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Wenfeng  Xia

Dr Wenfeng Xia

Senior Lecturer and School Lead (International)

Research interests

  • Engineering

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Biography

Dr. Wenfeng Xia is a Senior Lecturer and International Lead in the School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences at King’s College London. He received a BSc in Electrical Engineering from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China, and a MSc in Medical Physics from University of Heidelberg, Germany, in 2005 and 2007, respectively. In 2013, he obtained his Ph.D from University of Twente, Netherlands. From 2014 to 2018, he was a Research Associate / Senior Research Associate in the Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering at University College London, UK.

He leads the Photons+ Ultrasound Research Laboratory (PURL) at King's College London, which brings together talented scientists who are committed to transform the ways that surgical and interventional procedures are performed via ground-breaking technological innovations. They are fascinated by how light and sound interact with biological tissue, and how they can be used for patient benefit. In particular, the research at PURL is centered on the technological advancements and clinical translation of photoacoustics (also called optoacoustics), an emerging imaging and sensing technique that is based on light generated ultrasound.

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    New book bridges the gap between theory and practice in photoacoustic imaging

    Dr. Wenfeng Xia, Senior Lecturer in the School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences at King’s College London, is the editor of a new book called...

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    Dr Tianrui Zhao awarded Royal Academy of Engineering Research Fellowship

    Dr Zhao has been awarded the prestigious Fellowship for his research into new methods of photoacoustic imaging to improve the diagnosis of breast cancer.

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    Researchers develop new photoacoustic endoscope to fit inside needle

    Researchers from the School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences have created a photoacoustic imaging endoscope probe that can fit inside a medical...

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    2022 Surgical & Interventional Engineering Summer School

    The 5-day summer school, held at the Surgical and Interventional Engineering laboratories, involved postgraduate students and research professionals from...

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    Dr Wenfeng Xia appointed School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences International Lead

    The School Lead (International) provides a channel of communication between the Education and Research portfolios of the School and the Faculty’s...

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    School researcher wins Academy of Medical Sciences award for project developing more effective tumour probe

    This translational research project could lead to significant improvement in tumour tissue targeting during biopsy procedures so that the number of biopsies...

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      News

      New book bridges the gap between theory and practice in photoacoustic imaging

      Dr. Wenfeng Xia, Senior Lecturer in the School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences at King’s College London, is the editor of a new book called...

      photoacustic V2

      Dr Tianrui Zhao awarded Royal Academy of Engineering Research Fellowship

      Dr Zhao has been awarded the prestigious Fellowship for his research into new methods of photoacoustic imaging to improve the diagnosis of breast cancer.

      rae banner new

      Researchers develop new photoacoustic endoscope to fit inside needle

      Researchers from the School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences have created a photoacoustic imaging endoscope probe that can fit inside a medical...

      Tianrui with system

      2022 Surgical & Interventional Engineering Summer School

      The 5-day summer school, held at the Surgical and Interventional Engineering laboratories, involved postgraduate students and research professionals from...

      sie summer school 2

      Dr Wenfeng Xia appointed School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences International Lead

      The School Lead (International) provides a channel of communication between the Education and Research portfolios of the School and the Faculty’s...

      international-lead

      School researcher wins Academy of Medical Sciences award for project developing more effective tumour probe

      This translational research project could lead to significant improvement in tumour tissue targeting during biopsy procedures so that the number of biopsies...

      wengenf springboard