Prof. Dr. Xiao-Hua Qin
Prof. Dr. Xiao-Hua Qin
Assistant Professor at the Department of Health Sciences and Technology
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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 - Biomaterials Engineering and co-leading the Laboratory for Bone Biomechanics, with 6 PhD students to develop miniaturized in vitro bone 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.
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 an 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.
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 |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Elected Member of the Young Academy of Europe (YAE) |
| 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 | Travel Award, COST | European Cooperation in Science and Technology |
| 2018 | ETH Zurich Career Seed Award |
| 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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Selected Publications (A full list and citation metrics can be retrieved in Google Scholar )
- Qiu, W.; Gehre, G.; Nepomuceno, JP.; Bao, Y.; Li, Z.; Müller, R.; Qin, X.-H.* Coumarin-Based Photodegradable Hydrogels Enable Two-Photon Subtractive Biofabrication at 300 mm s−1, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, 63, e202404599. Cover feature (link).
- Zauchner, D.; Müller, M.; Horrer, M.; Bissig, L.; Zhao, F.; Fish, P.; Lee, S.S.; Zenobi-Wong, M.; Müller, R.; Qin, X.-H.* Synthetic biodegradable microporous hydrogels for in vitro 3D culture of functional human bone cell networks, Nature Communications 2024, 15, 5027. Featured by ETH News (link) and Nature Reviews Materials (link).
- Gehre, G.; Qiu, W.; Hunter, 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 2024 , 174, 141.
- 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. Cover Feature. Highlighted by Nature Chemistry Blog , ACS C&EN News, ECM Top News, and EMPA Quarterly.
Course Catalogue
Spring Semester 2025
| Number | Unit |
|---|---|
| 151-0638-00L | MaP Distinguished Lecture Series on Engineering with Living Materials |
| 376-1974-00L | Colloquium in Biomechanics |