Biomedical Technology

The Biomedical Technology Program brings together expertise from the physical sciences, biology, medicine, and engineering to drive innovation in cancer research, diagnosis, and treatment. Through its scientiﬁc and technological expertise, the program helps advance cutting-edge techniques and technologies that support both scientific discovery and translation to clinical care.

The program’s focus areas include the development and validation of radiological and therapeutic technologies, optical spectroscopy and imaging (biophotonics), molecular and cellular tools for translational and clinical use, as well as computational methods and Artificial Intelligence (AI) techniques.

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Biomedical Technology Research Highlights

Label-Free FLIm Classification for Head and Neck Cancer Surgery

FLIm-Guided Head and Neck Cancer Surgery

Convection and ECM Binding Control EV Transport

Total-Body Perfusion Imaging with [11C]-Butanol

Membership Resources for Researchers

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Biomedical Technology Program Leaders

Laura Marcu, Ph.D.

Professor, Departments of Biomedical Engineering and Neurological Surgery
Director, NIH-NIBIB National Center for Interventional Biophotonics Technologies (NCIBT)

Expertise: biomedical optics; development of optical techniques for tissue spectroscopy and imaging
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Orin Bloch, M.D.

Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery
Director, UC Davis Brain Tumor Program

Expertise: internationally recognized expert in the management of patients with brain tumors
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