Graduate Students

Doohyeong Jang

Doohyeong (DJ) joined the lab in Fall 2023 to pursue his PhD in Biomedical Engineering. He earned his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Bio-engineering from Incheon National University with a research interest in mechanisms of learning and memory. After graduation, he worked at Korea Brain Research Institute(KBRI) for one and a half year, trained to fabricate a neural interface system. He is a Presidential fellowship awardee at Purdue and is currently working on deciphering sleep-related circuits using a combination of two-photon imaging and electrophysiology.

Shivam Kant

Shivam joined the lab in the fall of 2024 as a PhD candidate. He completed his B.Tech in biological-sciences and biomedical engineering from IIT Kanpur, where he developed his research interest in neuroscience and neuroimaging. He is interested in researching neural computation from an information theory perspective. His current work involves dissecting the neural mechanisms underlying the concept of cortical reactivation in the sensory cortex. 

Hammad F. Khan

Hammad joined the lab in the Fall of 2020 to pursue his PhD in Biomedical Engineering.  He graduated as an electrical engineering student from Montana State University in 2020. His previous research focused on engineering device applications to better understand neuronal communication. He enjoys hiking or diving into a good book when not in the lab. Hammad received the Purdue Stephen Ash Fellowship and was selected as an NIH T32 Trainee. In 2021 Hammad was chosen as a mentor for the Honors College. Hammad was awarded an NSF GRFP in 2022. At Purdue, Hammad is researching circuit dynamics underlying volitional motor movements using a combination of electrophysiology, imaging, and computation.

Om T. Kolhe

Om joined the lab in Fall 2020. Om completed his dual B.Tech and M.Tech in electrical engineering from IIT Bombay with a research interest spanning analog CMOS circuit design for sensor systems and wireless transceivers. His research at Purdue would focus on circuits and systems for neural recording and modulation in the motor cortex, especially underlying volition and working memory. His past research was focused on designing satellite receivers and oscillators for wireless receivers.

Christopher W. Shr

Chris joined the lab in the Fall of 24′ as a PhD candidate. He completed his BS in BME at Purdue and has an avid interest in building instruments. His research in the NanoNeuro Lab focuses on unraveling the circuit basis of predictive coding during active touch.

 

 

ALUMNI

Shulan Xiao (PhD in BME 2025) Currently: PostDoctoral Scholar @ Purdue

Shulan joined the lab in the summer of 2019 to pursue her PhD in biomedical engineering. She completed her Bachelors of Engineering in Electrical Engineering from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China. She majored in optoelectronics during this phase. Her research interests include integrated optical devices, microscopy, and neuroscience. Shulan’s research focuses on spatial-light-modulator-based uncaging, optogenetics, and dendritic dynamics during sensory processing and behavior. Her research combines in vivo and in vitro whole-cell electrophysiology, single-unit recordings, two-photon calcium imaging, transmitter uncaging, and optogenetics. Shulan was a recipient of the Purdue Stephen Ash Fellowship. 

Shulan has successfuly defended her PhD thesis and will continue as a Postdoctoral Scholar in the lab. 

Austin Cronin (MS in BME Alumna: Spring 2025) Currently: Industry

Austin joined the lab in the Fall of 2022 to pursue his PhD in biomedical Engineering. He completed his undergraduate degree in Biomedical Engineering in 2019 at the joint BME department of North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. After undergrad, Austin completed a research assistantship at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center. His previous research focused on imaging in Graft Versus Host Disease and Stevens Johnson Syndrome.

Laura Roa ( MS in BME Alumna: Fall 2019- Summer 2022)  Currently: PhD student at Johns Hopkins University

Laura joined the lab in Fall of 2019 to pursue her MS/PhD in biomedical engineering.  She completed her undergraduate degree at Arizona State University in Biomedical Engineering.  Laura’s research focuses on unraveling the biophysical and biochemical properties of dendritic spines using a combination of nano-electrophysiology, two-photon calcium imaging, transmitter uncaging, and modeling. Laura is a Purdue Doctoral Fellowship recipient. In 2020 Laura was selected as part of an NIH Training grant to research the role of spines in acoustic feature extraction. Laura moved to JHU in 2022 to complete her PhD.