Congratulations to our own Dr. Xiao!

About the Award: 

Supported by the Virendra B. Mahesh New Investigator Fund, this award recognizes an active, regular member of the society for outstanding research completed and published within 12 years after receiving the Ph.D. or other equivalent professional degree. Learn more at SSR.org

About Dr. Xiao: 

ITP Class of 2013

Dr. Shuo Xiao is currently an Associate Professor at the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology at Rutgers University School of Pharmacy. He earned his MBBS and MS degrees in Preventive Medicine from Peking University Health Science Center, followed by a PhD in Female Reproductive Biology and Toxicology from Dr. Xiaoqin Ye’s lab at the University of Georgia. He completed the Postdoctoral Training under the supervision of Dr. Teresa Woodruff at Northwestern University and focused on Ovarian Biology, Oncofertility, and organ-on-a-chip. Currently, Dr. Xiao’s research is dedicated to advancing women’s reproductive health, including (1) investigating ovarian disrupting effects and mechanisms of environmental contaminants and clinical drugs; (2) developing non-hormonal female contraception, and (3) engineering female reproduction-on-a-chip. These research projects are funded by NIH, DOD, NSF, and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. So far, he has published > 60 peer-reviewed papers in high impact journals. Dr. Xiao has been a SSR member since 2009. He is now a member of SSR Virtual Committee (2022-present), and he used to serve on the SSR Award Committee (2019-2022) and as a SSR Trainee Affairs Mentor (2017-2019).

Below, Dr. Shuo Xiao (ITP 2013) at Rutgers University is the recipient of 2024 SSR (Society for the Study of Reproduction) New Investigator Award!!! The award ceremony was held July 17, 2024 in Dublin, Ireland.