Beijing Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine & Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaBioinspired engineering; Biofabrication; 3D printing; Biomedical materials; Biomechanics
Dr Gu is currently appointed as a Full Professor, Director of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Engineering Lab for Intelligent Organ Manufacturing and group leader of Bioinspired Engineering, at Institute for Stem Cell and Regeneration (ISCR) | Institute of Zoology (IOZ), CAS. Dr Gu 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 an Associate Professor at IOZ, CAS and establishing his lab, Bioinspired Engineering. He became Full Professor at IOZ, CAS at the end of 2019. Prof Gu focuses on developing novel biomaterials and advanced technologies, 3D/4D bioprinting to regulate stem cell fate, fabrication of functional 3D organs and even live organisms in vitro. These studies are applied to understand the mechanism of life and establish novel therapeutic methodologies. Prof Gu has previously published 33 first-author and corresponding author peer-reviewed journal articles, including Adv. Funct. Meter., Adv. Sci., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., Materials Horizons, Adv. Healthc. Mater. etc., mostly on bioprinting, biofabrication, biomaterials and stem cell engineering over the past 5 years. Furthermore, Prof Gu has been invited to finish 3 book chapters and co-inventor on seven patents.
Selected Prizes, awards and honors
• 2023 Australia China Alumni Award for Research and Science (Judges’ Commendation and Winner), Australia China Alumni Association
• 2023 Excellent Final Evaluation, Hundred Talents Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
• 2023 Outstanding Young Talents of “Phoenix Project” in Chaoyang District, Beijing
• 2022 Chinese Society of Stem Cell Research (CSSCR) Young Investigator Award
• 2022 Excellent Young Scientists Fund, National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)
• 2020 Final Evaluation of “Hundred Talents Program”, Chinese Academy of Sciences
• 2017 “Hundred Talents Program” Youth Talent of Chinese Academy of Sciences
• 2017 UOW Outstanding Thesis
• 2017 Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-Financed Students Abroad
Biofabrication technology is enabling advanced functional organs and component tissues for lab-based modelling and medical therapeutics. 3D bioprinting has emerged as a potential game-changer for ‘bottom up’ manufacturing highly complex cell-laden constructs by precisely controlling the spatiotemporal distribution of cells and biomaterials. On the other hand, bioassembly is more suitable for fabricating hierarchical constructs. Although 3D bioprinting or bioassembly technologies are constantly evolving, production of human-scaled functional organs and tissues remains challenging. In this regard, 3D bioprinting, bioassembly, and other manufacturing approaches are being integrated to achieve requisite complexity to more closely recapitulate native organ/tissue form and function. This Special Issue covers such approaches and strategies including advances in biofabrication theories for research and clinical product development.
Integrating zinc/silicon dual ions with 3D-printed GelMA hydrogel promotes in situ hair follicle regeneration
Bone Sialoprotein Immobilized in Collagen Type I Enhances Bone Regeneration In vitro and In vivo