Co-Investigators

Saif Islam, Prof. Dr.

  • Professor
  • Electrical and Computer Engineering
Prof. Saif Islam’s nanotechnology research focuses on synthesizing and incorporating low-dimensional and nanostructured materials and devices with conventional integrated circuit (IC) elements and systems. Unlike the research-based approach of sequentially processing individual nanostructures for device physics studies, his group employs massively parallel and mass-manufacturable nanofabrication to reproducibly fabricate low-cost nanodevice arrays in the areas of integrated nanoelectronics and ultra-fast optoelectronics, data communication, quantum sensing, computing, energy harvesting, disease sensing and prevention, and energy storage.

Jinyi Qi, Prof. Dr.

  • Professor
  • Biomedical Engineering
Dr. Qi aims to develop advanced image formation and processing tools to push the boundary of molecular imaging using positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT). His lab combines in silico modeling of tracer kinetics, imaging system response and human observation to create new image reconstruction algorithms and design future imaging systems that provide higher sensitivity and specificity for lesion detection and staging. His work has specific applications in fighting cancer and Alzheimer’s disease.

Vladimir Ivanovic, M.D.

  • Associate Clinical Professor
  • Radiology
Dr. Ivanovic's research focuses on head and neck tumor imaging, brain tumor imaging, stroke imaging, and quality improvement.

Brett Bouma , Ph.D.

  • Professor of Dermatology and Health Sciences and Technology, Harvard Medical School
  • Institute for Medical Engineering & Science (IMES)
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Jonathan Sorger, Ph.D.

  • Vice President
  • Intuitive Surgical
Jonathan Sorger has over 20 years of experience in medical imaging, with a focus on using volumetric imaging as a tool to better understand physiologic processes and medical interventions. After studying bioengineering at the University of California, San Diego, Sorger received his PhD and MBA from Johns Hopkins University, where he used MRI to guide medical interventions related to heart disease. Jonathan then moved to Stanford University, where he assisted in the creation of the Bioengineering Department.

Jeffrey Allen Southard, M.D.

  • Associate Clinical Professor
  • Internal Medicine
Dr. Southard's research interests include Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and Optical Coherence Tomography.

Richard John Bold, M.D.

  • Executive Vice Chair, Department of Surgery
  • Physician-In-Chief, UC Davis Health Comprehensive Cancer Center
  • Medical Director, UC Davis Cancer Care Network
  • Assistant Clinical Strategy Officer
  • Isabelle J. McDonald Endowed Professor of Cancer Research
  • Professor, Division of Surgical Oncology
  • UC Davis Health
Dr. Bold is a key member of a multidisciplinary breast cancer research team involving experts from radiology, nuclear medicine, and biomedical engineering working to improve breast cancer detection and better guide surgical intervention. He also oversees an active basic-science laboratory investigating mechanisms of resistance to traditional chemotherapy as well as testing new treatments for detecting and treating cancer.

Matthew Bobinski, M.D., Ph.D.

  • Professor, Department of Radiology
  • Vice Chair of Clinical Operations
  • Chief, Division of Neuroradiology
  • Clinical Director of MRI
  • UC Davis Health
Dr. Bobinski's research interests are in imaging of head and neck cancer and effects of its treatment. His research projects also include brain tumors, Alzheimer's disease, degenerative brain disorders and dementia.

Han Sung Lee, M.D., Ph.D.

  • Assistant Professor
  • Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Dr. Lee's clinical interests include neuropathology and general surgical pathology, with a particular emphasis on neoplastic and neuromuscular neuropathology.

Dorina Gui, M.D., Ph.D.

  • Assistant Professor
  • Director, Surgical Phatology
  • Director, AP Beaker
  • Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Dr. Gui's clinical interest include: Gastrointestinal pathology, pancreas and liver pathology, General surgical pathology and Informatics.