Lab director

Hao F. Zhang Ph.D. Texas A&M University (2006) M.S., B.S. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Barbara Kassner Administrator

 

Research faculty members

Roman Kuranov Ph.D. Russian Academy of Science (2003) FOIL member since 2018 Jointly with Opticent Health

 

Research staff members

Youngseop Lee Ph.D. KAIST Republic of Korea (2017) FOIL member since 2020 Jointly with Prof. Cheng Sun

Junghun Kweon Ph.D. University of Minnesota (2009) FOIL member since 2020

Raymond Atkinson B.S. University of Oklahoma (2022) FOIL member since 2023

Fengyuanshan Xu B.S. University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (2014) M.S. Illinois Institute of Technology (2016) FOIL member since 2023

 

 

Ph.D. students

Benjamin Brenner B.S. Purdue University FOIL member since 2019 NIH Chemistry of Life Processes Predoctoral Trainee 2020-2022

Raymond Fang B.S. Rice University MSTP since 2018 FOIL member since 2020 NIH Physical Genomics Predoctoral Trainee 2021-2023 NIH F30 awardee 2023-2025

Wei Hong Yeo B.S. National University of Singapore FOIL member since 2020 Christina Enroth-Cugell Graduate Research Award 2022-2025

Vera (Weijia) Fan B.S. University of California, Los Angeles FOIL member since 2021 Christina Enroth-Cugell Graduate Research Award 2023-2026

Delan Hao B.S. Northwestern University FOIL member since 2022 NIH Physical Genomics Predoctoral Trainee 2023-2025

Zihang Yan B.S. University of California, Irvine M.S. University of California, San Diego FOIL member since 2023 NIH Physical Genomics Predoctoral Trainee 2024-2026

Justin Chen B.S. University of California, Los Angeles M.S. University of California, Los Angeles FOIL member since 2023 AHA Pre-doctoral fellow 2024-2026

George Rabadi B.S. University of Michigan M.S. University of Michigan FOIL member since 2024

Menglin Shi B.S. University of Virginia FOIL member since 2024

Carol Zhang B.S. Colorado College FOIL member since 2024

 

Medical student

 

MS student

Tianyu Xu B.S., Zhejiang University, China Electrical Engineering, Class of 2025 FOIL member since 2023

 

Undergraduate students

 

 

 

Summer student

 

 

Former Members

Research faculty members

Yang Zhang (2017.5-2022.6). Last known position: Assistant Professor, Department of Textile Engineering, Chemistry and Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC

Qing Wei (2009.10-2012.9). Last known position: Section Director, Chinese Automation Research Institute, Xi'an, China.

 

Postdocs

Yeting Zheng, (2023-2024)

Karla Elisa Trejo Huizar (2022-2023)

Xusan Yang (2021-2022)

Tingwei Zhang (2021-2022) Last known position: Sartorius

Zhen Cai (2019-2021) Last known position: Physician, Department of Ophthalmology, Tong Ji Hospital, China

Xian Zhang (2017-2019) Last known position: Physician, Department of Ophthalmology, Tong Ji Hospital, China

Biqin Dong (2012-2018) Last known position: Associate Professor, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

Hao Li (2013-2018) Last known position: Associate Professor, National Innovation Center for Advanced Medical Devices, China

Ben Urban (2013-2017) Last known position: Colgate-Palmolive.

Lian Duan (2015-2017). Last known position: Google.

Ji Yi [web] (2012-2015). Last known position: Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology and Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.

Fengli Gao (2010-2012) . Last known position: Professor, School of Electronic Engineering, Ji Lin University, Ji Lin, China.

Zhixing Xie (2008-2009). Last known positions: Research Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

 

Ph.D. and MD/Ph.D. students

David Miller, Ph.D. (2018-2023). Last known position: Lumedica

Ian Rubinoff, Ph.D. (2017-2022). Last known position: Intutive Surgical, Inc.

Lisa Beckman, Ph.D. (2016-2021). Last known position: Intutive Surgical, Inc.

Ki-Hee Song, Ph.D. (2016-2021). Last known position: Assistant Professor, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Korea

Janel Davis, Ph.D. (2015-2020). Last known position: GLG Consulting

Brian Soetikno MD/Ph.D. (2015-2020). Last known position: Ophthalmology resident at Stanford University

Xiao Shu, Ph.D. (2013-2018). Last known position: Apple

Siyu Chen, Ph.D. (2012.9-2017.7). Last known position: Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Oregon Health & Science University

Qi Liu, Ph.D. (2015.1-2017.1). Last known position: Start-up company CEO, Shanghai, China

Jianmin Hu, Ph.D. (2016.1-2017.1). Last known position: Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, China

Wenzhong Liu, Ph.D. (2011.9-2016.7). Last known position: Apple

Magalie Bondu, Ph.D. (Visiting, 2015.9-2015.12). Last known position: NKT Photonics

Wei Song, Ph.D. (Visiting, 2010.10-2012.10). Last known position: Associate Professor, Shenzhen University, China

Tan Liu, Ph.D. (2008.9-2012.8). Last known position: Optoelectronics Engineer, Automated Precision Inc, Rockville, MD

Jing Wang, Ph.D. (Visiting, 2008.9-2010.9). Last known position: Professor, Xi'an JiaoTong University, China

 

M.S. students

Joseph Caffarini (2018.1-2018.9)

Kevin Zhang (2012.7-2014.6)

Santhosh Yegnaraman (2009.7-2011.5)

Dan D. Zirbel (2008.9-2011.1).

 

Undergraduate students

Daniel Kim (2022.6-2024.6). Last known position: Medical student at Carle Illinois College of Medicine, UIUC

Maya Chawla (2023.3-2024.3). Last known position: John Marshall Law School, UIC

Kate Chu (2020.6-2024.4)

Adriana Dipple (2023.6-2023.9)

Luke McGorry (2023.6-2023.9)

Cody Watson (2022.6-2023.6)

Hannah Marques (2022.1-2023.5)

Amber Rojas (2022.6-2022.8)

Erica Albrigo (2021.6-2021.12)

Alan Xue (2021.1-2021.6)

Kate Chu (2020.9-2021.6)

Avram Bar-meir (2020.9-2021.6)

Charles Stark (2019.9-2021.6)

Jennifer Ryu (2016.6-2020.6)

Isabella Marie Rischall (2018.6-2020.6)

Naomi Benson (2018.5-2018.9).

Christina Chan (2014.6-2015.6)

Eric Y. Yang (2014.6-2015.6)

Chintan Pathak (2012.9-2014.7).

Andre Childs (2014.6-2014.9)

Ben C. Williams (2013.5-2013.8)

Steffi Perkins (2012.9-2013.6)

David Qiu (2011.5-2013.6)

Edward Jen (2011.5-2011.8)

Ryan Frazier (2010.5-2010.12)

Karanvir S. Kaleka (2009.9-2010.5)

Alana M. Soehartono (2009.9-2010.5)

Tilman Schmidt, Fulbright Undergraduate Scholar (2009.9-2010.1)

 

High school students

Tracey Liu (2022.6-2022.8)

David Gimelfarb (2022.6-2022.8)

Jennifer Ryu (2015.6-2015.8)

Eric Ren (2015.6-2015.8)

Sophia Liu (2014.6-2014.8)

Daniella Lewittes (2014.6-2014.9)

Garima Gupta (2012.6-2012.8)

David Kuai (2011.6-2011.8)

Matthew Volpe (2011.6-2011.8)

 

Group Pictures

 

We are still fighting COVID, Fall 2021 [Pic1, Pic2]

Almost summer 2018 [Enlarge]

Winter house party 2016 [Enlarge]

Summer 2015 [Enlarge]

Summer 2014 [Enlarge]

New Willens Wing, May, 2013 [Enlarge]

First snow in Chicago this year, Jan. 2012

Thanksgiving 2009