Laura Marcu

University of California, Davis

Laura Marcu, Ph.D., is a professor of biomedical engineering and neurological surgery at the University of California, Davis. She received her doctorate in biomedical engineering in 1998 from the University of Southern California. Marcu’s research interest is in the area of biomedical optics, with a particular focus on research for the development of optical techniques for tissue diagnostics, including applications in oncology, interventional cardiology, and tissue engineering. She serves as director for the National Center for Interventional Biophotonic Technologies.