Our lab focuses on high and ultra-high field (i.e., 7T) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and spectroscopy (MRS) of the human brain. One of our projects is theWellcome Trust (United Kingdom) funded Inhibitory brain dynamics for adaptive behavior. Exciting neuroimaging MRI physicist post work with Dr. Uzay Emir at Purdue University as part of an international team on a new multidisciplinary project led by Prof Zoe Kourtzi (University of Cambridge) collaborating with Dr. GuyWilliams (University of Cambridge) and Dr. Stephen Sawiak (University of Cambridge) to uncover mechanisms for learning & plasticity. Purdue University MRI facility is a Purdue Core facility as well as an Indiana CTSI Core Facility and houses three MRI scanners dedicated purely to research: a 3T Siemens PRISMA, a 3T GE MR750 scanner, and a 7T small animal Bruker scanner. The research activity is at the core of a new Wellcome Trust-funded Collaborative award that brings together a cross-disciplinary team of international experts to investigate the role of GABAergic inhibition in regulating brain network dynamics for adaptive behavior. Our work program bridges work across species (mice, humans) and scales (local circuits, global networks) to uncover the network and neurochemical mechanisms

that support learning and brain plasticity.

 

This work involves expertise in the fields of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and spectroscopy (MRS), pulsesequence development, image analysis, and database management. It will also involve writing procedures, manuscripts, and sections of grant proposals.

 

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Application and Inquiries should be directed to Dr. Uzay Emir at uemir@purdue.edu