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Shan Xu received his Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from the University of California, Berkeley in 1997. He served as a technical director at Lam Research Corporation, where he oversaw research, development, and the dissemination of cutting-edge semiconductor technologies. In 2009, he joined the Janelia Research Campus of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, focusing on the development of enhanced focused ion beam-scanning electron microscopy (eFIB-SEM). Later, in 2022, he accepted a position as a professor at Yale School of Medicine in the Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology. His work encompasses not only technology development, with over twenty patents to his name, but also innovative leadership, transforming conventional FIB-SEM lab tools into reliable imaging platforms. His eFIB-SEM technology has enabled significant discoveries in tissue biology and neuroscience, culminating in the largest detailed Drosophila brain connectome in 2020. His lab is dedicated to advancing volume electron microscopy, striving to enhance existing imaging resolution limits, ultimately bridging structural and cellular biology.
Yale School of Medicine • New Haven, CT
Lead research on enhanced ion beam-scanning electron microscopy and its applications in biology.
Lam Research Corporation •
Oversaw research and development of semiconductor technologies.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute • Janelia Research Campus
Focused on the development of enhanced FIB-SEM technology.
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