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PI: Wei Gao, Ph.D. CV Bio

Professor of Medical Engineering
Investigator, Heritage Medical Research Institute
Division of Engineering and Applied Science
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA
Email: [email protected]
139 Keck Laboratory, MC 138-78.
Tel: (626) 395-2958
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Administrative Assistant

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Gabrielle Weise
MC 138-78, Pasadena CA 91125
Office Phone: (626) 395-4784
Email: [email protected]

Postdoctoral Scholars and Visitors

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Yongsuk Choi
Ph.D. SKKU
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Moon-Ju Kim
Ph.D. Yonsei

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Sijie Ji
Ph.D. NTU

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Jin Qu
Ph.D. CityUHK
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Junhyuk Bang
Ph.D. SNU
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Jounghyun Yoo
Ph.D. POSTECH
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Sukyoung Won
Ph.D. Inha
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Jihong Min
Ph.D. Caltech
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Wenzheng Heng
​Ph.D. Caltech​​
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Huijie Li
Ph.D. UConn
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Songsong Tang
Ph.D. USTB
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Gwangmook Kim
Ph.D. Yonsei

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Hyunah Ahn
Ph.D. KAIST

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Young-Jun Kim
Ph.D. SKKU

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Siyi Zou
Ph.D. CUHK-Shenzhen

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Jeonghee Yeom
​Ph.D. UNIST

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Wenjian Li
Ph.D. RUG
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Ruijin Zeng
PhD. FZU

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Chihyeong Won
Ph.D. Yonsei

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Dong-Min Lee
Ph.D. SKKU
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PhD Students and Visiting Students

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Jiahong Li
M.S. Northwestern​

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Dickson (Richard) Yao
M.S. Columbia Univ.
(NSERC Fellow)
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Ruixiao Liu
B.S. UC San Diego
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Kexin Fan
B.S. CUHK-Shenzhen
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 Ian Gimino
B.S. CMU

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Sangheon Jeon
VSR, PNU
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Soyoung Shin
​B.S. UC San Diego​
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José A. Lasalde Ramírez
B.S. 
UPR
(NSF Fellow)
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Peng Jin
M.S. Zhejiang Univ.
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Yonglin Chen
M.S. ETH Zurich
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Selene Tang
B.S. UC San Diego

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Canran Wang
B.S. SJTU

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Xiaotian Ma
B.S. HUST
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Yerim Lee
​B.S. NUS
(A*STAR Fellow)
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Ruihao Song
M.S. Northwestern
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Songhua Zheng
B.S. NUS
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Hong Han
M.S. Nankai University​
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Shukun Yin
B.S. Wuhan Univ.
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Joshua Chaj Ulloa
B.S. UTSA
(NSF Fellow)

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Yirui Xiong
M.S. Northwestern
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Yong Eun Cho
VSR, SNU
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Undergraduate Students

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Alumni

Ph.D. Students & Postdocs
Joanna Nassar, Postdoc, 2018-2019, now Senior Product Design Engineer at Apple Inc., USA.
Zhiguang Wu, Postdoc, 2018-2019, now Full Professor at Harbin Institute of Technology, China.
Rebeca M. Torrente‐Rodríguez​​, Postdoc, 2018-2020, now Assistant Professor at Complutense University of Madrid, Spain.
You Yu, Postdoc, 2017-2022, now Assistant Professor at ShanghaiTech University, China.
Roland Tay, Postdoc, 2021-2023, now Assistant Professor at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
Emil Karshalev, Postdoc, 2021-2022, now Engineer at General Atomics, USA.
Yiran (Isabella) Yang, Ph.D. in MedE, 2017-2023, now J.D. Candidate at Stanford Law School, USA.
Ben Sadri, Postdoc, 2021-2023, now Research Engineer at Meta Platforms, Inc., USA.
Ehsan Shirzaei Sani, Postdoc, 2020-2023, now Assistant Professor at Central Florida University.
Sung-Hyuk Sunwoo, Postdoc, 2023-2024, now Assistant Professor at Inha University, South Korea.
Juliane R. Sempionatto, Postdoc, 2021-2024, now Assistant Professor at Rice University, USA.
Yu Song, Postdoc, 2021-2024, now Presidential Assistant Professor at City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Jiaobing Tu, Ph.D. in MedE, 2018-2023, Postdoc, 2023-2024, now Postdoc at University of Washington, Seattle, USA.
Jihong Min, Ph.D. in MedE, 2018-2023, now NIH T32 Postdoc at Caltech, USA.
Changhao Xu, Ph.D. in MedE, 2018-2024, now Postdoc at Stanford University, USA.
Daniel Mukasa, Ph.D. in Materials Science, 2019-2024, now Postdoc at MIT, USA. 
Heather Lukas, Ph.D. in MedE, 2019-2024, Program Manager at BioTools Innovator VANGUARD, USA. 
Elham Davoodi, Postdoc, 2021-2024, now Assistant Professor at University of Utah, USA.
Minqiang Wang, Postdoc, 2020-2025, now Associate Professor at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China. 
Cui Ye, Postdoc, 2021-2025, now Professor at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China.
Wenzheng Heng, Ph.D. in MedE 2025, now Postdoc at Caltech, USA. 
Samuel A. Solomon, Ph.D. in MedE 2025, now Google, USA.
Inho Kim, Postdoc, 2021-2025, now Assistant Professor at Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea.
Shadman Khan, Postdoc, 2024–2025, now Assistant Professor at the University of Guelph, Canada.
Yadong Xu, Postdoc, 2023-2025, now Assistant Professor at Peking University Shenzhen, China.
Lívia Flório Sgobbi, Postdoc, 2024-2025, now Professor at Federal University of Goiás, Brazil. 
Visiting Student Researchers (VSRs)/Scholars and Rotation Graduates
So-Yoon Yang
Caltech EE
Siyi Bi
VSR - Fudan Univ.
Zachary Ahmad
Caltech MS
David Valero Calvo
VSR - University of Oviedo
Ahyeon Cho
VSR, ​KAIST
Ming You
VSR - WHUT
Wei Guo
VSR, HUST
Hyunah Ahn
VSR - KAIST
Hye Hyun Kim
VSR - UNIST
Wenying Tang
VSR, HKUST
Prof. Xiangjie Bo
Visitor, NENU
Jeongsoo (Greg) Hur
Caltech BE
Suhyun Kim 
VSR - UNIST
Chihyeong Won
VSR, Yonsei University
Seokjoo Cho
VSR, KAIST
Prof. Zhifu Yin
Visitor, Jilin Univ.
Marion Pang
Caltech BE
Sanghyun Lee
VSR - Yonsei University
Byungkook Oh
VSR, KAIST
Undergraduates
Augusta Uwamanzu-Nna
WAVE Fellow - Harvard
Rohan Doshi​
Caltech EE Undergraduate
Tara Porter
Caltech EE Undergraduate
Alison Lao
SURF Fellow - UCSD
Ashwitha Surabhi
Caltech CNS SURF Fellow
Ellen Min
Caltech CS Undergraduate
Freyr V. Einarsson
Univ. Iceland
Jadelynn Dao
​Caltech CS
Renee Hsu
Caltech MechE SURF
Zarif Azher
Caltech BioE
José Lasalde Ramírez
WAVE Fellow - UPR
Adam Dai
Caltech EE Undergraduate
​Chibuike Uwakwe
​WAVE Fellow - Harvard
Seunghee (Ellie) Cho
Caltech EE ​SURF Fellow
Alex Seder
Amgen Fellow - UCLA
Chrystalen Stambaugh
WAVE Fellow - Stanford
Mya Verrett
UC San Diego - WAVE Fellow
Charlotte Zhang
Caltech Biology SURF Fellow
Chloe Wang
Caltech EE SURF
Adam Kogan
Caltech EE SURF Fellow
Adrian Huang
Caltech Chemistry SURF Fellow
Nicole Heflin (EE)​
Caltech ​SURF Fellow
Rinni Bhansali
Amgen Fellow - Stanford
Robin McDonald
​Caltech MS Undergraduate
Payal N. Patel
Caltech ME ​SURF Fellow
Ashley Mo
Caltech BioE - SURF
Phuong Pham
Caltech MechE
Isabel Xu​
Caltech EE SURF
Zhenya Luo
SURF Fellow - USTC
Saehui Hwang
Caltech EE Undergraduate
Kaliden Drango
​Caltech EE SURF Fellow
Claire Hays
Caltech BioE SURF Fellow
Rohan Vemu
​Amgen Fellow - UPenn
Xin Hui Ooi
​Caltech ME Undergraduate
Arya Khokhar
Caltech BioE SURF Fellow
Claire Hays
Caltech BioE SURF Fellow
Sofia Granieri
Notre Dame-WAVE Fellow
Administrative Assistant:  Catherine L. (Katie) Pichotta

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