Functional Neuroanatomy Correlates of Worry in Older Adults
Agency: NIH R01 NIMH
Period of Support: 9/16-6/21
Neurovascular Determinants of Cognitive Function in Adults with Sickle Cell Disease
Agency: NIH R01 NHLBI
Period of Support: 4/16-3/23
Menopausal Vasomotor Symptoms and Brain Aging in Women
Agency: NIH RF1 NIH
Period of Support: 8/16-8/21
Toward Understanding Neural Substrates of Worry in Adolescents and Adults
Agency: CTSI REAL Pilot Program
Ultra-High-Field MR Imaging in Multiple Sclerosis
Agency: University of Pittsburgh
Summary: The goal of this pilot project is to develop a 7T functional neuroimaging program of Multiple Sclerosis.
Novel Imaging Strategies of Cerebrovascular Dysfunction in Sickle Cell Disease
Agency: University of Pittsburgh
Period of Support: 07/17-07/18
Summary: Development of 7T imaging for studying SCD in mice.
Childhood Adversity and Central Visceral Circuits: Mechanisms of Affective Risk
Agency: NIH K01 NIMH
Period of Support: 08/14-06/18
Summary: Development of 7T imaging for studying central Visceral circuits associated with using the Tic Tac Toe RF coil System in childhood diversity.
Neuroinflammation in Schizophrenia: An Integrated PET and High-Field Susceptibility
Agency: NIH R21 NIMH
Period of Support: 09/14-02/18
Summary: Development of 7T imaging program of Schizophrenia using the Tic Tac Toe Coil System.
ACISR for Late-Life Depression Prevention
Agency: NIH grant P30 (ACISR)
Period of Support: 07/11-04/17
Summary: Study major depressive disorder utilizing 7T imaging using the Tic Tac Toe RF Coil System.
Healthy Brain Initiative
Agency: Aging Institute and Disabilities Resource Center
Period of Support: 04/15-04/17
Summary: Study brain aging utilizing 7T imaging using the Tic Tac Toe RF Coil System.
Reconstructive Transplantation for Devastating Upper Extremity Trauma
Agency: Translational and Clinical Research Grant, U.S. Army Medical Research and Material Command / U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research via Wake Forest University
Period of Support: 03/08-09/15
Summary: Develop a 7T hand/wrist feasibility imaging program.
Subject-Intensive and SNR Enhancing RF Arrays for High Field MRI
Agency: NIH R01 NIBIB
Period of Support: 09/09-06/15
Summary: Develop RF Arrays for 7T human MRI.
Multiplexed Multiband MR at 7T: Studies of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Agency: NIH R01 NINDS
Period of Support: 09/12-07/16
Summary: Consultation for RF hardware developments.
Imaging of Alzheimer Disease Patients at 7T
Agency: Siemens Medical Solutions
Period of Support: 09/13-10/14
Summary: Study of AD at 7T using the Tic Tac Toe RF Coil System.
7T MR Spectroscopic Imaging For Human Epilepsy
Agency: NIH R01 NIBIB
Period of Support: 06/11-02/16
Summary: Consultation for RF hardware developments.
Development of New B0 Mapping and Shimming Methods for Ultra-High Field Applications
Agency: Siemens Medical Solutions
Period of Support: 09/13-10/14
Summary: Assistance with coil development and testing.
Ultra-High Field MRI Guided Drug Delivery for Neurodegenerative Diseases
Agency: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine
Period of Support: 12/13-09/14
Summary: Targeting magnetic nano particles with 7T MRI.
Identifying CT Imaging Biomarkers Associated with Prognosis of Pulmonary Embolism
Agency: NIH R01 NHLB
Period of Support: 09/08-07/14
Summary: Development of 7T breast arrays.
Ankle Block in the Rat with Electromagnetically Responsive Magnetic Nanoparticle / Ropivacaine Complexes
Agency: Department of Anesthesiology, University of Pittsburgh
Period of Support: 09/13-06/14
Summary: Development of electromagnet for magnetic nanoparticles.
Ultra-Fast Whole Head Imaging
Agency: Neuroimaging Center, University of Pittsburgh
Period of Support: 05/12-09/13
Summary: Develop a multi-channel 3T head array.
P31 Spectroscopic Imaging
Agency: Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh
Period of Support: 09/12-09/13
Summary: Develop a multi-channel 3T dual-toned H1/P31 array.
Pro-Neurotherapeutic Strategies for Enhanced Nerve Regeneration and Functional Recovery Following Primary Nerve Repair and CTA
Agency: Pittsburgh Tissue Engineering Initiative Research Grant, U.S. Army Medical Research Material Command: Advanced Regenerative Medicine III
Period of Support: 10/10-09/13
Summary: Develop a multi-channel 7T multi-channel array for hand/wrist imaging.
A Distributed Wireless Neural Interface System
Agency: NIH R01 NINDS
Period of Support: 05/09-04/13
Summary: Develop wireless brain machine interface for animal studies.
Quantitative Biomarker Imaging for Early Therapy Response Assessment in Cancer
Agency: NIH U01 NCI
Period of Support: 09/09-07/14
Summary: Consultation on RF coils used for 7 tesla imaging of biomarkers for cancer.
Brain Ion Homeostasis, Lithium and Bipolar Disorder
Agency: NIH R01 NIMH
Period of Support: 09/10-03/15
Summary: Develop multi-tuned RF 7 tesla human arrays.
Effects of Coil Loading
Agency: Siemens Medical Solutions
Period of Support: 09/11-08/12
Summary: Study the effects of human head on 7T MRI.
Fast Ultra-Short TE (UTE) Sodium MRI (II)
Agency: Siemens Medical Solutions
Period of Support: 09/11-08/12
Summary: Develop 7 tesla ultra-short TE pulse sequences for sodium.
Imaging Biomarkers for Parkinson’s Disease Using 7 Tesla MRI
Agency: NIH R21 NINDS
Period of Support: 07/09-06/12
Summary: Hardware consultation for 7T imaging of Parkinson’s Disease.
Ischemic Edge Dynamics in Ischemic Stroke: Potassium and Blood-Brain Barrier
Agency: NIH R21 NINDS
Period of Support: 06/09-05/12
Summary: Development of RF arrays for rat stroke studies.
SAR Modeling
Agency: Siemens Medical Solutions
Period of Support: 09/10-08/11
Summary: Develop SAR models for 7 Tesla imaging.
Study of Energy and Aging
Agency: NIH RC2 NIA (Subcontract from California Pacific Med Center Research Institute)
Period of Support: 09/09-08/11
Summary: Develop multi-tuned RF 3 Tesla human coil calf array.
Fast Ultra-Short TE (UTE) Sodium MRI (I)
Agency: Siemens Medical Solutions
Period of Support: 09/10-08/11
Summary: Develop 7 Tesla ultra-short TE pulse sequences for sodium.
Wireless Sensor Packaging for Monitoring of Highway Bridges
Agency: State of Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology
Period of Support: 09/07-08/11
Summary: Develop packaged wireless sensors for highway bridges.
Multiparametric MRI Characterization of Breast Tissue
Agency: NIH R01 NCI (Subcontract from Johns Hopkins University)
Period of Support: 05/06-07/11
Summary: Designing and building RF transmit arrays for imaging human breast at 7 Tesla.
UHF Microscopic In-Vivo/In-Vitro MR Imaging of Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer Disease
Agency: Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center Grants (NIH Prgram Grant) NIA
Period of Support: 04/09-03/11
Summary: Design of 7T transmit arrays for imaging AD patients at 7 Tesla.
Brain K+ Dynamics, BBB Breakdown and Hemorrhagic Transformation in Ischemic Stroke
Agency: NIH R01 NINDS (subcontract from Allegheny General Hospital)
Period of Support: 07/06-12/10
Summary: Development of triple tuned Rb/Na23/1H coils for stroke studies in rats.
Promoting Versatility in Doctoral Bioengineering Education
Agency: U.S. Department of Education GAANN Program
Period of Support: 08/07-08/10
Summary: Develop a graduate program for recruiting underrepresented minorities into Bioengineering education.
Enhanced Clinical Diagnosis of Early Osteoarthiritis
Agency: Supplement to NIH R01 NIAMS
Period of Support: 12/08-12/09
Summary: Develop RF transmit arrays for imaging human knees at 7 Tesla.
Investigating Wireless Communication within MRI Environment
Agency: MedRad Cooperation
Period of Support: 11/07-12/08
Summary: Investigating wireless communications within MRI environment.
Micro-Neural Interface
Agency: State of Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology
Period of Support: 06/05-06/08
Summary: Develop a wireless brain machine interface.
A Demonstration of Low-Cost Reliable Wireless Sensor for Health Monitoring of a Precast Pre-Stressed Concrete Bridge Gird
Agency: Oklahoma Transportation Center
Period of Support: 06/06-11/07
Summary: Develop a wireless Sensor Network for Smart Highway Systems.
Dielectric Measurement Tool for Radome Checkout
Agency: DOD/Air Force SBIR, AF06-327, 2006-2007.
Period of Support: 08/06-08/07
Summary: Develop a two-horn electrical testing system for B52 radomes.
Software Based Image Processing for Radome Characterization
Agency: Center for Aircraft and Systems Support Infrastructure (DOD/Air Force)
Period of Support: 06/05-06/06
Summary: Develop a software-based image processing tool for radome characterization.
Micro-Neural Interface Design
Agency: OU Research Council
Period of Support: 01/04-12/04
Summary: Develop a micro-neural interface system.
Super Computer for Biomedical Research
Agency: AMD Cooperation
Period of Support: 08/04-08/08
Summary: A computer cluster for biomedical applications.
Electrocardio-Physiology Modeling
Agency: Oklahoma University Health and Science Center
Period of Support: 01/04-05/04
Summary: Develop a computational model of a cardiac cell.
D Chips for Brain Machine Interface
Agency: Hitachi Cooperation
Period of Support: 05/04-05/04
Summary: Brain machine interface wireless development.