

The Zhao Lab
Stephenson School of Biomedical Engineering
University of Oklahoma, Norman campus
Principal Investigator

Jian Zhao, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, School of Biomedical Engineering
Affiliate Member, Stephenson Cancer Center
University of Oklahoma
E-mail: jian.zhao@ou.edu
Experience
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Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Biology & Picower Institute for Learning and Memory
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Sep 2022 – Dec 2024)
Advisors: Dr. Peter So and Dr. Brandon Weissbourd
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Postdoctoral Associate, Photonics Center, Boston University (Oct 2019 – Aug 2022)
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Research Scientist, CREOL, University of Central Florida (Sep 2019)
Education
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Ph.D. in Optics and Photonics, CREOL, University of Central Florida (Aug 2019)
Advisor: Dr. Axel Schülzgen
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BS in Optics, School of Physics and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University (Jun. 2012)
Areas of Interest
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Label-free chemical microscopy
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Multiphoton fluorescence microscopy
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Computational microscopy
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Deep learning applications in optics
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Fiber optics
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Ultrafast optics
Postdocs

Yuening Zhang, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Associate
School of Biomedical Engineering
The University of Oklahoma
E-mail: yuening.zhang-1@ou.edu
​Education
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Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (2022)
Areas of Interest
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Nonlinear Optics and Supramolecular Chemistry
Graduate students

Mobina Mohammadnejad
Graduate Assistant
School of Biomedical Engineering
The University of Oklahoma
E-mail: mobinam@ou.edu
​Education
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BS in Biomedical Engineering, University of Oklahoma (2025)​
