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20 Staniford Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 02114

Dr. Mengyu Wang

Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Co-Director of Harvard Ophthalmology AI Lab

Schepens Eye Research Institute
Massachusetts Eye and Ear
Harvard Medical School

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Biography

Dr. Mengyu Wang (name in Chinese: 王孟渝) is a faculty in the Department of Ophthalmology at Schepens Eye Research Institute (SERI) of Massachusetts Eye and Ear and Harvard Medical School (HMS) with a diverse research background including ophthalmology, radiology, machine learning, image processing and computational mechanics. Dr. Wang’s current research focuses on developing mathematical, statistical and artificial intelligence models to enhance our knowledge and understanding of eye diseases and ultimately improve clinical treatment of eye diseases.

Furthermore, Dr. Mengyu Wang is a recipient of the NIH K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Award as well as a co-inventor on four patents.

In Dr. Mengyu Wang’s personal life, he is an enthusiastic amateur of writing songs and music apart from playing guitar and piano. Here is an incomplete collection of his songs and music.

Education

  1. 2017

    Postdoctoral Research Fellow

    Schepens Eye Research Institute, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School
  2. 2014

    PhD

    University of Pittsburgh

Professional Appointments

  1. 2020-Present
    Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
    Schepens Eye Research Institute, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School
  2. 2017-2020
    Instructor in Ophthalmology
    Schepens Eye Research Institute, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School

Awards

  • 2022
    International Research Collaborators
    Research to Prevent Blindness
  • 2021
    Alcon Young Investigator Grant
    Alcon Research Institute
  • 2020
    Caring for Dependent(s) Travel Awards
    Massachusetts General Hospital
  • 2019
    Murray and Jeanie Johnstone Travel Grant
    Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
  • 2019
    NIH K99/R00 Award
    National Eye Institute
  • 2018
    Best Scientific Paper of 2017-2018
    Massachusetts Eye and Ear