Alumni: Tess Armstrong, Ph.D.
Graduate Student Researcher and Post-Doctoral Scholar
Web Wu Lab
Research – My research is focused on developing novel quantitative imaging techniques for magnetic resonance imaging. My research is currently focused on developing novel sequences and reconstruction techniques for fat/water separation and quantification. These imaging techniques have applications for diagnosis and evaluation of cancer and other diseases in the liver, breast, etc.
Background – I received my B.S. in Physics and my B.S. in Engineering Science from the University of Miami in 2012 before arriving at UCLA for my Ph.D. My previous research included working at the Stanford University Medical Center for the AAPM Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship in the summer of 2011 with the Director of Clinical Medical Physics at Stanford University, Dr. Sonja Dieterich, on a project analyzing Whole Body Dose in Radiation Therapy. In 2011-2012 at the University of Miami, I worked with Dr. Neil Johnson in Biophysics on developing differential equation models to analyze the growth of arrhythmias.
Favorite thing about UCLA? Shops and Restaurants in Westwood Village. Convenient location to explore exciting areas in Los Angeles. Exciting research and friendly colleagues!
Research Interests – Body Imaging, Cancer Imaging