Xiao Yang Lab at Johns Hopkins Biomedical Engineering

April 2026:
We are pleased to welcome Dr. Md Saifur Rahman to our lab as a postdoc! Saifur received his PhD in Biomedical Engineering from Texas A&M University. Welcome, Saifur!

January 2026:
In the new year, we’re thrilled to welcome Jialin Liu, a new BME Master’s student! She earned her B.S. in BME from Huazhong University of Science and Technology. Welcome, Jialin!
We’re excited to welcome neuroscience undergraduate student Eric Wang! Welcome, Eric!

October 2025:
We’re growing! This month, we welcome Xiaohan Alex Tang, a rotation PhD student from the CMM program, and Ziyan Lily Lin, a BME undergraduate student. We’re also excited to welcome our lab’s first postdoc, Dr. Yusheng Zhang, to the team. Welcome aboard, Alex, Lily, and Yusheng!

September 2025:
Xiao is honored to be named to the MIT Technology Review Innovators Under 35 (TR35) Asia Pacific!

August 2025:
We’re thrilled to welcome our very first PhD student, Zhengguang Zhu, who joins us from Northwestern University!
We’re excited to have Vivek Radhakrishnan join our team as a BME Master’s student!
We’re also excited to welcome Nicholas Schaffer as our new lab technician and Thoya Raman as a BME undergraduate student!
Welcome aboard, Zhengguang, Vivek, Nicholas, and Thoya!

June 2025:
We received grant funding from the Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund! Xiao presented a poster at the Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund Felicitation Ceremony.

June 2025:
We’re excited to welcome our first member, Junpeng Li, joining as a BME Master’s student. Welcome, Junpeng!

June 2025:
Yang lab launches at Johns Hopkins!

March 2025:
Our brand-new lab space in a dynamic, collaborative environment is almost ready to launch!

December 2024:
Xiao is honored to be named as a Materials Research Society (MRS) Early Career Distinguished Presenter!

October 2024:
Xiao is happy to receive the Sammy Kuo Award in Neuroscience!

July 2024:
Xiao was interviewed by her alma mater, Peking University, where she shared insights about her scientific journey, career path, and research on bioelectronics for brain-machine interfaces.

June 2024:
The Johns Hopkins BME graduate program has once again been ranked No. 1 in the nation! Xiao feels incredibly fortunate to be joining such a prestigious, collaborative, and collegial environment filled with groundbreaking research. Come join us at Johns Hopkins BME and explore the many exciting opportunities ahead!

February 2024:
Check out the Nature Reviews Bioengineering Research Highlight featuring our work on kirigami-inspired electronics, recently published in Nature Biotechnology.

January 2024:
Check out the Nature Biotechnology News & Views feature on our research on kirigami-inspired electronics, recently published in Nature Biotechnology.

January 2024:
Check out the news article from the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute featuring our research on kirigami-inspired electronics, recently published in Nature Biotechnology.

January 2024:
Xiao was interviewed by Stanford Wearable Electronics (eWEAR) about her research on the vasculature-like electronic scaffold (VasES), recently published in Nature Biomedical Engineering. Thanks to Stanford eWEAR for highlighting our work!

December 2023:
Xiao was interviewed by MIT Technology Review DeepTech about her research on the vasculature-like electronic scaffold (VasES), recently published in Nature Biomedical Engineering.

December 2023:
Xiao has been awarded the prestigious Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute Interdisciplinary Postdoctoral Scholar Award. This two-year fellowship will support her interdisciplinary research.

December 2022:
Xiao’s kirigami-inspired electronics for human brain assembloids was featured at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Winter Conference on Development and 3D Modeling of the Human Brain.

December 2019:
Xiao’s neuron-like electronics was exhibited in the Materials Research Society’s Science as Art Competition.

May 2019:
Science covered our research on neuron-like electronics, recently published in Nature Materials. The article, titled “Slender, neuron-size probes aim for better recordings of brain’s electrical chatter”, highlights the potential of our work to enhance neural recordings.

April 2019:
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) interviewed my Ph.D. advisor and me about our research for the broadcast “Opportunity”.

March 2019:
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) highlighted our research in a news article titled “Electronic Stealth Neurons Offer Enhanced Brain Studies and Treatments”.

March 2019:
The Harvard Gazette featured our research as a cover story titled “Sensors Go Undercover to Outsmart the Brain”.

March 2019:
The Scientist highlighted our research in the “Image of the Day: Imposter Neurons”.

February 2019:
Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN) highlighted our research in an article titled “Neuronlike Electronics Integrate with Brain Tissue Without Causing Damage”.

February 2019:
Harvard University Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology highlighted our research in a news article titled “A Welcome Stranger”.

February 2019:
Nature Materials highlighted our research on neuron-like electronics in a News & Views article titled “Neuron-like Neural Probes”.