Research Imaging Core Team
![]() | Debiao Li, PhD Director (310) 423-7743 |
![]() | Daniel Berman, MD Medical Director (310) 423-4224 |
![]() | Dan Gazit, PhD Director, Molecular/Micro (310) 423-8070 |
![]() | Reza Arsanjani, MD Associate Medical Director (310) 423-4332 |
![]() | Johanna Kim, MPH Research Operations Manager (310) 248-8680 |
Technical Directors
![]() | Damini Dey, PhD MR/PET (310) 423-1517 |
![]() | Rohan Dharmakumar, PhD MR/PET (310) 423-7641 |
![]() | Zhaoyang Fan, PhD 3T MRI (310) 423-0732 |
![]() | Lidia Szczepaniak, PhD MR Spectroscopy (310) 248-7692 |
![]() | Wafa Tawackoli, PhD Research Imaging Core Molecular/Micro Imaging (310) 423-8070 |
![]() | Shawn Wagner, PhD Small Animal MRI (310) 423-7519 |
![]() | Yifang (Jimmy) Zhou, PhD Nuclear Imaging (310) 423-2070 |
Technical & Support Staff
![]() | David Buennagel Research Support Assistant (310) 423-0075 |
![]() | Xiaoyu Da Research Associate, Molecular/Micro (310) 423-7713 |
![]() | Mark Hyun, CNMT, NCT, RT, FASNCM Nuclear Technologist (310) 423-4247 |
![]() | Rhona Littman, CCRP Regulatory Coordinator (310) 423-4387 |
![]() | Lisa Miranda-Peats, MPH Grants and Finance (310) 423-6753 |
![]() | Kimberly Okamoto, RN Research Nurse (310) 423-0732 |
![]() | Hernan Rios, RLATG Animal Health Technician (310) 423-2016 |
![]() | Laura Smith, RT Chief MRI Technologist (310) 423-7361 |
![]() | Lawrence St. John, RT MRI Technologist (310) 423-7361 |
![]() | Richard Tang Research Associate, Animal Technician (310) 423-1703 |
![]() | Tianjing Zhang, MS Research Associate, MicroMRI (310) 967-8336 |






















