Chen Yang | College of Engineering

Engineered Microwaves Might Fight Epilepsy, Pain, and Parkinson’s

in *NEWS, *Research, Biomedical Engineering, Chen Yang, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ji-Xin Cheng, Materials Science and Engineering

The team’s novel system stops seizures by temporarily suppressing neurons that are firing excessively.

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Yang and Gopalan Now Full Professors

in *NEWS, Chen Yang, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Srikanth Gopalan

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.

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Three More AIMBE Fellows from ENG

in *NEWS, Biomedical Engineering, BME Neural Engineering, Chen Yang, Diane Joseph-McCarthy, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mary Dunlop, Materials Science and Engineering

Yang, Joseph-McCarthy, Dunlop elected to prestigious biomedical society

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Innovation On (Her) Mind: Professor Yang Inducted An AIMBE Fellow

in Chen Yang, ECE Faculty, Electrical and Computer Engineering

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.

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Giving Your Neurons a Nudge: ECE Researchers Use Light, Sound and Microwaves to Influence Brain Function

in *NEWS, *Research, Chen Yang, ECE - Bio-ECE and Digital Health, ECE - Photonics, Electronics, and Nanotechnology, ECE Faculty, ECE Research, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ji-Xin Cheng

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.

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Photoacoustic Stimulation with Single-Neuron Precision Developed by a BU Team

in *NEWS, *Research, Biomedical Engineering, BME - Biomedical Imaging, BME - Nanotechnology and Sensing, BME Biomechanics and Mechanobiology, BME Computational Modeling and Data Science, BME Neural Engineering, BME Research, Chen Yang, ECE - Bio-ECE and Digital Health, ECE - Imaging and Optical Science, ECE - Photonics, Electronics, and Nanotechnology, ECE Faculty, ECE Research, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ji-Xin Cheng, Materials Science and Engineering, MSE Research

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).

ECE Hires Faculty to Expand Interdisciplinary Research in Bioengineering & Chemistry

in *NEWS, Chen Yang, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ji-Xin Cheng

By Amy Pollard (GRS, ’19) Boston University Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering welcomes two new faculty to its ranks, Professor Ji-Xin Cheng and Professor Chen Yang. Cheng and Yang bring years of expertise in teaching and interdisciplinary research to the department. Cheng, who received the 1st honorary title of Moustakas Chair Professor of Photonics […]