Imaging and Computational Biology - UBC

About the theme

Learn more about the fascinating discoveries that are being made by using advanced analytics to make connections between different types of biomedical data, ranging in scale from cellular to whole body. The impact of this technology on human health will be immense, and we hope to see applications such as virtual biopsies using non-invasive imaging in the coming years. SBME’s faculty members in the Imaging and Computational Biology have complementary technical and clinical expertise, and just as importantly, an interdisciplinary culture to take novel technology from new invention to clinical deployment. SBME graduates in this theme will find themselves well-prepared for a broad range of career opportunities in a field with rapidly growing demand.

Faculty in Imaging and Computational Biology

Core Faculty

	Ali Bashashati Research Interests: machine learning; statistical & signal processing algorithms; software infrastructure for combined ‘omics & imaging data sources; cancer treatment stratification
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	Carolina Tropini Research Interests: human gut microbiome; response of microbial communities to perturbations during disease; imaging; microfluidics; computational techniques; inflammatory bowel diseaese
	David Liu Research Interests: interventional radiology for oncology; non-invasive imaging; inferior vena cava filter management; advanced management of blood clots
	Kurt Haas Research Interests: imaging of structural & functional plasticity in the developing brain; growth and formation of dysfunctional neural networks; autism; schizophrenia; epilepsy
	Manu Madhav Research Interests: neural systems and behaviour; quantifying algorithms of neural computation; flexible neural encoding; electrophysiology; virtual reality; early detection of Alzheimer’s and other dementias
	Myeong Jin Ju Research Interests: optical imaging; signal processing algorithms; OCT-based angiography and polarimetry; in vivo ocular imaging; Biomarkers for neurodegenerative diseases; ophthalmology
	Negar Harandi Research Interests: Biosignals and systems; curriculum design; accreditation; equity, diversity and inclusion; enhancing student learning through evidence-based educational interventions, and experiential learning.
	Nozomu Yachie Research Interests: genome editing; cell engineering; mouse genetics; high-performance computing to trace molecular & cellular dynamics in high-resolution; DNA event recording; cell lineage tracing; stem cell; synthetic biology
	Peter Zandstra Research Interests: multi-scale modelling of complex biology; synthetic stem cells & regenerative medicine; synthetic niches to control stem cell fate; new therapies for blood diseases
	Roger Tam Research Interests: medical imaging; imaging biomarkers; machine learning; clinical prediction; quantitative image analysis
	Tim Salcudean Research Interests: haptic interfaces; teleoperation and simulators; medical robotics; imaging and interfaces; optimization-based design

Associate Faculty

	Agnes d’Entremont Research Interests: Adaptive & predictive control; control of distributed parameters systems; advanced process control; applications of wavelet analysis; biomedical applications
	Alexander Weber Research Interests: Non-invasive imaging for brain to study health and disease; MRI; insults, injuries and diseases of the brain; multimodal imaging techniques
	Antony Hodgson Research Interests: Computer-assisted orthopedic surgery; real-time 3D ultrasound imaging; mini-robotic devices and simulations for surgical accuracy & effficiency; human eye model for sensorimotor studies
	Arman Rahmim Research Interests: Improved cancer diagnosis; prognosis & radiotherapy by quantifying how radiopharmaceuticals target cancer cells; machine learning; radiomics; theranostics
	Brian Kwon Research Interests: Spinal cord injuries; neuroprotection; biomarkers in acute SCI; implantable sensors in SCI; hemodynamic management in SCI; spinal surgery
	Fidel Vila-Rodriquez Research Interests: Clinical applications of Non-Invasive Neurostimulation Therapies (NINETs)
	Guy Dumont Research Interests: Orthopaedic biomechanics; human joint kinematics; magnetic resonance imaging of the musculoskeletal system; pediatric orthopedics
	Hongshen Ma Research Interests: Microfabrication; single cell sequencing and image cytometry; technologies to evaluate blood quality; test immune cell function; personalize cancer therapies and expedite antimalarial drug development
	Ilker Hacihaliloglu Research Interests: Artificial intelligence (AI); traumatic brain injury; brain health; chronic disease; liver and lung disease; endometriosis
	Jane Z. Wang Research Interests: signal/image/video processing; machine learning; biomedical image analysis; digital media security and forensics; brain data analytics
	Leah Edelstein-Keshet Research Interests: Mathematics-based study of autoimmune diseases and Alzheimer’s disease
	Mark Cembrowski Research Interests: Anxiety Genetics; Modeling; Neural circuits; Neuroscience; Neuroscience of memory; PTSD; RNAseq
	Matthias Görges Research Interests: Digital health; Predictive analytics
	Purang Abolmaesumi Research Interests: Biomedical Engineering with emphasis on computer-assisted surgery
	Rafeef Garbi Research Interests: Visual computing in biomedical imaging; computational techniques for efficient
	Robert Rohling Research Interests: New acquisition techniques for 2D and 3D ultrasound
	Sabrina Leslie Research Interests: DNA; single-molecule biophysics; biotechnology; fluorescence microscopy; nucleic acid interactions; nanoscale devices; instrumentation and innovation; oligonucleotide therapeutics; nanoparticle interactions and dynamics; confocal microscopy
	Shuo Tang Research Interests: Biophotonics
	Sid Fels Research Interest: Human computer interaction
	Thalia Field Research Interests: Clinical trial process improvement
	Tim Lee Research Interests: Early detection of skin cancer
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