Yanfang Feng, PhD. receives the Outstanding Postdoctoral Fellow Award at the International Photodynamic Association.

Yanfang Feng, PhD. a postdoctoral fellow from our lab have been honored with the Outstanding Postdoctoral Award at the International Photodynamic Association World Congress held in Boston, MA from June 28 – July 04 2019.     

Dr. Yangfang Feng (center) receiving the 2019 Outstanding Postdoctoral Fellow Award from IPA President, Dr. Luis Arnaut (left) and IPA Past-President, Dr. Tayyaba Hassan (right).


The IPA Outstanding Postdoctoral Fellow Award recognizes a postdoctoral scholar, fellow or postdoctoral research associate for excellence in scientific research, innovation, leadership, outreach and service in the field of photodynamic therapy (PDT). Dr. Feng is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital & Harvard Medical School who is currently working on rapid and low-cost diagnosis and treatment of antibiotic resistant pathogens using photomedicine. She has initially focused on PDT-related therapies to address carbapenemase-producing pathogens, a serious health threat given the extent of antimicrobial resistance.

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