Qiang Shen

Background

About Qiang Shen

I am an assistant professor (research) of Ophthalmology and Radiology, the Head of Animal MRI section at the Research Imaging Institute. I have over 10 years of experiences in developing and applying magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to study anatomy, physiology and function of the central nervous system in normal and diseased states in animal models. In the past 2 years, I have applied my skills to study TBI. My specific interests are: 1) stroke imaging, imaging biomarkers for early detection, longitudinal monitoring, and prediction of tissue fate of ischemic stroke; 2) novel MRI/MRS methodologies to dynamically measure blood flow, tissue oxygen tension, blood volume; 3) high-resolution functional MRI techniques for mapping layer-specific and columnar organization. As a principle investigator, my stroke research work is supported by Scientist Development Grant and Beginning-Grant-in-Aid of American Heart Association. I have published extensively in the field of stroke imaging and innovative image analysis with stroke applications.