Rebecca Back

Biography

Rebecca Back, B.S., is a Junior Specialist in the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of California, Irvine Medical Center, where she works under Principal Investigator Ichiro Yuki, M.D. She received her B.S. in Biological Sciences from the University of California, Irvine in 2024. Her work focuses on developing novel liquid embolic materials for neurointerventional applications and vascular tumor treatment.

Back serves as Junior Specialist on an NIH STTR Grant from the National Cancer Institute, a $400,000 award supporting the development of a water-based liquid embolic agent for the treatment of vascular rich tumors. Her research involves developing in-vitro models for arteriovenous malformations embolization, testing the safety and efficacy of novel liquid embolic materials on large animals with hypervascular hepatic tumors, and conducting quality improvement projects related to MRA image quality and aneurysm patient follow-up compliance.

Back has contributed to multiple research presentations at national and international conferences, including the American Society of Neuroradiology annual meeting and the Japanese Society of Neuroendovascular Therapy. Her technical skills span literature review, large animal surgery assistance, cell culturing, institutional review board protocol writing, and data analysis.

Education

• B.S. in Biological Sciences, University of California, Irvine, 2024

Distinctions

• Dean's Honor Roll, University of California, Irvine