Postdoctoral Researcher at Stanford Medicine studying auditory and vestibular function through zebrafish behavioral assays, molecular genetics, calcium imaging, and quantitative engineering platforms.
Academic background and current research focus.
University of Macau – Southern University of Science and Technology Joint PhD Program
Thesis: Behavioral assays for evaluating hearing and balance function in zebrafish larvae
Stanford University
For a deeper understanding of the mechanisms of hearing and balance, I am currently exploring the role of the mechano-electrical transduction (MET) complex — particularly Tmc1/2 — in inner ear hair cells. My approach combines behavioral assays to quantify auditory and vestibular function, calcium imaging to visualize activity along auditory pathways in the intact brain, and RNA-FISH to examine the spatial expression patterns of Tmc genes in hair cells.
Southern University of Science and Technology
Design behavioral assays and equipment for evaluating hearing and balance functions in zebrafish larvae.
Integrating experimental biology and engineering to study sensory function at behavioral, cellular, and circuit levels.
I develop and apply integrated experimental platforms combining zebrafish behavioral assays, molecular genetics, and calcium imaging to investigate neural activity and uncover circuit mechanisms underlying auditory and vestibular function. Current work explores the role of Tmc1/2 proteins in inner ear hair cells and multisensory integration in the zebrafish brain.
This work bridges optical engineering, electronic and computer engineering, biomedical engineering, neuroscience, and quantitative analysis to enable precise characterization of sensory systems.
Representative platforms and computational tools for studying sensory function in zebrafish.
High-precision platform for measuring vestibulo-ocular reflex in larval zebrafish using synchronized visual stimulation, imaging, and quantitative eye tracking. Patent: 201810321528.7
Integrated behavioral system for studying auditory processing through acoustic startle response and gap-prepulse inhibition (GPIAS) assays in zebrafish larvae.
Computational pipeline for reconstructing three-dimensional zebrafish eye movement dynamics and analyzing sensory-motor transformations with high spatial precision.
Peer-reviewed research in zebrafish sensory neuroscience and instrumentation.
Selected presentations at international meetings.
I welcome conversations about zebrafish behavioral systems, auditory and vestibular neuroscience, quantitative imaging, and collaborative engineering platforms for sensory biology.