![Dr. Feng](https://npr-bme.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1555/2018/06/Bin_Feng_300.jpg)
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
![photo_Jia Liu](https://npr-bme.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1555/2020/04/photo_jia_300x300.jpg)
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
![photo_feng](https://npr-bme.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1555/2015/11/photo_longtu.png)
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](https://npr-bme.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1555/2020/04/Photo_Shaopeng.jpg)
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](https://npr-bme.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1555/2021/08/photo_atta-1.jpg)
Atta Seck
PhD student
Education:
- BS in Biomedical Engineering, University of Hartford
Email: atta.seck@uconn.edu
![Nick](https://npr-bme.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1555/2021/09/photo_nick_300by300.jpg)
Nicholas Deierlein
PhD student
Education:
- BS in Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs
Email: nicholas.deierlein@uconn.edu
![Fatma](https://npr-bme.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1555/2022/08/photo_Fatma_Elshishiny.jpg)
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](https://npr-bme.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1555/2022/08/photo_eric_woon.png)
Eric Woon
PhD student
Education:
- BS in Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut
Email: eric.woon@uconn.edu
![Sajjad](https://npr-bme.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1555/2023/08/sajjad_300by300.jpg)
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
![Zahra Vahedi](https://npr-bme.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1555/2023/02/zahra_vahedi_300by300.jpg)
![Jorge Villalobos-Santeli](https://npr-bme.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1555/2023/08/Villalobos_full.jpg)
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 |