Team | Tyler Seibert Lab

Meet the Team at the Seibert Lab

Our diverse team of doctors, scientists, and researchers are an integral part of the framework at the lab.

Dr. Tyler Seibert, MD, PhD

Dr. Tyler Seibert is an Assistant Professor at the University of California San Diego in the

Departments of Radiation Medicine, Bioengineering, and Radiology. He earned a BS in Bioengineering at the University of California Berkeley before joining the Medical Scientist Training Program at the University of California San Diego, where he earned an MD and a PhD in Bioengineering, with a focus on quantitative imaging. He completed residency in Radiation Oncology at the University of California San Diego and is board certified by the American Board of Radiology. Dr. Seibert is a clinical translational scientist and leads a team of brilliant students, engineers, scientists, and clinicians working to advance the way we use imaging and genetics to find and treat cancer.

Anna Dornisch

Dr. Dornisch, MD MAS is a resident physician in the department of Radiation Medicine and Applied Sciences. Originally from Germany, she grew up in Carlsbad, California. She graduated from UCLA with a B.S . in Physiological Sciences with a minor in Society & Genetics. During medical school at UCSD, she completed a master’s

degree in clinical research, focusing on cost-effectiveness and survivorship. With a goal

of maximizing quality of life during cancer care and in survivorship, Dr. Dornisch is interested in utilizing advancements in imaging and genomics technologies to improve effectiveness of therapy while minimizing toxicity. Outside of work, she enjoys spending as much time outdoors as possible, riding horses, running on the beach, hiking with her dog, and spending time with family and friends and enjoying the amazing food that San Diego has to offer.

Madison Baxter

Madison is the lab Research Associate assisting with clinical trial coordination, data quality assurance, and improvement of data collection methods. Before joining the Seibert Lab, she earned an M.S. in Biology and a B.S. in Human Biology at UC San Diego, while competing on the Division I Women's Basketball Team. Madison is passionate about health and clinical research because working to improve healthcare techniques that directly benefit patients allows her to make a positive impact on her community. In her free time, she enjoys running, yoga, going to the beach, and watching the sunset.

Christopher Conlin

Originally from Montreal, Dr. Conlin spent his formative years in DFW and Salt Lake City. He somehow managed to obtain a PhD in Bioengineering from the University of Utah, where he worked on quantitative MRI techniques for measuring renal function. His current research is focused on improving prostate cancer detection using multiparametric MRI, with an emphasis on advanced diffusion MRI methods.

Deondre Do

Born in Portland and raised in San Diego, Deondre is a PhD student with a passion for

healthcare and technology. He earned a BS in Biology at UCLA and pursued an MS in Bioengineering at UCSD before transferring to the PhD program. He aims to improve the way healthcare is conducted by implementing advanced quantitative technologies for prostate cancer detection and treatment. He has a strong passion for learning which has culminated in a wide variety of hobbies such as weightlifting, snowboarding, gaming, and fishing.

Mariluz Rojo Domingo

Mariluz is a Ph.D. student in Bioengineering studying advanced quantitative methods for prostate cancer detection using MRI. Before joining UCSD, she earned an MS in Biomedical Engineering with a focus on Imaging Science at Washington University in St. Louis. As an undergraduate, she double-majored in Biomedical Engineering and Mathematics and competed as a Division I NCAA tennis player. Mariluz is originally from Spain and loves to travel and meet people from other countries. Outside of the lab, she likes to go running, play tennis and go to the beach.

Celeste Hsu

Originally from the Bay Area, Celeste is a medical student at UCSD SOM with a passion for optimizing cancer patient care. After graduating from UC Berkeley with a BA in both Molecular and Cell Biology and Psychology, she earned a Master of Bioethics degree at Harvard Medical School. She joined the lab in January 2024, aiming to implement her bioethics background into medical research and patient care while learning more about radiation oncology. She is currently working on projects involving quantitative imaging factors of disease progression in patients on active surveillance for low-grade prostate. In her free time, Celeste enjoys discovering new food and drink spots in SD and going to the beach.

Roshan Karunamuni

Dr. Karunamuni, PhD is an engineer and Project Scientist in the UC San Diego Department of Radiation Medicine and Applied Sciences. He is integral to numerous projects in the lab, both for imaging and genetics.

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Irene Li

Irene is a medical student at UCSD and joined the lab in summer 2024. She is from the Thousand Oaks, CA and went to USC where she got her bachelor's and master's in biomedical engineering (fight on!). Her work has focused on active surveillance of prostate cancer, specifically examining how MRI can affect patient outcomes. Outside of the lab, Irene likes to play tennis, go swimming, watch the sunset, and try new restaurants in San Diego.

Lily Nguyen

Originally from LA, Lily moved to San Diego to earn a BS in Neuroscience and Physiology from UCSD and hasn’t left since, as she is a current medical student at UCSD. Her research in the Seibert lab is focused on identifying prognostic factors in imaging to improve cancer treatment outcomes. With a strong interest in finding solutions for health inequities in cancer care, she is also pursuing an MPH. In her free time, she loves exploring new culinary experiences, and when time permits, traveling to immerse herself in foreign cultures.

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Edmund Qiao

Dr. Qiao is a current radiation oncology resident at the University of California San Diego. He has a BS in Life Science Informatics from the University of Michigan and an MD from the University of California San Diego. He has always been interested in oncology, both working with cancer patients as well as furthering cancer research. His interests include incorporating data science and machine learning as it applies to prospective cohort studies. Outside of medicine, Edmund enjoys ice hockey, cooking, and karaoke.

Brianna Rull

Brianna Rull is the Lead Research Program Administrative Assistant in the Radiation Medicine and Applied Sciences Department at the University of California San Diego. She is the Research Administrative Assistant for several Principal Investigators within the department's Center for Precision Radiation Medicine (CPRM) research group, including Dr. Tyler Seibert.

Shoumik Roychowdhury

Shoumik is an undergraduate student studying EECS at UC Berkeley, with interests in MRI, Machine Learning, Signal Processing and Mathematics.

Rhea Rupareliya

Rhea is a high school student at Canyon Crest Academy and an intern with Dr. Seibert's lab. She really enjoys cellular and synthetic biology, and has a keen interest in immunology. During her free time, Rhea enjoys playing water polo, going to the beach to watch sunsets, and spending time with her friends and family (and puppy Luka!)

Yuze Song

Yuze is an ECE Ph.D. student at UCSD. He has research experience in statistical signal processing and computer vision. Currently he is focusing on the intersection of medical imaging and computer vision for prostate lesion detection.

George Xu

Dr. Xu is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of California San Diego, in the Department of Radiation Medicine and Applied Sciences. He earned his B.A. in Biology from the University of Pennsylvania and completed his Ph.D. at Vanderbilt University, where he investigated genetic and tumor microenvironment markers of aggressive thyroid cancer. His current research focuses on using germline genetic markers to predict risk of aggressive prostate cancer. Outside the lab, George enjoys running, weightlifting, and exploring the San Diego food scene.

Paige Zhong

Paige is a rising senior at Dougherty Valley High School. She is excited to get involved in Seibert Lab and learn about imaging techniques for prostate cancer. In her free time, she enjoys dancing, traveling, and hanging out with her cat, Mac.

Seibert Lab Alumni

Asona Lui

Asona Lui, MD, PhD worked in the lab as a resident physician in the Department of Radiation Medicine and Applied Sciences and as a Grillo-Marxuach Family Fellow at Moores Cancer Center. Her two resident grants from RSNA and ACRO funded the ReIGNITE study, which investigated the impact of RSIrs maps on radiation oncologists' ability to accurately target prostate cancer tumors for focal radiotherapy boost. With a PhD in Cancer Biology and MS in Immunology, Dr. Lui is also interested in adapting advanced MRI techniques in preclinical models of cancer to better assess immunotherapy and the relationship of the immune response to cancer. Dr. Lui has graduated from residency and joined the faculty at UC San Diego as a radiation oncologist and physician-scientist with her own lab.

Meghana Pagadala

Meghana Pagadala worked in the lab as an M.D./Ph.D. student. Her PhD focused on understanding germline-somatic interactions underlying the tumor immune microenvironment. She graduated from Caltech with a B.S. in Chemistry and completed her Ph.D. under the mentorship of Drs. Hannah Carter and Jill Mesirov, still finding time to publish three first-author papers from the Seibert Lab. Previously, she has worked on T cell receptor (TCR) chain mispairing under the mentorship of Dr. David Baltimore at Caltech and CD8+ FoxP3+ T cells under the mentorship of Dr. Rajeev Aurora at SLU School of Medicine. In her free time, she likes to work out, play volleyball, dance, travel and eat. Dr. Pagadala is now a resident physician in radiation oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in Manhattan.

Allison Zhong

Allison worked in the Seibert Lab for four years as a medical student at UC San Diego. She is from the Bay Area and went to UC Berkeley for undergrad (Go Bears!). Her work focused on developing a quantitative MRI biomarker to improve prostate cancer detection and treatment planning. She devoted an additional year of medical school to full-time research to focus on this work, during which time she authored multiple scientific publications. Outside of the lab, Allison is a senior dog mom and plant mom and enjoys trying new recipes, lifting weights, and attempting to become proficient at surfing and snowboarding. Dr. Zhong has graduated from medical school and is now a resident physician in radiation oncology at Stanford University.

Krishna Chanda

Krishna is a Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) graduate student originally from India, currently pursuing his advanced studies in this field. His research interests lie in the fascinating realm of computer vision, where he aims to utilize this powerful technology to solve practical problems and enhance various aspects of human life. In addition to his passion for research, Krishna finds immense joy in software development and integrating software solutions into our everyday lives for increased convenience.

Christine Feng

MD worked in the Seibert Lab during her radiation oncology residency at UC San Diego. She earned a bachelors degree from UC San Diego and an MD from the University of Chicago. She is the first author on publications on automated hippocampal avoidance for brain radiotherapy and prostate MRI for detecting cancer. Dr. Feng currently cares for patients in Broward County, FL.

Nikki Phan

Nikki worked in the Seibert Lab was an undergraduate research intern in the Seibert Lab through the UCSD/SDSU Partnership Scholars Program for the 2021-22 school year. She graduated from SDSU in May 2022 with a Bachelor's Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies emphasized in Biology, Public Health, and Psychology. She currently works as a medical assistant at a cardiology office in San Diego and in her free time, she enjoys going to the gym and trying new foods. She plans to become a Physician Assistant.

Minh Hyunh-Le

Dr. Minh Huynh-Le, MD, MAS worked in the Seibert Lab during her radiation oncology residency at UC San Diego. She earned a bachelor’s degree from MIT, an MD at Johns Hopkins, and a master’s degree at UC San Diego. She is the first author of several publications highlighted on the Projects + Publications page. Dr. Huynh-Le currently cares for patients in Northern California.

Karoline Kallis

Dr. Kallis is a highly skilled medical engineer from Germany, specializing in medical imaging, data processing, and algorithm development in Radiation Oncology and Radiology. She holds a Ph.D. in Medical Physics from Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg. During her postdoctoral research, she focused on calibrating Restriction Spectrum Imaging for acquisition with different echo times and developed a ground truth method to validate the biomarker quality for detecting clinically significant prostate cancer. Currently, Dr. Kallis is a research scientist at the University of California San Diego in the Department of Surgery focusing on leveraging EHR data and machine learning to predict the likelihood of peripheral artery disease (PAD).

Dino Digma

Originally from San Diego and a graduate of UC Berkeley, Dino became interested in neuroscience and imaging there. During medical school at UC San Diego, he joined the Seibert Lab to learn more about imaging research. He ultimately could not resist his love for the brain so he pursued Neurology and is now a Neurology resident at Stanford. After training, he hopes to pursue a career as a clinician-scientist, where he can continue using the foundational research skills that he learned during his time in the Seibert Lab.

Kanha Batra

Kanha is primarily interested in applying machine learning (ML) methods to biological applications. During his time at the lab as a master's student at UC San Diego, he was primarily a part of the team studying bone metastasis in prostate cancer patients - using ML to characterize and segment malignant tissue in MRI data. He is currently pursuing a PhD in ML and Systems Neuroscience with Dr. Kay Tye and Dr. Terry Sejnowski at Salk Institute for Biological Studies (UCSD). Outside of work, he likes to cook, watch stand up comedy and go on runs.

Karen Tye

Dr. Karen Tye worked in the lab as a resident physician in radiation oncology at UC San Diego. After graduation, she took a position as an assistant professor at Wake Forest University before returning to UC San Diego as an assistant professor. Here, she specializes in treating patients with breast cancer, gastrointestinal cancer, and gynecologic cancer.

Gerald Henderson, Jr.

After 10 years within the UC Moores Cancer Center and Radiation Medicine and Applied Sciences Depts as a clinical research administrator and project manager, Gerald transitioned into his own business, Expedient Trial Solutions LLC, expanding his services to various research management and patient liaison opportunities. Gerald maintains volunteer research positions in multiple RMAS labs.

Courtney Ollison

Courtney worked in the lab as a staff research associate after obtaining her Bachelor of Science degree in Cellular and Molecular Biology at San Diego State University in 2022. While at San Diego State, she worked in the lab as an undergraduate student through the UCSD/SDSU Partnership Scholars Program. Courtney's research interests include cancer research and immunology, particularly the tumor microenvironment and the gut-brain axis. Outside of research, Courtney is passionate about patient care. She now works full-time as a medical assistant to gain clinical experience before beginning training to become a Physician Assistant.

Kathy Lam

Kathy Lam joined the Seibert Lab through the OPTIMUS research internship program at UC San Diego. She plays lacrosse and volleyball and loves to work out at the gym. She has now graduated from high school at the Preuss School and is studying Psychology as an undergraduate student at UC San Diego.

Karan Sathosh

Karan is a passionate computer science enthusiast with a focus on computer vision. He worked in the lab as a master's student in computer science at UCSD. He is driven by a desire to make a meaningful impact in the field of computer vision and continuously expand his expertise in this exciting domain. Beyond technology, he has a deep love for cooking and experimenting with different flavors. When he's not coding or researching, you can often find him in the kitchen, whipping up delicious dishes and exploring diverse culinary traditions. He has graduated from UC San Diego and works on AI applications in industry.

John Miguel

John joined the lab as a high school student through the OPTIMUS internship program. He plays volleyball at Morse High School.

Ian Mathews

Ian worked in the lab as a medical student, studying the application of RSI-guided detection for prostate cancer in at-risk populations. Prior to medical school, he conducted his PhD research on mediators of immune checkpoint blockade toxicity in the labs of Mohit Jain and Sonia Sharma. In his free time, Ian enjoys playing ice hockey, distance running, and playing Dungeons and Dragons. Ian is now a resident physician in Internal Medicine at the University of Rochester.