T32 Presentations: Drs. Matthew Barkovich and Joseph Leach
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The Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging has a long record of excellence in clinical and academic radiology, and has one of the largest research enterprises funded through intra- and extramural funding and private donors. With numerous outstanding basic scientists and clinicians engaged in innovative imaging research across five principal campus units, the department provides a fertile ground for interdisciplinary collaboration. The T32 program exists to jumpstart the academic careers of junior radiologists and nuclear medicine physicians and to provide the essential foundation for developing a research program as an independent investigator.
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Mission Bay Hospital, 1975 4th Street, C1719
VAMC Bldg 200 Room 2A-147
ZSFG, Radiology, Room: HB 247 A/B
Connect via Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/9055865224
The Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging has a long record of excellence in clinical and academic radiology, and has one of the largest research enterprises funded through intra- and extramural funding and private donors. With numerous outstanding basic scientists and clinicians engaged in innovative imaging research across five principal campus units, the department provides a fertile ground for interdisciplinary collaboration. The T32 program exists to jumpstart the academic careers of junior radiologists and nuclear medicine physicians and to provide the essential foundation for developing a research program as an independent investigator.
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UCSF Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging
"Neuroimaging and Genetics: Investigating Brain Development through Imaging of Neurodevelopmental Disorders."
Matt Barkovich is a Resident in the UCSF Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging. As a 2017-2018 NIH T-32 scholar, Matt’s research investigations over the past year have focused on the mechanisms of normal brain development through imaging of pediatric neurodevelopmental and neuropsychiatric disorders, predominantly by leveraging pre-existing clinical data. His particular focus this year has been on neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), how imaging abnormalities in NF1 patients correlate with clinical phenotype and also how they reflect the inciting alteration of the mTOR/AKT/PI3K pathway. He has also investigated abnormal cerebellar morphology in neurodevelopmental disorders and has improved methods for automated pediatric cerebellar segmentation.
"Imaging-Based Biomechanical Analysis of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms: Incorporation of Novel Data from MRI"
Joe Leach is a resident in the UCSF Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging. As a 2017-2018 NIH T-32 scholar, Joe's research has focused on the development of methodologies by which to study the biomechanics of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) on a patient-specific basis, incorporating data from both routine clinical and more advanced imaging modalities. His work aims to extend the understanding of AAA progression and rupture risk through a comprehensive characterization of morphologic, compositional, biomechanical, and biologic aneurysm features derived from medical imaging.