MAP Lab
Tsinghua University
Meet the Team
We’re Hiring – Join the MAP Lab at Tsinghua University!
The Medical Acoustics and Photonics (MAP) Lab is growing, and we’re looking for passionate researchers to join our team. We currently have multiple open positions:
• PhD Students (Fall 2026): 1–2 positions
• Postdoctoral Fellow: 1 position
• Research Assistants: 1–2 positions
• Undergraduate Research Opportunities: Multiple positions​
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If you have a background in Biomedical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Acoustics, Photonics, Medicine, or a related field, we encourage you to apply.
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At MAP Lab, we develop cutting-edge imaging technologies to address real-world challenges in healthcare. Join us ( Dr. Zhang: z-yang@tsinghua.edu.cn ) to explore the future of medical imaging and translational innovation.
Principle Investigator
Yang Zhang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Director of MAP Lab
School of Biomedical Engineering
Tsinghua University
E-mail: z-yang@tsinghua.edu.cn​
Yang Zhang is currently an Assistant Professor at the School of Biomedical Engineering, Tsinghua University. Over the past decade, he has conducted research in medical imaging during his Master’s studies at the School of Electronics Engineering and Computer Science, Peking University (2012–2015), Ph.D. studies at the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Hong Kong (2015–2019), and postdoctoral training at the Department of Medical Engineering, California Institute of Technology (2019–2025).
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Since February 2025, he has been a full-time faculty member at Tsinghua University, where he is establishing a multidisciplinary research team focused on next-generation human brain and body medical imaging technologies, integrating electronics, ultrasound, optics, and computational approaches. In recent years, he has conducted extensive and in-depth research in emerging fields such as photoacoustic imaging, ultrafast ultrasound, and multimodal imaging systems.
His work has been published in leading journals including Nature Biomedical Engineering, Advanced Science, and IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging, and he has filed multiple U.S. invention patents. His research on photoacoustic vector tomography was recognized with the Best Paper Award at SPIE Photonics West.