Professor
CHAO ZHOU
Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Washington University in St. Louis
Fellow, Optica (formerly Optical Society of America), International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE), American Heart Association (AHA)
Senior Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Tel: 314-935-1296
Email: chaozhou@wustl.edu
Office: Whitaker Hall, Room 390E
Education
Ph.D. Physics, University of Pennsylvania 2007
M.S. Physics, University of Pennsylvania 2003
B.S. Physics, Peking University 2001
Short Biography
Dr. Chao Zhou graduated from Peking University in China, obtained his Ph.D. degree from the University of Pennsylvania, and received post-doctoral training from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Before joining Washington University in St. Louis in 2019, he was an Associate Professor in Electrical Engineering and Bioengineering at Lehigh University. Dr. Zhou has extensive experience in biophotonics and contributed to the development and validation of novel imaging and light stimulation modalities for various biomedical applications. Research in his group has received sustained support from NIH, NSF, and various foundations. Dr. Zhou is an Editorial Board Member and Section lead in Bioengineering and Biotechnology for Communications Biology (Nature Publishing Group), an associate editor for Photonics Research, IEEE Photonics Journal and Medical Physics, and a fellow of Optica (formerly OSA), the International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE), American Heart Association (AHA), and a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). He is a recipient of numerous honors and awards, including the NIH K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Award (2011), the National Innovation Award (2017) from TechConnect World Innovation Conference and National Innovation Summit, the RPB Stein Innovation Award (2021) from the Research to Prevent Blindness Foundation, and the Innovative Research Award (2021) from the Clayco Foundation.
Google Scholar (CV) ( Researcher ID )
Research Scientists
Education
Ph.D. Molecular Genetics, Institute of Gene Biology RAS (Moscow, Russia)
M.S. Biotechnology, Timiryazev Agricultural Academy (Moscow, Russia)
B.S. Agronomy and Pest Control, Timiryazev Agricultural Academy (Moscow, Russia)
Research Interest
Gene regulation, Optogenetics, Drug Discovery.
Hobby
Skiing, hiking, cooking, dog psychology.
Postdoctoral Researchers
Education
Ph.D. Physics, Washington University in ST. Louis; 2019-Present
B.S. Computer Science, University of Science and Technology of China; 2016-2019.
B.S. Physics, University of Science and Technology of China; 2014-2019.
Research Interest
OCT System Development, Disorder Systems
Hobby
Cooking, Xiang-Sheng, Piano
Education
Ph.D. Nanotechnology, The George Washington University; 2019-2023
Master Electrical Engineering, The George Washington University; 2017-2019
B.S. Computer Engineering, Miami University; 2013-2017
B.S. Math&Statistic, Miami University; 2013-2017
Research Interest
Silicon photonics, Photonic integrated circuit, PIC-OCT, Nano-fabrication
Hobby
Motorcycling, Bicycling, Hiking
Graduate Students
Education
Ph.D. Electrical and Systems Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis; 2020-Present
B.S. Computer Science and Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen; 2016-2020
Research Interest
Software engineering, OCT system development, Photonic devices, Image processing
Hobby
Badminton, Melodica, Ancient mythology, Linguistics
Education
Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis; 2021-Present
B.S. Biomedical Engineering, Business Administration, Tsinghua University; 2016-2020
Research Interest
Cardiovascular study, tissue engineering, optogenetics, iPSC, Drosophila, OCT
Hobby
Badminton, Art, Design
Education
Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis; 2022-present
B.S. Biomedical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis; 2018-2021
Research Interest
Drosophila heart dynamics and pacing, Human tissue imaging
Hobby
Running, hiking, music
Education
Ph.D. Imaging Science, Washington University in St. Louis; 2022-Present
M.S. Electrical System and Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis; 2021-Present
M.S. Computer Science, Saint Louis University; 2019-2021
B.S. Computational Mathematics, University of Science and Technology of China; 2015-2019
Research Interest
Image Analysis, Deep Learning
Hobby
Board Games, Cooking
Education
Ph.D. Imaging Science, Washington University in St. Louis; 2022-Present
B.A. Physics, Music, Skidmore College, 2017-2021
Research Interest
Optical imaging, Integrated photonics, Computational tools
Hobby
Music, Rock Climbing, Geoguessr
Education
Ph.D. Imaging Science, Washington University in St. Louis; 2023-Present
M.S. Biomedical Engineering – Washington University in St. Louis
B.S. Biological Engineering – Oregon State University
Research Interest
OCT, Photonics/Photonic-electronics, Biomedical Imaging
Hobby
Cooking, Driving, Sleeping
Education
Ph.D. Electrical and Systems Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis; 2020-Present
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai; 2017-2020
B.S. Mechanical design, manufacture, and automation, Hunan University, Changsha; 2013-2017
Research Interest
Optical imaging system development, optics, signal processing
Hobby
Reading, running, cooking, music
Education
M.S. Computer Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis; 2023-present
B.S. Computer Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis; 2021–2023
B.S. Mathematics, The College of Wooster, Ohio; 2018–2022
Research Interests
Image analysis
Hobby
Walking around lakes and enjoying the sunshine
Education
M.S. Computer Science, Washington University in St. Louis; 2022-Present
B.S. Philosophy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; 2018-2021
Research Interest
Software Development, Parallel Computing, Virtual Reality
Hobby
Anything indoors
Technician
Education
M.D. Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University
B.S. Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University
Research Interest
OCT
Hobby
Fishing, Soccer
Undergraduate Students
Joanna Chen
Email: c.joanna@wustl.edu
Education
B.S. Biomedical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis; 2020 – Present
Research Interests
Imaging, Biological models
Hobby
Fine arts, dance, tennis, badminton
Anton Dmitriev
Email: a.dmitriev@wustl.edu
Education
B.S. Computer Science, Washington University in St. Louis; 2020 – Present
Research Interests
Internet of Things, Computing Systems
Hobby
Judo, Reading
Jasmine Cheng
Email: c.jasmine@wustl.edu
Education
B.S. Electrical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis; 2020-Present
Research Interests
Optical systems, Computational imaging
Hobby
Sports, Outdoor activities
Education
B.S. Computer Science + Mathematics, Washington University in St. Louis; 2021 – Present
Research Interests
Computer Vision, Computational Imaging
Hobby
Acting, Reading, Belegarth
Raymond Hsin
Email: h.raymond@wustl.edu
Education
B.S. Biomedical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis; 2021 – Present
Research Interests
Biological models, Deep learning
Hobbies
Tennis, Piano, Card games
High School Students
Vivian Wang
Education
John Burroughs High School; 2021 – Present
Research Interests
Imaging technology, general biomedical engineering
Hobbies
Drawing, Writing, Tennis
Alumni
| Name | Time at Z-lab | Role at Z-lab | Placement |
| Kibeom Park | 10/2021-01/2024 | Post Doc | |
| Jiantao Zhu | 09/2021-05/2023 | M.S. | Research Assistant, Washington University in St. Louis |
| Yuxuan Wang | 09/2021-05/2023 | M.S. | Ph.D., University of Washington |
| Kaelyn Schloss | 09/2022-12/2022 | Rotation Ph.D. Student | Ph.D., Washington University in St. Louis |
| Siming Yin | 09/2022-12/2022 | Rotation M.S. Student | M.S., Washington University in St. Louis |
| Yilin Li | 01/2022-12/2022 | M.S. | Doctor of Philosophy, Washington University in St. Louis |
| Cheng Xu | 01/2022-05/2022 | Rotation M.S. Student | M.S., Washington University in St. Louis |
| Matthew Fishman | 06/2020-12/2022 | M.S. | Machine Learning Engineer, nVenue |
| Yixuan Ming | 02/2021-02/2022 | Post Doc | Scientist, Spark Therapeutics, Inc. |
| Boyang Zhang | M.S. | ||
| Jing Men | 2014-2020 | Ph.D. | Optical System Engineer, Coluxa Inc. |
| Jason Jerwick | 2015-2020 | Ph.D. | Engineer, Applied Research Associates |
| Zhao Dong | 2016-2020 | Ph.D. | |
| Jingyun Zou | 2016-2018 | M.S. | Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Melbourne, Australia |
| Zhiwen Yang | 01/2019-08/2019 | Visiting Student | Masters Student, Beihang University |
| Guoyan Liu | 11/2018-07/2019 | Visiting Scholar | Department of Dermatology, Affiliated Hospital of Weifang Medical University |
| Rhea Malhotra | High School Student | Bachelor of Science, Stanford University | |
| Luisa Goepfert | 09/2015-12/2015 | Visiting Student | Radiation Protection Manager, ITM Isotopen Technologien München AG |
| Junchao Liu | Visiting Student | Computer Science, Wuhan University | |
| Yuanhao He | 09/2017-05/2018 | M.S. | Electrical & Computer Engineering, Lehigh University |
| Jason Syu | 09/2016-05/2018 | M.S. | Electrical & Computer Engineering, Lehigh University |
| Lian Duan | 09/2015-12/2018 | M.S. | Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Lehigh University |
| Yongyang Huang | 09/2013-05/2019 | Ph.D. | Research And Development Scientist, Nexcelom Bioscience |
| Mudabbir Badar | 08/2016-12/2018 | Postdoc | Senior Optical Engineer, Intuitive |
| Jinming Wang | 08/2017-02/2018 | Visiting Student | |
| Xiaofang Wang | 02/2017-02/2018 | Visiting Student | Department of Clinical Laboratory, the Third Affiliated Hospital, Zhengzhou University |
| Tao Xu | 08/2016-01/2018 | Visiting Student | State Key Laboratory of Software Engineering, Wuhan University |
| Qiongyu Guo | 2016-2017 | Research Scientist | Assistant Professor, Southern University of Science and Technology |
| Ian Rubinoff | 01/2016-05/2017 | Undergraduate Student | Vision Imaging Engineer, Intuitive |
| Jia Rao | 01/2016-05/2017 | Undergraduate Student | Engineering Lead, HealthCrowd |
| Xialin Sang | 07/2017-10/2017 | Visiting Student | Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Hainan University |
| Penghe Wu | 08/2015-09/2017 | Ph.D. candidate | Bioengineering Program; Center for Photonics and Nanoelectronics, Lehigh University |
| Canyu Li | 08/2016-08/2017 | Visiting Scholar | Deputy Director, The 3rd Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, China |
| Jinda Pan | 09/2016-06/2017 | Visiting Student | School of Precision Instrument and Optoelectronics Engineering, Tianjin University |
| Yuan Ning | 09/2016-06/2017 | Visiting Student | Software Engineer, Google |
| Dana McAllister | 09/2012-05/2014 | High school student | Undergraduate student at Stevens Institute of Technology |
| Luisa Geopfert | 09/2015-02/2016 | Exchange Student | Radiation Protection Manager, ITM Isotopen Technologien München AG |
| Nicole Pirozzi | 09/2012-05/2014 | B.S., Bioengineering | Scrum Master, BD |
| Katherine Vojir | 06/2012-09/2012 | B.S., Bioengineering | Biomaterials Research Engineer at DSM |
| Jonah Kohen | 06/2013-08/2013 | B.S., Computer Engineering | Embedded Software Engineer, Intuitive |
| Andre Sukernik | 12/2013-05/2015 | B.S., Electrical and Computer Engineering | Electrical Engineer, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| Fengqiang Li | 06/2012-08/2012 | M.S., Electrical and Computer Engineering | Computer vision algorithm engineer, Apple |
| Charly Caredda | 06/2013-08-2013 | Visiting Student | Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 |
| Mingming Chen (Brain Chan) | 09/2015-09/2016 | Visiting Student | State Key Laboratory of Software Engineering, Wuhan University |
| Qing Xu | 07/2014-09/2014 | Visiting Scholar | |
| Yutao Ma | 06/2012-09/2012 | Visiting Scholar | Professor, School of Computer Science, Central China Normal University, China |
| Xianxu Zeng | 11/2013-10/2014 | Visiting Scholar | Director, Pathology Department, the 3rd Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, China |
| Aneesh Alex | 11/2012-03/2015 | Post-doctoral Associate | GSK, Bioimaging Investigator |