Our Mission
We are dedicated to developing better bioengineered tools to address unmet biomedical needs and biological questions. Through working at the interface of material sciences, biomedical engineering, biology and medicine, our interdisciplinary and collaborative team aims to develop next generation stem cell-based therapeutics and miniaturized diagnostics (Research). We are also fully committed to the professional development of the personnel in the laboratory and do everything we can to ensure successful career paths (Education). If you are interested in joining the team, collaborating, donating, or are interested in what our research expertise can do for you, please contact Dr. Weian Zhao (weianzhao.uci@gmail.com).
News
May 7, 2013: Mark and Jingxia’s review paper entitled “Evidence for High Translational Potential of Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Therapy to Improve Recovery from Ischemic Stroke” has been accepted for publication at Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism. Congratulations!
May 6, 2013: Zhao lab receives funding from University of California, Cancer Research Coordinating Committee to develop better therapeutics to treat leukemia. Congratulations!
April 25, 2013: Zhao lab has received funding from Earlier.org to develop facile diagnostics for early-stage breast cancer test.
April 23, 2013: Congratulations to a Theme Issue ‘Molecular-, nano- and micro-devices for real-time in vivo sensing‘ organized and edited by Dr. Zhao for Interface Focus.
April 23, 2013: Congratulations to Drs. Zhao, Karp and Lin’s laboratories whose work has made cover page at Interface Focus. Check it out here.
April 23, 2013: Congratulations to Mark’s paper “Opening windows on new biology and disease mechanisms: development of real-time in vivo sensors” at Interface Focus.
April 22, 2013: Zhao lab has received seed grant from the Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center to develop facile cancer diagnostics. Congratulations!
December 21, 2012: Zhao lab receives funding from Department of Defense to develop novel stem cell-based therapy to treat cancer metastases. Congratulations!
November 19, 2012: Check out Dr. Zhao’s newest publication in PNAS: Bioinspired multivalent DNA network for capture and release of cells
Also take a look at some of the articles related to this publication: one from MIT News and another from MedicalXpress.com
October 16, 2012: Dr. Mark Eckert has recieved the prestigious Post-Doc CIRM Training Grant Award! Congrats Mark!
September 4, 2012: The Zhao Lab has been featured in the Daily Pilot! Check it out here!
August 22, 2012: Dr. Zhao wins the prestigious TR35 awards: the World’s Top Young Innovators under age of 35. Check it out here! It has also been featured on the UCI website and in the World Journal.
January, 2012: Positions available for highly motivated Postdocs, Graduate Students and Undergraduate students who want to join an interdisciplinary and collaborative team to address unmet challenges in biology and medicine.
