NAN LI, PH.D.

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Nan received her B.S. from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China, and her Ph.D. from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, both in Biomedical Engineering. After postdoctoral training at MIT, in 2021, she joined UT Southwestern as an Assistant Professor, an endowed Thomas O. Hicks Scholar in Medical Research, in the Advanced Imaging Research Center, the Department of Neuroscience, and O’Donnel Brain Institute at UT Southwestern. Nan was selected as 20 McGovern Rising Stars at MIT in 2020. Nan is the recipient of the Harvard Chinese Life Sciences Distinguished Research Award, the Stanley Fahn Research Fellowship, Women in Bio Robbie Melton Scholarship Award, the UT System Rising STARs Award, Brain and Behavior Research Foundation Young Investigator Award, Welch Foundation Award, and King Foundation Award. 

MIN JUNG KIM, PH.D.

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Min Jung received her Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the University of Washington. In the past, she has conducted studies involving electrophysiology, fast-scan cyclic voltammetry, and fiber-photometry in brain regions such as the amygdala, midbrain, and striatum. These studies were carried out in task-performing rodents or non-human primates.

MUDITHA RATHNAYAKA, PH.D.

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Muditha received his B.S. in physical science, M.S. in Medical Physics, and Ph.D. in Bio-Medical Imaging Physics, from the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka. He has previously worked on abdominal imaging, MRI pulse development, medical image analysis, and machine learning. Apart from research, he enjoys being an aviation geek. 

WENKAI LIANG, B.S.

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Wenkai received his B.S. in Chemistry from Zhejiang University, China. During his undergraduate studies, he gained experience working in an NMR lab. He is passionate about advancing MRI techniques for neuroscience applications, particularly in areas such as learning and memory. Outside of his academic pursuits, Wenkai enjoys traveling, photography, and cycling.

RUI YANG, M.S.

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Rui received her B.S. in Biomedical Engineering&Mechanical Engineering from Penn State University and hold an M.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Duke University. She is interested in medical image processing, machine learning, and computational biophysiological system modeling. In her spare time, she likes to binge-watch the Harry Potter movie series while sipping on a golden spice latte.

SWATHI PHILLAI

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Swathi is an undergraduate student in the Department of Biochemistry at UT Dallas. Supported by the UTD-UTSW Green Fellow Program, she is currently doing research in the N-lab, studying the striatal signaling in reward-associative learning using fiber photometry. Swathi plans to pursue a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering and explore different approaches for diagnosing and treating neurological conditions. For fun, she likes cooking, trying new foods, reading, and crocheting while watching Netflix.

Postdoctoral trainees, graduate and undergraduate students, visiting research scholars are welcome to join our team! Postdoctoral candidates must have a Ph.D. degree in biomedical engineering/bioengineering, or equivalent doctoral degree in neuroscience, electrical and computer engineering, biochemistry, or a related field, prior to the effective date of the appointment. Highly motivated and talented candidates are welcome to apply. Background with MRI /Neuroscience /Synthetic Biology will be a plus. Information on the UT Southwestern postdoctoral training program, benefits, and a virtual tour can be found here.  

Interested applicants should send an email to Dr. Nan Li, with a CV, contact information for three references, and a brief statement of research achievements, interests, and career plans.