
Biomedical Imaging & Technology Students & Alumni
Students in NYU Grossman School of Medicine’s Biomedical Imaging and Technology PhD Training Program hail from a variety of backgrounds. Current and past students joined our program with prior undergraduate and graduate training in fields that include biology, bioengineering, cognitive science, computer science, medicine, and physics.
Since its founding in 2006, our PhD program has consistently trained independent, collaborative scientists in the highly interdisciplinary domain of medical imaging research. During training, students have made significant contributions to the development of novel imaging methods, some of which are now used in clinics around the globe. Collectively, our students have authored and co-authored scores of scientific articles in peer-reviewed journals, presented findings in talks at international scientific meetings, won accolades for original research, and secured start-up funding through entrepreneurial competitions.
Upon graduation, our alumni are highly qualified to take jobs in academia or industry. To date, 29 people have earned PhD degrees in the program. One person left after earning an MS degree, one person left after earning an MPhil degree, and four PhD graduates have obtained academic faculty appointments. Others have entered the private sector as research scientists and engineers, joined biotech or financial consultancies, pursued postdoctoral specialization, or enrolled in medical training.
Biomedical Imaging and Technology PhD Training Program Current Students
Graduate students who have earned an MPhil degree in the program are considered doctoral candidates.
Xingye Chen
MS, Neuroscience and Education, Teachers College, Columbia University
Ryn Flaherty, MPhil
BS in neuroscience, Brandeis University
Zakia Gironda
BT in Electrical Engineering, New York City College of Technology
Omnia Hassanin
MS in Biomedical Engineering, American University of Sharjah, UAE
Peter Jonathan Hsu, MPhil
MS in neuroscience, Stony Brook University
Eric Hu
BS in Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley
Sofia Nikolaidou
BA in Neuroscience, Smith College
Jungkyu Park, MPhil
MS in data science, NYU
Moujan Saderi
MSc in Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto
Gayatri Maria Schur
BAS in Biomedical Science, University of Pennsylvania
Jonathan Shor, MPhil
MS in computer science, Columbia University
Jeffrey Wong
MS in Electrical Engineering, University of Southern California
Jamie Wren-Jarvis
MSc in Neuroimaging, King’s College London
Ruoxun Zi, MPhil
MS in biomedical engineering, Johns Hopkins University
Biomedical Imaging and Technology PhD Training Program Alumni
Alumni from our program have gone on to hold research and development positions in academia and industry.
2025
Anna Chen, PhD
MRS Biomarker Validation and Discovery: Implications for Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Alzheimer's Disease
2024
Ying Liao, PhD
Thesis: Mapping Tissue Microstructure in Human White Matter with Diffusion MRI
Andrew Mao, PhD
Efficient Methods for Improved Accuracy in Quantitative Magnetization Transfer MRI with Applications to Alzheimer’s Disease
Sarah Shaykevich, PhD
Thesis: Advances in Multimodal Functional Optoacoustic-Fluorescence Neuroimaging
Zhe Sun, PhD
Thesis: Evaluating Cerebral Vascular Aging Using MR Angiography and Quantitative MR Imaging
Radhika Tibrewala, PhD
Thesis: New Tools for Accessible MRI: Data, Models, and Sensors
2023
Jonghyun Bae, PhD
Thesis: Quantitative Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Blood-Brain Barrier Permeability
Chenyang Li, PhD
Thesis: Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Microvasculature and Microstructure in the Brain
Yu Veronica Sui, PhD
Thesis: Quantitative Assessments of Myelin Using MRI in Neuropsychiatric Disorders
2022
Faye McKenna, PhD
Thesis: Quantifying Microstructural, Microvascular, and Neuroinflammation Pathology in Psychotic Spectrum Disorders Using Multi-Modal MRI Neuroimaging Methods
2021
Carlotta Ianniello, PhD
Thesis: Multinuclear Magnetic Resonance of the Breast
Zidan Yu, PhD
Thesis: Extending the Scope of Magnetic Resonance Fingerprinting
2019
Hong-Hsi Lee, MD, PhD
Thesis: Revealing Brain Microstructure with Time-Dependent Diffusion MRI
Gregory Lemberskiy, PhD
Thesis: Time-Dependent Diffusion in the Body
Harikrishna Rallapalli, PhD
Thesis: Manganese-enhanced MRI (MEMRI) for Longitudinal Study of Cerebellar Disease in Mice
2018
Gillian Haemer, PhD
Thesis: Optimizing Radiofrequency Coil Performance for Parallel Magnetic Resonance Imaging at Ultra High Field: Evaluation and Optimization of Integrated High Permittivity Materials
Nicole Wake, PhD
Thesis: Three-Dimensional Anatomical Models Derived from Radiological Imaging Data: Creation and Application in Kidney and Prostate Cancer
2017
Gang Chen, PhD
Thesis: From Surface Loop Coil to Dipole Antenna: Radiofrequency Coil Designs Inspired by Ideal Current Patterns for High-Sensitivity MRI at High Magnetic Field Strength
Manushka Vaidya, PhD
Thesis: Steering Electromagnetic Fields in MRI: Investigating Radiofrequency Field Interactions with Endogenous and External Dielectric Materials for Improved Coil Performance at High Field
2016
Jeiran Jahani, PhD
Thesis: A Global Approach to Tracer Dynamics
2015
Li Feng, PhD
Thesis: Rapid and Continuous Magnetic Resonance Imaging Using Compressed Sensing
Giselle Alexandra Suero-Abreu, PhD
Thesis: In Vivo Imaging Approaches to Study Tumorigenesis in Preclinical Cancer Models
2014
Leeor Alon, PhD
Thesis: Radiofrequency Energy Quantification in Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Gene Young Cho, PhD
Thesis: Noninvasive Analysis of the Tumor Microenvironment of Breast Cancer Using DiffusionMRI
Kamila Szulc, PhD
Thesis: In Vivo Imaging of Early Mouse Brain Development
2013
Megan McGill, PhD
Thesis: Structural and Functional Abnormalities on Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsy
Vishal Patil, PhD
Thesis: Towards Absolute Quantification of Perfusion Using
Dynamic, Susceptibility-Weighted, Contrast-Enhanced
(DSC) MRI
William E. Wu, PhD
Thesis: Quantitative 3D Multivoxel 1H‐MRSI of In Vivo Metabolism in a Rhesus Macaque
Model of HIV‐Associated Neurocognitive Disordersf
2012
Cem Murat Deniz, PhD
Thesis: MR Radar: Parallel Radiofrequency Transmission in Principle and Practice