Zhen Xu
Zhen Xu | |
|---|---|
徐蓁 | |
| Education | Southeast University, University of Michigan (M.S. 2003, Ph.D. 2005) |
| Occupation | Professor |
| Employer | University of Michigan |
| Known for | Outstanding contribution to invention and development of histotripsy, an image-guided, noninvasive ultrasonic cavitation therapy |
| Notable work | Development and clinical translation of non-invasive mechanical ultrasound ablation technology |
| Awards | IEEE Carl Hellmuth Hertz Ultrasonics Award |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biomedical engineering |
| Institutions | University of Michigan |
| Thesis | Controlled ultrasound tissue erosion (2005) |
| Doctoral advisor | Charles Cain |
Zhen Xu (Chinese: 徐蓁) is Li Ka Shing Endowed Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Michigan, where she also holds professorships in radiology and neurosurgery. Her research concerns surgical applications of focused ultrasound.
Early and education
Zhen Xu was born in Nanjing, China,[1] and she studied biomedical engineering as an undergraduate at Southeast University in Nanjing, graduating in 2001. She went to the University of Michigan for graduate study, receiving a master's degree in 2003 and completing her Ph.D. in 2005.[2][3] She was given the Li Ka Shing Endowed Professorship at the University of Michigan in 2024.[4]
Career
Xu discovered what later became known as the field of histotripsy while work in a laboratory during her doctoral studies.[5]
Xu was named as a Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering in 2019, "for outstanding contribution to invention and development of histotripsy, an image-guided, noninvasive ultrasonic cavitation therapy",[6] and became a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors in 2024.[4] She was the 2024 recipient of the IEEE Carl Hellmuth Hertz Ultrasonics Award, "for invention and clinical translation of histotripsy - the noninvasive mechanical ultrasound ablation technology",[7] and she was named to the 2025 class of IEEE Fellows "for development and clinical translation of non-invasive mechanical ultrasound ablation technology".[8]
References
- ^ Lynch, Jim (14 March 2025), "U-M's Zhen Xu, histotripsy co-inventor, honored with endowed professorship from Li Ka Shing Foundation", University of Michigan
- ^ "Zhen Xu", IEEE Xplore, IEEE, 23 March 2021, retrieved 2025-01-02
- ^ Xu, Zhen (2005), Controlled ultrasound tissue erosion (PhD thesis), University of Michigan, hdl:2027.42/125548, OCLC 712611147, ProQuest 305453653
- ^ a b Santillan, Michele (11 December 2024), BME's Zhen Xu, Ph.D. receives multiple honors for pioneering work in non-invasive cancer treatment, University of Michigan, retrieved 2025-01-02
- ^ Ducharme, Jamie (7 October 2025), "How ultrasound is ushering a new era of surgery-free cancer treatment", BBC News
- ^ Dr. Zhen Xu Inducted into Medical and Biological Engineering Elite, AIMBE, 28 March 2019, retrieved 2025-01-02
- ^ IEEE Carl Hellmuth Hertz Ultrasonics Award – Recipients, IEEE Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control Society, retrieved 2025-01-02
- ^ IEEE Fellow Class of 2025 (PDF), IEEE, retrieved 2025-01-02
External links
- Profile at the University of Michigan - She and her colleagues have invented histotripsy, a mechanical ultrasound ablation technique via controlled cavitation.
- Histotripsy Lab
- Zhen Xu publications indexed by Google Scholar