Principal Investigator
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John Oshinski, PhD.Professor of Radiology and Biomedical Engineering Center for Systems Imaging Core Director Wallace H. Coulter Dept. of Biomedical Engineering |
Current Lab Members
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Hannah L. Cebull, PhD.Postdoctoral Fellow (Primary Mentor – Dr. Marina Piccinelli) PhD in Biomedical Engineering from Purdue UniversityBS in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Akron |
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Retta El Sayed5th-year PhD Candidate | NSF GRFP Fellow MS in Biomedical Engineering from Emory University and Georgia Institute of TechnologyBS in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Alabama at Birmingham |
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Yitong Yang4th Year PhD Student | Co-sponsored by Siemens Healthineers BS in Bioengineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
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Tawfik M. Hussein3rd-Year PhD Student | ARCS Scholar MS in Biomedical Engineering from Texas A&M UniversityBS in Biomedical Engineering from Texas A&M University |
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Brice Williams4th-Year MD-PhD Student MD (in progress) from Emory University School of MedicineMS in Computer Science from Georgia Institute of TechnologyBS in Biomedical Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology |
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Carissa J. LucasUndergraduate BME student at Georgia Institute of Technology Minor: Computing and Intelligence |
Former Lab Members
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Grace McIlvain, PhD.Current Position: Assistant Professor at Columbia University, New York, NY Training Period (Degree): 2022-2023 (postdoc) Title of Research Project: Measuring Cerebrospinal Fluid Flow and Brain Motion in People with Chiari Malformations Type 1 |
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Alireza Sharifi, PhD.Current Position: Advanced CFD Application engineer, Siemens DISW, Seattle, WA Training Period (Degree): 2021-2022 (postdoc) Title of Research Project: Hemodynamics and clot composition in patients with carotid webs |
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Keshav Kohli, PhD.Current Position: Clinical Scientist, Abbott Vascular, Minneapolis, MN Training Period (Degree): 2016-2022 (Ph.D.) Title of Research Project: Use of MRI, CT, and CFD of effects of trans-catheter valve placement on hemodynamics in the heart |
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Jackson Hair, PhD.Current Position: Research Scientist, US Food and Drug Administration Training Period (Degree): 2015-2020 (Ph.D.) Title of Research Project: Development of imaging techniques to enable MRI-based fractional flow reserve measurements. |
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Mohib Tora, MD, PhD.Current Position: Neurosurgery Resident, Emory University Training Period (Degree): 2016-2021 co-advised with Nicholas Boulis, MD, PhD. Title of Research Project: Development and Characterization of a Lentivirus Induced Porcine Glioblastoma Model. |
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John Wilson, MD, PhD.Current Position: Assistant Professor of BME, Virginia Commonwealth Training Period (Degree): 2016-2019 (Postdoc) Title of Research Project: DENSE MRI to measure strain in the aortic wall |
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Joav Birjiniuk, MD, PhD.Current Position: Medical Resident, Department of Medicine, New York University Training Period (Degree): 2014-2018 (Ph.D.) Title of Research Project: CFD and PC MRI for evaluation aortic dissections |
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Elizabeth Iffrig, MD, PhD.Current Position: Fellow, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA Training Period (Degree): 2011-2016 (Ph.D.) Title of Research Project: CFD and DENSE MRI for evaluation of Abdominal aortic aneurysms |
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Jason Lamanna, MD, PhD.Current Position: Medical Resident, Department of Neurosurgery, Emory University Training Period (Degree): 2011-2016 (Ph.D.) Title of Research Project: MRI-compatible spinal cord injection platform |
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Lucas Timmins, PhD.Current Position: Assistant Professor of BME, University of Utah Training Period (Degree): 2010-2015 (Postdoc) Title of Research Project: Wall shear stress in the coronary arteries using IVUS and CFD |
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Adrian Lam, PhD.Current Position: Manager of Data Sciences group, Change Healthcare Training Period (Degree): 2010-2015 (Ph.D.) Title of Research Project: MRI-based functional, scar, and angiography imaging to guide CRT lead placement |
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Jonathan Suever, PhD.Current Position: Research Scientist, Geisinger Health System Danville, PA Training Period (Degree): 2008-2014 (Ph.D.) Title of Research Project: Use of MRI for CRT lead placement for CRT |
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Stéphanie Clément, MD, PhD.Current Position: Assistant Professor, Universite Bordeaux, France Training Period (Degree): 2010-2013 (Postdoc) Title of Research Project: MRI for CRT lead placement planning |
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Ian Campbell, PhD.Current Position: Managing Engineer, Exponent, Inc, Atlanta, GA Training Period (Degree): 2006-2011 (Ph.D.) Title of Research Project: CFD in mouse aorta |
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Brandon Fornwalt, MD, PhD.Current Position: Vice President for Cardiovascular Applications, Tempus Medical, Chicago, IL Training Period (Degree): 2005-2010 (Ph.D.) Title of Research Project: Evaluation of MRI for selecting subjects for CRT |
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Binjian Sun, PhD.Current Position: Research Scientist, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Training Period (Degree): 2004- 2009 (Ph.D.) Title of Research Project: Multi-contrast MRI for evaluation of atherosclerotic plaques |
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Jana Delfino, PhD.Current Position: Deputy Division Director, US Food and Drug Administration Training Period (Degree): 2004-2009 (Ph.D.) Title of Research Project: MRI velocity mapping of myocardial tissue |
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Kevin Johnson, PhD.Current Position: Manager, Institutional Review Board at Novant Health, Greensboro, NC Training Period (Degree): 2003-2009 (Ph.D.) Title of Research Project: Effects of cardiac motion on MRI-based coronary imaging |
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Daniel R. Karolyi, MD, PhD.Current Position: Chair, Department of Radiology, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine Training Period (Degree): 2006-2007 (Postdoc) Title of Research Project: CFD of cerebral aneurysms
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Puneet Sharma, PhD.Current Position: Assistant Professor of Radiology & Imaging Sciences, Emory University Training Period (Degree): 2002-2006 (Ph.D.) Title of Research Project: Effect of Gd-DPTA on relaxation of blood and myocardium at 1.5 and 3T |
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Wesley Gilson, PhD.Current Position: Senior Director MR Business Development at Siemens Healthineers Training Period (Degree): 2000 (MS) Title of Research Project: MRI in a mouse model of heart failure |
