Wu Xiaolin

Senior Postdoctoral Associate

Xiaolin joined SMART-CAMP-IRG in December 2019. She holds a PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and a B.Sc in Pharmaceutical Science from Wuhan University. Her Ph.D. research was on DNA epigenetic modification in bacteria. She has previously been a visiting PhD student at MIT andSMART-AMR-IRG for 2.5 years, where she worked on DNA modification mechanism in bacteria and developing DNA sequencing methods to map DNA modification sites. Her research interests include CRISPR/Cas-based molecular detection methods andt he development of novel DNA/RNA detection and sequencing technologies.

Xiaolin is currently focusing on developing novel methods for the detection of adventitious agents in cell therapy processes. Cell therapies, like other biologics, are vulnerable to contamination with adventitious agents such as bacteria and viruses. Existing adventitious agents detection methods can take days, so Xiaolin is striving to develop new methods to speed up the safety control process. To this end, she has developed RApid DIgital Crispr Approaches (RADICA), an isothermal method for the detection and absolute quantification of DNA in hours. This method has been used to detect SARS-CoV-2,Epstein-Barr virus, human adenoviruses, and herpes simplex virus. Xiaolin is now exploring ways to expand the multiplex capabilities of the method and integrate it into CAR-T cell safety QC workflows.

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Y. Liu (SMART), J. Raymond (SMART), X. Wu (SMART), P. Chua (SMART), S. Ling SMART), C. C. Chan (SMART), C. Chan (SMART), J. Loh (SMART), M. Song (Ng Ann Poly), M. Ong (Ng Ann Poly), P. Ho (SMART), M. E. McBee (SMART), S. Springs (MIT/SMART), H. Yu (NUS) and J. Han (MIT/SMART),

Electrostatic Microfiltration (EM) Enriches and Recovers Viable Microorganisms at Low-abundance in Large-volume Samples and Enhances Downstream Detection

Lab Chip, 2024, DOI: 10.1039/D4LC00419A.; Aug 19, 2024
2024

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Wei-Xiang Sin (SMART), N. Suhas Jagannathan (SMART), Denise Bei Lin Teo (SMART), Faris Kairi (SMART), Shin Yie Fong (ASTAR-IMCB), Joel Heng Loong Tan (ASTAR-IMCB), Dedy Sandikin (SMART), Ka-Wai Cheung (SMART), Yen Hoon Luah (SMART), Xiaolin Wu (SMART), Joshua Jebaraj Raymond (SMART), Francesca Lorraine Wei Inng Lim (ACTRIS/SGH), Yie Hou Lee (SMART), Michaela Su-Fern Seng (SingHealth), Shui Yen Soh (SingHealth), Qingfeng Chen (ASTAR-IMCB), Rajeev J. Ram (SMART/MIT), Lisa Tucker-Kellogg (Duke-NUS) & Michael E. Birnbaum (SMART/MIT)

A high-density microfluidic bioreactor for the automated manufacturing of CAR T cells

Nature Biomedical Engineering, Published online; Jun 04, 2024
2024

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Xiaolin Wu (SMART), Xuanming Lou (NUS), Hanzhang Zhou (NUS), Joshua Jebaraj Raymond (SMART), Leng Gek Kwang (NUS), Francesca Yi Teng Ong (NUS), Stacy L. Springs (MIT/SMART), Hanry Yu (NUS/SMART))

Detection and absolute quantification biosensing tools for food authentication: CRISPR/Cas, digital CRISPR and beyond

Trends in Food Science & Technology, Volume 145, p. 104349; Mar 01, 2024
2024

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Xiaolin Wu , Cheryl Chan, Stacy L. Springs, Yie Hou Lee, Timothy K. Lu, Hanry Yu

A warm start digital CRISPR/Cas-based method for the quantitative detection of nucleic acids

Analytica Chimia Acta, 1196, 339494; Mar 01, 2022
2022

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Xiaolin Wu, Joshua K. Tay, Chuan Keng Goh, Cheryl Chan, Yie Hou Lee, Stacy L. Springs, De Yun Wang, Kwok Seng Loh, Timothy K. Lu, Hanry Yu

Digital CRISPR-based method for the rapid detection and absolute quantification of nucleic acids

Biomaterials, 274, 120876; Jul 01, 2021
2021

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Featured CAMP Presentations

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Sin, WX. (SMART), Jagannathan, N.S.(SMART, Duke-NUS), Teo, D.B.L. (SMART), Kairi F. (SMART), Fong S.Y. (IMCB, A*STAR), Tan J.H.L.** (IMCB, A*STAR), Sandikin D. (SMART), Cheung K.W.** (SMART), Luah Y.H.** (SMART), Wu X.** (SMART), Raymond J.J. (SMART), Lim F.L.W.I. (SGH, SingHealth), Lee Y.H. (SMART), Seng M.S.F. (KKH, SingHealth), Soh S.Y. (KKH, SingHealth), Chen Q. (IMCB, A*STAR), Ram R.J. (MIT), Tucker-Kellogg L. (Duke-NUS), Birnbaum M.E. (MIT)

A high-density microfluidic bioreactor for the automated manufacturing of CAR T cells

Singapore Cell and Gene Therapy Pan Asia Summit 2024, Singapore

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Xiaolin Wu, Joshua Raymond, Cheryl Chan, Yaoping Liu, Yie Hou Lee, Timothy Lu, Stacy Springs, Hanry Yu

Accelerating cell therapy safety: rapid and accurate absolute quantification of adventitious agents using digital CRISPR approaches and beyond

15TH STEM CELL SOCIETY SINGAPORE SYMPOSIUM 2023; "STEM CELL INNOVATIONS IN RESEARCH AND HEALTHCARE", Singapore

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Xiaolin Wu, Joshua Raymond, Cheryl Chan, Yaoping Liu, Yie Hou Lee, Timothy Lu, Stacy Springs*, Hanry Yu*.

Accelerating biomanufacturing safety: rapid and accurate absolute quantification of adventitious agents using digital CRISPR approaches

Recent Advances in Fermentation Technology (RAFT15), Naples, FL, USA.

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Xiaolin Wu, Joshua Jebaraj Raymond, Yaoping Liu, Alexander Jeremias Odermatt, Wei-Xiang Sin, Denise Teo, Inn Chuan Ng, Michael Birnbaum, Timothy Lu, Jongyoon Han, Stacy Springs* and Hanry Yu*.

Multiplex Detection of Low Abundance Live Microorganisms Contamination in CAR-T cell manufacture using a Quantitative Digital Loop-mediated Isothermal Amplification Method

2023 Annual Conference of the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES2023), Seattle, WA, USA.

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Xiaolin Wu, Joshua Raymond, Cheryl Chan, Yaoping Liu, Yie Hou Lee, Timothy Lu, Stacy Springs, Hanry Yu

Accelerating cell therapy safety: rapid and accurate absolute quantification of adventitious agents using digital CRISPR approaches and beyond

Singapore Cell & Gene Therapy Conference 2023, Singapore

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Joshua Raymond, Xiaolin Wu, Yaoping Liu, Alexander Jeremias Odermatt, Wei-Xiang Sin, Denise Teo, Michael Birnbaum, Timothy Lu , Jongyoon Han, Stacy Springs, Hanry Yu

Multiplex Detection of Low Abundance Live Microorganisms Contamination in CAR-T cell manufacture using a Quantitative Digital Loop-mediated Isothermal Amplification Method

Singapore Cell & Gene Therapy Conference 2023, Singapore

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Yaoping Liu, Sharon Yan Han Ling, Patrina Wei Lin Chua, Joshua Raymond, Xiaolin Wu, James Strutt, Peiying Ho, Megan Mcbee, Rohan Williams, Stacy L. Springs, Timothy K. Lu and Jongyoon Han

Electrostatic microfiltration-based enrichment of low-abundance bacteria from large-volume samples improves the detection performances of digital PCR and sequencing

ECCMID 2023 the 33rd European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases), Copenhagen, Denmark

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Joshua Raymond (SMART), Xiaolin Wu (SMART), Yaoping Liu (SMART), Jongyoon Han (MIT), Timothy Lu (MIT), Hanry Yu (NUS)

Rapid sterility testing of cell therapy products using a multiplex digital Loop-mediated isothermal amplification

14th Stem Cell Society Singapore Symposium 2022, Singapore

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Yaoping Liu (SMART), Joshua Raymond (SMART), Xiaolin Wu (SMART), Stacy L. Springs (MIT), Timothy K. Lu (MIT), Hanry Yu (NUS) and Jongyoon Han (MIT, SMART)

Electrostatic Microfiltration Enriches Low-abundance Bacteria and Improves Downstream Detection

Micro Total Analysis Systems (MicroTAS 2022), Hangzhou, China

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