Assistant Professor in residence
Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science
Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging
Associate Director, Preclinical MR Imaging and Spectroscopy Laboratory
Phone: 415-216-5634
1700 4th Street, Mission Bay Byers Hall BH204
UCSF
San Francisco, CA 94143
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Research
The goal of our research program is to develop innovative, mechanism-driven MR metabolic imaging approaches for improved detection of neurological disorders and monitoring of therapeutic response. With the active support of the NIH-funded P41 Hyperpolarized 13C Resource center, our work is mainly focused on the new hyperpolarized DNP-MR technology. We use preclinical models of Multiple Sclerosis, Traumatic Brain Injury, Alzheimer’s disease and brain tumors (to date). Based on the knowledge of metabolic changes associated with these neurological disorders, we develop and biologically validate new imaging agents with dramatically increased signal intensity (Hyperpolarized Probes) and optimized acquisitions strategies for diagnosis and treatment monitoring.