Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering

Dr. Xu joined the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at University of Michigan in 2019. His research interest include biomechanics in glaucoma and brain-vision connectivity. He was a research assistant professor with the Department of Radiology at University of Michigan, where he focused on the development of abdominal imaging technologies. Dr. Xu received his PhD and postdoctoral training in optical and ultrasound imaging in biomedicine. He received a predoctoral fellowship award from Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs, a postdoctoral fellowship from American Heart Association, a Career Development Award from American Gastroenterology Association, a Senior Research Award from Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation and an R37 MERIT award from National Cancer Institute.