Prof. Dr. Christine B. Chung is a board-certified diagnostic radiologist, Professor and Interim Chair of the radiology department at UC San Diego. She is dedicated to the triumvirate mission of research, teaching and clinical service. She feels fortunate to be a part of the exceptional clinical musculoskeletal radiology department at UC San Diego. In addition, as the director of the Musculoskeletal Imaging Research Group, she collaborates with world-class physicists, pathologists, orthopedic surgeons and bioengineers. Their work focuses on cartilage imaging and tissue characterization with magnetic resonance imaging.