UCI Radiology

Congratulations to Dr. Aydin Eresen (UCI, Department of Radiological Sciences, Dr. Zhang Translational Imaging Lab) on receiving a Pilot Award from the UCI Cancer Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, supported by the Anti-Cancer Challenge – 2025!

His project, "Synergistic Immunomodulation in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma using cDC1 Vaccines, COX-2 Inhibition, and CIML NK Cells," will explore innovative combination immunotherapy strategies to tackle one of the most aggressive cancers.

Thank you to every Anti-Cancer Challenge participant and donor who made this research possible.

Congratulations to Dr. Michelle Bardis who received the Fellow Research Grant totaling $75,000. Dr. Bardis is working in collaboration with Dr. Peter Chang on a project that will use technology to detect and characterize incidental breast lesions on chest CTs.

Congratulations to Colin Wu (MS3, University of the Incarnate Word School of Osteopathic Medicine) and his mentor, Dr. Zhuoli Zhang, Professor of Radiology at UCI, on receiving a 2026 RSNA Research & Education Foundation Medical Student Grant.

Colin has been a dedicated research volunteer in Dr. Zhang's lab at UCI Radiology for the past three years, and Dr. Zhang serves as his mentor on this grant. His funded project will develop a reproducible multimodal ensemble AI model to predict first-cycle non-responders to transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) in hepatocellular carcinoma — work with real potential to improve treatment selection for liver cancer patients.

Translational Imaging Lab