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Rajib Ahmed
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Radiology
BioDr. Rajib Ahmed working as a postdoc fellow at Stanford University School of Medicine, Canary Center at Stanford for Cancer Early Detection. His research focus on micro- and nano-technologies based biomedical optical devices.
Rajib received his B.Sc. and M.Sc. degree at the department of applied physics electronics and communication engineering in 2010 and 2012 from University of Dhaka (Bangladesh), and also studied two-year double degree M.Sc. as a Erasmus mundus student at MAsters on Photonic NETworks Engineering (MAPNET) on in Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna (Italy), Aston University (UK), and Technische Univeraitat Berlin (Germany) in 2013-2014. He received his Ph.D. degree on laser based nanofabrication from school of engineering, University of Birmingham (UK) in 2018. Upon the completion of his Ph.D. studies, Rajib started working as a postdoctoral research fellow at Stanford University School of Medicine in 2018.
Rajib has published his research work in the most prestigious journals (more than 40), including ACS Nano, Light: Science & Applications, Advanced Optical Materials, Advanced Healthcare Materials, Scientific Reports, Nanoscale, ACS Photonics, Optics Express, Optics Letter, Applied Physics Letter, etc. Besides his research publications, he has contributed to the publication of 4 book chapters and also working as a scientific journal editors and reviewers. His research findings have been presented in national and international conferences. -
Muna Aryal Rizal
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Radiology
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsBiomedical Ultrasound, Cavitation, Focused Ultrasound Mediated Drug Delivery for Cancer Therapy and Neuromodulation
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Rakesh Bam
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Radiology
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsUsing yeast surface display system and directed evolution approach, the goal of my project is to design a peptide ligand specific to B7-H3/CD276 or Thy-1, a tumor-specific blood vessel receptor. This ligand will be conjugated to contrast agents such as microbubbles and dyes for molecular ultrasound and photoacoustic imaging for early cancer detection. Ultimately, ultrasound-aided tumor characterization and detection is desired in clinic for breast cancer patients.
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Aisling Chaney
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsResearch Focus:
Developing and evaluating imaging techniques to enhance understanding and diagnosis of neurological disorders. My current research focuses on imaging neuroinflammation in neurodegenerative disorders such as stroke, Alzheimer's disease and multiple sclerosis using positron emission tomography (PET) and magnetic resonance (MR) techniques.
My previous research topics include investigating the effects of childhood maltreatment and major depressive disorder on brain morphology.
Specilaities:
Neurobiology, neuroimaging, PET imaging, MRS/MRI, neuroinflammation, pre-clinical cognitive assessments, cell culture, science communication. -
Weiyu Chen
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Radiology
BioWork Experience:
Post-Doctoral Scholar. Department of Radiology, Stanford. (04/2019-present)
Research Associate. Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin-Madison. (04/2018-04/2019)
Research Assistant. Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland. (11/2017-01/2018)
Visiting Researcher. Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The National University of Singapore. (10/2016-12/2016) -
Erpeng Dai
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Radiological Sciences Laboratory
BioDr. Erpeng Dai mainly focuses on technique development for high-resolution and high-efficiency diffusion MRI (dMRI). Previously, he optimized the navigator acquisition for multi-shot interleaved EPI dMRI and further combined it with simultaneous multi-slice (SMS) for improved scan efficiency. Meanwhile, he also merged SMS and multi-slab techniques (termed “SMSlab”) to achieve high-resolution isotropic imaging. Currently, Erpeng Dai is mainly working on high-resolution dMRI on ultra-high field (7T) systems.
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Tommaso Di Ianni
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Radiology
BioI am a postdoctoral research fellow at Stanford School of Medicine in the Department of Radiology. My primary research focus is in the development of cutting-edge technological innovations for imaging and noninvasive targeted drug delivery based on ultrasound. I strive to implement tools with high potential for clinical translation and aim at producing a substantial impact on the clinical practice.
At the moment, I am working on the systematic and noninvasive manipulation of the nervous system by using focused ultrasound combined with ultrasound-activated drug carriers. In addition, I am implementing functional imaging of brain-wide neuronal activity based on power Doppler ultrasound as a readout of the neuromodulation. -
Koray Ertan
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Radiological Sciences Laboratory
BioKoray Ertan received his BSc degree in the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Bilkent University, Turkey. He completed his PhD in the same department under the supervision of Prof. Ergin Atalar. During his PhD, he worked as a researcher at National Magnetic Resonance Research Center (UMRAM) of Turkey. His thesis study is the development of novel magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technologies such as gradient array systems for increasing diagnostic quality of the MR images, reducing the specific absorption rate and scan time.
He joined Prof. Brian Rutt's group as a postdoctoral researcher in April 2019. Later, he was also affilated as a MINDED postdoctoral fellow in June 2019. As part of the MINDED program, his current research focuses on a system for modulating the permeability of the blood brain barrier using focused radio frequency heating generated from ultra-high field MRI transmit coils for enhanced treatment of neurodevelopmental disorders with nanomedicines. Additionally, his research interest mostly includes MRI technolgies such as RF pulse design, gradient systems, field monitoring, multi-coil gradient and shim arrays. -
Marios Georgiadis
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Radiology
BioMarios is a post-doctoral researcher in Michael Zeineh's group, where he studies brain microstructure alterations in Alzheimer's disease, primarily using X-ray scattering and (diffusion) MRI.
He is a mechanical engineer by training (School of Mechanical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Greece). His thesis "Closed-loop force control of a haptic surgical simulator", was performed in the Control Systems Lab of Prof. Evangelos Papadopoulos.
In 2011 he obtained his MSc in Biomedical Engineering from ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology). He performed his thesis in IBM Research on "Advanced pathology using the Microfluidic Probe", under Emmanuel Delamarche and Govind Kaigala, and was awarded the ETH medal for this work.
He completed his PhD in Bone Biomechanics in the lab of Prof. Ralph Muller in ETH Zurich, where he developed X-ray scattering-based methods to investigate bone microstructure in 3D, research that earned him the 2nd Student Award from the European Society for Biomechanics in 2015.
In 2016 he started using imaging methods to study brain microstructure, in the lab of Prof. Markus Rudin, in the Institute for Biomedical Engineering of ETH Zurich. There, he combined X-ray scattering with DTI, histology and CLARITY for studying rodent brain.
In 2017 he joined the MRI Biophysics group of Profs. Els Fieremans and Dmitry Novikov in New York University School of Medicine, to study human and mouse brain microstructure using X-ray scattering and diffusion MRI.
His research concerning brain imaging using X-ray scattering has been and is being supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation. -
Rahul Goel
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Radiology
BioI am an Aerospace engineer by training with a Ph.D. in Kinesiology (Neuroscience, Biomechanics, and Space Life Sciences curricular tracks). My Ph.D. research was in the area of Biomechanics and Motor Control of human movement, particularly about human posture control and locomotion in healthy as well as special populations, such as elderly, patients, and astronauts.
Currently, in the Precision Health and Integrated Diagnostics Center at Stanford Medicine, I am part of the Pervasive Wellbeing Technology lab, where I am helping with several studies around wellbeing and stress management in various populations, using various wearables, in the wild.
In the recent past, in the Dept. of Neuroscience of Baylor, I worked on predicting stress response using fMRI and physiological signals in veterans with PTSD, using machine learning. I also worked with iCAMP of Dept. of Surgery of Baylor, where I helped with data analyses of several clinical studies related to using different types of wearables for supervised or unsupervised monitoring of daily physical activities in different populations (like older adults, people with diabetes, etc.)
Research interests:
Neuroscience, biomechanics, vestibular stimulation, balance and locomotion, artificial gravity, motor control, sensory systems, human performance, sports science, wearable devices, digital health
Skills:
Non-invasive stimulation (TMS, GVS), non-invasive brain monitoring (EEG, fMRI), structural-MRI, EMG, Force & Motion sensors (e.g., accelerometers, gyroscope etc.), wearable sensors, MATLAB, C++, Python, signal processing, machine learning, statistical modeling, controls and programming, system identification, human factors, multi-sensory interactions -
Andrea Gonzalez Montoro
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford
BioDr. Gonzalez-Montoro's research interests involve the development of novel Positron Emission Tomography (PET) instrumentation for an accurate in vivo imaging of the metabolic processes and the study of diseasses in humans and small animals.
In addition to obtain a high efficiency of PET scanners when combined with MRI or CT scanners, my research focusses on instrumentation projects related to enhance the sensitivity and 3D spatial, and/or temporal resolutions. -
Liao Guanqun Ph.D, M.D.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Radiology
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsAI in medicine
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Derek Holman
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsI am currently applying bioinformatic transcriptomic analysis and fourier-transform infrared spectromicroscopy to better understand the consequences of redox stress in cells derived from control patients, and patients with inherited mitochondrial dysfunctions.
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Marko Jakovljevic
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Radiology
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsI consider myself a medical ultrasound researcher and engineer. My research interests include synthetic aperture beamforming, coherence imaging, and signal processing in general.
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Cheng Liu
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Radiology
BioDr. Cheng Liu received his B.Eng in BME from the Southern Medical University (SMU) in 2009, M.Phil & Ph.D in BME from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) in 2014 & 2017, respectively. After that, he joined the Ferrara Lab at Stanford University (https://ferraralab.stanford.edu/) as a postdoc fellowship in 2018. Cheng is focusing on the interdisciplinary sound-light-biomolecule modulation technologies, as well as the application of the molecular imaging tools to investigate those key cancer biology questions, including (but are not limited to) immune reactions & tumor microenvironment. In particular, Cheng is pursuing the basic advances at the interface of biomolecules & acoustics (Sonogenetics/Mechanogenetics). Most recently, Cheng has been presented several research awards, including (but are not limited to) Shark Tank Competition Finalist (WMIC2018), Industry Selected Poster Award (WMIC2017), Student Travel Stipend Award (WMIC2018 & 2017) and Chinese Students Poster Competition Gold Award (WMIC2017). Also, Cheng has served as the funding chair of the Student Branch of IEEE Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control society (UFFC-Ultrasonics) at PolyU since 2016.
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Ivana Martinic
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford
BioIvana Martinić is currently a postdoctoral research fellow in the department of radiology at Stanford University. She received her B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Molecular Biotechnology from University of Zagreb (Croatia), in 2011 and 2013, and M.Sc. degree in Bioindustrial Techniques from University of Orléans (France), in 2013. Her research during M.Sc. was focused on: `Exploring of a New Nuclear mRNA Surveillance Pathway in Saccharomyces Cerevisiae`. She received her PhD degree in biology/biochemistry in 2016 at the University of Orléans (France) under supervision of Prof. Stéphane Petoud and Dr. Svetlana V. Eliseeva and support of a Marie Curie fellowship. Her research interests were focused on development of near-infrared (NIR) optical imaging agents based on lanthanide ions (e.g. small molecules, polymetallic complexes, Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs), polyamidoamine dendrimers and nanoparticles) for applications in cancer research and diagnostics. As a complement and continuation of her PhD work she has worked on a maturation project financially supported by the Technology Transfer Company (SATT Grand Centre, France) that has the main goal to create and characterize imaging agents as commercially valuable products. She is co-inventor of five patents and has published a few peer-reviewed papers in high ranking journals and gave several talks at international conferences.
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Brian David Mills
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Radiological Sciences Laboratory
BioMy research uses of non-invasive imaging techniques to study psychiatric and neurological conditions across both human and animal models of disease.
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Mahla Poudineh
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Radiology
BioMahla Poudineh received her B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, both from the University of Tehran, Iran in 2010 and 2012, respectively. She then completed a Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering (with Biomedical Engineering focus) at the University of Toronto in 2016. Before joining Stanford as a postdoctoral fellow, she completed a one-year postdoctoral training at the University of Toronto, Department of Pharmaceutical Science. Her research interests include design and implementation of micro- and nano-fabrication techniques for biomedical engineering applications such as phenotypic profiling of rare cancer cells and real-time monitoring for infectious disease diagnosis.
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Shirin Pourashraf
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsI am working on TOF-PET Imaging; specifically exploring, and designing instrumentation, and data acquisition electronics to improve time-of-flight resolution in PET detectors.
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Ms Supriya Sathyanarayana
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Radiological Sciences Laboratory
BioDr. Sathyanarayana is working on the Mixed-reality Neuronavigation project. She is currently working on developing accurate head and coil tracking techniques using depth cameras. Her prior work during her PhD was on facial feature detection and tracking for patient monitoring applications.
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Saeed Seyyedi
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Radiology
BioDr. Saeed Seyyedi is a Data Scientist, AI and Deep Learning Specialist and Research Fellow in the Center for Artificial Intelligence in Medicine & Imaging (AIMI) at Stanford University. Dr. Seyyedi is a computer scientist and biomedical engineer and has specialized in artificial intelligence applications including Deep Learning, Computer Vision and NLP techniques for analysis of multi-modality real world datasets, Generative Adversarial (GAN) models, digital signal and data processing techniques including image classification, segmentation and radiomics, image reconstruction and low-dose imaging.
Dr. Seyyedi received his Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering where he studied techniques for processing and analysis of digital breast tomosynthesis data. He obtained his PhD in Computer Science, Medical Imaging and Informatics from Technical University of Munich in Germany where he was the recipient of an E.U. research fellowship supporting his research and studies in the field of computer science, medical imaging and informatics. During his PhD studies, he was a visiting scholar at Johns Hopkins University where he was involved in development of advanced models for multi-modality imaging problems.
Prior to joining AIMI, he was investigating image and data analysis techniques at Definiens AG - subsidiary of AstraZeneca PLC - where he led multiple projects and collaborations with several academic and industrial research partners focusing on AI based applications for analysis of big medical and biological datasets including digital pathologic and radiologic imaging data. He also worked with the British Columbia Cancer Agency of Canada as a part of PanCan lung cancer screening project where he and his team developed deep learning and radiomics applications for lung cancer detection and classification. At AIMI, he is involved in AI and medical imaging research, particularly in leading projects for development of deep learning and computer vision methods and other tools to detect and characterize cancer on radiologic images. He is an author, reviewer and editorial board member in several journals and conferences and his interdisciplinary research and studies have been supported and recognized by a number of awards and grants. -
Idan Steinberg
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Radiology
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsMy current research is focused on developing non-ionizing and low cost medical technologies that reliably detect diagnose and monitor disease progression. I work at the interface of between Photonics, Acoustics, RF, Molecular Imaging, Medical Imaging and Biomedical Signal processing. Equal emphasis is on translating these technologies for pre-clinical and clinical applications in cancer and neurological diseases.
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Marc Yendall Stevens
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsDevelopment of radiolabelled tracers for imaging of maladaptive immune response in neurodegenerative disease
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Uday Kumar Sukumar
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Radiology
BioWith an interdisciplinary background of nano-science and biotechnology, my research interest lies in exploring nano-enabled approaches for targeted delivery of microRNA therapeutics and suicide genes to cancer cells (Hepatocarcinoma or Glioblastoma). Synonymous to the quote "seeing is believing", I go a step further to combine these therapeutic approaches with diagnostic nano-materials (hybrid metal/metal oxide nano-particles and carbon dots) and dyes to track and image spatio-temporal therapeutic response of tumor. In short, formulation and assessment of theragonostic nano-material is the crux of my research.
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Arsenii Telichko
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Radiology
BioI am currently a member of Dahl's Ultrasound lab. My research interests are focused on medical ultrasound imaging, particularly on intravascular transducer design and using microbubbles as ultrasound contrast agents.
