Prof. ZHANG Qinrong (張沁榕)

Dr. Qinrong Zhang received her Bachelor’s degree in Physics from both the University of Waterloo and Beijing Jiaotong University and obtained her Ph.D. degree in Physics from the University of Waterloo. She then joined the University of California, Berkeley, as a postdoctoral fellow, working in the Departments of Physics & of Molecular and Cell Biology. Since August 2023, she has been an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at City University of Hong Kong. Dr. Zhang’s primary research focus is on developing cutting-edge microscopy technologies for biological studies, particularly in vivo imaging of the mouse brain and eye.

The Zhang lab develops advanced optical microscopy technologies for bioimaging. Integrating ideas from astronomy, optics, and computation, we aim to address critical challenges in in vivo imaging of the mouse brain and eye. The Zhang lab is also interested in applying optical imaging approaches to understand brain and eye pathologies and pharmacology.

Key Words:

In vivo brain/eye imaging

Adaptive optics

Fluorescence microscopy

High- and super-resolution microscopy

Deep-learning-based imaging methods

2023: “Rising Star in Physics”, UC Berkeley

2022: “Sculpted Light in the Brain Conference Travel Award”, USA

2020: “BRAIN Initiative Investigators Meeting Trainee Award”, USA

2016: “2^nd Prize in Student Oral Presentation Competition”, Canadian Association of Physicists, Canada

BME 6140 & BME 8140: Advanced Optical Microscopy for Biomedical Engineering