6/29/2026: Dr. Condell Eastmond successfully defended his thesis titled “Modeling, Simulation, and Deep Learning for Enhanced fNIRS Neuroimaging in Real-World Conditions.” During his time with the lab, Condell was awarded the NIH F31 fellowship, was nominated as a GEM Associate Fellow, and authored publications such as "Deep learning in fNIRS: a review". Thanks for all of your great work Condell!

9/2/2026: Congratulations to Dr. Radev on his first NIH R01 award, supporting a four-year collaboration with our lab (co-I) to advance fNIRS analysis through biophysical simulation, generative AI, and Bayesian inference.

9/8/2026: Their manuscript titled "Deep Learning Framework for 3D Fluorescence Lifetime Estimation" has been accepted for publication in Journal of Biophotonics!

9/8/2026: Zobia has been selected as a winner to receive the Jo Anne and David Kelch ’60 Undergraduate Research Award for the Fall 2026 semester for her application titled “Quantitative 3D Mesoscopic Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging of Cancer-Targeted Therapy Delivery in Biologically Relevant Tumor Models.” Congratulations on this outstanding achievement!

07/07/26: Dr. Luis Chavez Fiestas successfully defended his thesis "Title: Mesoscopic Multimodal Imaging of Drug Delivery, Molecular State, and Biomechanical Heterogeneity in Three-Dimensional Tumor Models". During his time with us, Luis has authored publications such as "Design and characterization of an optical phantom for mesoscopic multimodal fluorescence lifetime imaging and optical coherence elastography", was awarded the Ajit Prabhu '98 Endowed Fellowship and mentored three undergraduate students!