Bio


Ugur Aygun is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Global Fellow working as a postdoctoral researcher at Canary Center for Early Cancer Detection, Stanford University. He received his PhD in electrical engineering, specializing in optical biosensors, optical microscopy, computational imaging, and spectroscopy. His research focusing on the development of novel optical imaging techniques for biomedical applications.

Honors & Awards


  • Marie Skłodowska-Curie Global Fellow, European Commission (2023-2026)

Professional Education


  • Doctor of Philosophy, Koc University (2020)
  • Bachelor of Science, Istanbul Technical University (2013)
  • BSc, Istanbul Technical University, Electronics Engineering (2013)
  • BSc, Istanbul Technical University, Physics (Double Degree) (2013)
  • Visiting PhD Student, University of Cambridge, UK, Physics (2014)
  • PhD, Koç University, Electrical Engineering (2020)

Stanford Advisors