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Haishan Zeng

ResearcherUniversity of British Columbia

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Haishan Zeng

Researcher

Health Sciences

University of British Columbia

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
18 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 8 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 12 research grants (12 CIHR), most recently in 2026.

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Research

Biophotonics Optical Diagnosis Clinical Diagnosis Lung Cancer Non-Invasive Diagnosis Raman Spectroscopy Multiphoton Microscopy Endoscopic Laser Raman Catheter

Latest papers

Spatially selective multiphoton photothermolysis guided by reflectance confocal microscopy for precise vessel closure in the mouse eye limbus.
Biomedical optics express · 2026 · senior author
Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Profiling Identifies Chronic Constitutive Floodgate Oxidative Signaling in Glutathione-Independent Human Mammary Luminal Progenitor Cells.
bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025
Autofluorescence Imaging of Parathyroid and Thyroid Under Visible and Near-IR Light Excitation.
Biosensors · 2025 · senior author

All 106 publications

Latest funding

Longitudinal non-invasive optical biopsy of low risk skin neoplasms in dermatology clinics to monitor efficacy and response to treatment
CIHR · 2026 · Principal investigator
$918,000
Endoscopic Laser Raman Spectroscopy for Minimally Invasive Detection of Peripheral Lung Cancer
CIHR · 2024 · Nominated PI
$814,724
Advanced Raman Spectroscopy for Exhaled Breath Analysis for Lung Cancer Detection
CIHR · 2023 · Nominated PI
$100,000

All 14 grants and awards

106 publications.

Spatially selective multiphoton photothermolysis guided by reflectance confocal microscopy for precise vessel closure in the mouse eye limbus.

Jiang L, Wu Z, Zhao J, Cui J, Lui H, Yeung SN, Matsubara JA, Zeng H

Biomedical optics express2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1364/boe.585526 PMID: 41693884

Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Profiling Identifies Chronic Constitutive Floodgate Oxidative Signaling in Glutathione-Independent Human Mammary Luminal Progenitor Cells.

Aalam SMM, Ritting ML, Ps H, Shi GX, Shih K, Dong Y, Kalthur G, Miao C, Yu Y, Knapp DJ, Eirew P, Pellacani D, Emperumal CP, Wang H, Janus JR, Sherman ME, Goetz MP, McLaughlin SA, Boughey JC, Degnim AC, Zeng H, Pandey A, Radisky DC, Sadanandam A, Kannan N

bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology2025

DOI: 10.1101/2025.07.15.665005 PMID: 40791358

Autofluorescence Imaging of Parathyroid and Thyroid Under Visible and Near-IR Light Excitation.

Wu Z, Wiseman SM, Zeng H

Biosensors2025Senior author

DOI: 10.3390/bios15060352 PMID: 40558434

Motion-tolerant 3D volumetric multimodality microscopy imaging of human skin with subcellular resolution and extended field-of-view.

Wu Z, Tian Y, Zhao J, Huang Y, Lui H, Kalia S, Zeng H

Communications biology2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1038/s42003-025-07614-x PMID: 39910179

Evaluation of Minimum-to-Severe Global and Macrovesicular Steatosis in Human Liver Specimens: A Portable Ambient Light-Compatible Spectroscopic Probe.

Guo H, Stueck AE, Doppenberg JB, Chae YS, Tikhomirov AB, Zeng H, Engelse MA, Gala-Lopez BL, Mahadevan-Jansen A, Alwayn IPJ, Locke AK, Hewitt KC

Journal of biophotonics2024

DOI: 10.1002/jbio.202400292 PMID: 39396823

Integrating multi-spectral imaging and Raman spectroscopy for in vivo endoscopic assessment of rat intestinal tract.

Liu J, Wu Z, Lu Y, Ren D, Chu J, Zeng H, Wang S

Journal of photochemistry and photobiology. B, Biology2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2024.113039 PMID: 39362112

Studying on the in vivo pathological evolution of spinal cord injury with the rat model by the method of integrated multispectral imaging and Raman spectroscopy.

Lu Y, Liang Z, Wu Z, Liu J, Ren D, Chu J, Xu J, Zeng H, Wang Z, Wang S

Talanta2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2024.126672 PMID: 39111219

Precise Serial Microregistration Enables Quantitative Microscopy Imaging Tracking of Human Skin Cells In Vivo.

Tian Y, Wu Z, Lui H, Zhao J, Kalia S, Seo I, Ou-Yang H, Zeng H

Cells2024Senior author

DOI: 10.3390/cells13131158 PMID: 38995009

Improving skin cancer detection by Raman spectroscopy using convolutional neural networks and data augmentation.

Zhao J, Lui H, Kalia S, Lee TK, Zeng H

Frontiers in oncology2024Senior author

DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2024.1320220 PMID: 38962264

Single source CARS-based multimodal microscopy system for biological tissue imaging [Invited].

Sheng M, Zhao Y, Wu Z, Zhao J, Lui H, Kalia S, Zeng H

Biomedical optics express2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1364/boe.504978 PMID: 38223172

Longitudinal non-invasive optical biopsy of low risk skin neoplasms in dermatology clinics to monitor efficacy and response to treatment

Principal investigatorCIHR2026Project Grant

Principal investigators: Ahad, Tashmeeta; Kalia, Sunil; Lui, Harvey; Zeng, Haishan

Keywords: Dermatology; Skin

$918,000

Endoscopic Laser Raman Spectroscopy for Minimally Invasive Detection of Peripheral Lung Cancer

Nominated PICIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Zeng, Haishan; Lam, Stephen

Keywords: Biophotonics; Bronchoscopy; Clinical Diagnosis; Endoscopy Raman Spectroscopy; Lung Cancer; Minimally Invasive Diagnosis; Optical Diagnosis; Peripheral Lung Cancer Detection

$814,724

Advanced Raman Spectroscopy for Exhaled Breath Analysis for Lung Cancer Detection

Nominated PICIHR2023Project Grant - Priority Announcement: Early Detection/Cancer Prevention

Principal investigators: Zeng, Haishan; Lam, Stephen

Keywords: Biomarkers; Biophotonics; Breath Analysis; Lung Cancer; Lung Cancer Screening; Non-Invasive Diagnosis; Optical Diagnosis; Raman Spectroscopy; Stimulated Raman Scattering; Volatile Organic Compounds (Vocs)

$100,000

Autofluorescence Imaging Guided Laser Raman Spectroscopy for Non-invasive Oral Cancer Detection

Nominated PICIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Zeng, Haishan; Poh, Catherine

Keywords: Autofluorescence Imaging; Biophotonics; Clinical Diagnosis; Non-Invasive Diagnosis; Optical Diagnosis; Oral Cancer; Oral Cancer Detection; Rapid Raman Spectroscopy

$742,051

Multiphoton Photothermolysis Based Laser Therapy for Precision Treatment of Neovascular Eye Diseases

Nominated PICIHR2019Project Grant

Principal investigators: Zeng, Haishan; Lui, Harvey; Matsubara, Joanne A; Yeung, Sonia N

Keywords: Biophotonics; Confocal Microscopy; Corneal Neovascularization; Diabetic Retinopathy; Eye Diseases; Laser Therapy; Macular Degeration; Multiphoton Microscopy; Multiphoton Photothermolysis; Ophthalmology

$711,451

Development of a confocal endoscope for gastrointestinal cancer diagnosis

Co-investigatorNSERC2017Collaborative Health Research Projects

Principal investigators: Chiao, Mu

$311,545

Real-time Endoscopic Raman Spectroscopy for Improving Dysplasia/Colorectal Cancer Detection in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Nominated PICIHR2017Project Grant

Principal investigators: Zeng, Haishan; Tai, Isabella T

Keywords: Biophotonics; Clinical Diagnosis; Colorectal Cancer; Colorectal Cancer Detection; Endoscopic Laser Raman Catheter; Endoscopy; Inflammatory Bowen Diseases; Optical Diagnosis; Raman Spectroscopy

$508,724

Development of a confocal endoscope for gastrointestinal cancer diagnosis

Principal investigatorCIHR2016Collaborative Health Research Projects (NSERC partnered)

Principal investigators: Chiao, Mu; Chou, Keng-Chang; Hamarneh, Ghassan; Nagamune, Ryozo; Tai, Isabella T; Zeng, Haishan

Keywords: Confocal Imaging; Gastrointestinal Tract Endoscope; Mems; Optical Scanners

$311,545

Improving Periphery Lung Cancer Detection by Endoscopic Laser Raman Spectroscopy

Nominated PICIHR2016Project Grant

Principal investigators: Zeng, Haishan; Lam, Stephen

Keywords: Biophotonics; Clinical Diagnosis; Endoscopic Laser Raman Catheter; Endoscopy; Lung Cancer; Mems (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems); Micromanufacturing; Optical Diagnosis; Periphery Lung Cancer Detection; Raman Spectroscopy

$519,860

Integrated In Vivo Multiphoton Microscopy and Confocal Raman Spectroscopy for Skin Cancer Detection and Evaluation

Nominated PICIHR2013Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Zeng, Haishan; Lui, Harvey

Keywords: Biophotonics; Confocal Raman Spectroscopy; Laser Spectroscopy; Melanoma/ Skin Cancer Detection; Multiphoton Microscopy; Non-Invasive Diagnosis; Reflectance Confocal Imaging; Second Harmonic Generation Imaging; Skin Cancer Margin Delineation; Two Photon Fluorescence Imaging

$493,204

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Haishan Zeng

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Latest papers

Latest funding

Spatially selective multiphoton photothermolysis guided by reflectance confocal microscopy for precise vessel closure in the mouse eye limbus.

Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Profiling Identifies Chronic Constitutive Floodgate Oxidative Signaling in Glutathione-Independent Human Mammary Luminal Progenitor Cells.

Autofluorescence Imaging of Parathyroid and Thyroid Under Visible and Near-IR Light Excitation.

Motion-tolerant 3D volumetric multimodality microscopy imaging of human skin with subcellular resolution and extended field-of-view.

Evaluation of Minimum-to-Severe Global and Macrovesicular Steatosis in Human Liver Specimens: A Portable Ambient Light-Compatible Spectroscopic Probe.

Integrating multi-spectral imaging and Raman spectroscopy for in vivo endoscopic assessment of rat intestinal tract.

Studying on the in vivo pathological evolution of spinal cord injury with the rat model by the method of integrated multispectral imaging and Raman spectroscopy.

Precise Serial Microregistration Enables Quantitative Microscopy Imaging Tracking of Human Skin Cells In Vivo.

Improving skin cancer detection by Raman spectroscopy using convolutional neural networks and data augmentation.

Single source CARS-based multimodal microscopy system for biological tissue imaging [Invited].

Longitudinal non-invasive optical biopsy of low risk skin neoplasms in dermatology clinics to monitor efficacy and response to treatment

Endoscopic Laser Raman Spectroscopy for Minimally Invasive Detection of Peripheral Lung Cancer

Advanced Raman Spectroscopy for Exhaled Breath Analysis for Lung Cancer Detection

Autofluorescence Imaging Guided Laser Raman Spectroscopy for Non-invasive Oral Cancer Detection

Multiphoton Photothermolysis Based Laser Therapy for Precision Treatment of Neovascular Eye Diseases

Development of a confocal endoscope for gastrointestinal cancer diagnosis

Real-time Endoscopic Raman Spectroscopy for Improving Dysplasia/Colorectal Cancer Detection in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Development of a confocal endoscope for gastrointestinal cancer diagnosis

Improving Periphery Lung Cancer Detection by Endoscopic Laser Raman Spectroscopy

Integrated In Vivo Multiphoton Microscopy and Confocal Raman Spectroscopy for Skin Cancer Detection and Evaluation

Frequent collaborators

Harvey Lui

Sunil Kalia

Stephen Lam

Shuo Tang

Caigan Du

Mu Chiao

Wei Zhang

Richard Liggins

Lewei Zhang

Youwen Zhou