Hong | Biomedical Engineer

Education

PhD, Biomedical Engineering

University of Texas at San Antonio

Aug 2025 – Present

Bachelor of Science, Biomedical Engineering

University of Rochester (Biosignals & Biosystems Track)

Aug 2021 – May 2025

Research Experience

Graduate Research Assistant, MSMB Lab

University of Texas at San Antonio

Jun 2025 – Present

Performing image processing for trabecular bone analysis using ImageJ and microstructural decomposition with ITS software.
Developing an R package for probabilistic analysis of bone microarchitecture.
Analyzing effects of age, sex, and location on bone integrity as biomarkers for fragility assessment.

Undergraduate Researcher, Choe Lab

University of Rochester Medical Center

Jan 2024 – May 2025

Contributed to the development of an integrated Diffuse Optical and Ultrasound Imaging System.
Developed tissue-mimicking phantoms to simulate breast tissue properties.
Performed data analysis in MATLAB and Python for Diffuse Correlation Spectroscopy (DCS) data.

Research Presentations

Johnson D*, Zhang HF, Choe R. Integrated Optical and Ultrasound Imaging: Development of an Experimental Platform to Evaluate Novel Imaging Probe Device for Breast Cancer Monitoring. Poster presented at: ABRCMS 2024; November, 2024; Pittsburgh, PA.

Zhang HF*, Johnson D, Choe R. Development of an Experimental Platform to Test Integrated Diffuse Correlation Tomography and Ultrasound Probes for Breast Cancer Imaging. Poster presented at: 2024 BMES Annual Meeting; October, 2024; Baltimore, MD.

Key Projects

Senior Design Project: Blinking Eye Model

Developed a blinking eye model with a tissue-mimicking hydrogel and controllable blinking mechanism for preclinical testing of contact lenses for Bausch + Lomb.

Quantitative Analysis of Sexual Dimorphism in Human Mandibles

Analyzed CT data in MATLAB to quantify sexual dimorphism, finding significant differences in 3D mandibular length between males and females (p = 0.0034548).

Hong (Fayette) Zhang