Xi Ren

Xi Ren is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. His research focuses on vascular engineering and tissue morphogenesis, with an emphasis on developing strategies for engineering functional vasculature using decellularized organ scaffolds. Ren joined Carnegie Mellon University in 2017 after serving as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Laboratory for Organ Engineering and Regeneration at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. His work includes advancing biomanufacturing, additive manufacturing, and tissue engineering to improve lung treatment and organ regeneration.

Xi Ren (Charlie) is a biomedical engineer at Carnegie Mellon University, specializing in stem cells, biomaterials, and tissue engineering. His research focuses on developing advanced biomaterials and tissue engineering strategies to regenerate and repair complex organs such as lungs and intestines. He explores methods like perfusion decellularization, extracellular matrix dynamics, and biofabrication to create functional human grafts. His work also includes the engineering of vascularized islet organs for diabetes and the bioengineering of lungs for transplantation. Ren's research integrates stem cell biology with bioengineering to address challenges in regenerative medicine and extracellular vesicle applications for cardiovascular, pulmonary, and metabolic diseases.