Postdoctoral Researcher (Neuroimaging)

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Project Summary

Dr. Andres Lozano is a world renowned functional neurosurgeon and University Professor at the University of Toronto, holding the Alan & Susan Hudson Cornerstone Chair in Neurosurgery at Toronto Western Hospital. He is a senior scientist at the Krembil Brain Institute and has authored more than 800 publications on deep brain stimulation and MR guided focused ultrasound, with several landmark contributions shaping the field of neuromodulation.

Dr. Alexandre Boutet is a neuroradiologist and early career clinician scientist with more than 150 publications and over 6000 citations. He serves as the Slaight Neuroradiology Lead for Clinical Translation at the University Health Network. His group has developed high field fMRI methods for deep brain stimulation, advanced MR techniques for focused ultrasound, and safety frameworks that have enabled spine and brain imaging in patients with implanted DBS devices.

This fellowship supports the development, optimization, and translation of MR Acoustic Radiation Force Imaging (MR-ARFI), an emerging MRI pulse sequence that encodes tissue displacement from a focused ultrasound (FUS) beam. MR-ARFI can provide direct confirmation of focal spot location at sub-ablative sonication energies, a long standing unmet need in transcranial MR guided FUS. The successful candidate will lead sequence development on a clinical 3T platform, validate performance in tissue mimicking phantoms, and then translate the sequence into patient studies in collaboration with the world leading transcranial FUS program at Toronto Western Hospital.

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