus strands) on the airway tissue explants.

Connor Grierson
Graduate Research Assistant
Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Iowa,
Email: connor-grierson@uiowa.edu

Project: Connor is working on developing mucociliary transport (MCT) inspired surface design to remove mucus and biofouling from the surface of medical devices.  

Garret W Caltrider
Graduate Research Assistant
Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Iowa,
Email: garret-caltrider@uiowa.edu

Project: Garret is working on developing an magnetic actuated, multi-well plate compatible system to stretch-relex airway epithelial cells that mimic biological breathe, cough, and airway physio-therapy.  

Kaleb C Bierstedt
Graduate Research Assistant
Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Iowa,
Email: kaleb-bierstedt@uiowa.edu

Project: Kaleb is working on developing the next generation of airway tissue explant culture system to include device engineering, hydrogel integration, vascularization, and immune system to better recapitulate the in vivo airway physiology.

Joaquin E. Leon
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Iowa,
Email: joaquin-leon@uiowa.edu

Project: Joaquin is working on 3D printing prototyping of devices, and computation of fluids motion.  

Taylor C. Schmidt
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Iowa,
Email: taylor-schmidt@uiowa.edu

Project: Taylor is working on airway tissue explant and cell cultures.