Top row left to right: Paloma Casteleiro Costa, Thomas Coudert, Jiayin Lu
Bottom row left to right: Dongxiao Chen, Kang Yang
Current and Past IDRE Fellows
Dongxiao Chen
Dr. Chen is a postdoctoral researcher in the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering department at the Samueli School of Engineering. He earned his bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Shandong University in 2019. Then he completed his Ph.D. in physical chemistry from Fudan University in 2024, advised by Professor Zhipan Liu. His Ph.D. studies included the development of algorithms for automated search of surface structures and reaction pathways for studying heterogeneous catalysis.
Paloma Casteleiro Costa
Dr. Casteleiro Costa is a postdoctoral scholar in Dr. Aydogan Ozcan’s lab in the Electrical Engineering Department at UCLA’s Samueli School of Engineering. She earned her B.Sc. in Telecommunications Engineering from the Universitat Politècnica de València in Spain and later received a scholarship to study abroad at Georgia Tech, where she completed both her M.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering. Under the guidance of Dr. Francisco E. Robles, her doctoral work focused on developing tomographic, label-free microscopy techniques for imaging thick biological tissues. At UCLA, she builds on this foundation to design clinically translatable, AI-driven imaging systems for disease diagnosis and surgical guidance. Beyond her research, she is deeply engaged in mentoring and passionate about teaching and scientific outreach.
Thomas Coudert
Dr. Coudert recently began his postdoctoral appointment under Prof. Kim-Lien Nguyen and Prof. J. Paul Finn at UCLA. Originally from France, he earned an M.Sc. in Biomedical Engineering from the Polytechnic Institute of Grenoble and a Ph.D. in Physics from Grenoble Institute of Neurosciences (GIN), where he worked on fast and enhanced brain quantitative MRI for acute stroke diagnosis using deep learning and numerical simulation methods.
Jiayin Lu
Dr. Jiayin Lu is a Hedrick Assistant Adjunct Professor in Mathematics at UCLA, working with Prof. Chenfanfu Jiang in the Artificial Intelligence & Visual Computing Laboratory on AI and computer graphics projects. She earned her Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from Harvard University, advised by Prof. Chris Rycroft, and holds B.S. degrees in Mathematics, Statistics, and Finance from the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign. During her Ph.D., Dr. Lu developed mathematical models, numerical simulations, and open-source software for problems in computational geometry, materials science, and quantitative biology.
Kang Yang
Dr. Kang Yang is a Postdoctoral Scholar in the Networked and Embedded Systems Laboratory (NESL), Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, UCLA, working with Professor Mani Srivastava. He received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department from UC Merced, advised by Associate Professor Wan Du. His research focuses on the AI-enabled design and optimization of cyber-physical systems.
Eulanca Liu
Dr. Liu is a Radiation Oncology resident physician and ABR Holman Pathway postdoctoral scholar at UCLA, working in Dr. Ricky Savjani’s lab. She completed her BS in Chemical Biology at UC Berkeley, with a minor in Global Poverty and Practice, and obtained her MD and PhD in Neurosciences from UC San Diego as part of the NIH-funded Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP). Her PhD work focused on testing noninvasive functional MRI techniques to evaluate neural activity by quantifying cerebral blood flow and oxygen metabolism.
Barbara Lopez-Doriga
Dr. Liu is a Radiation Oncology resident physician and ABR Holman Pathway postdoctoral scholar at UCLA, working in Dr. Ricky Savjani’s lab. She completed her BS in Chemical Biology at UC Berkeley, with a minor in Global Poverty and Practice, and obtained her MD and PhD in Neurosciences from UC San Diego as part of the NIH-funded Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP). Her PhD work focused on testing noninvasive functional MRI techniques to evaluate neural activity by quantifying cerebral blood flow and oxygen metabolism.
Claire Schollaert
Dr. Liu is a Radiation Oncology resident physician and ABR Holman Pathway postdoctoral scholar at UCLA, working in Dr. Ricky Savjani’s lab. She completed her BS in Chemical Biology at UC Berkeley, with a minor in Global Poverty and Practice, and obtained her MD and PhD in Neurosciences from UC San Diego as part of the NIH-funded Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP). Her PhD work focused on testing noninvasive functional MRI techniques to evaluate neural activity by quantifying cerebral blood flow and oxygen metabolism.
Hesam Soleimani
Dr. Liu is a Radiation Oncology resident physician and ABR Holman Pathway postdoctoral scholar at UCLA, working in Dr. Ricky Savjani’s lab. She completed her BS in Chemical Biology at UC Berkeley, with a minor in Global Poverty and Practice, and obtained her MD and PhD in Neurosciences from UC San Diego as part of the NIH-funded Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP). Her PhD work focused on testing noninvasive functional MRI techniques to evaluate neural activity by quantifying cerebral blood flow and oxygen metabolism.
Tsukasa Yoshinaga
Dr. Liu is a Radiation Oncology resident physician and ABR Holman Pathway postdoctoral scholar at UCLA, working in Dr. Ricky Savjani’s lab. She completed her BS in Chemical Biology at UC Berkeley, with a minor in Global Poverty and Practice, and obtained her MD and PhD in Neurosciences from UC San Diego as part of the NIH-funded Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP). Her PhD work focused on testing noninvasive functional MRI techniques to evaluate neural activity by quantifying cerebral blood flow and oxygen metabolism.
Mo Zhou
Dr. Liu is a Radiation Oncology resident physician and ABR Holman Pathway postdoctoral scholar at UCLA, working in Dr. Ricky Savjani’s lab. She completed her BS in Chemical Biology at UC Berkeley, with a minor in Global Poverty and Practice, and obtained her MD and PhD in Neurosciences from UC San Diego as part of the NIH-funded Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP). Her PhD work focused on testing noninvasive functional MRI techniques to evaluate neural activity by quantifying cerebral blood flow and oxygen metabolism.
Robert Fofrich
Dr. Liu is a Radiation Oncology resident physician and ABR Holman Pathway postdoctoral scholar at UCLA, working in Dr. Ricky Savjani’s lab. She completed her BS in Chemical Biology at UC Berkeley, with a minor in Global Poverty and Practice, and obtained her MD and PhD in Neurosciences from UC San Diego as part of the NIH-funded Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP). Her PhD work focused on testing noninvasive functional MRI techniques to evaluate neural activity by quantifying cerebral blood flow and oxygen metabolism.
Fei-Man Hsu
Dr. Liu is a Radiation Oncology resident physician and ABR Holman Pathway postdoctoral scholar at UCLA, working in Dr. Ricky Savjani’s lab. She completed her BS in Chemical Biology at UC Berkeley, with a minor in Global Poverty and Practice, and obtained her MD and PhD in Neurosciences from UC San Diego as part of the NIH-funded Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP). Her PhD work focused on testing noninvasive functional MRI techniques to evaluate neural activity by quantifying cerebral blood flow and oxygen metabolism.
Alec Linot
Dr. Liu is a Radiation Oncology resident physician and ABR Holman Pathway postdoctoral scholar at UCLA, working in Dr. Ricky Savjani’s lab. She completed her BS in Chemical Biology at UC Berkeley, with a minor in Global Poverty and Practice, and obtained her MD and PhD in Neurosciences from UC San Diego as part of the NIH-funded Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP). Her PhD work focused on testing noninvasive functional MRI techniques to evaluate neural activity by quantifying cerebral blood flow and oxygen metabolism.
Xiao Luo
Dr. Liu is a Radiation Oncology resident physician and ABR Holman Pathway postdoctoral scholar at UCLA, working in Dr. Ricky Savjani’s lab. She completed her BS in Chemical Biology at UC Berkeley, with a minor in Global Poverty and Practice, and obtained her MD and PhD in Neurosciences from UC San Diego as part of the NIH-funded Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP). Her PhD work focused on testing noninvasive functional MRI techniques to evaluate neural activity by quantifying cerebral blood flow and oxygen metabolism.
Namjoon Suh
Dr. Liu is a Radiation Oncology resident physician and ABR Holman Pathway postdoctoral scholar at UCLA, working in Dr. Ricky Savjani’s lab. She completed her BS in Chemical Biology at UC Berkeley, with a minor in Global Poverty and Practice, and obtained her MD and PhD in Neurosciences from UC San Diego as part of the NIH-funded Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP). Her PhD work focused on testing noninvasive functional MRI techniques to evaluate neural activity by quantifying cerebral blood flow and oxygen metabolism.
Nannan Gao
Dr. Liu is a Radiation Oncology resident physician and ABR Holman Pathway postdoctoral scholar at UCLA, working in Dr. Ricky Savjani’s lab. She completed her BS in Chemical Biology at UC Berkeley, with a minor in Global Poverty and Practice, and obtained her MD and PhD in Neurosciences from UC San Diego as part of the NIH-funded Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP). Her PhD work focused on testing noninvasive functional MRI techniques to evaluate neural activity by quantifying cerebral blood flow and oxygen metabolism.
Alp Karakoç
Dr. Liu is a Radiation Oncology resident physician and ABR Holman Pathway postdoctoral scholar at UCLA, working in Dr. Ricky Savjani’s lab. She completed her BS in Chemical Biology at UC Berkeley, with a minor in Global Poverty and Practice, and obtained her MD and PhD in Neurosciences from UC San Diego as part of the NIH-funded Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP). Her PhD work focused on testing noninvasive functional MRI techniques to evaluate neural activity by quantifying cerebral blood flow and oxygen metabolism.
Seyoon Ko
Dr. Liu is a Radiation Oncology resident physician and ABR Holman Pathway postdoctoral scholar at UCLA, working in Dr. Ricky Savjani’s lab. She completed her BS in Chemical Biology at UC Berkeley, with a minor in Global Poverty and Practice, and obtained her MD and PhD in Neurosciences from UC San Diego as part of the NIH-funded Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP). Her PhD work focused on testing noninvasive functional MRI techniques to evaluate neural activity by quantifying cerebral blood flow and oxygen metabolism.
Harlin Lee
Dr. Liu is a Radiation Oncology resident physician and ABR Holman Pathway postdoctoral scholar at UCLA, working in Dr. Ricky Savjani’s lab. She completed her BS in Chemical Biology at UC Berkeley, with a minor in Global Poverty and Practice, and obtained her MD and PhD in Neurosciences from UC San Diego as part of the NIH-funded Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP). Her PhD work focused on testing noninvasive functional MRI techniques to evaluate neural activity by quantifying cerebral blood flow and oxygen metabolism.
Victoria Rolandi
Dr. Liu is a Radiation Oncology resident physician and ABR Holman Pathway postdoctoral scholar at UCLA, working in Dr. Ricky Savjani’s lab. She completed her BS in Chemical Biology at UC Berkeley, with a minor in Global Poverty and Practice, and obtained her MD and PhD in Neurosciences from UC San Diego as part of the NIH-funded Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP). Her PhD work focused on testing noninvasive functional MRI techniques to evaluate neural activity by quantifying cerebral blood flow and oxygen metabolism.
Oliva Sanderfoot
Dr. Liu is a Radiation Oncology resident physician and ABR Holman Pathway postdoctoral scholar at UCLA, working in Dr. Ricky Savjani’s lab. She completed her BS in Chemical Biology at UC Berkeley, with a minor in Global Poverty and Practice, and obtained her MD and PhD in Neurosciences from UC San Diego as part of the NIH-funded Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP). Her PhD work focused on testing noninvasive functional MRI techniques to evaluate neural activity by quantifying cerebral blood flow and oxygen metabolism.
Fangming Xie
Dr. Liu is a Radiation Oncology resident physician and ABR Holman Pathway postdoctoral scholar at UCLA, working in Dr. Ricky Savjani’s lab. She completed her BS in Chemical Biology at UC Berkeley, with a minor in Global Poverty and Practice, and obtained her MD and PhD in Neurosciences from UC San Diego as part of the NIH-funded Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP). Her PhD work focused on testing noninvasive functional MRI techniques to evaluate neural activity by quantifying cerebral blood flow and oxygen metabolism.
Aviv Solodoch
Dr. Liu is a Radiation Oncology resident physician and ABR Holman Pathway postdoctoral scholar at UCLA, working in Dr. Ricky Savjani’s lab. She completed her BS in Chemical Biology at UC Berkeley, with a minor in Global Poverty and Practice, and obtained her MD and PhD in Neurosciences from UC San Diego as part of the NIH-funded Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP). Her PhD work focused on testing noninvasive functional MRI techniques to evaluate neural activity by quantifying cerebral blood flow and oxygen metabolism.
Bryor Snefjella
Dr. Liu is a Radiation Oncology resident physician and ABR Holman Pathway postdoctoral scholar at UCLA, working in Dr. Ricky Savjani’s lab. She completed her BS in Chemical Biology at UC Berkeley, with a minor in Global Poverty and Practice, and obtained her MD and PhD in Neurosciences from UC San Diego as part of the NIH-funded Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP). Her PhD work focused on testing noninvasive functional MRI techniques to evaluate neural activity by quantifying cerebral blood flow and oxygen metabolism.
Casey Youngflesh
Dr. Liu is a Radiation Oncology resident physician and ABR Holman Pathway postdoctoral scholar at UCLA, working in Dr. Ricky Savjani’s lab. She completed her BS in Chemical Biology at UC Berkeley, with a minor in Global Poverty and Practice, and obtained her MD and PhD in Neurosciences from UC San Diego as part of the NIH-funded Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP). Her PhD work focused on testing noninvasive functional MRI techniques to evaluate neural activity by quantifying cerebral blood flow and oxygen metabolism.
Ricky Savjani
Dr. Liu is a Radiation Oncology resident physician and ABR Holman Pathway postdoctoral scholar at UCLA, working in Dr. Ricky Savjani’s lab. She completed her BS in Chemical Biology at UC Berkeley, with a minor in Global Poverty and Practice, and obtained her MD and PhD in Neurosciences from UC San Diego as part of the NIH-funded Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP). Her PhD work focused on testing noninvasive functional MRI techniques to evaluate neural activity by quantifying cerebral blood flow and oxygen metabolism.
Wenwen Kong
Dr. Liu is a Radiation Oncology resident physician and ABR Holman Pathway postdoctoral scholar at UCLA, working in Dr. Ricky Savjani’s lab. She completed her BS in Chemical Biology at UC Berkeley, with a minor in Global Poverty and Practice, and obtained her MD and PhD in Neurosciences from UC San Diego as part of the NIH-funded Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP). Her PhD work focused on testing noninvasive functional MRI techniques to evaluate neural activity by quantifying cerebral blood flow and oxygen metabolism.
Dr. Liu is a Radiation Oncology resident physician and ABR Holman Pathway postdoctoral scholar at UCLA, working in Dr. Ricky Savjani’s lab. She completed her BS in Chemical Biology at UC Berkeley, with a minor in Global Poverty and Practice, and obtained her MD and PhD in Neurosciences from UC San Diego as part of the NIH-funded Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP). Her PhD work focused on testing noninvasive functional MRI techniques to evaluate neural activity by quantifying cerebral blood flow and oxygen metabolism.
Dr. Liu is a Radiation Oncology resident physician and ABR Holman Pathway postdoctoral scholar at UCLA, working in Dr. Ricky Savjani’s lab. She completed her BS in Chemical Biology at UC Berkeley, with a minor in Global Poverty and Practice, and obtained her MD and PhD in Neurosciences from UC San Diego as part of the NIH-funded Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP). Her PhD work focused on testing noninvasive functional MRI techniques to evaluate neural activity by quantifying cerebral blood flow and oxygen metabolism.