Leadership Team

Weili Lin

PhD

Director
Biomedical Research Imaging Center

Dixie Lee Boney Soo Distinguished Professor of Neurological Medicine
Professor and Vice Chair of Research
Department of Radiology

Professor
Departments of Neurology, Biomedical Engineering, and School of Pharmacy

weili_lin@med.unc.edu

Angela Creighton

Associate Director for Operations and Finance
Business Operations Manager
Biomedical Research Imaging Center

angela_creighton@med.unc.edu

Stephanie Engel

PhD

Associate Director of Imaging-Based Population Sciences
Biomedical Research Imaging Center

Professor
Department of Epidemiology

stephanie.engel@unc.edu

Bobby Huynh

PharmD, BCNP

Director of Radiopharmacy & Regulatory Compliance
Biomedical Research Imaging Center

Research Instructor
Department of Radiology

rhuynh@med.unc.edu

Yen-Yu Ian Shih

PhD

Associate Director for Scientific Development and Strategies
Director of Center for Animal MRI
Biomedical Research Imaging Center

Associate Professor
Department of Neurology

shihy@unc.edu

Kristine Baluyot

Lead Study Coordinator

kristine_baluyot@med.unc.edu

Amber Leinwand

BSRT (R) (MR)

Lead Technologist for Human Imaging
Biomedical Research Imaging Center

amber_abernethy@med.unc.edu

Zibo Li

PhD

Director of Cyclotron and Radiochemistry Research Program
Biomedical Research Imaging Center

Professor
Department of Radiology

zibo_li@med.unc.edu 

Yen-Yu Ian Shih

PhD

Associate Director for Scientific Development and Strategies
Director of Center for Animal MRI
Biomedical Research Imaging Center

Associate Professor
Department of Neurology

shihy@unc.edu

Zhanhong Wu

PhD

Director of Radiochemistry Core
Biomedical Research Imaging Center

Assistant Professor
Department of Radiology

zhanhong_wu@med.unc.edu

Pew-Thian Yap

PhD

Director of Image Analysis
Biomedical Research Imaging Center

Professor
Department of Radiology
Head
Radiology Imaging Informatics Research
Director Radiological Sciences Faculty Development
Department of Radiology
Adjunct Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering and Computer Science

ptyap@med.unc.edu

Hong Yuan

PhD

Director of Small Animal Imaging Facility
Biomedical Research Imaging Center

Research Professor
Department of Radiology

yuanh@med.unc.edu

Stewart Little

Imaging Core Operations Manager

stewart_little@med.unc.edu

Steven Rowe

MD, PhD

BRIC Medical Director for Nuclear Medicine

Division Chief - Molecular Imaging and Therapeutics
Professor
Department of Radiology

Carlos Zamora

MD, PhD

BRIC Medical Director for MRI/CT

Division Chief - Neuroradiology
Associate Professor
Department of Radiology

carlos_zamora@med.unc.edu