Prof. Dr. Xiao-Hua Qin
Prof. Dr. Xiao-Hua Qin
Assistant Professor at the Department of Health Sciences and Technology
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Research area
Dr Qin's research aims to create novel biomaterials for cutting-edge applications in tissue biomanufacturing for regenerative medicine. His contribution to research has been recognized by a number of awards, including a European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant. His research team at ETH Zurich focuses on constructing tissue-mimicking 3D microenvironments in vitro, addressing fundamental questions in bone physiology and pathology. The ultimate goal is to build up miniature bone organoid models for disease modeling and in vitro drug discovery. Very recently, he was awarded a 4-year SNSF National Research Program (NRP) 79 ''Advancing 3R'' grant to innovate a human organoid-on-chip tool, with the goal of replacing animal experiments of rare bone disease in the spirit of ''3Rs'' principle.
Dr Xiao-Hua Qin is the Professor (Assistant) of Biomaterials Engineering in the Institute for Biomechanics (IfB) at ETH Zurich. He is currently leading a multidisciplinary research team namely Micro-Tissue Engineering and Biomaterials in the Laboratory for Bone Biomechanics, with 3 postdoc fellows, 6 PhD students and 3 Master students to develop advanced bone in vitro models for medicine. He is currently serving at the Editorial Board of Biomedical Materials and Biomimetics. He co-teaches the MaP Distinguished Lecture Series on Engineering with Living Materials and the Multiscale Bone Biomechanics courses every spring and fall semester, respectively.
Membership
| Since | Membership |
|---|---|
| 2019 | International Society of Bone Morphometry (ISBM) |
| 2013 | Swiss Society for Biomaterials and Regenerative Medicine (SSB+RM) |
| 2012 | Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS) |
Honours
| Year | Distinction |
|---|---|
| 2023 | Editorial Board Member, Biomedical Materials journal |
| 2023 | European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant |
| 2022 | Member of Scientific Leadership Committee, International Society of Bone Morphometry |
| 2019 | Spark Award, Swiss National Science Foundation |
| 2019 | Travel Award, COST | European Cooperation in Science and Technology |
| 2018 | ETH Zurich Career Seed Award |
| 2017 | Seal of Excellence - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship |
| 2016 | Best Poster Prize, Biointerfaces International 2016 Conference |
| 2016 | Best Poster Prize, ETH Zurich Life Sciences Postdoc Day 2016 |
| 2016 | Poster Award, Nature Conference on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine |
| 2015 | Marie Skłodowska-Curie COFUND Postdoctoral Fellowship |
| 2013 | Best Rapid Fire Presentation, Advances in Tissue Regeneration Conference |
| 2013 | Student Award, the Swiss Society for Biomaterials |
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Team Members:
Postdoc Fellows
- Dr. Bregje de Wildt (2023-, Rubicon Fellow), GLC H20.2, E-mail: bregje.dewildt@hest.ethz.ch
- Dr. Gian Schädli (2021-, PHRT Fellow), GLC H20.2, E-mail: giannutal.schaedli@hest.ethz.ch
- Dr. Chris Steffi (2021-), GLC H20.2, E-mail: chris.steffi@hest.ethz.ch
Doctoral Students
- Christian Gehre (2019-), GLC H29, E-mail: christian.gehre@hest.ethz.ch
- Wanwan Qiu (2020-), GLC H29, E-mail: wanwan.qiu@hest.ethz.ch
- Anke de Leeuw (2021-), GLC H29, E-mail: anke.deleeuw@hest.ethz.ch
- Doris Zauchner (2021-), GLC H29, E-mail: doris.zauchner@hest.ethz.ch
- Margherita Bernero (2022-, ETH ALIVE fellow), GLC H29, E-mail: margherita.bernero@hest.ethz.ch
- Marion Horrer (2022-), GLC H29, E-mail: marion.horrer@hest.ethz.ch
- Chang Xie (2024), GLC H29, E-mail: chang.xie@hest.ethz.ch
Master/Bachelor Students
- Florence Marti (HS 2023, D-HEST, MSc internship and Thesis)
Alumni:
- 2019: Oliver Marti (FS 2019, D-HEST, MSc internship), Sarah Egger (HS 2019, D-HEST, MSc internship), Solenn Riedel (HS 2019, D-CHAB, MSc internship), Ximena Sutter (HS 2019, D-HEST, MSc internship)
- 2020: Philipp Campos (FS 2020, D-MAVT, MSc semester project), Angela Hüppin (HS 2020, D-HEST, MSc internship), Diego Zamagni (HS 2020, D-ITET, MSc semester project), Nicole Deubelbeiss (HS 2020, D-MAVT, MSc semester project), Adam Aleksander Korczak (HS 2020, D-MAVT, MSc thesis), Sophie Zengerle (HS 2020, D-ITET, MSc semester project), Monica Brodersen (HS 2020, D-HEST, MSc thesis, ETH-D Scholar)
- 2021: Muriel Holzreuter (FS 2021, D-ITET, MSc semester thesis, ESOP Scholar 2020), Leana Bissig (FS 2021, D-HEST, MSc internship), Jenny Gehlen (FS 2021, Karolinska Institute, Bachelor thesis, winner of the Global Undergraduate Award), Lorena Gregorio (FS 2021, D-HEST, MSc thesis, ESOP Scholar 2019), Tanja Minacci (FS 2021, D-HEST, MSc thesis), Ben Kodiyan (FS2021, D-BIOL, MSc thesis), Doris Zauchner (FS 2021, D-ITET, MSc thesis), Margherita Bernero (FS 2021, D-ITET, MSc thesis), Leana Bissig (HS 2021, D-HEST, MSc thesis), Nicole Jucker (HS 2021, D-HEST, MSc thesis), Silvia Berger (HS 2021, D-ITET, MSc semester project), Estaban Oggianu (HS 2021, D-CHAB, BSc semester project)
- 2022: Isabel Hui (HS 2022, D-ITET, Semester thesis), Jakob Dietz (HS 2022, D-ITET, MSc thesis), Daniela Kromer (HS 2022, TU Munich, MSc thesis)
- 2023: Jaime Piettrantunono Nepomuceno (FS 2023, D-MAVT, Semester thesis), Mirthe Kamphuis (HS 2022, TU Eindhoven, MSc thesis), Iva Grujic (HS 2022, MSc thesis), Emilie Ye (HS 2023, D-ITET, Semester thesis), Michele Freyer (HS 2023, D-CHAB, Semester thesis)
Selected Publications (A full list and citation metrics can be retrieved in Google Scholar)
- Gehre, G.; Qiu, W.; Jäger, P.; Wang, X.; Marques, F.; Nelson, B. J.; Müller, R.; Qin, X.-H.* Guiding Bone Cell Network Formation in 3D via Photosensitized Two-Photon Ablation. Acta Biomaterialia 2023, in press.
- Qiu, W.; Gehlen, J.; Bernero, M.; Gehre, G.; Schädli, G.; Müller, R.*; Qin, X.-H.* A Synthetic Dynamic PVA Photoresin for Fast Volumetric Bioprinting of Functional Ultrasoft Hydrogel Constructs. Advanced Functional Materials 2023, 2214393.
- Gehlen, J.; Qiu, W.; Schädli, G.; Müller, R.; Qin, X.-H.* Tomographic Volumetric Bioprinting of Heterocellular Bone-Like Tissues in Seconds. Acta Biomaterialia 2023, 156, 49.
- Ulrich, S.; Wang, X.; Rottmar, M.; Rossi, R.; Nelson, B.; Bruns, N.; Müller, R.; Maniura-Weber, K.; Qin, X.-H.*; Boesel, L., Nano-3D-printed Photochromic Micro-objects. Small 2021, 17, 2101337. Frontispiece feature. Highlighted by Nature Chemistry Blog and Chimia.
- Qin, X.-H.*; Wang, X.; Rottmar, M.; Nelson, B. J.; Maniura‐Weber, K., Near‐Infrared Light‐Sensitive Polyvinyl Alcohol Hydrogel Photoresist for Spatiotemporal Control of Cell‐Instructive 3D Microenvironments. Advanced Materials 2018, 30 (10), 1705564. Inside Cover Feature. Highlighted by Nature Chemistry Blog, ACS C&EN News, ECM Top News, and EMPA Quarterly.
Course Catalogue
Spring Semester 2024
| Number | Unit |
|---|---|
| 151-0638-00L | MaP Distinguished Lecture Series on Engineering with Living Materials |
| 376-1974-00L | Colloquium in Biomechanics |