Professor Yin Xiao
Distinguished Professor
1. School of Medicine and Dentistry & Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD 4222, Australia
2. School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering, Center of Biomedical Technology, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD 4059, Australia
3. Australia-China Centre for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD 4059, Australia
Short Biography
Prof. Yin Xiao is a Distinguished Professor in Dentistry, Oral Health, and Medicine at Griffith University, an Adjunct Professor in Medical Engineering at the Queensland University of Technology, and an honorary Professor at the University of Queensland. He was a dental specialist (BDSc 1986 and MDSc 1991 from Wuhan University) and started his academic career in 2000 (PhD from the University of Queensland). He is the Founder and the Director of the Australia-China Centre for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (ACCTERM), established in 2013, and the Joint Research Centre of functional biomaterials for tissue and organ replacement. His work has predominantly focused on bone, biomaterials, stem cells, dentistry, and tissue engineering. He has authored more than 340 journal papers, three books, and 23 book chapters. His H-index is 78 (Google Scholar), and his work has been cited more than 29,000 times. He was named one of the top 250 researchers in Australia and the field leader in Biomedical Technology in 2019 and 2021 by Australian Research Magazine. He has been awarded the 2022 Outstanding Scientist from the TERMIS-AP Society and the World’s Top 2% Scientists in AD Scientific Index.
Research Projects and Interests
- Immunoregulation in bone biomaterial development and bone regeneration
- Microenvironment for stem cell differentiation and biomaterials optimization
- Technologies for endogenous tissue regeneration
- Clinical translation for Regenerative medicine
- Osteoarthritis
Education and Employment
PhD (7/1997–6/2000) The University of Queensland, Australia
Master of Dental Science (9/1988–7/1991) Wuhan University (Former Hubei Medical University), People's Republic of China
Bachelor of Dental Science (9/1981–7/1986) Wuhan University (Former Hubei Medical University), People's Republic of China
Distinguished Professor (8/2022–ongoing) School of Dentistry and Medicine, Griffith University
Professor (7/2012–7/2022), Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation& Science and Engineering Faculty, Queensland University of Technology
Director (6/2013–now), Australia-China Centre for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (ACCTERM)
Program Leader (6/2016–12/2019), Program of Bone and Joint Disorders, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology
Associate Professor (10/2005–6/2012), Medical Engineering, Queensland University of Technology
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