Faculty

Ben Ellingson, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Professor
Director of the UCLA Brain Tumor Imaging Laboratory (BTIL)
Co-Director of the Center for Computer Vision and Imaging Biomarkers
bellingson@mednet.ucla.edu
(310) 481-7572
Dr. Ellingson is the Director of the UCLA Brain Tumor Imaging Laboratory (BTIL), Co-Director of the Center for Computer Vision and Imaging Biomarkers. Dr. Ellingson's research involves the development, testing, and implementation of advanced MRI and PET imaging biomarkers for the characterization of brain tumor biology and response evaluation in clinical trials.

Jingwen Yao, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
jingwenyao@mednet.ucla.edu
(310) 481-7565
Dr. Jingwen Yao is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Radiological Sciences at UCLA and a faculty member of the Physics & Biology in Medicine graduate program. Dr. Yao’s research focuses on the development and validation of advanced MRI techniques for applications in brain tumors and movement disorders.
BTIL Staff





Francesco Sanvito, MD
Staff Scientist


K’Ashe McKinney M.Sc.
SRAII - Preclinical

Students


Alexander K Kostiuk
MSTP MD/GSR

Yashaar Hafizka
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Guowen Shao
GSR

Anna-Marie Guenther
Work Study
Visiting Scholars

Alfredo Lopez Kolkovsky

Sonoko Oshima
Alumni

Akifumi Hagiwara MD, Ph.D.
Radiologist

Talia Oughourlian, Ph.D.
Neuroscience

Robert Harris Ph.D.
Biomedical Physics

Kevin Leu MD, Ph.D.
Neuroradiology

Davis Woodworth, Ph.D.
Biomedical Physics

Ararat Chakhoyan, Ph.D.
Postdoc