
Bin Feng
PhD, Principal Investigator
Associate Professor in Biomedical Engineering
Education:
- BS in Precision Instruments, Tsinghua University
- MS in Mechanical Engineering, University of Oklahoma
- PhD in Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University
- Post-doc in Visceral Pain & Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh
Email: fengb@uconn.edu

Jia Liu
Research Assistant Professor
Education:
- BS in Mechanical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology
- MS in Mechanical Engineering, Florida Atlantic University
- PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Florida Atlantic University
Email: jia.liu@uconn.edu

Longtu Chen
Research Assistant Professor
Education:
- BS in Biomedical Engineering, Beihang University
- MS in Biomedical Engineering, Beihang University
- PhD in Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut
Email: longtu.chen@uconn.edu

Shaopeng Zhang
PhD student
Education:
- BS in Energy and Power Engineering, Beihang University
- MS in Mechanical Engineering, Duke University.
Email: shaopeng.zhang@uconn.edu

Atta Seck
PhD student
Education:
- BS in Biomedical Engineering, University of Hartford
Email: atta.seck@uconn.edu

Nicholas Deierlein
PhD student
Education:
- BS in Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs
Email: nicholas.deierlein@uconn.edu

Fatma Elshishiny
PhD student
Education:
- BS in Biotechnology, Misr University for Science & Technology
- MS in Biotechnology, The American University in Cairo
Email: fatma.elshishiny@uconn.edu

Eric Woon
PhD student
Education:
- BS in Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut
Email: eric.woon@uconn.edu

Sajjad Rigi Ladez
PhD student
Education:
- BS in Biomedical Engineering, The University of Isfahan
- MS in Biomechanical Engineering, Amir Kabir University of Technology
Email: sajjad.rigi_ladez@uconn.edu


Undergraduate Researchers
| Name | Research project | Date Started | |
| Tooba Nadeem | GCaMP6f signal analyses and processing | 2021-8 | tooba.nadeem@uconn.edu |
| Ahmet Seferge | single-fiber recordings | 2022-5 | ahmet.seferge@uconn.edu |
NPR Alumni
| Name | Role in NPR | Duration | Current Place |
| Takumi Otsuka | MS student | 2015-2016 | Cornell University |
| Thomas Gallerani | Senior design student | 2015-2016 | Georgia Tech |
| Anthony Abbiati | Senior design student | 2015-2016 | Duke University |
| Christian Gonzales | Senior design student | 2015-2016 | |
| Christopher Kneeshaw | Senior design student | 2015-2016 | |
| Keeyan Ghoreshi | Senior design student | 2017-2018 | |
| Eric Van Der Karr | Senior design student | 2017-2018 | |
| Julia Dugas | Undergraduate student | 2015 | Yale University |
| Sang Kim | Undergraduate student | 2016 | |
| Katharine Playter | Undergraduate student | 2017 | |
| Luke Laboe | Undergraduate student | 2017 | |
| Sheikh Jawad Ilham | MS student | 2016-2018 | PhD student at Penn State |
| Dhruv Shah | Undergraduate student | 2016-2019 | MD/PhD student at the University of Maryland |
| Kyle Trocki | Undergraduate student | 2017-2018 | MS student at Duke University |
| Dimitrios Georgopalis | Undergraduate student | 2018-2019 | MS student at Columbia University |
| Peter Walczyk | Undergraduate student | 2018-2019 | MS student at the University of Michigan |
| Anthony Sayegh | Undergraduate student | 2018-2019 | Olympus Inc. |
| Shivam Patel | Undergraduate student | 2017-2020 | MD student at UConn Health |
| Nishanth Ganeshbabu | Undergraduate student | 2018-2019 | MD/MBA student at Tufts University |
| Ling Chi | Undergraduate student | 2018-2019 | |
| Yunmei Zhao | Post-doctoral associate | 2018-2021 | Tenure-track Assistant Professor at Tongji University, Shanghai |
| Longtu Chen | PhD student | 2015-2020 | Research Assistant Professor at UConn |
| Saeed Siri | PhD student | 2017-2021 | Post-doctoral associate at University of Notre Dame |
| Tiantian Guo | PhD student | 2016-2022 | Post-doctoral associate at the University of Chicago |
| Nechelle Dias | Undergraduate student | 2020-2021 | |
| Saumya Vodapally | Undergraduate student | 2020-2021 | |
| Noha Shalaby | MS student | 2019-2022 |