Corinne Donnay
Junior specialist (2020-2021)
Corinne earned her B.A. in Neuroscience from Scripps College (2020) and has experience with intracranial EEG data. During her time in the FAN Lab, she used arterial spin labeling MRI to study perfusion in vascular lesions of patients with cognitive impairment.
Corinne has been professionally involved in the Public and Global Health Sector. In Fall 2021, she embarked on her PhD studies in advanced neuroimaging with applications in multiple sclerosis, through the NIH-Oxford Scholars Program.
Matthew Kim
Undergraduate researcher (2020-2022)
Matthew earned his Biomedical Engineering undergraduate degree at the University of California, Davis. He became interested in Biomedical Engineering after a mentor figure, a research professor at USC, discussed their career in Immunology and grew Matthew's interest in cellular and tissue engineering. Matthew has joined the UCSF MD Class of 2028 and will utilise the engineering principles he has learned in his path towards becoming a potential oncologist.
Denise Zhong
Undergraduate researcher (2020-2022)
Denise earned a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering with a pre-med emphasis. During her free time, she enjoys making video games, playing billiards, and listening to music.
In Fall 2022, she started a Master's program in Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania.
Parmida Pajouhesh
Undergraduate researcher (2021-2022)
Parmida earned a B.S. in Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior on the pre-medicine track. with a pre-med emphasis. She is interested in exploring the effectiveness of different imaging agents and how they can be used efficiently to promote early diagnosis of neurological disorders. Parmida is an advocate for brain health and the link to lifestyle habits in patients of older age.
After graduating, Parmida was a Junior Specialist at UC Davis Health. She is now pursuing an MD / MBA at Loyola Stritch School of Medicine (starting July 2024).
Siriluk (Ice) Thammasart
Visiting PhD Student (2022), Biological Engineering
Siriluk graduated from King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT), Thailand, with a B.S. in microbiology in 2016. She is currently a Ph.D. student in Biological Engineering from KMUTT (Graduation: 2023). She studies low-level light therapy for Alzheimer's Disease (AD) treatment and works in mammalian cell culture techniques, chemical analysis, and molecular biology.
KMUTT cooperated with the National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) Thailand, providing a scholarship to train with high-quality labs from the leading countries. Siriluk got a chance to learn about improving the robustness of brain imaging technologies to understand physiological deficits and study brain function in the FAN Lab for one year.
Alique Momjian
Undergraduate researcher (2020-2023)
For her research, Alique performed computational fluid dynamics research in patients with intracranial stenosis using advanced imaging. She graduated from the Biomedical Engineering program with her B.S. in 2023. In her spare time, Alique loves to re-read her favorite books.
She joined Strker Neurovascular R&D in 2024 and currently segments and designs printed neurovascular models for device testing.
Anahita Tavakoli
Undergraduate researcher (2021-2023)
Anahita graduated from UC Davis, majoring in Cognitive Science with an emphasis in Neuroscience and a minor in Computer Science. She is interested in connecting machine learning/ artificial intelligence principles to help improve imaging analysis.
In Fall 2023, Anahita joined the Biomedical Engineering graduate group program as a Master's student and is pursuing PET modeling research with Prof. Guobao Wang.
Greg Wheeler, PhD
PhD student, Biomedical Engineering, (2020-2024)
Greg graduated from the University of Arizona in 2018 with a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering where he developed a strong interest in the field of biomedical imaging. During his Ph.D. with the FAN Lab, he developed vascular magnetic resonance fingerprinting tools and techniques to dynamically investigate brain function and cerebrovascular diseases.
Greg is passionate about STEM outreach and education and works with local undergraduates and high school students with interest in pursuing STEM related fields. Greg is currently a Scientist at Roche in Personalized Healthcare Solutions.