Yichen Ding
Assistant Professor
yichen.ding@utdallas.edu
Phone: 972-883-7217
Office: RL 1.708
800 West Campbell Rd.
Mailstop: BSB11
Richardson, TX 75080-3021
Education
PhD in Biomedical Engineering, Peking University, China, 2015
BS in Precision Instrument, Tsinghua University, China, 2010
Overview
Dr. Yichen Ding is an Assistant Professor of Bioengineering at the University of Texas at Dallas. Before joining UT Dallas in August 2020, he earned his B.S. in Optomechanical Engineering from Tsinghua University and his Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from Peking University.
Dr. Ding furthered his academic journey through postdoctoral training in the School of Medicine and Engineering at UCLA. His primary research focuses on advancing optical imaging and computational methodologies, with a specific emphasis on comprehending tissue heterogeneity and the fundamental mechanisms that underlie disease pathogenesis.
Dr. Ding is actively engaged in developing new systems for investigating cardiac development and injury, with primary support from National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, and American Heart Association.
Research Interests
Optical microscopy; image segmentation; interactive visualization; myocardial deformation