Peter van ZIjl, Professor of Radiology
Peter van Zijl, Ph.D. is a Professor in the Departments of Radiology, Oncology and
Biophysics at Johns Hopkins University Medical School and the founding director of
the F.M. Kirby Research Center for Functional Brain Imaging at the Kennedy Krieger
Institute. This center is a National Center for Biomedical Technology Research funded
by the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering. Dr. van Zijl is a
fellow of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) and the
International Society of Magnetic Resonance (ISMAR). In 2007, he received the ISMRM
gold medal award for scientific achievement in the fields of MRS, diffusion imaging and
functional MRI. In 2016, he was awarded received the Günther Laukien Award of the
Experimental NMR Conference for the development of CEST imaging and spectroscopy.
He is also a Distinguished Investigator of the Academy of Radiology Research.
Dr. van Zijl previously served on the board of trustees of the ISMRM and also on the
executive committee of the Experimental NMR conference. He resides on the editorial
boards of the journals: Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (Associate editor), Journal of
Magnetic Resonance (Associate Editor), and NMR in Biomedicine. He also is an ad
hoc member of several NIH review panels for several institutes.
Dr. van Zijl’s research focuses on developing new methodologies for MRI and Magnetic
Resonance Spectroscopy (MRS) to study brain function, chemistry and physiology. In
addition, he is working on understanding the basic mechanisms of the MRI signal
changes measured during functional MRI (fMRI). Previous interests are in mapping the
wiring of the brain (axonal connections between the brains functional regions) and the
design of new technologies for MRI to follow where cells are migrating, and when genes
are expressed. A more recent interest is the development of bioorganic, biodegradable
MRI contrast agents. The ultimate goal is to transform these technologies into fast
methods that are compatible with the time available for multi-modal clinical diagnosis
using MRI.
Dr. van Zijl's research is funded by several grants from the National Institute of
Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering and the National Cancer Insitute
Financial relationships
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