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Research Areas

​Brain Imaging

Leveraging leading-edge brain imaging technology, our faculty collaborate on a broad range of studies to advance knowledge of the brain from normal function to disease states. We use multiple imaging modalities to model neuroanatomy, cerebral blood flow, electrophysiology, and underlying genetic variation, and to measure brain changes in pathological states such as Alzheimer’s disease. One of our greatest research missions is to translate our research findings into clinical application to identify biomarkers and improve diagnostic imaging technologies.

​Alzheimer's Disease and Aging

James Brewer, MD, PhD
Chi-Hua Chen, PhD
Anders Dale, PhD
Christine Fennema-Notestine, PhD
David Hall, PhD
Carl Hoh, MD
Thomas Liu, PhD
Linda McEvoy, PhD
Sebastian Obrzut, MD
Miriam Scadeng, MD
David Vera, PhD
Nathan White, PhD

​Brain Morphology

James Brewer, MD, PhD
Chi-Hua Chen, PhD
Anders Dale, PhD
Christine Fennema-Notestine, PhD
Donald Hagler, PhD
Eric Halgren, PhD
Deborah Harrington, PhD
Linda McEvoy, PhD
Miriam Scadeng, MD
Nathan White, PhD

​Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism

Richard Buxton, PhD
Anders Dale, PhD
Carl Hoh, MD
Albert Hsiao, MD, PhD
Thomas Liu, PhD
Miriam Scadeng, MD
Shantanu Sinha, PhD
Eric Wong, MD, PhD

​Cognition and Perception

James Brewer, MD, PhD
Chi-Hua Chen, PhD
Anders Dale, PhD
Christine Fennema-Notestine, PhD
Donald Hagler, PhD
Eric Halgren, PhD
Deborah Harrington, PhD
Mingxiong Huang, MD, PhD
Thomas Liu, PhD
Linda McEvoy, PhD
David Vera, PhD
Nathan White, PhD

​Functional Brain Imaging

Thomas Liu, PhD
Richard B. Buxton, PhD


​Neurogenetics

James Brewer, MD, PhD
Chi-Hua Chen, PhD
Anders Dale, PhD
Eric Halgren, PhD
Linda McEvoy, PhD
Nathan White, PhD

​Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders

Chi-Hua Chen, PhD
Jiang Du, PhD
Christine Fennema-Notestine, PhD
Deborah Harrington, PhD
Thomas Liu, PhD
Miriam Scadeng, MD

Translational

James Brewer, MD, PhD
Julie Bykowski, MD, PhD
Chi-Hua Chen, PhD
Jiang Du, PhD
Deborah Harrington, PhD
Albert Hsiao, MD, PhD
Mingxiong Huang, MD, PhD
Thomas Liu, PhD
Linda McEvoy, PhD
Sebastian Obrzut, MD
Miriam Scadeng, MD

​Traumatic Brain Imaging

James Brewer, MD, PhD
Anders Dale, PhD
Deborah Harrington, PhD
Mingxiong Huang, MD, PhD
Thomas Liu, PhD
David Vera, PhD
Nathan White, PhD