Category: Lab Alumni

Liu, Jingfei

Jingfei Liu received his B.E. in mechanical engineering and B.A. in English from Dalian University of Technology, China in 2002 and 2003, respectively. From 2003 to 2007 he worked as a Lecturer at Beijing Polytechnic, Beijing, China. He received his M.S. in mechanical engineering from Clarkson University in 2009, and his M.S. in electrical engineering… Read more Liu, Jingfei

Zhao, Shukui

Shukui Zhao received the B.S. degree in material science and engineering in 1998, the M.S. degree in biomedical engineering in 2001, both from Sichuan University, China, and the M.S. degree in electrical engineering in 2003 from St. Cloud State University, MN. He received his PhD at UC Davis and is currently a Senior Development Engineer… Read more Zhao, Shukui

Watson, Katherine

Katherine Watson (aka Kate) is a Veterinary Scientist Training Program Fellow in the Molecular, Cellular, Integrative Physiology (MCIP) Graduate Group pursuing a dual Veterinary Medicine/Ph.D. degree. She received a B.S. in Neurology, Physiology, and Behavior (NPB) from the University of California, Davis in 2004. In preparation for her current career path she spent two years… Read more Watson, Katherine

Vralsted, Vivian Costa

Vivian Costa Vralsted received her B.A. In Biology from New York University in 2001, and her Ph.D. In Neuroscience from The University of Iowa in 2009. Her doctoral work focused on generation of transgenic mice overexpressing proton-gated ion channels in the nervous system, and investigating the effects on behavioral models of pain and anxiety. She… Read more Vralsted, Vivian Costa

Sun, Yang

Yang Sun received a B.S. degree in 1999 and a M.E. degree in 2002 both in biomedical engineering at Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. She received her PhD at UC Davis and is currently a scientist with Volcano Medical.

Stieger, Susanne M.

Susanne M. Stieger graduated from the University of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna, Austria in 1995. From 1995 she performed a doctoral program at the Clinic of Veterinary Radiology at the University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna, where she graduated with a Dr. med. vet. in 1998. She then received her PhD at UC Davis and is… Read more Stieger, Susanne M.

Tartis, Michaelann Shortencarier

Michaelann Shortencarier Tartis received a B.S. degree in 2002 in chemical engineering from New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM and PhD from UC Davis. She is currently an Associate Professor at New Mexico Tech.

Qin, Shengping

Shengping Qin received a Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering from the University of California, Riverside with research emphasis on the mechanical mechanisms of microvasculature damage caused by the asymmetrical oscillations of the constrained microbubbles during shock wave lithotripsy. His current research in Dr. Ferrera’s lab focuses on the interaction of the microbubble and microvessel under… Read more Qin, Shengping

Paoli, Eric

Eric Paoli received his B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from the University of California, Davis in 2006 where he conducted undergraduate research on creating and categorizing ultrasound contrast agents.  Eric received his PhD in 2013 after developing drug delivery systems and is currently a research scientist at Gilead Sciences.  eepaoli@gmail.com

Lum, Aaron

Aaron Lum graduated with a BS in Bioengineering: ABET with a minor in Japanese Studies from Revelle College at UCSD in 1998. He then graduated with a PhD in Biomedical Engineering from UC Davis in 2003 and is currently a Microscope & Imaging Specialist at Technical Instruments.