Yang Lu

Yang Lu has a strong background in the field of optics and has held various roles throughout their career. They currently work at Q-State Biosciences as the Associate Director and Head of Measurement Engineering. Prior to this, Yang Lu worked at Physical Sciences Inc. as a Principal Scientist/Engineer, where they focused on the design and development of ophthalmic imaging devices for retinal disease studies. They also collaborated with clinicians and researchers to develop vision-based biomarkers for neurodegenerative disorders.

Before joining Physical Sciences Inc., Yang Lu was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Harvard Medical School, where they conducted research on diabetic retinopathy and visual acuity loss. They developed biomarkers and computer fluidic dynamics models, as well as designed adaptive optics scanning laser ophthalmoscopy for high contrast imaging.

Yang Lu also gained research experience as a Graduate Research Assistant at Boston University, where they worked on various projects. Additionally, they worked as an Undergraduate Research Assistant at the Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, focusing on quantum dots efficiency and surface modification.

Overall, Yang Lu's work experience demonstrates their expertise in the field of optics and their contributions to the development of innovative imaging devices and biomarkers for retinal diseases.

Yang Lu's education history is as follows:

From 2004 to 2008, Yang Lu attended Jilin University and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics with a concentration in Optics.

In 2008, Yang Lu enrolled at Boston University and pursued a Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering with a concentration in MEMS (Microelectromechanical Systems). This program lasted until 2011.

During the same period from 2008 to 2013, Yang Lu concurrently pursued a Ph.D. degree at Boston University. The Ph.D. program focused on Adaptive Optics Wavefront Compensation for Solid Immersion Microscopy in Backside Imaging.

Overall, Yang Lu's educational background includes a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics, followed by a Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering with a concentration in MEMS, and finally, a Ph.D. degree in a specialized area of adaptive optics wavefront compensation for solid immersion microscopy.