Former PhD


Ph.D. Graduated from Cheng Group

Danchen Jia

Major: ECE PhD
Year Graduated: December 2025
Current Position: Google Scientist
Email: djia1@bu.edu

Carolyn Marar

Major: BME PhD
Year Graduated: August 2025
Current Position: Founder of Nervara
Email: cmarar@bu.edu

 

Chinmayee V. Prabhu Dessai

Major: BME PhD
Year Graduated: August 2025
Current Position: Research Scientist, BU
Email: cprabhud@bu.edu

Zhongyue Guo

Major: ECE PhD 
Year Graduated: December 2024 
Current Position: HUAWEI
Email: zyguo@bu.edu

Xiaowei Ge

Major: ECE PhD 
Year Graduated: December 2024 
Current Position: Apple
Email: xwg@bu.edu

Hongli Ni

Major: ECE PhD 
Year Graduated: December 2024 
Current Position: Postdoc, MIT
Email: hlni@bu.edu

Jiaze Yin

Major: ECE PhD 
Year Graduated: August 2024 
Current Position: Principal Scientist, Vibronix USA 
Emailjzyin@bu.edu

Yifan Zhu

Major: ECE PhD 
Year Graduated: May 2024 
Current Position: Postdoc, BU 
Emailyfzhu95@bu.edu

Haonan Zong

Major: ECE PhD 
Year Graduated: December 2023 
Current Position: Scientist, HUAWEI
Email: 

Jing Zhang

Major: ECE PhD 
Year Graduated: December 2023 
Current Position: Postdoc, MGH
Email: 

Yueming Li

Major: ECE PhD 
Year Graduated: August 2023 
Current Position: Research Assistant Professor, BU 
Email: liym@bu.edu

Yuying Tan

Major: ECE PhD 
Year Graduated: May 2023 
Current Position: OncoXome
Email: minervatan27@gmail.com

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Sebastian Jusuf

Major: ECE PhD 
Year Graduated: May 2023
Current Position: Postdoc, MGH, Harvard Med School
Email: sjusuf@mgh.harvard.edu

Peng Lin

Major: ECE PhD 
Year Graduated: May 2022
Current Position: Scientist, Apple
Email: 

Yi Zhang

Major: ECE PhD 
Year Graduated: October 2021
Current Position: Research scientist at Huawei
Email: 

Haonan Lin

Major: ECE PhD 
Year Graduated: September 2021
Current Position: Tenure Track Assistant Professor, 
Georgia Tech BME
Email: haonan.lin@bme.gatech.edu

Ying Jiang

Major: Neuroscience PhD 
Year Graduated: January 2021
Current Position: Postdoc, MIT
Email: nedvedjy@bu.edu

Caroline W Karanja

Major: Chemistry PhD 
Year Graduated: December 2020
Current Position: Postdoc, Colombia University
Email: cwk4002@med.cornell.edu

Jiayingzi Wu

Major: Chemistry PhD 
Year Graduated: June 2020
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Shenzhen University
Email: jyzwu@szu.edu.cn

Chen Li

Major: Chemistry PhD 
Year Graduated: May 2020
Current Position: Scientist, Cytochip Inc.
Email: NA

Minghua Zhuge

Major: Optical Engineering PhD 
Year Graduated: May 2020
Current Position: Postdoc, Shenzhen University
Email: NA

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Pu-Ting Dong

Major: Chemistry PhD 
Year Graduated: December 2019
Current Position: Assistant Professor, 
Stony Brook University
Email: pdong@forsyth.org

Kai-Chih Huang

Major: BME PhD 
Year Graduated: December 2019
Current Position: Senior Computational Biologist, Pfizer
Email: khuang@cygnaltx.com

Lu Lan

Major: ECE PhD 
Year Graduated: August 2019
Current Position: CTO, Vibronix Inc.
Email: lanl@bu.edu

Yeran Bai

Major: Optical Engineering PhD 
Year Graduated: May 2019
Current Position: Postdoc, UCSB
Email: NA

Brittani Bungart

Major: MD PhD 
Year Graduated: Feb 2019
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Vanderbilt University
Email: bungartb@gmail.com

Andy Jing Chen

Major: Biology PhD
Year Graduated: Aug 2018
Current Position: Patent Lawyer, Lathrop Gage LLP
Email: achen@lathropgage.com

Ayeeshik Kole

Major: MD PhD 
Year Graduated: December 2017
Current Position: 
Email: akole@iupui.edu

Hyeon Jeong Lee

Major: Biology / PULSe PhD
Year Graduated: December 2017
Current Position: Associate Professor, Zhejiang University
Email: hyjglee@gmail.com

Cheng-Shien Liao

Major: BME PhD 
Year Graduated: May 2017
Current Position: Senior Scientist, Thermo-Fisher
Email: cksearching@gmail.com

Jie Hui

Major: Physics PhD 
Year Graduated: December 2017
Current Position: Postdoc, Wellman Center for Photomedicine
Email: jiehui@bu.edu

Rui Li

Major: BME PhD 
Year Graduated: May 2017
Current Position: Chief Engineer, Vibronix Inc.
Email: ruili@vibronixinc.com

Bin Liu

Major: Optical Engineering PhD 
Year Graduated: 2016
Current Position: Engineer, MKS
Email: NA

Junjie Li

Major: Biology PhD 
Year Graduated: August 2015
Current Position: Scientist, Pfizer Inc.
Email: junjiel168@gmail.com

Pu Wang

Major: BME PhD 
Year Graduated: August 2014
Current Position: CEO, Vibronix Inc.
Email: puwang101@gmail.com

Delong Zhang

Major: Analytical Chemistry PhD 
Year Graduated: August 2014
Current Position: Professor, Zhejiang University
Email: dlzhang@zju.edu.cn

Seung-Young Lee

Major: BME PhD 
Year Graduated: August 2014
Current Position: Assistant Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago
Email: Lsy22100@gmail.com

Shuhua Yue

Major: BME PhD 
Year Graduated: December 2013
Current Position: Professor, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering (BSME), Beihang University
Email: yue_shuhua@buaa.edu.cn; yue_shuhua@hotmail.com; Tel: +86-18511712310

Han-Wei Wang

Major: BME PhD 
Year Graduated: August 2011
Current Position: LI-COR Biosciences
Email: hanweiwang@gmail.com

Yookyung Jung

Major: Physics PhD 
Year Graduated: December 2010
Current Position: Research Assistant Professor, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Email: yookyung.jung@einsteinmed.edu

Ling Tong

Major: Analytical Chemistry PhD 
Year Graduated: December 2010
Current Position: Research scientist at Stanford Medical School
Email: lingt@stanford.edu

Yunzhou Shi

Major: BME PhD 
Year Graduated: December 2010
Current Position: Senior Manager, Meta
Email: sophiashi2@gmail.com



Brandon Huff

Major: Analytical Chemistry PhD 
Year Graduated: December 2009
Current Position: MD PhD at IU School of Medicine
Email: tbhuff@iupui.edu

Yan Fu

Major: BME PhD 
Year Graduated: December 2009
Current Position: Regulatory Review Scientist, FDA
Email: linkedin.com/in/yan-fu-81189034

 

Hongtao Chen

Major: Analytical Chemistry PhD 
Year Graduated: May 2009
Current Position: VP Engineering, Aureka Biotechnologies Inc.
Email: hchenuci@gmail.com



Li Li

Major: Analytical Chemistry PhD 
Year Graduated: May 2008
Current Position: 
Email: li7@email.unc.edu