About Us
Our mission: Better tests for better health.
Our vision is the vision of UC Davis Health: A healthier world through bold innovation.
The Center for Diagnostic Innovation is a:
- Convener that leverages the unique spectrum of multi-disciplinary talent and programs across UC Davis
- Connector to industry and other partners
- Creator and investigator of new methods to improve diagnosis, reduce error, reimagine curricula, redefine healthcare professions, and enhance the care of individuals and communities.
- Clinical resources, providing access to our CLIA-certified clinical investigational laboratory, CAP-accredited biorepository, research imaging novel machine-learning tools such a MILO, and including access to clinical specimens in the Pathology Biorepository,
- Collaborator for clinical implementation of innovative technologies
- Cross-disciplinary educator to grow the biomedical and healthcare workforce
- Cultivator of entrepreneurship
Our Leaders
Lydia Pleotis Howell, M.D.Chair Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine |
Elizabeth Morris, M.D.Chair Department of Radiology |
Alpha Lab @ Aggie Square (Clinical Investigational Lab)Nam Tran, Ph.D.Associate Professor Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine |
Molecular Diagnostics and Precision PathologyAlexander Borowsky, M.D.Professor Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine |
Tissue ImagingRichard Levenson, M.D.Professor Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine |
AI/ML/Predictive Analytics and Computational PathologyHooman Rashidi, M.D.Professor and Vice Chair GME Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine |
EducationSharon Wahl, CLS, Med.Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Lydia Pleotis Howell, M.D.Chair Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine |