Summary
Soyoung Choi is a data scientist with 11 years of experience specializing in neuroimaging and MR image analysis, currently driving clinical data science at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. With a PhD in Neuroscience from USC and a postdoctoral tenure at Vanderbilt’s Institute of Imaging Science, she blends deep domain expertise in diffusion, structural, functional, and metabolic MRI with hands-on development of BrainSuite imaging tools. Her work spans translational projects—from studying sickle cell and prematurity effects in the brain to creating high-resolution T1 atlases—highlighting a rare mix of clinical research rigor and software development. Known for sustained contributions to brain image analysis across academic and clinical settings, she brings an ability to turn complex neuroimaging methods into practical pipelines for patient-centered science.
11 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Neuroscience, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Neuroscience at University of Southern California