Dr. Xiao Ma is an Industry Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering at NYU Tandon School of Engineering. He received his PhD degree in Mechanical Engineering from Iowa State University in 2013. His research focuses on mechanobiology, cellular morphogenesis, computational biology, cellular mechanics, molecular biophysics, cancer biology, smart biointerface design/characterization, and application of micro/nanofabrication technology to manipulate biological systems from both molecular and cellular levels. His research works have been published in many prestigious peer-reviewed journals and reputational conference proceedings.