RESEARCH
Our lab is primarily interested in developing novel optical imaging technologies for biomedical applications. Specifically, we are focused on developing the technologies of optical coherence tomography (OCT) and optical coherence microscopy (OCM), and applying these imaging modalities to research in optogenetics and developmental biology. We are also developing AI-based tools for image denoising and segmentation, and are always looking for new ways to apply machine learning to OCT imaging. Click below to explore our various research areas!
RECENT POSTS
AJ Adkins awarded Imaging Science Fellowship
We are thrilled to announce that AJ Adkins, a PhD candidate in our lab, has been awarded the Imaging Science Fellowship through a highly competitive election process! This fellowship recognizes AJ’s exceptional contributions and dedication to advancing imaging science. We’re incredibly proud of AJ’s hard work and are excited to see his continued success in […]
Z-lab awarded the 2024 ASRM Discovery & Innovation Grant
The American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) has awarded Washington University the 2024 ASRM Discovery & Innovation Grant to support the project to facilitate in vitro fertilization using label-free, time-lapse 3D optical coherence microscopy, led by Prof. Chao Zhou. This award is supported by the Howard and Georgeanna Jones Foundation for Reproductive Medicine. A maximum […]
Z-lab awarded ARPA-H research grant for PIC-OCT
The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) has awarded a research grant to the Enabling Technologies for Photonic Chips-based Optical Coherence Tomography (PIC-OCT) project, led by Prof. Chao Zhou. The project has a budget of up to $20 million over a five year period to develop a fully integrated and portable ophthalmic OCT system […]
FlyNet2.0+ paper published in Scientific Data
The paper, “A Drosophila heart optical coherence microscopy dataset for automatic video segmentation” provides a dataset of Drosophila heart images and open source code for heart segmentation. Read more here.
Prof. Zhou elected Fellow of Optica and American Heart Association
Congratulations to Prof. Zhou for being elected as a fellow to both Optica and the American Heart Association! The title of Fellow recognizes individuals who have made significant and lasting contributions to the advancement of optics and photonics in areas including research, education, engineering, business and society. Read more: https://engineering.wustl.edu/news/2023/Zhou-elected-Fellow-of-Optica-American-Heart-Association.html