Members

felix wehrli, phd Felix W. Wehrli, Ph.D., Professor

Development of image-based methods toward the understanding of tissue architecture, physiology and function and their applications to clinical medicine.

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Charles L. Epstein, Ph.D., Professor

Mathematics of image reconstruction, pulse design.

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Alexander C. Wright, Ph.D., Assistant Professor

Development of techniques toward cellular MR microscopy of tissues; design of cryogenically cooled RF coils for increased SNR.

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Hee Kwon Song, Ph.D., Assistant Professor

Novel DCE-MRI methodologies based on radial data acquisition; novel motioncompensation strategies; in vivo iron quantification techniques

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Jeremy Magland, Ph.D., Assistant Professor

Mathematics of NMR. Selective excitation pulse design. Pulse sequence development.

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Branimir Vasilic, Ph.D., Research Associate

Pulse sequence programming and design. Image processing.

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Sailaja S. Anumula, Ph.D., Research Associate

RF coil construction, solid-state imaging.

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Michael Langham Michael Langham, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow

MR Oximetry

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Catherine Jones, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow

Structural imaging of vessel wall and brain perfusion in clinical studies of carotid atherosclerosis.

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Wei Lin, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow

Image processing. Motion correction.

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Chamith Rajapakse, Ph.D. Chamith Rajapakse, Ph.D. , Postdoctoral Fellow

Computational biomechanics of trabecular bone, image registration, image processing

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Yusuf Bhagat, Ph.D. Yusuf Bhagat, Ph.D., , Postdoctoral Fellow

Virtual bone biopsy, protocol development and translational studies in patients.

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Hamid Rad, Ph.D. Hamid Rad, Ph.D., , Postdoctoral Fellow

RF pulse design, ultra-short echo-time imaging.

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Michael Wald, B.Sc., Graduate Student

Image processing and analysis. Design and implementation of algorithms for quantification of trabecular network architecture.

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Henry Ong, Graduate Student

Study of restricted diffusion by q-space MRI to obtain microstructural information of spinal cord tissue and cortical bone.

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Holly Flachs Holly Flachs, Administrative Coordinator



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Former Members

  • John C. Ford, PhD
  • Postdoctoral Fellow
  • 1989-1992

  • Assistant Professor University of Pennsylvania until 1998. Current affiliation unknown.

  • Hsiao-Wen Chung, Ph.D.
  • Postdoctoral Fellow
  • 1989-1994

  • Professor, National Taiwan University.

  • Vincent Dousset, MD
  • Research Fellow
  • 1990-1991

  • Professor, University of Bordeaux

  • Hernan Jara, PhD
  • Postdoctoral Fellow
  • 1992-1994

  • Associate Professor, Boston University

  • Scott N. Hwang, Ph.D.
  • Postdoctoral Fellow
  • 1993-1997

  • Neurology Fellow, New York University

  • Jingfei Ma, Ph.D.
  • Postdoctoral Fellow
  • 1994-1996

  • Assistant Professor, University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center.

  • Ari Borthakur
  • Graduate Student
  • 1994-1999

  • Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania

  • Jeffrey Hopkins, Ph.D.
  • Postdoctoral Fellow
  • 1995-1998

  • Senior Scientist, General Electric Medical Systems

  • Bryon R. Gomberg, Ph.D.
  • Postdoctoral Fellow
  • 1997-2000

  • Assistant Professor, Hadassah Medical Organization

  • Masaya Takahashi, Ph.D.
  • Research Associate
  • 1997-2002

  • Assistant Professor, Harvard University

  • Luna Hilaire, Ph.D.
  • Postdoctoral Fellow
  • 1998-2001

  • Director of Medical Physics, General Electric Healthcare

  • Maria Fernandez-Seara, PhD
  • Postdoctoral Fellow
  • 1998-2003, 2005-2006

  • Development of methods for brain perfusion and tissue oxygenation
    Independent Researcher (Assistant Professor level), Universidad de Navarra, Spain

  • Ronald Wolf
  • Postdoctoral Fellow
  • 1999-2000

  • Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania

  • Chih-Liang Chin, M.S., Ph.D.
  • Graduate Student
  • 1999-2004

  • Senior Researcher, Abbott Laboratories

  • Punam Saha, PhD
  • Assistant Professor
  • 1999-2006

  • Associate Professor, University of Iowa

  • Rick Weening, Ph.D.
  • Postdoctoral Fellow
  • 2000-2001

  • Assistant Professor, Thomas Jefferson University Medical Center

  • Jeffrey Duda
  • Graduate Student
  • 2000-2001

  • Bioengineering Student, University of Pennsylvania

  • Yan Zhang, Ph.D.
  • Postdoctoral Fellow
  • 2001-2004

  • MR Physicist, National Institute of Mental Health

  • Eilat Vardi, Ph.D.
  • Graduate Student
  • 2000-2002

  • PhD Student, City University of New York

  • Andra Popescu, M.D.
  • Postdoctoral Fellow
  • 2002-2004

  • Resident, Thomas Jefferson University

  • Robert C. Wilson
  • Graduate Student
  • 2003

  • Bioengineering/Applied Science Student, University of Pennsylvania

  • Tim Hopper, B.Sc.(Hons)
  • Fulbright Scholar
  • 2003-2004

  • Field Engineer, Schlumberger Oilfield Services

  • Bipul Das, Ph.D.
  • Postdoctoral Fellow
  • 2003-2005

  • Research Scientist, GE Imaging, Bangalore, India

  • Glenn Ladinsky, MD, PhD
  • Postdoctoral Fellow
  • 2004-2006

  • Clinician, Crozer-Chester Medical Center

  • Ray Song, Ph.D.,
  • Postdoctoral Fellow
  • 2004-2007

  • MRI Physicist, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

  • Junyu Guo, Ph.D.
  • Postdoctoral Fellow
  • 2006 - 2007

  • Staff Scientist, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

  • Aranee Techawiboonwong Ph.D.
  • Graduate Student
  • 2001 - 2007

  • Postdoctoral Fellow, Boston University Medical Center
  • Wen-Chau Wu, PhD
  • Research Associate
  • 2006-2008

  • Assistant Professor, National Taiwan University




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