Stanford University
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Raag Airan
Associate Professor of Radiology (Neuroimaging and Neurointervention) and, by courtesy, of Materials Science & Engineering and of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsOur goal is to develop and clinically implement new technologies for high-precision and noninvasive intervention upon the nervous system. Every few millimeters of the brain is functionally distinct, and different parts of the brain may have counteracting responses to therapy. To better match our therapies to neuroscience, we develop techniques that allow intervention upon only the right part of the nervous system at the right time, using technologies like focused ultrasound and nanotechnology.
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Ali Akbarisehat
Postdoctoral Scholar, Radiology
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsBiosensing, electrochemical sensing
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Israt Alam
Senior Research Scientist-Basic Life, Rad/Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford
BioResearch Focus and interests: Molecular Imaging, Clinical Translation, Graft versus Host Disease, Spatial Biology, Immune-Theragnostics
Dr. Israt Alam is a Senior Scientist in the Radiology Department at Stanford University. She trained in Prof. Sanjiv Sam Gambhir's lab and transitioned to Dr. Michelle James' lab in 2021. Her research focuses on studying lymphocyte activation and developing non-invasive imaging tools, to monitor immune dynamics in response to cancer immunotherapy and in immunopathology. Her work has supported the clinical translation of several nuclear imaging agents (small molecules and a biologic) for early detection of cancer and prediction of treatment response, that are being evaluated in oncology trials around the world. She is currently leading the IND-enabling studies for a first in class PET tracer for T cell activation and has supported several biomarker detection platforms for early disease detection. She serves as Co-Chair of the "Imaging in cell and immune therapies" (ICIT) interest group for the World Molecular Imaging Society (WMIS).
Key funding: (grant conceptualization/scientific lead): NIH/NCI R01, Pfizer Inc., SNMMI Education and Research Foundation
Appointments:
-Senior Research Scientist, James Lab, Department of Radiology, Stanford
-Life Sciences Research Associate, Gambhir Lab, Department of Radiology, Stanford
-Post-Doctoral Scholar, Gambhir Lab, Department of Radiology, Stanford
-Churchill Travel Fellow in the Plateforme d'imagerie dynamique lab of Prof. Spencer Shorte, Pasteur Institute, Paris
-Science Education Consultant: United Nations Educational, Science and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Paris
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Ryan T. Ash MD, PhD
Affiliate, Rad/Radiological Sciences Laboratory
BioMy lab is interested in developing novel neuromodulation technologies to augment neuroplasticity and enhance the "unlearning" of maladaptive habitual ways of relating to the to the world. I have a K08 Career Development Award to measure how attention modulates neuroplasticity induced by repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation, using EEG steady-state visual evoked potentials and visual attention psychophysics. I have a Brain Behavior Research Foundation Young Investigator Award to develop in-human applications of transcranial ultrasound stimulation in the subcortical visual system and fear regulation circuit. I have a Simons Foundation Bridge to independence Award to develop closed-loop ultrasound neuromodulation technologies to enhance behavioral flexibility in autism spectrum disorders. I work closely with mentors Anthony Norcia, Kim Butts Pauly, and Nolan Williams on these projects. I am interested in the neural basis of mindfulness, concentration, and compassion practices from Buddhist meditation, and I have more than a year of silent retreat experience in the Theravada Buddhist meditation tradition. I see patients in the Stanford Neuropsychiatry clinic with a specialization in Functional Neurological disorders and related psychosomatic and dissociative conditions. My therapeutic orientations include integrated psychodynamic- and mindfulness-based approaches and neuromodulation-assisted psychotherapy.
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Arman Avesta, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Radiology (Pediatric Radiology)
BioI'm a neuroradiologist and data scientist at Stanford. I care for patients at Stanford Children's Hospital and build computational systems for fetal and pediatric neuroimaging.
I'm passionate about how the fetal brain develops and how diseases such as genetic and metabolic disorders can disrupt that process. I'm also passionate about improving radiation therapy for brain tumors, building on my PhD work on segmenting brain tumors and surrounding brain structures.
Outside the hospital, I'm a ballroom dancer and have competed for the Harvard, Yale, and MIT ballroom dance teams. I also enjoy calisthenics, hiking, and tennis. -
Ugur Aygun
Postdoctoral Scholar, Radiology
BioUgur Aygun is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Global Fellow working as a postdoctoral researcher at Canary Center for Early Cancer Detection, Stanford University. He received his PhD in electrical engineering, specializing in optical biosensors, optical microscopy, computational imaging, and spectroscopy. His research focusing on the development of novel optical imaging techniques for biomedical applications.
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Azeezat Azeez
Physical Science Research Scientist, Rad/Radiological Sciences Laboratory
BioThe majority of my research experience, since my undergraduate career, has been in the field of neural systems. I have used my analytical skills as an engineer to expand my understanding of one of the most complex biological systems. I am interested in methodologies that can be used to aid Clinicians and Psychiatry Researchers with quantitative measures.
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Vikram S Bajaj
Adjunct Professor, Rad/Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford
BioAdj. Professor, Stanford Radiology.
Managing Director, Foresite Capital Management
Co-Founder/CEO, Foresite Labs
Previous:
Chief Scientific Officer, GRAIL
Chief Scientific Officer and Co-Founder, Verily (Google Life Sciences) -
Patrick Barnes
Professor of Radiology (Pediatric Radiology) at the Stanford University Medical Center, Emeritus
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsAdvanced imaging, including magnetic resonance imaging, of injury to the developing central nervous system; including fetal, neonatal, infant and young child; and, including nonaccidental injury (e.g. child abuse).
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Richard Barth
Professor of Radiology (Pediatric Radiology) and, by courtesy, of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Maternal Fetal Medicine)
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsMagnetic Resonance Imaging and Sonographic diagnosis of fetal anomalies.
Focus interest in the diagnosis and conservative (non-surgical and minimal radiation) management of congenital broncho pulmonary malformations.
Imaging of appendicitis in children.
Sonography of the pediatric testis. -
Christopher Beaulieu M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Radiology (Musculoskeletal Imaging), Emeritus
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsInformatics and image processing techniques that provide infrastructure for diagnosis in musculoskeletal imaging. Decision support for improving accuracy of bone tumor diagnosis. Improved methods for MRI in the musculoskeletal system.
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Hans-Christoph Becker, MD, FSABI, FSCCT
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsMyocardial bridges (MB) with associated upfront atherosclerotic lesions are common findings on coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA). Abnormal septal wall motion in exercise echocardiography (EE) may to be associated with MB. Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) is considered the gold standard for the detection of MB. We investigate whether CTA is comparable to IVUS for the assessment of MB and upstream plaques in symptomatic patients with suspicion for MB raised by EE.
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Corinne Beinat
Assistant Professor of Radiology (Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford)
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsThe focus of my research is to develop novel imaging and treatment strategies to detect and better manage cancer. This approach relies first on the identification and validation of molecular targets and biomarkers that are linked with underlying the underlying biology driving the initiation and progression of cancers. We then develop novel small molecule based radiotracers to monitor fundamental molecular and cellular processes occurring in living subjects using positron emission tomography (PET) with the goal of improving cancer diagnosis and management. We additionally develop novel peptide based theragnostic agents for stratification of patients with high receptor expression, treatment with targeted radionuclide therapy, and subsequent monitoring of treatment response. Our overall goal is to develop multiple clinically translatable strategies to improve cancer diagnosis, management, and outcomes.
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Samuel Beuret
Postdoctoral Scholar, Radiology
BioI received the B.Sc., M.Sc., and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland, in 2016, 2019, and 2024, respectively. After working as an Ultrasound Engineer at E-Scopics, Aix-en-Provence, France, I joined the Ultrasound Imaging and Instrumentation Lab of the Department of Radiology as a Postdoctoral Scholar in 2025. My research interests include signal processing, inverse problems, and probabilistic modeling applied to pulse-echo ultrasound imaging. My current work focuses on improving pulse-echo speed-of-sound imaging and distributed aberration correction.
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Rachelle Bitton
Clinical Assistant Professor, Radiology
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsDeveloping interventional techniques and patient specific models in MR image guided High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU). PRF thermometry monitoring for ablative applications in cancer trans-cranial functional neurosurgery to treat essential tremor and Parkinson's disease.
Treatment efficacy and clinical outcomes analysis in multi-center trials of MR guided interventions to treat desmoid tumors, uterine leiomyomas, and osseous metastasis.
Photoacoustic imaging of microvasculature. -
Francis Blankenberg
Associate Professor of Radiology (Pediatric Radiology) and, by courtesy, of Pediatrics
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsStudies on apoptotic cell death in vivo using the H MRS phenomenon.
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Simon Bloemer
Graduate, Medicine, Radiology
BioI am a PhD student in MR physics at the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) in Bonn, currently visiting Stanford University. My work focuses on accelerated echo-planar imaging (EPI) for MR flow imaging at ultra-high field (7T), including k-space trajectory and gradient waveform design to speed up acquisition without compromising image quality. At Stanford, I am applying these accelerated flow-encoding methods to cardiovascular 4D-flow imaging.
