Center for Imaging Research

MCW Center for Imaging Research Supported Research

Supported Research

Listed are descriptions of the various types of research the CIR is currently supporting.
Center for Imaging Research research activities
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Human Subject Research

Biomedical Engineering

  • Chemobrain – Adam Greenberg, PhD
  • Audio-Visual Attention and Perception – Adam Greenberg, PhD
  • Determination of the etiology of neck and back pain in high performance aircrew – Brian Stemper, PhD

Biophysics

  • SAGE MRI – Kathleen Schmainda, PhD
  • Multi-Shell Structurofunctional Connectivity in Stroke – Brian Schmit, PhD

Cardiology

  • MINDS MRI – Scott Cohen, MD

Gastroenterology

  • Characterization Laryngeal Resistance on Swallow-Related Brain Activity – Patrick Sanvanson, MD and Reza Shaker, MD

Neurology

  • Concept Representation in the Human Brain (ARC Stroke) – Jeffery Binder, MD
  • Concept Representation in the Human Brain (Vanderbilt) – Jeffery Binder, MD
  • tACS in language processing – Priyanka Shah, PhD
  • TES for Language Impairment – Priyanka Shah, PhD
  • Virtual Mindfulness – Ann Helms, PhD and Yang Wang, MD

Neuropsychology

Medical College of Wisconsin

  • GLP-1, Gut Microbiota, and Brain Connectivity in AD – Laura Umfleet, PsyD, ABPP
  • Effects of tDCS on Language – Sara Pillay, PhD
  • ALF-tDCS – Sara Pillay, PhD
  • Long-Term Outcomes after ATL – Julie Janecek, PhD

Marquette University

  • F-SARS-I – Jacklynn Fitzerald, PhD

Rogers Behavioral Health

  • Neighborhoods and smoking cues – Jeff Engelman, PhD

University of Wisconsin Milwaukee

  • Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study – Krista Lisdahl, PhD
  • fMRI Response Inhibition Training Project – Christine Larson, PhD.
  • Pediatric Acute Trauma Trajectories – Christine Larson, PhD
  • Remembering specifics and generalities (Katzer 3) – Caitlin R. Bowman, PhD
  • Remembering specifics and generalities (abbatini1) – Caitlin R. Bowman, PhD
  • Star 3.0 – Christine Larson, PhD

University of Wisconsin Madison

  • Wisconsin Registry for Alzheimer's Prevention (WRAP) – Sterling Johnson, PhD

Neurosurgery

  • DCM Biomarkers – Aditya Vedantam, MD
  • Hand Function in Brain Tumor – Max O. Krucoff, MD, FAANS

Psychiatry

  • Emotion Regulation in Complicated Grief – Joseph Goveas, MD

Research Neurosurgery

  • Identifying Changes in Cognition and Pain Networks in Chiari Patients – Dan Heffez, MD
  • Multiparametric MRI to study intervertebral disc and endplate degeneration – L. Tugan Muftuler, PhD
  • Specimen Collection for the Evaluation of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) in Adults – Michael McCrea, PhD, ABPP-CN
  • CSI: The CARE-SALTOS Integrated (CSI) Study – Michael McCrea, PhD, ABPP-CN
  • NFL Long – Michael McCrea, PhD, ABPP-CN
  • Advanced MRI for SCI – Matthew Budde, PhD
  • miRNA Biomarkers in TBI and Dementia – Benjamin Brett, PhD
  • Development of Spinal Cord Perfusion MRI – Matthew Budde, PhD
  • AiDx – Michael McCrea PhD, ABPP-CN
  • AiDx (Pediatric) – Danny Thomas, MD, MPH

Research Radiology

  • Cardiac MRI imaging in cancer patients – El-Sayed Ibrahim, PhD
  • Imaging Effects of Head Impact Exposure During Contact Sport – Yang Wang, MD
  • Quantitative Metrics for Orthopedic MRI – Kevin Koch, PhD
  • Advanced Neuroimaging Post COVID19 – Yang Wang, MD
    • COVID_NEURO – Michael Widlansky, MD
  • Prostate Imaging – Peter Laviolette, PhD
  • Advanced MR Imaging – Andrew Nencka, PhD
Preclinical
  • Cancer Treatment – Eric Paulson, PhD
  • Cancer Treatment – Kathleen Schmainda, PhD
  • Cancer Treatment – Mona Al-Gizawiy, PhD
  • Coil Development – Jason Sidabras, PhD
  • Functional Imaging – Chris Pawela, PhD
  • Spinal Cord – Matthew Budde, PhD
Clinical Trials

Cardiology

  • Protembo –Trial: Saif Anwaruddin, MD

Endocrinology

  • Cushing's Neurocognitive Study – Adriana Ioachimescu, PhD

Gastroenterology

  • CAMEO – Joshua Noe, MD
  • FLIP Device Study – Achuthan Sourianarayanane, MD

Neurology

  • AGNOS – Ahmed Obeidat, MD, PhD
  • BiogenENVISION – Malgorzata Franczak, MD
  • CART_MS – Ahmed Obeidat, MD, PhD
  • CLOCK MS – Ahmed Obeidat, MD, PhD
  • CMK0301 – Magorzata Franczak, MD
  • ENHANCE – Ahmed Obeidat, MD, PhD
  • FUSION –Ahmed Obeidat, MD, PhD
  • MAP –Malgorzata Franczak, MD
  • METEROID - Ahmed Obeidat, MD, PhD
  • REMODEL – Sam Hooshmand, DO
  • Sanofi Frexalimab – Ahmed Obeidat, MD, PhD
  • SOSTOS – Ahmed Obeidat, MD, PhD

Urology

  • Francis_Vapor2 – Arjun Sivaraman, MD

Vascular Interventional Radiology

  • MOTION OA – Matthew Scheidt, MD, FSIR