Ha Yun Anna Yoon

Hello! I'm Anna Yoon, a PhD candidate in the Ji Lab at UC Berkeley. My thesis work focuses on developing next-generation optical technology and computational techniques for systems neuroscience.

Before that, I did my undergraduate at MIT. I worked in Bioelectronics Group to develop flexible all-polymer multimodal fibers for optogenetics with Prof. Seongjun Park, and in Bouma Lab at MGH quantifying blood flowmetry using IV-OCT under Prof. Néstor Uribe-Patarroyo. Post graduation, I worked as a research staff in Tearney Lab at MGH to develop a portable, cost-efficient CP-OCT system.

Reach me at anna_yoon@berkeley.edu

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Research Interests

Machine Learning | Image Processing | Biophotonics | Systems Neuroscience

My research is built on a foundation of interdisciplinary research, where the critical needs of biology propel technological innovation. My work bridges biophotonics, systems neuroscience, and machine learning, and is guided by two core principles: (1) to make high spatiotemporal neural imaging data more informative, not just bigger or denser, and (2) to develop powerful tools that are intentionally designed to be accessible and robust, enabling fellow scientists to readily adopt new technologies and make their own breakthroughs.

I aim to accelerate our understanding of the brain and establish a foundation for new therapies by delivering high-quality data and widely accessible tools.