Lei Fan
Principal Investigator
Dr. Lei Fan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Michigan State University. Her research integrates subject-specific multiscale computational modeling and animal experiments to investigate biomechanics problems in brain and heart. Her research aims to advance the mechanistic understanding of brain-cerebrovascular and cardiovascular diseases and to improve clinical diagnosis and treatment.
Graduate Students
Chenghan Cai
PhD student
Chenghan received his Bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering with minor in Computer Science from Michigan State University. His PhD project is focused on computational modeling development of microcirculation hemodynamics and rodent experiments.
Zeru Li
PhD student
Zeru received his Bachelor degree in Systems Engineering & Design from UIUC and master degree in Mechanical Engineering from UC San Diego. His PhD project is focused on computational modeling of signaling pathways in microcirculation.
Postdocs
Baihua Ren
Postdoc
Baihua received his PhD degree in Materials Engineering from McGill University, Montreal, Canada. His postdoc project is focused on computational modeling tau-associated cerebral perfusion impairment in mild cognitive impairment.
Undergraduate Students
Mohammed Abdullah Al Khaium Riaz
Undergraduate student
Mohammed is a senior undergraduate in Mechanical Engineering. He is working on the MR imaging analysis of mice hearts following exercise training.
Owen Biggert
Undergraduate student
Owen is a Mechanical Engineering undergraduate student. Owen is working on the neuroimaging analyses from cognitively normal subjects and patients with mild cognitive impairment.
Haley Schultz
Undergraduate student
Haley is a senior undergraduate student in Mechanical Engineering. She is working on the 3D ECHO analyses from swine with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. Haley loves boxing.
Jaeson Wang
Undergraduate student
Jaeson is a Computer Science student at Queens University. Jaeson is working on the inverse finite element modeling project.