Xiaojun "Lance" Lian

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Titles and Affiliations
Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering

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Recent Publications

Bioprinted optoelectronically active cardiac tissues

Ershad, F., Rao, Z., Maharajan, S., Mesquita, F. C. P., Ha, J., Gonzalez, L., Haideri, T., Da Costa, E. C., Moctezuma-Ramirez, A., Wang, Y., Jang, S., Lu, Y., Patel, S., Wang, X., Tao, Y., Weygant, J., Garciamendez-Mijares, C. E., Carlos Orrantia Clark, L., Zubair, M. & Lian, X. L. & 5 others, Elgalad, A., Yang, J., Hochman-Mendez, C., Zhang, Y. S. & Yu, C., Jan 24 2025, In: Science Advances. 11, 4, eadt7210.

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Forward programming of hPSCs to neutrophils using chemically defined media

Hall, H. E., Bao, X., Dong, C. & Lian, X. L., Dec 2025, In: Stem Cell Research and Therapy. 16, 1, 32.

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MAGIK: A rapid and efficient method to create lineage-specific reporters in human pluripotent stem cells

Haideri, T., Lin, J., Bao, X. & Lian, X. L., May 14 2024, In: Stem Cell Reports. 19, 5, p. 744-757 14 p.

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A drug-selectable acoustic reporter gene system for human cell ultrasound imaging

Howells, A. R., Welch, P. J., Kim, J., Forest, C. R., Shi, C. & Lian, X. L., Mar 2024, In: Bioengineering and Translational Medicine. 9, 2, e10584.

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Ultrathin rubbery bio-optoelectronic stimulators for untethered cardiac stimulation

Rao, Z., Ershad, F., Guan, Y. S., Paccola Mesquita, F. C., da Costa, E. C., Morales-Garza, M. A., Moctezuma-Ramirez, A., Kan, B., Lu, Y., Patel, S., Shim, H., Cheng, K., Wu, W., Haideri, T., Lian, X. L., Karim, A., Yang, J., Elgalad, A., Hochman-Mendez, C. & Yu, C., Dec 6 2024, In: Science Advances. 10, 49, eadq5061.

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Direct programming of human pluripotent stem cells into endothelial progenitors with SOX17 and FGF2

Ream, M. W., Randolph, L. N., Jiang, Y., Chang, Y., Bao, X. & Lian, X. L., Apr 9 2024, In: Stem Cell Reports. 19, 4, p. 579-595 17 p.

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Soft Polyethylene Glycol Hydrogels Support Human PSC Pluripotency and Morphogenesis

Seitz, M. P., Song, Y., Lian, X. L., Ma, Z. & Jain, E., Jul 8 2024, In: ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering. 10, 7, p. 4525-4540 16 p.

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CAR-neutrophil mediated delivery of tumor-microenvironment responsive nanodrugs for glioblastoma chemo-immunotherapy

Chang, Y., Cai, X., Syahirah, R., Yao, Y., Xu, Y., Jin, G., Bhute, V. J., Torregrosa-Allen, S., Elzey, B. D., Won, Y. Y., Deng, Q., Lian, X. L., Wang, X., Eniola-Adefeso, O. & Bao, X., Dec 2023, In: Nature communications. 14, 1, 2266.

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Engineered Artificial Human Neutrophils Exhibit Mature Functional Performance

Chang, Y., Hummel, S. N., Watson, M. N., Jin, G., Lian, X. L. & Bao, X., Aug 18 2023, In: ACS Synthetic Biology. 12, 8, p. 2262-2270 9 p.

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Engineered human pluripotent stem cell-derived natural killer cells with PD-L1 responsive immunological memory for enhanced immunotherapeutic efficacy

Chang, Y., Jin, G., Luo, W., Luo, Q., Jung, J., Hummel, S. N., Torregrosa-Allen, S., Elzey, B. D., Low, P. S., Lian, X. L. & Bao, X., Sep 2023, In: Bioactive Materials. 27, p. 168-180 13 p.

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Chemically defined generation of human definitive hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells

Jung, J., Chang, Y., Jin, G., Deng, Q., Lian, X. L. & Bao, X., Mar 17 2023, In: STAR Protocols. 4, 1, 101953.

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STAMP-Based Digital CRISPR-Cas13a for Amplification-Free Quantification of HIV-1 Plasma Viral Loads

Nouri, R., Jiang, Y., Politza, A. J., Liu, T., Greene, W. H., Zhu, Y., Nunez, J. J., Lian, X. & Guan, W., Jun 13 2023, In: ACS nano. 17, 11, p. 10701-10712 12 p.

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Editorial: Bioengineered gene and cell therapy for treating cardiovascular diseases

Wang, K., Liu, X., Lian, X. L., Bao, X. & Li, K., 2023, In: Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 11, 1250175.

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Fabricating 3-dimensional human brown adipose microtissues for transplantation studies

Wang, O., Han, L., Lin, H., Tian, M., Zhang, S., Duan, B., Chung, S., Zhang, C., Lian, X., Wang, Y. & Lei, Y., Apr 2023, In: Bioactive Materials. 22, p. 518-534 17 p.

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Chemically-defined generation of human hemogenic endothelium and definitive hematopoietic progenitor cells

Chang, Y., Syahirah, R., Oprescu, S. N., Wang, X., Jung, J., Cooper, S. H., Torregrosa-Allen, S., Elzey, B. D., Hsu, A. Y., Randolph, L. N., Sun, Y., Kuang, S., Broxmeyer, H. E., Deng, Q., Lian, X. & Bao, X., Jun 2022, In: Biomaterials. 285, 121569.

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