Aparna Singh

Aparna
Singh
Ph.D.

Huber M T, Singh(Signh) A, Cheong M , Urban M, and Bayat M and Fatemi M. Multi-parameter analysis of bladder mechanical properties using ultrasound bladder vibrometry. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 140, 3186-3186 (2016), DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.4970018

Nenadic I , Mynderse L, Husmann D, Mehrmohammadi M, Bayat M, Singh A, Denis M, Urban M, Alizad A, Fatemi M. Noninvasive Evaluation of Bladder Wall Mechanical Properties as a Function of Filling Volume: Potential Application in Bladder Compliance Assessment. PLoS ONE.

X Xu, L Sinha, A Singh, C Yang, J Xiang, KM Tichauer. Quantification of cell surface receptor expression in live tissue culture media using a dual-tracer stain and rinse approach. Proc. SPIE 9328, Imaging, Manipulation, and Analysis of Biomolecules, Cells, and Tissues XIII, 932814 (March 2, 2015); doi:10.1117/12.2078472

Graduate Student 2017 thru 2022

Current: Clinical R&D Specialist at INSIGHTEC

Michelle Sigona

Michelle
Sigona
Ph.D.

Graduate Student 2018 thru 2023

Current: Clinical Applications Specialist at INSIGHTEC

Anirban Sengupta, Ph.D.

Anirban
Sengupta
Ph.D
Research Instructor
Radiology and Radiological Science
anirban.sengupta@vumc.org

My research interest lies at the intersection of MRI and fMRI data analysis and machine learning techniques. I am currently interested in using resting state fMRI for probing various clinically relevant neuroscience questions in primate models. My PhD research work involved devising methodology for tumor segmentation and grading in glioma patients using a combination of DCE-MRI and conventional MRI parameters under a machine learning framework.

For the current research projects, I analyze the resting state functional connectivity in monkey brain and spinal cord injury models to investigate changes in their functional circuits. I use data driven techniques such as ICA for detecting characteristic features from the fMRI signal of brain and spinal cord.

Charlotte Sappo, Ph.D.

Charlotte
Sappo
Research Fellow
VUIIS, Biomedical Engineering
charlotte.r.sappo@vanderbilt.edu

Optimized and open-source hardware solutions for ultra-high and ultra-low field imaging

Lucas Sainburg

Lucas
Sainburg
Graduate Student
Biomedical Engineering

I currently work on methods to characterize and localize abnormal brain activity and connectivity in epilepsy with neuroimaging.

I currently work on methods to characterize and localize abnormal brain activity and connectivity in epilepsy with neuroimaging. Lab website: https://my.vanderbilt.edu/vlmorgan/

lucas.sainburg@vanderbilt.edu

I am interested in using neuroimaging (e.g., fMRI and diffusion MRI) to study and improve treatments for neurological disorders

Jordan Racca

Jordan
Racca
Ph.D

Postdoc at VUIIS 2/22 thru 8/22.

Current: Instructor and Resident Scientist, Vanderbilt Collaborative for STEM Education and Outreach

Tahsin Reasat

Tahsin
Reasat
Graduate Student
Biomedical Engineering
tahsin.reasat@vanderbilt.edu

Michael Pridmore, Ph.D

Michael
Pridmore
Ph.D
Research Fellow Trainee
Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science
Phone
(615)936-2374

Pridmore M, Castoro R, McCollum MS, Kang H, Li J, Dortch R. Length-dependent MRI of hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies. Ann Clin Transl Neurol. 2020;7(1):15-25. doi:10.1002/acn3.50953

Pechman K, Davis L, Pridmore M, Elliot S, Gifford K, Hohman T, & Jefferson A L. Comparison of hippocampal segmentation methods to differentiate participants with mild cognitive impairment and normal cognition: The vanderbilt memory and aging project. Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association. 2016;12(7 Supplement), P549-P550. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2016.06.1074

Foster P, Hubbard T, Campbell R, Poole J, Pridmore M, Bell C, & Harrison D. Spreading activation in emotional memory networks and the cumulative effects of somatic markers. Brain Informatics. 2016;1-9. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40708-016-0054-2

Jefferson, A., Liu, D., Gifford, K., Hohman, T., Rane, S., Pechman, K., Logan, L., Benson, E., Wisniewski, K., Wiggins, M., Samuels, L., Pridmore, M., & Acosta, L. (2015). Clinician staging of mild cognitive impairment severity yields neuropsychological, neuroimaging, and genetic susceptibility differences among subtypes: The vanderbilt memory and aging project. Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association, 11(7), P241. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2015.07.292

m.pridmore@vumc.org

I am interested in applying magnetic resonance imaging techniques in clinical scenarios to better patient outcomes and influence clinical decision-making. I have experience in research projects including peripheral nerve trauma, language cognition, and brain/cardiac imaging in neurodegenerative disease. I also have interest in data integrity and processing techniques.

My current projects in the Crescenzi laboratory include applying multi-nuclear MRI to patient populations with salt sensitivity, lipedema, and/or lymphedema. Current projects include comparing data acquisition methods, data analysis for sodium imaging, and working with datasets across multiple collaborations.

Tony Phipps, Ph.D.

Marshal
Tony
Phipps
Ph.D
Reserach Fellow Trainee
Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science
Phone
(615)421-8120
tony.phipps@vanderbilt.edu

I am interested in the application of image guided focused ultrasound for neuromodulation.

I am working on the safety and targeting of transcranial focused ultrasound for use in neuromodulation experiments.

Chase Mu

Chase
Chaoqi
Mu
Graduate Student
Biomedical Engineering
chaoqi.mu@vanderbilt.edu