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Oscar Benavides is a Ph.D. student in the Biomedical Engineering Department. He graduated from Vanderbilt University in 2018 with a B.E. in Biomedical Engineering where his undergraduate research focused on the development of optical imaging systems for small animal retinal imaging using multimodal optical coherence tomography and fluroescence confocal scanning laser opthalmoscopy. His current research is on the development of optical imaging systems for high-throughput volumetric screening of … [Read more...] about Oscar Benavides

Elizabeth Bullard is a PhD student in the Biomedical Engineering department. She earned her B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Arkansas in May 2021. Her undergraduate research explored the use of a miniaturized diffuse reflectance probe to quantify hemoglobin content and oxygenation in mice with ulcerative colitis. She currently works in collaboration with the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine to develop a near-infrared fluorescence microendoscope to detect … [Read more...] about Elizabeth Bullard

Latifah Maasarani is a BME Ph.D. student working in the Biomedical Optics Lab. In 2021, she graduated with her Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering with a focus in biomedical imaging and biophotonics from Duke University. She previously graduated with honors from CREOL, the College of Optics and Photonics, at the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor’s Degree in Photonic Science and Engineering. Her current research is on the development of a tomographic phase microscopy system … [Read more...] about Latifah Maasarani

Sakina Mohammed Mota is a doctoral student working as a graduate research assistant in the Biomedical Optics Lab. She completed her undergraduate program in the field of Electrical and Electronics Engineering and later worked as a graduate engineer at Nokia for a year. Her motivation to study further and her drive to make an impact on the healthcare industry made her apply for graduate studies in the biomedical domain. Her thesis is in the field of computer vision applied to the quality analysis … [Read more...] about Sakina Mohammed Mota

Cyril Soliman graduated from the University of California Irvine with a bachelor's degree in biomedical engineering. His undergraduate research ignited an interest in examining the medical issues faced by under-served communities and developing unique solutions to meet their needs. He is currently a PATHS-UP scholar developing a point-of-care diagnostic platform to improve cardiovascular disease detection within under-served communities. … [Read more...] about Cyril Soliman

Blanche ter Hofstede is a M.S Student in Biomedical Engineering and a member of the Biomedical Optics Laboratory at Texas A&M University. She graduated from Texas A&M University in 2017 with a B.S in Biomedical Engineering and minors in Mathematics and Computer Science. Her research is focused on modeling and characterization of LED light sources for wearable photonic devices for medical applications as well as light sheet microscopy for live cell imaging. … [Read more...] about Blanche ter Hofstede