
Song Hu, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, 2010
B.S. and M.S. in Electronic Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 2002 and 2005

Shuo Yang, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Joined since 2021
Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Virginia Tech, 2020
B.E. in Electronics Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China, 2014

Shengyun Ji, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Joined since 2021
Ph.D. in Instrument Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, 2020
B.E. in Mechanical Engineering and Automation, University of Science and Technology of China, 2015

Garima Bawa, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Joined since 2024
Ph.D. in Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India, 2023
M.Sc. in Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India, 2016
B.Sc.(H) in Physics, Delhi University, India, 2014

Guannan Shi, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Joined since 2024
Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Virginia Tech, 2024
M.E. in Photonics Technology, Tianjin University, China, 2018
B.E. in Optoelectronics Science and Technology, Tianjin University, China, 2015

Partha Pratim Goswami, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Joined since 2025
Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, India, 2025
B.Tech. in Electronics and Communication Engineering, NIT Silchar, India, 2019

Zhuoying Wang
Ph.D. Candidate
Joined since 2019
Imaging Science Pathway Fellow
B.E. in Biomedical Engineering, Southeast University, China, 2019

Jiaxiao Han
Ph.D. Candidate
Joined since 2021
Imaging Science Pathway Fellow
B.E. in Opto-Electronics Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, China, 2021

Allison Martinez
Ph.D. Candidate (co-advised by Dr. Jin-Moo Lee)
Joined since 2022
McDonnell International Scholar
B.S. in Biomedical Engineering (Cell & Tissue Engineering), Florida International University, 2021

Larry Atakora-Amaniampong
Ph.D. Candidate
Joined since 2022
McDonnell International Scholar
MPhil. in Biomedical Engineering, University of Ghana, Ghana, 2020
B.E. in Biomedical Engineering, All Nations University, Ghana, 2015

Khadijeh Mardani
Ph.D. Candidate
Joined since 2023
M.S. in Physics, Amirkabir University of Technology, Iran, 2018
B.S. in Physics, University of Kashan, Iran, 2013

Jingwei (Mike) Ling
Ph.D. Candidate
Joined since 2023
B.S. in Biomedical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, 2023
B.S. in Chemistry, DePauw University, 2021

Zhongli Tong
Ph.D. Candidate
Joined since 2024
B.S. in Biomedical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, 2023

Xiaoting Wang
Ph.D. Student
Joined since 2024
B.E. in Optics, Tsinghua University, China, 2024

Yanwei Huang
Ph.D. Student
Joined since 2024
M.Eng. in Optical Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, China, 2023
B.E. in Electronic Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, China, 2020

Yue (Damian) Wu
Visiting Researcher
Joined since 2023
M.S in Pharmacy, China Academy of Chinese Medical Science, China, 2023
B.E. in Chinese Pharmaceutical, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, China, 2020

Chenxi (Shirley) Li
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Joined since 2023
Pursuing B.S. in Biomedical Engineering and Computer Science ‘2025

Aria Maher
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Joined since 2024
Pursuing B.S. in Biomedical Engineering ‘2026