Forum for Advanced Imaging Research: "7T Update"
Date
Lunch provided on a first come, first served basis.
Connect via Zoom at: https://zoom.us/j/9055865224
Broadcasts to:
- China Basin, 185 Berry Street NW, Suite 350, Lobby 6 (Large Classroom)
- Mission Bay Hospital, 1975 4th Street, C1719
- Mt. Zion, 1600 Divisadero St., Room C250
- VAMC Bldg 200 Room 2A-147
- ZSFG, Radiology, Minagi Library
1836 America/Los_Angeles public
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Location
Lunch provided on a first come, first served basis.
Connect via Zoom at: https://zoom.us/j/9055865224
Broadcasts to:
- China Basin, 185 Berry Street NW, Suite 350, Lobby 6 (Large Classroom)
- Mission Bay Hospital, 1975 4th Street, C1719
- Mt. Zion, 1600 Divisadero St., Room C250
- VAMC Bldg 200 Room 2A-147
- ZSFG, Radiology, Minagi Library
Speakers
Dr. Janine Lupo’s research focuses on the development and application of novel MR imaging data acquisition, processing, and analysis techniques for the evaluation of patients with brain tumors and other neurological diseases using our research 3T and 7T whole body scanners. This includes the development of quantitative algorithms critical for processing data from advanced acquisitions for patient studies, implementation of statistical models to relate imaging markers with biological characteristics from pathology and clinical outcome in order to both identify patients who would benefit most for a given therapy, and monitor the effects of therapy over time on tumor control, normal brain tissue structure, and cognition. Dr. Lupo is the Principal or Co-Principal Investigator for two NIH grants, as well as the Director of an Imaging Core within an NIH Programmatic Project grant. She has published over 40 research articles.
Director, Center for Imaging of Neurodegenerative Diseases (CIND), VAMC
Dr. Pratik Mukherjee’s primary clinical research is the study of neurodevelopmental disorders and traumatic brain injury (TBI) using advanced MRI. His research has been focused on technical development, neuroscience and clinical applications of advanced imaging methods for mapping structure and function of the human brain, especially diffusion MRI, which is a popular technique for assessing the development and integrity of white matter and for mapping axonal fiber pathways. Dr. Mukherjee has served as Principal Investigator or Co-Principal Investigator for several NIH grants. His work has also been funded by grants from the Dept. of Defense, the Simons Foundation, McDonnell Foundation, Dana Foundation, Wallace Research Foundation, GE Healthcare and the GE-NFL Head Health Initiative. He has published over 120 peer-reviewed research articles.
Dr. An (Joseph) Vu, PhD, is an MR Physicist and the CIND Technical Director at the San Francisco Veteran Affairs Medical Center. Dr. Vu obtained his PhD in Bioengineering under Dr. Jack Gallant from the UCSF-UC Berkeley Joint Graduate Program. He completed his post-doctoral training with Dr. David Feinberg at Advanced MRI Technologies and subsequently with Drs. Essa Yacoub and Kamil Ugurbil at the University of Minnesota’s Center for Magnetic Resonance Research. Dr. Vu’s significant contributions to multi-institutional projects, such as the Human Connectome Project and the Brain Initiative, have shaped his research to be centered around the development of novel MRI technologies with special emphasis on ultra-high field and accelerated, ultra-high resolution fMRI.