Regular biography
Fanghao Hu is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Tsinghua University. His research interests include optical spectroscopy and microscopy, imaging probes, and biophotonics. Hu earned his Ph.D. from Columbia University in 2017 and completed postdoctoral research there before joining Tsinghua University in 2020. His work has been published in prominent journals such as Nature Methods and Angewandte Chemie. Hu has received the Hammett Award from the Department of Chemistry at Columbia University and has been recognized as an outstanding student abroad by the Chinese government.
Scholar-generated biography
Fanghao Hu is a researcher at Tsinghua University with expertise in Optical Imaging, Chemistry, and Biophysics. His work focuses on developing advanced imaging techniques to study biological systems, particularly through vibrational imaging and stimulated Raman scattering microscopy. Hu's research explores the imaging of small biomolecules, chemical bonds, and metabolic processes in live cells and tissues. He has contributed to understanding mechanisms of proton conduction in ion channels and the role of lipid peroxidation in ferroptosis. His studies also involve the design of Raman probes and vibrational tags for multiplexed imaging applications.