Dr. Xuan Mu has a research program focused on exploiting cellular, material, and bioengineering approaches to enhance the understanding of respiratory diseases and expedite the development of effective therapeutic strategies. The cellular approach relies on advanced iPSC techniques, while the material approach leans on silk fibroin, a protein known for its unique composition and mechanical strength. These protein-based materials offer bio-relevance and untapped mechanisms to adjust properties, unlike synthetic polymers. Techniques like 3D printing and microfluidics, driven by bioengineering, create organized structures with controlled environmental cues. Dr. Mu's expertise yields bioengineered tissue and disease models, serving as clinical proxies for studying pathogenesis and screening therapeutic approaches such advanced gene therapy.