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.

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.

SWAMINATHAN GOPALAKRISHNAN

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Swaminathan is a master  student in Biomedical Engineering at University of Texas, Dallas. He is passionate about advanced neurotechnology, focusing on understanding neural circuitry and its functionality. Currently, he is working on striatal signaling in reward-associative learning using fiber photometry and implementing machine learning models to analyze the data. In his free time, he enjoys watching international movies to explore different perspectives of storytelling and listening to music.

IBRAHEEM MIAN

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Ibraheem is an undergraduate  student in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at University of Oklahoma. He is interested in neuroimaging techniques to better understand the mechanisms of the brain. In particular, Ibraheem wants to use MRI to examine functional connectivity and neural network dynamics underlying cognitive and behavioral processes. At UT-Southwestern, he is studying the circadian effects on brain activity in awake mice using functional MRI. 

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.