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, and the UT System Rising STARs Award.

DENG ZHANG, PH.D.

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Deng received his Ph.D. in Neuroscience from Institute of Neuroscience, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China. He has previously studied the plasticity of cortical neurons in the visual system. Besides doing research in the lab, he is a big fan of basketball and many other sports.

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.

DAYELIN NAVARRO, B.S.

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Dayelin received her B.S in Psychology from the University of North Texas in 2022. She is an aspiring neuropsychologist and enjoys learning about neurotransmitters, especially dopamine, and their effects on degenerative neurological diseases. Dayelin also enjoys biking, bowling, badminton, photography, and travel.

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.

HIRAL A. DHRUVE

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Hiral is a junior undergraduate student in the Department of Bioengineering at UT Dallas. This neuroimaging lab is her first professional research lab! She has gained an interest in bioimaging techniques and biomechanics gait technology for a while now. Hiral has conducted studies in human emotion trials and is starting to learn more about behavioral analysis in mice. Some of her hobbies include finding new music, getting boba with friends, and playing sports and video games with friends!

AMAN PATHAN

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Aman is a junior undergraduate student in the Department of Bioengineering at UT Dallas. He is very excited to join the neuroimaging lab as his first research experience. He wants to learn about imaging techniques to further study the brain and further learn to apply bioengineering concepts. In his free time, Aman likes playing tennis and making art.

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.

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.