Dr. Xiaoping Bao

Associate Professor

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Biography

Xiaoping Bao is an Associate Professor at the Davidson School of Chemical Engineering at Purdue University. He is focused on harnessing the power of human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) for regenerative medicine and developing innovative technologies to generate and engineer models of human development and disease. With a background in chemical biological engineering, Xiaoping's research intersects multiple disciplines, aiming to tackle notable challenges in cell differentiation and biomanufacturing. His lab is dedicated to advancing molecular therapies for degenerative diseases, neurological disorders, and cancers, particularly involving cardiac cells, hematopoietic stem cells, and T cells. In addition, Dr. Bao is exploring gene editing applications in human disease modeling and developing protocols for creating pure target cells from hPSCs for therapeutic use. His commitment to understanding gene evolution and function culminates in his interests in computational biology and the analysis of high-throughput sequencing data to inform breakthroughs in biomedical research.

Research Interests

Experience

Associate Professor

2019-01-01 — Present

Purdue University • West Lafayette, IN

Teaching and conducting research in Chemical Engineering.

Awards

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Purdue College of Engineering Faculty Excellence Award Early Career Research

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Purdue Institute Cancer Research Early Career Research Achievement Award

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BMES-CMBE Rising Star Junior Faculty Award

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NSF CAREER Award

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Showalter Research Trust Young Investigator Award

Patents

Methods of epicardial differentiation of human pluripotent stem cells

US10131878B2

Chemically defined albumin-free conditions for cardiomyocyte differentiation of human pluripotent stem cells

US9765299 B2

Simplified methods for generating endothelial cells from human pluripotent stem cells under defined conditions

US9290741 B2

Generating aorta-gonad-mesonephros-like hematopoietic cells from human pluripotent stem cells under defined conditions

Patent App. 17/800,320

Requirements for Purdue University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Listening
Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7.5
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:135
Overall
Required:135
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in CS or related field Foundational concepts of computer science Data structures Computer architecture Operating systems Mathematics through differential equations Linear and matrix algebra
Application Checklist
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  • Resume
  • Three Letters of Recommendation
  • CS Supplementary Form
Specialization Notes

GRE is not required.