Research Center for Biomedical Optics and Molecular Imaging

Dr. Liu Chengbo, Researcher and Ph.D. Supervisor

Dr. Liu Chengbo is a Professor, Ph.D. supervisor, and recipient of the National Excellent Young Scientist Award. He

 serves as an editorial board member for the JCR Q1 journal "Photoacoustics," and is the Associate Editor of the 

journal "Biophotonics Discovery." He also holds the position of Deputy Secretary-General of the Biomedical 

Photonics Branch of the Chinese Optical Society and has been recognized as a Senior Member by SPIE/OSA/IEEE. 

Dr. Liu received his Bachelor's degree in Biomedical Engineering from Xi'an Jiaotong University in 2007, and 

completed his Ph.D. in Biophysics from the same university in 2012. He conducted joint training at ** Duke 

University from 2009 to 2011. His primary research focuses on photoacoustic imaging technology and

 instruments, as well as translational research. He proposed a theoretical method for zero-background targeted 

photoacoustic imaging and developed micro/meso/macro-scale photoacoustic imaging instruments, achieving

 imaging of peripheral blood vessels in humans.Dr. Liu has led several research projects, including those funded

 by the Ministry of Science and Technology, the National Natural Science Foundation of China, and the Chinese

 Academy of Sciences. He has also served as the responsible collaborator for projects funded by the National 

Natural Science Foundation and major instrument development programs. He has published over 100 SCI papers, 

with more than 60 as first/corresponding author in journals such as PNAS. His work has been cited over 4000

 times in Web of Science, with an H-index of 40. He has also been involved in peer review for journals such as 

Nature BME and Nature Communications.

Dr. Chen Jingqin, Associate Researcher and Master's Supervisor

Jingqin Chen , Ph.D., Associate Researcher, Master's Supervisor, Shenzhen Overseas High-level Talent, Member of the CAS Youth Promotion Association. Dr. Chen joined the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences in July 2014. He obtained his Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences. From 2019 to 2020, he worked on molecular probe synthesis in the research group of Academician Sessler at the University of Texas at Austin. His main research interests include targeted regulation of the inflammatory microenvironment and molecular diagnosis and therapy. In recent years, he has been the principal investigator of several projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, including the Youth and General Programs, as well as the CAS Youth Promotion Association Talent Program. He has also participated in multiple research projects, including the National Key R&D Program and provincial and municipal natural science funds. He has published over 40 high-level SCI papers, with 18 of them as the first/corresponding author in journals such as PNAS, JACS, and AM. His publications have been cited over 1600 times according to Google Scholar, with an H-index of 21. He has also been granted 5 invention patents.

Dr. Gaorong Kang, Associate Researcher and Master's Supervisor.

Rongkang Gao , Ph.D., Associate Researcher, Master's Supervisor, Shenzhen Overseas High-level Talent, graduated from the University of New South Wales, Australia, in 2018 with a Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering. In November 2018, she joined the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, focusing on research areas such as the theoretical mechanisms of photoacoustics, development and application of high-resolution and high-sensitivity photoacoustic technology, and research on photoacoustic imaging algorithms. She has published more than 20 high-level SCI journal papers in internationally renowned academic journals, including 13 as the first author, in journals such as Laser & Photonics Reviews, Photoacoustics, Analytical Chemistry, and Physics of Fluids. She has filed 13 invention patents. In recent years, she has been the principal investigator of one National Natural Science Foundation project, two Shenzhen Basic Research Grants, and one China Postdoctoral Science Foundation project. She has also participated as a core member in multiple research projects, including the National Key R&D Program and major research programs funded by the National Natural Science Foundation. She serves as a reviewer for journals such as Photoacoustics.

Dr. Ren Yaguang, Assistant Researcher.

Yaguang  Ren , PhD, Assistant Researcher. She obtained her Master's degree in Optical Engineering from Tianjin University in 2013, where she mainly focused on research in high-precision optical detection and fiber sensing based on white-light interference. In 2014, she entered the Department of Biomedical Engineering at ** University for her doctoral studies, specializing in the field of magnetic resonance imaging reconstruction. She received her PhD in Bioengineering in 2018 and subsequently worked as a short-term visiting scholar in the Department of Life Sciences, where she primarily conducted research on single-molecule detection based on total internal reflection-fluorescence resonance energy transfer. In January 2019, she joined the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, where her main research interests lie in the theoretical and methodological development of multi-scale low-rank and sparse cardiac photoacoustic image reconstruction.

Dr. Xu Zhiqiang , Assistant Researche

Zhiqiang  Xu  , Ph.D., is an Assistant Researcher. He obtained his Ph.D. degree in Information and Communication Engineering from Wuhan University of Technology in 2020. During his doctoral studies, he conducted joint training at the University of Virginia. He has published 4 SCI papers as first author or corresponding author, as well as 3 conference papers. In July 2020, he joined the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, where his main research focus is on the development and application of cross-scale, high-speed photoacoustic microscopy imaging technology.

Dr. Song Zheng, Ph.D., Postdoctoral researcher.

Dr. Zheng Song, a postdoctoral researcher, graduated from Shanxi University in 2023 with a Ph.D. degree in Optics. During his doctoral studies, he focused on the research of all-optical photoacoustic imaging and published one SCI paper as the first author. He also obtained one patent in China. In September 2023, Dr. Song joined the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, as a postdoctoral researcher. His current research mainly involves single-pixel photoacoustic imaging.

Chen Ningbo, Ph.D. candidate and Assistant Researcher in service

Ningbo Chen ，a Master's degree holder and an Assistant Researcher. He graduated from Guangzhou University in 2019 with a major in Mechanical Engineering, obtaining a Master's degree. Currently, he is primarily engaged in the design of photoacoustic microscopy systems and their biomedical applications. Chen has published or collaborated on six journal papers, including Advanced Materials, Journal of Biophotonics, and Photoacoustics. Additionally, he has applied for two Chinese invention patents.

Liu Liangjian, PhD candidate.

Liu Liangjian, male, currently pursuing a Ph.D. degree. He obtained his Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Design, Manufacturing, and Automation from Harbin Institute of Technology, School of Mechatronics Engineering in 2013, and his Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering in 2015. In September 2018, he joined the Institute of Biomedical and Health Engineering at the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, where he focuses on the development of photoacoustic devices. He has published more than ten SCI papers and has filed over ten invention patents.

Zeng Siliue, Visiting Ph.D. Student at Southern Medical University

Zeng Silyue is a visiting doctoral student at Southern Medical University, specializing in the field of surgery. He obtained his master's degree in surgery from Southern Medical University in July 2020. His current research focuses on the application of photoacoustic molecular imaging technology in liver, gallbladder, and pancreatic diseases. He has published multiple SCI and core papers, and has participated in drafting two expert consensus on digital intelligent diagnosis and treatment technology. He has also contributed to the compilation of the books "Digital Biliary Surgery" and "Biliary Tract Surgery: Application of Digital Technology".

Dong Shirui, a PhD candidate.

Dong Shirui, male, currently a Ph.D. candidate. He graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Measuring and Control Technology and Instruments from the School of Mechanical Engineering at Xi'an Jiaotong University in 2020. In 2023, he obtained a Master's degree in Energy and Power Engineering from the School of Energy and Power Engineering at Xi'an Jiaotong University. In September 2023, he joined the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. His current research focus is on novel photoacoustic systems.