Faculty

Ben Ellingson

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. 

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Jingwen Yao

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.

 

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BTIL Staff

Catalina Raymond

Catalina Raymond M.Sc. 
Lead Programmer/Manager

craymond@mednet.ucla.edu
(310) 481-7566

 

 
Chencai Wang

Chencai Wang, Ph.D.
Staff Scientist

chencaiwang@mednet.ucla.edu
(310) 481-7551

 

Raksha Nagaraj

Raksha Nagaraj 
Study Coordinator

rnagaraj@mednet.ucla.edu

 

 
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Ashley Teraishi
Programmer Analyst

ateraishi@mednet.ucla.edu

 

Francesco Sanvito

Francesco Sanvito, MD
Staff Scientist

fsanvito@mednet.ucla.edu

 
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KAshe McKinney

K’Ashe McKinney M.Sc.
SRAII - Preclinical

KFMckinney@mednet.ucla.edu

 
Tiffany Luo

Tiffany Luo
SRAII - Preclinical

TiffanyLuo@mednet.ucla.edu

 

 



Students

Nick Cho

Nicholas Cho
MSTP MD/GSR

NSCho@mednet.ucla.edu

 

 
AlexK

Alexander K Kostiuk
MSTP MD/GSR

AKostiuk@mednet.ucla.edu
 

YHafizka

Yashaar Hafizka
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YHafizka@mednet.ucla.edu

 
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Guowen Shao
GSR

GShao@mednet.ucla.edu
 

 
Anna-Marie Guenther

Anna-Marie Guenther
Work Study

 

 

 



Visiting Scholars

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Alfredo Lopez Kolkovsky

alopezkolkovsky@mednet.ucla.edu

 
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Sonoko Oshima

SOshima@mednet.ucla.edu

 

 


Alumni

 

Akifumi

Akifumi Hagiwara MD, Ph.D.
Radiologist

 

 
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Talia Oughourlian, Ph.D.
Neuroscience

 

Robert Harris

Robert Harris Ph.D.
Biomedical Physics 

 

 
Kevin Leu

Kevin Leu MD, Ph.D.
Neuroradiology

 

 

Davis Woodworth

Davis Woodworth, Ph.D.
Biomedical Physics

 

 
Ararat Chakhoyan

Ararat Chakhoyan,  Ph.D.
Postdoc