Rory

Rory Tianhe Wu

PhD Student

Duke University

Emory University

Biography

I am a PhD student in Biomedical Engineering at Duke University, supervised by Dr. Dan Ma. I recently completed dual majors in Applied Mathematics and Biology at Emory University. My research interests focus on quantitative MRI and deep learning for medical imaging, especially MR fingerprinting and reconstruction. Feel free to reach out at any time!

Interests
  • MR Fingerprinting
  • Quantitative MRI
  • Deep Learning for Medical Imaging
Education
  • Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering, 2030 (Expected)

    Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University

  • BS in Applied Mathematics & BA in Biology, 2025

    College of Arts and Sciences, Emory University

Skills

Technical
Coding
Math
Writing
Language
English
Chinese
Latin

Experience

 
 
 
 
 
PhD Student
August 2025 – Present Durham, NC

PhD in Biomedical Engineering supervised by Dr. Dan Ma

  • Quantitative MRI research
  • MR fingerprinting techniques
  • Deep learning for medical imaging
 
 
 
 
 
Research Assistant
January 2023 – May 2025 Atlanta, GA

Undergraduate research in medical imaging and deep learning

  • Published multiple peer-reviewed papers
  • Brain tumor segmentation with deep learning on MRI
  • Diffusion model development for movement disorder analysis
  • 3D human skeleton-based video processing

Projects

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Brain Tumor Segmentation with Deep Learning
AI-powered segmentation of brain tumors using hemodynamic properties and deep learning techniques.
Brain Tumor Segmentation with Deep Learning
Targeted Nanoparticle Drug Delivery
Shape-dependent cellular uptake mechanisms for iron oxide nanorods in targeted drug delivery applications.
Targeted Nanoparticle Drug Delivery

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Contact

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