Purdue University-Main Campus · EngineeringCui Lab
Meng Cui · West Lafayette, Indiana
Research Focus
Dr. Meng Cui's lab focuses on advancing imaging technologies for neuroscience, specifically through the development of a Light Pipe Microscope (LPM) designed for high-resolution imaging of the mammalian brain. The lab's work aims to enhance our understanding of neural circuits by enabling the observation of brain activity over large areas at a cellular level. By combining engineering innovations and neuroscience, they strive to provide low-cost, high-quality imaging solutions that can be broadly adopted to study brain function and cognition.
neuroscienceimaging technologytwo-photon microscopycalcium imagingneural circuits
Research Aims
5AIM 01Develop the Light Pipe Microscope for enhanced brain imaging.
AIM 02Achieve cellular resolution imaging over large areas of the brain.
AIM 03Facilitate the use of low-cost components in imaging systems.
AIM 04Improve signal collection efficiency in neuronal imaging.
AIM 05Enable unprecedented coverage in functional imaging of mammalian brains.
Skills the Lab Values
two-photon fluorescence microscopyoptical system designsignal processingdata acquisition methodsfluorescence microscopy
Output against the department
Publications155bottom 38% of dept.170th of 278
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Citations7.7ktop 48% of dept.133rd of 278
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