Ravi Menon
Professor and Canada Research Chair in Functional and Molecular ImagingResearch Interests / Specializations: Medical Biophysics, Neuroscience and Development and application of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and spectroscopy (MRS) techniques, functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), design of sophisticated Radio Frequency hardware
Biography: Dr. Menon’s research centres around the application of ultra-high field MRI to problems in neuroscience. Towards this end, Dr. Menon’s team is developing new radio frequency coil hardware to improve the homogeneity of the images in conjunction with software techniques to speed up the image acquisition. Utilizing these advancements to study the biophysical basis of the functional MRI signal which is used in all modern day cognitive and clinical neuroscience as well as developing MRI methods such as quantitative susceptibility mapping for use in the early diagnosis and monitoring of multiple sclerosis.
Robert Bartha
Professor and Acting Director, Strategy and Scientific Integration at Robarts Research Institute, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry.Research Interests / Specializations: Medical Biophysics, Neuroimaging
Biography: Dr. Bartha received his PhD in medical biophysics at Western University in 1998. He joined the faculty at Schulich Medicine & Dentistry and became a scientist at Robarts in 2002. During the past 18 years, he has served in a number of leadership roles including Acting Chair, Medical Biophysics from 2010 to 2011 and from 2015 to 2016. He has served as a member of Robarts Director Advisory Committee and Executive Committee since 2009 and was appointed Director of Imaging Research at Robarts in 2018. His expertise includes high and ultra-high field MRI and MRS methods development in patient populations and in animal models, working at 4T since 1996, 7T and 3T since 1999 and 9.4T since 2005. He has an extensive experience in short-echo time MR spectroscopy acquisition and processing for measuring brain metabolism,and chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) methods for;measuring brain pH. He has joint publications and grants with various team members in the areas of Alzheimer's disease, MCI, Dementia, Spinal Cord Compression, Brain Cancer, Epilepsy, Concussion, and Schizophrenia.
Stefan Everling
ProfessorResearch Interests / Specializations: Physiology & Pharmacology and Psychology
Biography: Stefan Everling focuses on the cognitive control of eye movements and visual attention, using both high-density single neuron recordings in awake behaving nonhuman primates as well as fMRI in humans and nonhuman primates. His recent studies on the homology and dynamics of resting state networks in humans and NHPs opens up the possibility of doing resting state studies in NHPs across a whole variety of interventions that are not possible in humans. He leads the development of the nonhuman primate facility at the Centre for Brain and Mind at Western, serving as the Director of this facility since 2003.
Corey Baron
Assistant ProfessorResearch Interests / Specializations: Medical Biophysics, Medical Imaging, Neuroscience
Biography: Corey Baron is an Assistant Professor of Medical Biophysics and a Robarts Scientist. His expertise includes high field diffusion MRI, MRI physics and image reconstruction, and his lab develops and applies ultra high field quantitative MRI to uncover new imaging biomarkers for and obtain a greater understanding of the brain and neurological conditions.
Ali Khan
Assistant ProfessorResearch Interests / Specializations: Medical Biophysics, Medical Imaging, Neuroscience
Biography: Ali Khan (CRC) has been with the CFMM since 2016. My research is focussed on the development of intelligent image processing and analysis technologies, and their application in the diagnosis and treatment of neurological disorders.
