His research group focuses on the development of methods and probes for nanoscale biological imaging and their application to a range of biological questions. He received a B.A. in chemistry from Reed College, a Ph.D. in physical chemistry from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he studied ultrafast spectroscopy and optics with Prof. Keith Nelson, and he performed postdoctoral research at Harvard University with Prof. Xiaowei Zhuang in super-resolution microscopy. His previous awards include a National Institutes of Health postdoctoral fellowship and a Burroughs Wellcome Career Award at the Scientific Interface.