Gang Bao
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| Known for | Nanomedicine, molecular imaging, CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing |
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| Fields | Bioengineering, nanomedicine, genome editing, cell mechanics |
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Gang Bao is a Chinese-American bioengineer and the Foyt Family Professor of Bioengineering at Rice University, where he is also a Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) Scholar in Cancer Research.[1][2] His research spans nanomedicine, molecular imaging, cell mechanics, and genome editing, including the development of CRISPR/Cas9-based tools for treating single-gene disorders such as sickle cell disease.[1][3] In 2025 he was selected to receive the Robert Henry Thurston Lecture Award from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).[4]
Education
Bao received a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering in 1976 and a Master of Science in applied mechanics in 1981, both from Shandong University in China.[3][1] He earned a Ph.D. in applied mathematics from Lehigh University in 1987, and from 1988 to 1991 was a postdoctoral fellow in the materials department at the University of California, Santa Barbara.[1][3]
Career
Bao began his academic career as a faculty member at Johns Hopkins University, where he worked from 1991 to 1999.[3] In 1999 he joined the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, where he held the Robert A. Milton Chair in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering and directed a nanomedicine research center.[3][2] In 2015, Bao joined the faculty of Rice University's George R. Brown School of Engineering.[2][3]
Awards and honors
In 2025, Bao was selected to receive the Robert Henry Thurston Lecture Award from ASME for his contributions to the mechanics of composites, cell mechanics, and nanomedicine.[4] The award, established in 1925 in honor of ASME's first president, provides an opportunity for a leader in pure or applied science or engineering to deliver a lecture at the society's International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition.[4]
He is an elected fellow of the Biomedical Engineering Society (2017), the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2009), the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (2009), the American Physical Society (2007), and the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (2007).[1][5]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Gang Bao". The People of Rice. Rice University. Retrieved June 18, 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Gang Bao". CPRIT Scholars. Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas. Retrieved June 18, 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Kurp, Patrick (January 16, 2020). "Bao named chair of Bioengineering". Rice Engineering News. Rice University. Retrieved June 18, 2026.
- 1 2 3 Schilcutt, Katharine (May 16, 2025). "Bao wins Robert Henry Thurston Lecture Award". Rice News. Rice University. Retrieved June 18, 2026.
- ↑ "Gang Bao, Ph.D. COF-0059". AIMBE College of Fellows. American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering. Retrieved June 18, 2026.