Dr Jacobs is an endowed professor of radiology and vice chair of research at the Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center. His current research interests include developing radiologic methods for detection, monitoring, and treatment of many diseases. He has been trained in diagnostic medical physics, advanced mathematics, and engineering. His recent work has been in radiomics, whole-body MRI, and computer science to aid in diagnosing and detecting different types of disease burden.