Research Interests
Computational optics, machine learning, and designing new algorithms for image processing. A main focus is to improve how we capture and use images of microscopic phenomena within a range of biomedical contexts. In general, I like to create new optical devices that can improve the utility of the information that we can gather about the world around us.
Selected Grants
Mapping p53 dynamics to cell-fate outcomes in reprogramming and oncogenesis
ResearchCo-Mentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2025 - 2029AccessPath: A Low-Cost, Rugged, End-to-End System for Slide-Free Pathology Based on Computational Microscopy and Pan-Cancer Targeted Vital Dyes
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Rice University · 2024 - 2029Academic/Industry Partnership for Next-Generation Robotically Guided Intraoperative Ophthalmic OCT
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2025 - 2029CAREER: Multi-aperture 3D microscopy for cellular-scale measurement over macroscopic volumes
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2023 - 2028From Molecules to Masterpieces: AI-Powered Insights into Cultural Heritage
ResearchCollaborator · Awarded by Schmidt Sciences, LLC · 2026 - 2027Optical interrogation of deep-brain activity via parallelized diffuse correlation spectroscopy
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2024 - 2027Automated OCT image guidance for diagnosis and treatment of diabetic retinopathy
FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Eye Institute · 2024 - 2026Point-of-care cellular and molecular pathology of breast tumors on a cell phone
ResearchInvestigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2020 - 2026A digital polarization microscopy platform to enhance pathologist workflow
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by North Carolina Biotechnology Center · 2024 - 2026Rapid measurement of prefrontal cortical activity using parallelized diffuse correlation spectroscopy
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Air Force Office of Scientific Research · 2021 - 2025Hartwell Individual Biomedical Research Award
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Hartwell Foundation · 2021 - 2024Fellowships, Gifts, and Supported Research
Young Researcher Award in Optical Technologies ·
March 2018
- March 2020
Guest Professor ·
Awarded by: School of Advanced Optical Technologies, University of Erlangen
· $100,000.00
Awarded in recognition of outstanding work in the field of optics and optical technologies.
http://www.aot.uni-erlangen.de/saot/events/celebrations-awards.html
External Relationships
- Airilabs LLC
- Kernel Inc.
- Microscopic Image Recognition Algorithm (MIRA) Inc.
- Ramona Optics Inc.
- University of Erlangen School of Advanced Optical Technologies - $100k Young Researcher Award 2017
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