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Ranjie Xu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Basic Medical Sciences at Purdue University. His research specializes in neuroscience, stem cell biology, and molecular biology, focusing on developing human pluripotent stem cell (hPSC)-based models to uncover molecular cellular mechanisms underlying neurodevelopment and neurological disorders, including Alzheimer's disease and autism spectrum disorders. He places particular emphasis on neuroimmune interactions, neurovascular interactions, and tau pathology. Ranjie has developed advanced hPSC-based models, including 2D neural cultures and 3D brain organoids, as well as human-mouse chimeric brain models to investigate disease mechanisms and accelerate drug discovery. His laboratory is also working on innovative hPSC-based cell therapies for neurological disorders. Ranjie's work has been published in leading journals such as Cell Stem Cell, Molecular Psychiatry, Nature Communications, and Stem Cell Reports. He earned his PhD in Neuroscience from the University of Science and Technology of China and completed postdoctoral training at Rutgers University. His research has received support from the National Institute on Aging (NIA), the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CTSI), the Purdue Institute for Integrative Neuroscience (PIIN), and the Showalter Trust.
Purdue University • West Lafayette, IN
Assistant Professor in the Department of Basic Medical Sciences.
Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Rutgers University • New Brunswick, NJ
Conducted research as a postdoctoral associate in neuroscience.
Department of Neurological Sciences, University of Nebraska Medical Center • Omaha, NE
Worked as a postdoctoral associate in neurological sciences.
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