This Is Your Brain on Microwaves
Professor Chen Yang leads $3M investigation into the non-thermal mechanisms of bioeffects of microwaves on neurons.
A Retinal Prosthesis Might Restore Sight for Millions with Age-Related Macular Degeneration
The technology offers hope to people with an incurable disease that’s one of the leading causes of blindness.
A New Path to Restoring Vision: Chen Yang’s Lab Develops Flexible Retinal Prosthesis
Chen Yang has led research that can revolutionize the quality of life for blind patients through high precision retina stimulation.
Building The Future – Ask Us How!
How five BU ECE researchers teamed up with Boston’s Museum of Science to share their scientific expertise with the next generation.
Engineered Microwaves Might Fight Epilepsy, Pain, and Parkinson’s
The team’s novel system stops seizures by temporarily suppressing neurons that are firing excessively.
Yang and Gopalan Now Full Professors
Two materials experts from ENG are among the 22 faculty on BU’s Charles River Campus who have been promoted to the rank of full professor.
Three More AIMBE Fellows from ENG
Yang, Joseph-McCarthy, Dunlop elected to prestigious biomedical society
Innovation On (Her) Mind: Professor Yang Inducted An AIMBE Fellow
Associate Professor Chen Yang has been inducted to the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE)’s College of Fellows, a prestigious honor awarded to the top 2% of medical and biological engineers.
Giving Your Neurons a Nudge: ECE Researchers Use Light, Sound and Microwaves to Influence Brain Function
Professors Ji-Xin Cheng and Chen Yang have two ongoing projects that could LITERALLY change your mind. The application of optoacoustic stimulation directly to specific neural circuits holds great promise for new therapeutic applications, while the inhibiting effects of microwaves on other neurological processes may offer a drug-free form of pain management.
Photoacoustic Stimulation with Single-Neuron Precision Developed by a BU Team
An article by a BU team entitled “Non-genetic Photoacoustic Stimulation of Single Neurons” will appear in Light: Science & Applications. This research is led by Professors Chen Yang (ECE, Chem, MSE) and Ji-Xin Cheng (ECE, BME, MSE) in collaboration with Professor John White (BME) and Professor Heng-Ye Man (Biology). The graduate students and researchers who made key contributions to the work include Linli Shi (Chemistry), Ying Jiang (ECE), Fernando Fernandez (BME), Guo Chen (ECE), and Lu Lan (ECE).