Majumdar/Link Lab Researchers

Andrew

Andrew Burghardt, Research Specialist
415-514-9658
andrew.burghardt@radiology.ucsf.edu

Andrew Burghardt manages the Micro-tomography QB3 Core Facility, which includes an ex vivo µCT scanner at QB3 and an in vivo high resolution peripheral QCT (HR-pQCT) scanner at the China Basin Imaging Center. He is involved in a diverse array of collaborations across UCSF departments, UC Berkeley and industry. His research focuses on development of quantitative techniques for microstructural, compositional and biomechanical characterization of cortical and trabecular bone using micro-tomography.

Julio

Julio Carballido-Gamio, Ph.D., Research Specialist
415-514-9665
jcarball@radiology.ucsf.edu

Julio Carballido-Gamio, Ph.D., joined MQIR in September 2005 after completing his Ph.D. in the UCSF and UC Berkeley Joint Graduate Group in Bioengineering. Dr. Carballido-Gamio's research has been focused on the segmentation, registration, analysis, and visualization of magnetic resonance images. He is also working on diffusion tensor imaging at 3 Tesla and 7 Tesla.

Jenny

Jenny Folkesson, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Researcher
415-514-9663
jenny.folkesson@radiology.ucsf.edu

Jenny Folkesson, Ph.D., received her M.S. in applied physics from Lund Institute of Technology, Sweden, in 2004. Part of the program was spent at the Systems Design Engineering Department at University of Waterloo, Canada. In 2007 she received her Ph.D. from the Department of Computer Science at University of Copenhagen, Denmark, and parts of that program were spent at the Laboratory for Mathematics in Imaging at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, USA. Her research is focused on medical image processing and analysis, currently with an emphasis on trabecular bone assessment from magnetic resonance images.

Bryan

Bryan Hermannsson, Staff Research Associate
bryan.hermannsson@radiology.ucsf.edu

Bryan Hermannsson received his B.S. in biomedical engineering from Boston University in 2006. While in Boston, he spent a year in Beth Israel's orthopedic biomechanics lab under the supervision of Dr. Ara Nazarian. Bryan's research centered around the effects of fixation and freezing on mouse femur and vertebra mechanical properties. He joined MQIR in July 2007 and is working with Andrew Burghardt and Dr. Galateia Kazakia on accelerating current MicroCT and XtremeCT projects.

Dimitris

Dimitrios Karampinos, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Researcher
415-514-9662
dimitrios.karampinos@radiology.ucsf.edu

Dimitrios (Dimitris) Karampinos, Ph.D., received his Diploma in mechanical engineering from the National Technical University of Athens in 2003. In 2008 he received his Ph.D. from the Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering in the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, spending parts of the program with the Applied Science Laboratory of GE Healthcare in Wisconsin, USA. Dimitris' doctoral thesis focused on the use of diffusion MRI for characterizing complex tissue microstructure and microvasculature in cerebral white matter and skeletal muscle. Dimitris joined MQIR in February 2009. His current research is focused on the development of MRI techniques for the quantitative characterization of skeletal
muscle structure and function, with an emphasis on diffusion MRI.

Dan

Daniel Kuo, Staff Research Associate
daniel.kuo@radiology.ucsf.edu

Daniel Kuo received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from UC Berkeley in 2004 and subsequently worked at Oracle as a software engineer. He joined MQIR in June 2008 and is working with Dr. Xiaojuan Li on applying advanced MRI imaging and spectroscopy techniques to study musculoskeletal diseases with a focus on osteoarthritis and acute knee injuries. One of his projects involves trying to correlate imaging data with biochemical and gene analysis using cartilage and bone specimens.

Roland

Roland Krug, Ph.D., Research Specialist
415-514-9665
roland.krug@radiology.ucsf.edu

Roland Krug, Ph.D., studied physics and philosophy in Konstanz, Lausanne and Heidelberg, where he obtained his Ph.D. in medical physics at the German Cancer Research Center DKFZ. As a research specialist, he is mainly interested in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and digital image processing. His research focuses particularly on pulse sequence development for high resolution MRI, ultra high-field MRI at 7 Tesla and more recently positive contrast MRI for cell tracking. He is also involved in enhancing ultra short TE imaging for bone visualization. Further projects include structural analysis of trabecular bone using wavelets and bone imaging using a new in vivo high-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography modality.

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Jean-Baptiste Pialat M.D., Ph.D. Post Doctoral Researcher
415-353-4928
jbp@radiology.ucsf.edu

Jean-Baptiste Pialat received his MD in Radiology and his Ph.D in biomedical imaging from the University of Lyon, France in 2004 and 2008 respectively. He joined the MQIR group in January 2009 and works with Xiaojuan Li on the trabecular bone assessment in osteoarthritis using MRI. Jean-Baptiste is also involved in a project with Carmen Taylor that is attempting to implement the quantitative analysis of the hip cartilage.

Ana Rodriguez, Research Specialist
415-353-9462
ana.rodriguez@radiology.ucsf.edu

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Sarmad Siddiqui, Staff Research Associate
sarmad.siddiqui@radiology.ucsf.edu

Sarmad Siddiqui received his B.S. in bioengineering from UC Berkeley in 2009. He joined MQIR in 2007 as an undergraduate, and continues to work here as a research associate. He is working with Dr. Xiaojuan Li on several different projects. One of his major projects involves using HRMAS NMR spectroscopy to quantify changes in osteoarthritic cartilage compared to healthy cartilage, as well as correlate the spectral data with biochemical and gene expression markers.

Souza

Richard Souza, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Researcher
richard.souza@radiology.ucsf.edu

Rich Souza, Ph.D., P.T., obtained his B.S. in exercise science from the University of California, Davis in 1998, and his Master’s degree in physical therapy from Samuel Merritt College in 2002. In 2008, he received his Ph.D. in biokinesiology (major field: biomechanics) from the University of Southern California. His doctoral dissertiaton was titled “The Influence of Abnormal Hip Kinematics on Patellofemoral Joint Dysfunction.” He joined MQIR in May 2008. His research interests are focused on advanced quantitative magnetic resonance imaging of the knee. He is involved in projects that evaluate the influence of loading behavior on cartilage health and to determine effectiveness of prevention and rehabilitation strategies on tissue biochemistry.

Carmen

Carmen Taylor, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Researcher
carmen.taylor@radiology.ucsf.edu

Carmen Taylor did her undergraduate work at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) in Mathematics and Physics. Her major research focus is on using magnetic resonance imaging to study osteoarthritis. In addition to her graduate studies in MRI and CT, Carmen also has a background in nuclear medicine and is the Director of the COmmunity of Bay Area RAdionuclide Imagers (COBRA).

Jin

Jin Zuo, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Researcher
jin.zuo@radiology.ucsf.edu

Jin Zuo, Ph.D., received her Ph.D. in biomedical engineering (emphasis on medical imaging) from University of Alabama at Birmingham. Her interests include new MR technique development, MR image acquisition and data processing. Her current projects include exploring single voxel spectroscopy imaging of the intervertebral disc, both ex vivo and in vivo. In addition, she is exploring MR imaging at ultra high magnetic field (7T).

ALUMNI

Radu

Radu Bolbos, Ph.D.

Ben

Ben Hyun

Ahi

Ahi Sema Issever, M.D.

Choongsoo

Choongsoo Shin, Ph.D.

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