Beverly Lau
beverly@uchicago.edu
Curriculum vitae (Updated 23 August 2011)
Committee on Medical Physics
University of Chicago Hospitals
Department of Radiology
AMB I-129
5841 S. Maryland Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637
http://medicalphysics.uchicago.edu/index.html
Office: 773.834.5106
I'm a sixth year Medical Physics graduate student in the Division of Biological Sciences. I did my undergraduate work in physics at Reed College in Portland, Oregon. My undergraduate thesis was done on the construction of a magneto-optical trap for the cooling and trapping of 87Rb atoms. My thesis advisor was Danielle A. Braje. We successfully trapped atoms at 5am on April 29th, 2006.
Currently, I am doing research in tomosynthesis with Bob Nishikawa and Ingrid Reiser. My goal is to optimize tomosynthesis acquisition systems for computer-aided diagnosis. I recently wrote a grant proposal, which was funded by the DOD Breast Cancer Research Program. Also, I won the cum laude poster award at the 2008 SPIE Medical Imaging conference in San Diego for my poster entitled "Microcalcification detectability in tomosynthesis."
My hope for the future is to study Boron Neutron Capture Theory or Therapy (BNCT). Sadly, the U.S. government has decided to reduce* funding for BNCT, so after obtaining my Ph.D., I see myself moving to another country that does study it. Come visit me in Russia or Japan! (7 Dec 2010 update: Questionable. I think I want to do research to bridge the gap between genetics and medical physics. One would probably call this molecular imaging. Possibly I want to work on efficiency. Bill Gates told me I should try to make technology cheaper instead of marginally better.)
Autumn 2011
MGCB 31400 Genetic analysis of model organisms (audit)
MPHY 41700 Medical Physics Research (R. Nishikawa)
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MWF 1:30-3pm, BSLC 218
All of the time, I-129
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Summer 2011
MPHY 41700 Medical Physics Research (R. Nishikawa)
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All of the time, I-129
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Spring 2011
MPHY 41700 Medical Physics Research (R. Nishikawa)
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All of the time, I-129
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Winter 2011
MPHY 41700 Medical Physics Research (R. Nishikawa)
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All of the time, I-129
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Autumn 2010
CMSC 33710 Scientific Visualization
MPHY 41700 Medical Physics Research (R. Nishikawa)
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Tu Th 10:30am-12pm, Ryerson 251
The rest of the time, I-129
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Summer 2010
CCTS 40003 Genomics of Personalized Medicine
MPHY 41700 Medical Physics Research (R. Nishikawa)
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W 1-4pm, Billings W303
The rest of the time, I-129
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Spring 2010
MPHY 41700 Medical Physics Research (R. Nishikawa)
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All of the time, I-129
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Winter 2010
MPHY 41700 Medical Physics Research (R. Nishikawa)
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All of the time, I-129
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Autumn 2009
HGEN 47000 Human Genetics
ASTR 30500 Radioactive Processes in Astrophysics
MPHY 41700 Medical Physics Research (R. Nishikawa)
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M W F 10:30am-12pm, BSLC 313
Tu Th 12pm-1:30pm, AAC 107
The rest of the time, I-129
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Summer 2009
BIOS 12114 Nutritional Science
MPHY 41700 Medical Physics Research (R. Nishikawa)
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Tu Th 10am-12pm, BSLC 301
The rest of the time, I-129
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Spring 2009
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Tu Th 10:30-12pm, ISB-23
The rest of the time, I-129
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Winter 2009
MPHY 39600 Image Processing and Computer Vision
MPHY 41700 Medical Physics Research (R. Nishikawa)
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Tu Th 2-3:30pm, Q-207B
The rest of the time, I-129
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Autumn 2008
MPHY 35600 Anatomical Structure of the Body
MPHY 41700 Medical Physics Research (R. Nishikawa)
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M 2-5pm
The rest of the time, I-129
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Summer 2008
MPHY 41700 Medical Physics Research (R. Nishikawa)
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ALL of the time, I-129
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Spring 2008
MPHY 39100 Physics of Mammography
MPHY 35600 Cancer and Radiation Biology
BSDG 55000 Scientific Integrity (Make-up classes)
MPHY 41700 Medical Physics Research (R. Nishikawa)
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W 1-4
Tu Th 3-5pm
Tu Th 5:30-7:30
The rest of the time, I-129
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Winter 2008
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Tu Th 10:30-12pm, IB-007
The rest of the time, I-129
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Autumn 2007
STAT 24400 Statistical Theory and Methods - 1
MPHY 41700 Medical Physics Research (R. Nishikawa)
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Tu Th 1:30-3pm, ECK133
The rest of the time, I-129
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Summer 2007
MPHY 34400 Practicum for Radiation Therapy
MPHY 35100 Physics of Radiation Therapy
MPHY 41700 Medical Physics Research (B. Roman)
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M W F, varies
M Th 10-11:30am, DCAM 1333
The rest of the time, I-115
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Spring 2007
MPHY 34300 Practicum for Physics of Medical Imaging II
MPHY 38700 Physics of Medical Imaging II
MPHY 41700 Medical Physics Research (R. Nishikawa)
BSDG 55000 Scientific Integrity
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Th 3:15-5:15pm, varies
Tu Th 1:30-3pm, ISB-23
The rest of the time, I-115
Tu Th 5:30-7:20pm, BSLC 115
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Winter 2007
MPHY 34200 Practicum for Physics of Medical Imaging I
MPHY 38600 Physics of Medical Imaging I
MPHY 41700 Medical Physics Research (G. Karczmar)
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Tu Th F 1-5pm, ISB-23
Tu Th 10:30am-12pm, IB-007
DCAM-MRI clinical scanner
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Autumn 2006
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Tu Th 3-4:30pm, ISB-23
M W 10-11:30am, Q-207B
The rest of the time, IB-018
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