Work:
The Methodist Hospital Research Institute, The Methodist Hospital System, Systems Medicine & Bioengineering Department Sep 2009 to 2000
Co-op./Project Leader
Department of Bioengineering, Rice University - Houston, TX Aug 2006 to Dec 2011
Research Assistant
Chroma Technology - Bellows Falls, VT Jun 2011 to Sep 2011
Application Science Intern
AdvancedMEMS - Berkeley, CA Mar 2011 to May 2011
Intern
Medicine - Houston, TX Aug 2006 to Aug 2009
Co-op., Department of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics, Baylor College
Education:
Rice University - Houston, TX Jan 2006 to Jan 2011
PhD in Bioengineering
Rice University - Houston, TX Jan 2006 to Jan 2009
MS in Bioengineering
Fudan University Jan 2002 to Jan 2006
BS in Biological Sciences
Skills:
Biomedical: Instruments: Zeiss and Olympus bright field/confocal/spinning disk/multiphoton microscopes, spectrofluorometer Hands-on Experience: In Vivo and In Vitro Optical Imaging, Fluorescence/FRET/Spectral Imaging, Fluorescence-based High-content Drug Screening, Design, Fabrication and Testing of Imaging Devices in Collaboration with Clinicians for Surgical Intervention, Fluorescence Molecular Probes, Immunostaining Chemistry, PCR, Western blot, Cell Culture, Mouse Breeding, Tumor Model and Small Animal Surgery (tail vein injection, perfusion, and microdissection) Some knowledge and working experience with Electromagnetic Tracking System, OCT, MR and CT/microCT Physics/Optics/Fiber Optics: Solid Background and Experience in Optics, Nano-photonics and Biophotonics, Nonlinear Optics, Confocal and Multiphoton Microscopies, Fiber Optics, Laser Optics, Photodetectors. Hands-on Experience: Confocal and Multiphoton Microscopies, Various Optical, Opto-electronic Instruments and Components (e.g., various lasers, OPO, whitelight/broadband source, various photodetectors, optical spectrum analyzer, optical isolator/circulator/coupler/sw... polarization controller, OceanOptics/Newport spectrometer, Fiber Optic Raman probe, etc.), Software-controlled Micro-ElectroMechanical Systems (MEMS) Chemistry/Material Science: Instruments: UV-VIS Spectrophotometer, HORIBA Raman Microscope, AFM, TEM, SEM Some knowledge of Chemistry, Polymer Science, Nanomaterials Computer: Programming/Data/Office Tools: Matlab, LabVIEW, FilmSpec, Essential Macleod, ZEMAX, Photoshop Development of Clinical Decision Support Systems, Image Processing and Data Mining