Meet The Team

Hello, I’m Jason Xiao Wang, a postdoctoral fellow, working on bioprinting retinal tissue models. I earned my Ph.D. at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign where I investigated how perturbations of the stochastic gene expression in pluripotent stem cells could influence differentiation. With this foundation in biological principles, gene expression, and stem cell differentiation, I have returned to my engineering roots to advance the bioprinting of tissues for disease modeling and future transplantation. My current work recreates the complex architecture of the retina by combining a top-down approach of layering distinct cell types with a bottom-up strategy of inducing cellular remodeling by modulating cell signaling.

I am a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the O'Grady Lab, where my research focuses on the development of biomimetic vascularized tissue constructs. My current research leverages 3D-printed soft hydrogels with micro-scale design features to facilitate the vascularization of lung organoids to generate sophisticated models of the lower respiratory tract. By integrating structural complexity with multicellular and immune components, I aim to develop high-fidelity human tissue analogs that advance disease modeling, therapeutic discovery, and regenerative medicine.

Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering 
Georgia Tech & Emory University