Minghao Nie

Minghao Nie is a Senior Assistant Professor at The University of Tokyo, specializing in biofabrication and additive manufacturing technologies for engineering functional tissues in vitro. By integrating microfluidics, BioMEMS, and microscale 3D printing, he develops high-resolution tissue constructs for applications in microphysiological systems (MPS), regenerative medicine, and biohybrid or soft robotics. He earned his Ph.D. in Information Science and Technology from The University of Tokyo, where he conducted research on the microfluidic fabrication and assembly of cell fibers—enabling scalable production of perfusable tissues with controlled architecture.

His representative works include the development of the world’s first robot covered with self-healing cultured skin tissue and the creation of large-scale perfusable muscle constructs using hollow fiber bioreactors. These achievements highlight the broader potential of engineered tissues in therapeutic grafts and cellular agriculture. His work has been highlighted in Nature and featured in global media outlets such as BBC News, The Guardian, Reuters, CNN, and NHK.

Minghao has received the Innovative Technologies 2022 award and the Young Researcher Award from the Society for Chemistry and Micro-Nano Systems. He serves as a reviewer for numerous academic journals and has received Outstanding Reviewer Awards from Biofabrication and the Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering. He also serves as a session chair at international conferences, including TRANSDUCERS and Biofabrication.

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