
Chao Zhou
CardS Program Director, Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering
- Email: chaozhou@wustl.edu
Research Interests: Developing novel bio-photonics technologies, including optical microscopes, and optical stimulation and pacing techniques, for fundamental research, disease diagnosis, and clinical translation
REU Project: Trojan vs Hand Drivers: Effectiveness in Optogenetic Pacing of Drosophila

Huyen (Gwen) Nguyen
CardS Administrator, CEMB Site Coordinator, Administrative Coordinator for the Cardiac Bioelectricity & Arrhythmia Center (CBAC), McKelvey School of Engineering
- Email: hbnguyen@wustl.edu
Contact Gwen for administrative questions about all CardS programming and the Research Experience for Undergraduate (REU) program housing, travel, reimbursements, stipend payments and logistics.

Patricia Widder
CardS and CEMB Education Program Coordinator, Principal Lecturer in Biomedical Engineering and Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies
- Email: pwidder9876@wustl.edu
Contact Patricia for questions about the Research Experience for Undergraduate (REU) applications and overall program.
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