Dr. Randy Carney

Associate Professor

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Biography

Randy Carney is an Associate Professor in Biomedical Engineering at the University of California, Davis. He develops innovative platforms for early-stage cancer diagnostics, using spectroscopic methods to characterize circulating exosomes and extracellular vesicles (EVs). His research focuses on building advanced Raman spectroscopy and surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) tools to investigate a wide range of EVs, with a particular emphasis on sensitively and specifically identifying tumor-associated subpopulations. Projects in his lab include the single vesicle Raman analysis of EVs isolated from the biofluids of ovarian cancer patients, and the synthesis of chemical materials for next-generation plasmonic SERS nanoprobes integrated into microfluidic chip-based platforms to isolate EVs from clinical samples. Carney's work contributes to the fields of biomedical imaging, biophotonics, and biomaterials, driving advances in cancer diagnostics through innovative device development.

Research Interests

Experience

Associate Professor

— Present

Biomedical Engineering • Davis, CA

Associate Professor in Biomedical Engineering at UC Davis, focusing on early-stage cancer diagnostics.

Requirements for University of California, Davis

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:80
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field ECS 120 (Theory of Computation) ECS 122A (Algorithm Design and Analysis) ECS 140A (Programming Languages) or ECS 160 (Software Engineering) ECS 150 (Operating Systems) or ECS 154B (Computer Architecture)
Application Checklist
  • Online application
  • Application fee
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Transcripts
  • Statement of Purpose
  • Personal History Statement
  • CV/Resume
Specialization Notes

Department of Computer Science. GRE is NOT required.