Bioengineering Living Systems

Cleveland, OH

We are currently hiring at various levels.

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London, UK

Dr. Ma was selected as a recipient of the Young Researcher Award by Lush Prize in London, United Kingdom. 

Cleveland, OH

Our lab (Bioengineering Living Systems) opens its doors today!

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland, OH

Dr. Ma will join the Center for Immunotherapy & Precision Immuno-Oncology (CITI) at Cleveland Clinic as an Assistant Staff.

SLAS Innovation Award

Chao was selected as one of the nine finalists to compete for the SLAS2024 Innovation Award in Boston, MA. 

Tony B. Academic Award

Chao was awarded the Tony B. Academic Award to attend the SLAS 2024 International Conference and Exhibition.

Dr. Chao Ma: Pioneering 'Leukemia-on-a-Chip' for CAR T Cell Therapy at SLAS 2024

In this interview, NewsMedical speaks with Chao Ma, Ph.D., a Research Assistant Professor at New York University Tandon School of Engineering. We first spoke to Dr. Ma at SLAS 2022; this conversation aims to delve into how this important research has evolved and where it is heading.

BMES2023

Seattle, WA

Dr. Ma gave a talk on CAR T-on-a-Chip in the session of "Cancer Immunoengineering, Immunomodulation and Immunothearpy II" of the BMES 2023 in Seattle, WA. 

BMES2023

Seattle, WA

Dr. Ma co-chaired the session of "Hepatic Tissue Engineering I" of the BMES 2023 in Seattle, WA. 

Grand Opening

Vertically Integrated Project (VIP)

We are welcoming undergraduate students to join our 'Smart Microphysiological System for Precision Medicine' Vertically Integrated Project (VIP) team. 

Underprivileged and underrepresented groups and First-gen students are mostly encouraged to apply!

Please check VIP team website for more information.

NSF I-Corps Progam

Our CAR-T Chip project (Bioengineered Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) Chips for Screening CAR T-Cell Immunotherapy) was funded by NSF I-Corps program!

Dr. Chao Ma will be the Entrepreneur Lead.

Tony B. Academic Award

Chao was awarded the Tony B. Academic Award to attend the SLAS 2022 International Conference and Exhibition!

Leukemia-on-a-chip: The Future of Preventing Therapy Resistance?

In this interview for SLAS 2022, Chao shared about his groundbreaking 'leukemia-on-a-chip' technology and its future within therapy resistance.

2022 CMBE Travel Award

Chao was awarded the Post-Doctoral Researcher Travel Awards. He gave a talk at the 2022 BMES CMBE conference in Indian Wells, California.

Disease Models & Mechanisms Conference Travel Grant 

Chao was awarded the Disease Models & Mechanisms Conference Travel Grant from the Company of Biologists’ to attend the 2021 BMES Annual Meeting!

CRI Irvington Fellowship

Chao was funded by Cancer Research Institute to research CAR T cell therapy using organ chip technology!

Leukemia-on-a-chip

Chao's paper of leukemia-on-a-chip published in Science Advances!

scRNA-seq Mapping of B-ALL Bone Marrow Niches 

Our collaborative study (Witkowski et al. 2020) of scRNA-seq mapping of B-ALL bone marrow niches was selected as a Cover in Cancer Cell!

Heterotypic 3D tumor culture in a reusable platform using pneumatic microfluidics

Our reusable chip (Liu et al. Lab Chip) for formation of heterotypic tumor was selected as a Cover in Lab on a Chip!

Pneumatic micro-molding

Chao's paper of pneumatic micro-molding was selected as a Cover in Lab on a Chip!

Liver lobule-on-a-chip

Making liver tissue in the lab for transplants and drug screening