Former Graduate Students

Devin O'Kelly, Ph.D. (2019)

Thesis

 "Development of Applications and Quantitative Frameworks for Multispectral Optoacoustic Tomography"

Current Organization

BioHPC, UT Southwestern

Derek Andre White, Ph.D. (2015)

Graduate Program

Bioengineering, UT Arlington 

Thesis

"Non-Invasive Biomedical Imaging and Radiobiology Investigations in Pre-Clinical Prostate Tumor Models“

Current Organization

University of Michigan, Department of Radiation Oncology

Rashmi Reddy Pabhathi Reddy, M.S. (2013)

Graduate Program

Bioengineering, UT Arlington 

Thesis

“Noninvasive assessment of tumor hypoxia using oxygen sensitive MRI in prostate tumor model“

Current Organization

Regional Manager at Biomed Services, Inc. Prime Healthcare - Kansas and Missouri

Rami Hallac, Ph.D. (2012)

Graduate Program

Radiological Sciences

Thesis

"Noninvasive assessment of tumor hypoxia using MRI in clinical and preclinical tumor models"

Current Organization

Children's Medical Center Dallas 

Lan Jiang, Ph.D. (2007)

Graduate Program

Radiological Sciences 

Thesis

"Dynamic Magnetic Resonance Imaging for tumor prognosis" 

Current Position

Instructor, Radiation Oncology, UT Southwestern Medical Center 

Robert Bollinger, Ph.D., P.E. (2006)

Graduate Program

Radiological Sciences 

Thesis

"Evaluation of the light emission kinetics in luciferin/luciferase-based in vivo bioluminescence imaging for guidance in the development of small animal imaging study design"

Current Position

CEO, Waste Management

Vincent Bourke, Ph.D. (2006)

Graduate Program

Radiological Sciences

Honors

National Institutes of Health supplement to my R01 as a minority student (disabled) (R01 CA79515-S1)

Thesis Title

"Dynamic interrogation of the tumor microenvironment in response to respiratory challenge, radiation therapy and pharmacologic intervention"

Current Position

Chief Physicist, Queens Medical Center, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Hawaii

Yulin Song, Ph.D. (2006)

Graduate Program

Radiological Sciences 

Honors

Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program graduate fellowship under Ralph P. Mason's guidance.

Thesis

"Breast tumor oxygenation using 19F MR EPI" 

Current Position

Assistant Professor, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, N.Y.

Andrew Abbott, M.S. (1999)

Graduate Program

Radiological Sciences 

Honors

Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program graduate fellowship under Dr. Mason's guidance (BC99-0911)

Current Organization

Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation

Sandeep Hunjan, Ph.D. (1999)

Graduate Program

Radiological Sciences 

Thesis Title

"MRI investigations of tumor vascular networks"

Current Position

Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Century Physics International LLC, Houston, TX

Valerie Foreman, M.S. (1998)

Graduate Program

Radiological Sciences 

Thesis

"MRI investigations of tumor vascular networks" 

Current Position

Medical Physicist. Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas

Yulin Song, Ph.D (1998)

Graduate Program

Biomedical Engineering

Thesis

"Liver oxygen tension mapping with F-19 echo-planar imaging of sequestered fluorocarbon" 
 

Mark A. Wessels, Ph.D. (1998)

Graduate Program

Radiological Sciences

Thesis

"Examination of cancellous bone by MR microscopy" 

Current Position

Director of Biotechnology Program, Devry, Haywood, CA

Watchara Rodbumrung, M.S. (1994)

Graduate Program

Radiological Sciences 

Thesis

"Assessment of perfluorocarbons as probes for oximetry and thermometry" 

Current Position

Software Engineer at Lockheed Martin

Himu P. Shukla, Ph.D. (1994)

Graduate Program

Radiological Sciences 

Thesis

"Application of perfluorocarbon emulsions as fluorine-19 nuclear magnetic resonance molecular probes of cardiac tissue oxygen tension" 

Current Position

Medical Physicist, Siemens Medical Systems, Ohio