Faculty
David A. Boas, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering
Director, Neurophotonics Center
EDUCATION
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Physics, BS
University of Pennsylvania, Physics, PhD
BIOGRAPHY
David Boas is the Director of the Boston University Neurophotonics Center, and is a Professor of Biomedical Engineering. He received his BS in Physics at Rensselear Polytechnic Institute and PhD in Physics at the University of Pennsylvania. He is the founding President of the Society for Functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy and founding Editor-in-Chief of the journal Neurophotonics published by SPIE. Dr. Boas was awarded the Britton Chance Award in Biomedical Optics in 2016 for his development of several novel, high-impact biomedical optical technologies in the neurosciences, as well as following through with impactful application studies, and fostering the widespread adoption of these technologies (see the video).
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Neurophotonics, vascular coupling, cerebral oxygen delivery and consumption, functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS), physiological modeling
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Xiaojun Cheng, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor
EDUCATION
Peking University, China, Physics, BS
City University of New York, Physics, PhD
BIOGRAPHY
Xiaojun Cheng has studied wave scattering problems inside random media for her Ph.D. thesis at the City University of New York. She is now a postdoctoral fellow working on physiological models based on real microvascular networks, as well as wave interference effects in all kinds of optical systems.
PUBLICATIONS
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Meryem Yücel, Ph.D.
Research Associate Professor
EDUCATION
Bogazici University, Turkey, Biomedical Engineering, PhD (2010)
BIOGRAPHY
Prior to her position at BU, Meryem Yücel was an Assistant in Biomedical Engineering at Massachusetts General Hospital, and an Instructor at Harvard Medical School, Radiology. Her primary research interest is to understand how the brain works in health and disease. Her ultimate academic goal is to understand how thoughts affect our reality, particularly our health. Throughout her career, she has gained expertise in mathematical modeling of biological systems and functional brain imaging (fNIRS, fMRI, EEG). Currently a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at BU, her primary focus is on functional Near-InfraRed Spectroscopy method and translating it to clinical applications and disseminating its use in basic neuroscience research.
PUBLICATIONS
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