Research interests:
- Biophysics, nanotechnology, advanced microscopy, biophotonics, optics and neurobiology
- Interferometric scattering microscopy (iSCAT)
Professional activities:
2025–today: Institute of Photonics and Electronics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic, Nano-optics, Postdoctoral Fellow: developing iSCAT and applying it to study complex biological systems, improving the resolution and accuracy of cellular and molecular imaging
2024: Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Waterloo, Canada: Faculty Sessional Lecturer – designing of course Geometrical and Physical Optics
2019-2024: Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Waterloo, Canada: Graduate Teaching Assistant – delivered guest lectures, cooperating with professors (Modeling Life Physics, Computational Physics, Introduction to Biophysics, Physics for Engineers (Mechanics) and Biomedical Nanotechnology)
Education:
2019–2024: University of Waterloo, Canada: Ph.D. (Physics – Nanotechnology)
Thesis title: Effect of Trehalose and Lithium in Molecular Mechanism of Neuroprotection in Alzheimer’s Disease (AD)
2015–2019: Soochow University, China: B.Eng. (Nanomaterials and Engineering)
Prizes and awards:
2023-2024: University of Waterloo Graduate Scholarship, University of Waterloo, Canada
2020-2024: International Doctoral Student Award, University of Waterloo, Canada
2019-2024: Marie Curie Graduate Student Award, University of Waterloo, Canada
2019-2024: Science Graduate Award – Physics, University of Waterloo, Canada
2022: Graduate Studies Conference Assistantship, University of Waterloo, Canada
2018: First Prize for Exceptional Studies, Soochow University, China
2016: Excellent Psychology Committee Member Award, Soochow University, China