Biography

Jinxing Li is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering and the Institute for Quantitative Health Science & Engineering at Michigan State University. He is also an adjunct faculty member in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, as well as the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. He joined MSU as part of the university’s Global Impact Initiative Scholar from Stanford University, where he conducted postdoctoral research on engineering soft materials to create biocompatible devices for biomolecular sensing, neuromodulation, and adaptive locomotion. He earned his Ph.D. in NanoEngineering at UC San Diego in 2017, where he developed a nanorobotic toolbox and pioneered the therapeutic use of micro/nanorobotics. Additionally, he was a visiting scholar at Bell Labs, where he worked on wearable telemedicine devices. Jinxing Li received his B.S. from Huazhong University of Science and Technology and his M.S. from Fudan University, both in Electrical Engineering. He is a recipient of the Siebel Scholar of Bioengineering, Materials Research Society Graduate Student Award, Dan David Prize Scholarship, American Chemical Society Division of Inorganic Chemistry Young Investigator Award, and MIT Technology Review Innovators Under 35 Global List.

The Lab
Working at the interface of advanced manufacturing, materials science, and bioengineering, the LI Lab pursues the development of biointegrated materials and devices that enable precise recording, understanding, and modulation of biology, particularly in the nervous system or microbial activities. We envision that such biointegrated technologies will catalyze discoveries in basic science and lead to new healthcare and sustainability solutions. Applications include neural interfaces, microrobotics, and sustainable building materials. To realize this vision, we pioneer core techniques in materials and manufacturing. We engineer new synthetic materials or bioengineered hybrids with desired mechanical and electrical properties that facilitate seamless integration and precise interaction with biological systems across various scales, from cells to organisms. We then actively pursue innovative precision manufacturing methods to transform these materials and/or biohybrids into scalable bioelectronics, microrobots, and living materials. We are particularly interested in applying these technologies to investigate the nervous systems as next-generation brain-machine interfaces or to modulate microbial activities for the production of sustainable materials. Empowered by advanced materials and precision manufacturing, the biointegrated technologies ecosystem will reshape the connections between the synthetic and biological worlds, leading to new solutions for both human and planetary health. Work in our lab can be broadly divided into the following interconnected domains: Biomedical materials and devices: neural electronics and microrobotics; Sustainable materials and robotic biomanufacturing.

Education