Alumni

  • Trevor Andrews, Ph.D.

    Postdoctoral Research Fellow 2005 thru 2007

    Current:  Associate Professor of Radiology, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

  • Nkiruka Atuegwu, Ph.D.

    Postdoctoral Research Fellow 2009 thru 2013

    Current: Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Connecticut School of Medicine

  • Richard Baeza, Ph.D.

    Graduate Student/Postdoctoral Research Fellow 2010 thru 2018

    Current: Multi- Modality Imaging Scientist, MR Solutions Ltd.

  • Joshua Banks, MS

    Graduate Student 2010 thru 2012

    Current: Statistical Analyst at Thomas Jefferson University

  • Stephanie Barnes, Ph.D.

    Imaging Research Scientist 2010 thru 2016

  • Wilson Barros, Ph.D.

    Postdoctoral Research Fellow 2004 thru 2007

    Current: Faculty at Federal University of Pernambuco

  • Robert Barry, Ph.D.

    Postdoctoral Fellow, Research Assistant Professor 2008 thru 2016

    Current: Assistant Professor of Radiology, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital

  • Irina Barskaya, Ph.D.

    Post Doctorate Research Fellow 2015 thru 2017

    Current: Head of Data Science Team at Yandex in Moscow, Russia

  • Roza Bayrak, Ph.D.

    PhD, Computer Science, Vanderbilt University

    Current: Research Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Vanderbilt University School of Engineering

  • Bailey Box

    Research Analyst 2016 thru 2017

    Current: Clinical Research Associate at PPD

  • Lindsey N Brigante

    Graduate Student, Master of Imaging Sciences 2023 thru 2024

  • Vanessa Bright, MS

    Graduate Student 2009 thru 2012

    Current: Technical Reviewer with Broad Science Background, NAMSA

  • Nathan D. Bryant, Ph.D.

    Postdoctoral Research Fellow 2010 thru 2014

    Current: Manager, Scientific Information Analyst at Alkermes

  • Jason Buck, Ph.D.

    Postdoctoral Research Fellow 2008 thru 2013

    Current: Disclosure Specialist

  • Edward J. Butterworth, Ph.D.

    Postdoctoral Research Fellowship 2004 thru 2006

    Current: Visiting Assistant Professor at The University of Tulsa

  • Samantha By, Ph.D.

    Graduate Student 2014 thru 2017

    Current: Scientific Associate Director - Clinical Imaging at Bristol Myers Squibb

  • Desmond Campbell, Ph.D.

    Graduate Student/Postdoctoral Fellow 2007 thru 2017

    Current: Program Manager of the Collaborative for STEM Education and Outreach at Vanderbilt University

  • Zhujiang Cao, Ph.D.

    2002 thru 2004

    Current: Research Scientist, Vital Images, Minneapolis

  • Gang Chen, Ph.D.

    Core Faculty

    Current: Professor, Zhejiang University Interdisciplinary Institute of Neuroscience and Technology

  • Ann Choe, Ph.D.

    Graduate Student 2004 thru 2010

    Current: Assistant Professor at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

  • Megi Clark, Ph.D.

    Postdoctoral Research Fellow 2019 thru 2022

    Current: Post-doctoral Fellow at the University of Nottingham

  • Mariam Coaster

    Graduate Student Researcher 2006 thru 2012

    Current: Counseling for Couples and Women at Mariam Coaster Therapy

  • Jared Cobb, Ph.D.

    Graduate Research Assistant 2008 thru 2011

    Current: Director, Population Health and Patient Engagement Portfolio at Vanderbilt University Medical Center

  • Daniel Colvin, Ph.D.

    Ph.D Physics, 2009

    Current: Imaging Research Scientist at Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science

  • Anna Combes, Ph.D

    Research Fellow Trainee

    Current: University College London, Queen Square Multiple Sclerosis Center, London, United Kingdom

  • Benjamin Conrad, Ph.D.

    Research Assistant II 2013 thru 2016

    Current: Senior Data Scientist at Ascension

  • Bruce Damon, Ph.D.

    Core Faculty 2002 thru 2021

    Current: Director of Clinical Imaging Research at Carle Foundation Hospital

  • G. Nicole Davis, Ph.D.

    Postdoctoral Research Fellow

    Current: The Vanderbilt Education and Brain Research Laboratory as the Associate Director

  • Sean Devan, Ph.D.

    Graduate Student

    Current: Medical Physics Resident, Radiation Oncology Michigan Medicine, University of Michigan

  • Barbara Dillenger, Ph.D.

    Postdoctoral Research Fellow

    Current: Postdoctoral Research Associate at Max Planck Institute for Neurological Research, Cologne, Germany

  • Manus Donahue, MBA, PhD

    Current: Professor of Neurology, Assistant Vice Chair Research, Department of Neurology Vanderbilt University Medical Center, CEO and President, Biosight LLC

  • S. Nicole Driggins, Ph.D.

    Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, Completed in 2007

    Current: Researcher at Vanderbilt

  • Adrienne Dula, Ph.D.

    Graduate Student, Postdoctoral Fellow, Research Instructor, Associate Director of Center for Human Imaging 2002 thru 2016

    Current: Assistant Professor, Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin

  • Kristen Eckstrand, Ph.D.

    MD/PhD Student, Completed PhD September 2013

    Current: Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh

  • Christopher P. Elder, Ph.D.

    Postdoctoral Research Fellowship

    Current: Research Scientist at Vanderbilt

  • Monserrat D Escobar Arteaga

    Graduate Student, Master of Imaging Sciences 2023 thru 2024

  • Quiyan Fan, Ph.D.

    Graduate Student, Completed in 2013

    Current: Instructor in Radiology at Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School

  • Carlos Faraco, Ph.D.

    Post Doctoral Research Fellow 2012 thru 2016

    Current: Program Officer at National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), Division of Clinical Research (DCR)

  • Jacob Fluckiger, Ph.D.

    Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, Completed 2011

    Current: Principal Engineer, MR System Tools GE Healthcare

  • Kelly Gardner

    Graduate Student 2011 thru 2015

    Current: Graduate Student, The Barrow Neurological Institute

  • Pooja Gaur, Ph.D.

    Graduate Student/Post Doctoral Fellow 2011 thru 2016

    Current: Research Scientist, RTI International

  • Aliya Gifford, Ph.D.

    Graduate Student/Post Doctoral Fellow 2010-2016

    Current: Senior Business Intelligence Developer at Newsela

  • Amelie Gillman

    Graduate Student, Spring 2012

    Current: Patent Examiner at USPTO

  • Jared Godar

    Graduate Student 2010 thru 2012

    Current: Data Engineer Consultant, CGI

  • Benjamin P. Gold, Ph.D.

    Postdoctoral Research Fellow 2020 thru 2022

    Current: Postdoc, Neuroimaging & Brain Dynamics Lab, Vanderbilt University

  • Hernan Gonzalez, Ph.D.

    Postdoctoral Research Fellow 2018 thru 2022

    Current: Neurosurgery Resident, University of California, San Diego

  • Sarah E Goodale

    Graduate Student, Biomedical Engineering

    Current: Postdoctoral Research Fellow in VMAC (Vanderbilt Memory and Alzheimer’s Center)

  • Allison Griffin

    Graduate Student, BRET - QCB

  • Elizabeth Hackler, Ph.D.

    Graduate Degree and Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, 2001 thru 2006

    Current: Executive Director, Scientific Affairs, Axsome Therapeutics, Inc

  • Natalie Han, Ph.D.

    Graduate Degree, Completed in 2011

    Current: Head of Data Science, Google Nest

  • Benjamin Hardy, Ph.D.

    Graduate Student 2017 thru 2023

    Current: Electromagnetic Engineer, Remcom Inc

  • Christopher Hasselwander, MS

    Research Assistant 2014 thru 2016

    Current: Principal EngineerPrincipal Engineer, Evolve Medtech Partners

  • Anneriet Heemskerk, Ph.D.

    Postdoctoral Research Fellowship

    Current: Scientific Staff Member, Central Committee on Research Involving Human Subjects (CCMO)

  • Matthew Hight, PhD, RAC

    Graduate Student 2001 thru 2007

    Current: Associate Director, Regulatory Affairs at Allucent

  • Jacqueline Hill, Ph.D.

    Postodoctoral Fellow 2017

    Current: Senior Scientist, Revegen Corporation

  • Martha Holmes, Ph.D.

    Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, 2012

    Current: Postdoctoral Fellow at University of Cape Town

  • Adam Horch

    Graduate Student/Post Doctoral Fellow 2007 thru 2016

  • David Hormuth, Ph.D.

    Graduate Student 2011 thru 2016

    Current: Research Scientist at the Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences at The University of Texas 

  • Julianna Ianni, Ph.D.

    Graduate Student 2012 thru 2017

    Current: Vice President, AI Research & Development at Proscia

  • Helen Jackson, Ph.D.

    Graduate Degree

    Current: Research Physicist at Air Force Research Laboratory

  • Marcin Jankiewicz, Ph.D.

    Post-Doctoral Research Fellow 2012

    Current: Associate Director (MRI) in ImageTech Lab at Simon Fraser University

  • Andrew Janson, Ph.D

    Research Fellow Trainee

    Current: Postdoctoral researcher

  • Ha-Kyu Jeong, Ph.D.

    Post-Doctoral Research Fellow 2012

    Current: Principal Professional, Strategic Planning Group at Samsung Electronics

  • Lindsay Johnson, Ph.D.

    Postodoctoral Research Fellowship 2013 thru 2015

    Current: Clinical Scientist at Philips

  • Santosh Katwal, Ph.D.

    Graduate Student 2012

    Current: Senior Director, Decision Sciences at Epsilon

  • Nathaniel Kelm, Ph.D.

    Graduate Student 2011 thru 2017

    Current: Medical Student in Medical Innovators Development Program at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

  • Thammathida (Tamma) Ketsiri, Ph.D.

    Graduate Student 2017 thru 2022

    Current: Research Fellow at Barrow Neurological Institute

  • Carolyn Lauzon, Ph.D.

    Postdoctoral Research Fellow 2010 thru 2012

    Current: STEM Technical Leader at U.S. Department of Defense

  • Ke Li, Ph.D.

    Post-Doctoral Fellow 2008 thru 2014

    Current: PSD/Applications Engineer at GE Healthcare

  • Chunming Li, Ph.D.

    Postdoctoral Research Fellow 2005 thru 2009

    Current: Professor, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

  • Hua Li, Ph.D.

    Graduate Student/Post Doctoral Fellow 2011 thru 2017

    Current: Imaging Physicist and Research Assistant, Nemours Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children

  • Jun Li, Ph.D.

    Graduate Student/Postdoctoral Research Fellow 2012 thru 2017

    Current: Executive Vice President, R&D, BD & Investment, Kongsun Tairan Healthcare Group

  • Xia Li, Ph.D.

    Fellow, 2002 thru 2007

    Current: Applied Computer Vision Scientist, Amazon Robotics, Boston, MA

  • Xiaoyun Liang, Ph.D.

    Postdoctoral Research Fellowship 2008 thru 2009

    Current: Senior Data Scientist, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, University of Melbourne

  • Eugene Lin, Ph.D.

    Postdoc Fellow 2015 thru 2018

    Current: Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan

  • Craig Lorang, M.S.

    Graduate Degree 2004 thru 2007

    Current: Equipment Maintenance Engineer at Varex Imaging Corporation

  • Elizabeth A. Louie, Ph.D.

    Postdoctoral Research Fellowship 2005 thru 2008

    Current: Imaging Research Staff Scientist at Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science

  • Mary Loveless, Ph.D.

    Graduate Student 2006 thru 2010

    Current: Faculty Lecturer in Intelligent Systems Engineering, Indiana University

  • Jeffrey Luci, Ph.D.

    Postdoctoral Research Fellowship 2002 thru 2005

    Current: Research Assistant Professor, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers University

  • Huiwen Luo, Ph.D.

    Graduate Student

    Current: Research Assistant, Vanderbilt University

  • Andrej Lyschik, MD, Ph.D., DSc, FAIUM, FSRU

    Postdoctoral Research Fellow 2007 thru 2011

    Current: Professor of Radiology at Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals

  • Bailey Lyttle, MD

    Research Analyst

    Current: Pediatric Surgery Research Fellow, Children's Hospital Colorado

  • Mary Kate Manhard, Ph.D.

    Graduate Student 2011 thru 2016

    Current: Assistant Professor, Imaging Research Center at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

  • H. Charles Manning, Ph.D.

    Postdoctoral Research Fellowship 2004 thru 2006

    Current: Professor, Department of Cancer Systems Imaging, Division of Diagnostic Imaging, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

  • Thomas Manuel, Ph.D.

    Graduate Student 2017 thru 2023

    Current: Postdoctoral Researcher, Physics for Medicine Paris, INSERM

  • Ryan Margolis

    Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  • Tiffanie M. Markus, Ph.D.

    Postdoctoral Research Fellowship

    Current: Research Associate Professor, Vanderbilt University

  • Ryan Martin

    Graduate Student, Master of Imaging Sciences 2023 thru 2024

  • Michelle Martin-Pozo, Ph.D.

    Postdoctoral Research Fellowship 2002 thru 2008

    Current: Assistant Professor and Program Director, Center for Drug Safety and Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center,Division of Infectious Disease

  • Emily Jo Mason, Ph.D.

    Graduate Student 2011 thru 2016

    Current: Associate Director - MSL Neuroscience, Eli Lilly and Company

  • Richard Anthony McClure, MD

    MD/PhD Candidate 2011 thru 2015

    Current: Surgery, Vascular & Interventional Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital.

  • Benjamin McDonald, Ph.D.

    Graduate Degree

    Current: Physicist, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

  • Matthew McKenna, Ph.D

    In loving memory

    October 3, 1988 ~ February 14, 2022

    Graduate Student, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, MD/PhD program 2013 thru 2016

    Postdoctoral Research Fellow 2020 thru 2022

  • John Mendoza, M.S.

    Project Manager 2015 thru 2017

    Current: Senior Development Engineer II at ZimVie

  • Arabinda Mishra, Ph.D.

    Research Fellow 2012

    Current: Imaging Research Staff Scientist, Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science

  • Nilesh Mistry, Ph.D.

    Postdoctoral Research Fellow 2009 thru 2010

    Current: Director of Product Management

  • Todd Monroe, Ph.D., RN, FAAN

    Postdoctoral Research Fellowship 2010 thru 2013

    Current: Associate Professor of Nursing, The Ohio University College of Nursing

  • Jason Moore, Ph.D.

    Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, 2013

    Current: Imaging Research Staff Scientist, 7 Tesla MRI Research Manager, Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science

  • Nathan Mutic

    Graduate Degree

  • Saramati Narasimhan, Ph.D.

    Postdoctoral Research Fellow 2019 thru 2021

    Current: Senior Algorithm Engineer II at Tandem Diabetes Care

  • Allen T. Newton, Ph.D.

    Graduate Degree

    Current: Associate Professor of Radiology & Radiological Sciences and Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science

  • Michael L. Nickels, Ph.D.

    Postdoctoral Fellowship 2009 thru 2011

    Current: Associate Professor of Radiology, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

  • Blake Niederhauser, MD

    Graduate Degree

    Current: Diagnostic Radiology at Boise Radiology Group

  • Kenneth J. Niermann, MD, MSCI, BS

    Postdoctoral Research Fellow 2002 to 2005

    Current: Assistant Professor in Radiation Oncology at Vanderbilt University

  • Peter Nikolaou, Ph.D.

    Postdoctoral Research Fellow 2012 thru 2017

  • Don Nolting, Ph.D.

    Postdoctoral Research Fellow/Imaging Research Scientist 2005 thru 2010

    Current: Research Scientist Reactor-produced Medical Isotopes, The University of Texas at Austin

  • Henry Ong, Ph.D.

    Postdoctoral Fellow 2012 thru 2015

    Current: Senior Project Manager, Department of Biomedical Informatics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

  • Xiawei Ou, Ph.D.

    Research Fellow 2003 thru 2007

    Current: Professor of Radiology & Pediatrics and MR Physicist, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AK

  • Benjamin Perlin, MA

    Graduate Student 2020 thru 2023

    Current: Junior Software Engineer, Deka Research & Development

  • Katelyn Poole, Ph.D.

    Postdoctoral Research Fellow 2019 thru 2021

    Current: Scientific Program Manager at the VUMC Office of Research

  • Subechhya Pradhan, Ph.D.

    Graduate Degree 2007 thru 2013

    Current: Senior Clinical Scientist at Philips

  • Michael Pridmore, Ph.D

    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.

  • Qin Qin, Ph.D.

    Graduate Student 2000 thru 2006

    Current: Associate Professor of Radiology and Radiological Science, John Hopkins University

  • Chad Quarles, Ph.D.

    Associate Professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, Physics and Astronomy, Cancer Biology and Chemical and Physical Biology 2004 thru 2015

    Current: Professor of Cancer Systems Imaging and Director of the Translational Neuroimaging Innovation Program, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

  • Jordan Racca, Ph.D

    Postdoc at VUIIS 2/22 thru 8/22.

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

  • Swati Rane, Ph.D.

    Research Instructor 2009 thru 2015

    Current: Associate Professor, Director, Diagnostic Imaging Sciences Center at University of Washington Medical Center

  • Sudheer Rani, Ph.D.

    Postdoctoral Fellow 2013-2015

    Current: Associate Director at Johnson & Johnson

  • William Reichert, MS

    Gradaute Student 2018 thru 2021

  • Bryson Reynolds, Ph.D.

    Post-Doctorate Fellow 2016 thru 2018

    Current: Associate Director of Small Business Risk and Analysis in the Department of Defense Office of Small Business Programs

  • Julio Cardenas Rodriguez, Ph.D.

    Postdoctoral Research Fellowship 2011 thru 2012

    Current: Research Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering & Radiology at the University of Arizona Cancer Center

  • Baxter P. Rogers, Ph.D.

    Postdoctoral Research Fellow 2004 thru 2006

    Current: Research Professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science

  • Indrajit Saha, Ph.D.

    Research Fellow 2008 thru 2011 

    Current: Lead Clinical Scientist - Precision Diagnosis, ISC at Philips Healthcare, Gurgaon, India

  • Gregory R. Samanez Larkin, Ph.D.

    Postdoctoral Fellow 2010 thru 2013

    Current: Jack H Neely Associate Professor of Psychology & Neuroscience at Duke University

  • Otto Sanchez, Ph.D.

    Postdoctoral Research Fellowship 2004 thru 2009

    Current: Adjunct Assistant Professor Dept of Rehab Med. University of Minnesota

  • Michael Schulte, Ph.D.

    Postdoctoral Fellow/Research Instructor 2013 thru 2018

    Current: Assistant Professor, Radiology and Imaging Sciences at Indiana University School of Medicine

  • Abigail Searfoss, Ph.D.

    Graduate Student 2013 thru 2017

    Current: Product Manager at LiveSchool

  • Natenael Semmineh, Ph.D.

    Postdoctoral Fellow 2006 thru 2015

    Current: Medical Imaging Research Specialist at Barrow Neurological Institute

  • Saikat T Sengupta, Ph.D.

    Graduate Student, Postdoctoral Fellow 2005 thru 2015

    Current: Research Associate Professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science

  • Michelle Sigona, Ph.D.

    Graduate Student 2018 thru 2023

    Current: Clinical Applications Specialist at INSIGHTEC

  • Aparna Singh, Ph.D.

    Graduate Student 2017 thru 2022

    Current: Clinical R&D Specialist at INSIGHTEC

  • Sai Abitha Srinivas

    Graduate Student 2020 thru 2023

    Current: Research Associate (Postdoctoral) at Case Western Reserve University 

  • Brian Welch, Ph.D.

    Assistant Professor, Scientific Manager, Human Imaging Core 2010 thru 2017

    Current: Vice President of Clinical Partnerships at InkSpace Imaging

  • Matthew Wilcox, Ph.D

    Postdoctoral Researcher 2022 thru 2022

    Current: Engineer II, MRI at Abbott

  • Robert H Yarnall

  • Yu Zhao, Ph.D

    Postdoctoral Fellow 2019 thru 022  

    Current: Associate professor at West China Hospital

  • Ning Zheng

    I am interested in the neural activity underlying brain function and dysfunction.

  • Yue Zhu, Ph.D

    Research Fellow 2020 thru 2022

    Current: Lead Systems at GE Healthcare