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The Warren Research Group at Duke University

Current Group Members




Warren

Name: Dr. Warren S Warren
Position: James B. Duke Professor of Chemistry, Professor of Radiology, Biomedical Engineering, and Physics
Email: warren.warren@duke.edu

Curriculum Vitae

Martin
Name: Dr. Martin C Fischer
Position: Assistant Research Professor
Email: martin.fischer@duke.edu
Research Interests: Exploring novel nonlinear contrast mechanisms such as two-photon absorption and self-phase modulation for structural and functional imaging in tissue.


Name: Dr. Simone Degan
Position: Research Scientist
Email: simone.degan@duke.edu
Research Interests: Investigating novel in vivo imaging technologies using pre-clinical and clinical trials to detect melanoma initiation, and MRI applications on lung tissue.

Name: Dr. Jesse William Wilson
Position: Postdoctoral Associate
Email: jesse.wilson@duke.edu
Research Interests: Transient absorption spectroscopy applied to melanin and in-vivo imaging of melanoma.
Paco

Name: Dr. Francisco Robles
Position: Postdoctoral Associate
Email: francisco.robles@duke.edu
Research Interests: Novel microscopy methods that provide functional and molecular contrast in order to improve our understanding and gain new insight into various diseases to achieve earlier and better diagnosis.


Name: Dr. Thomas Theis
Position: Postdoctoral Associate
Email: thomas.theis@duke.edu
Research Interests: Dynamics and charecterization of molecular targets supporting long-lived singlet states for hyperpolarized MRI.
Morris

Name: Baolei Li
Position: Graduate Student
Email: baolei.li@duke.edu
Research Interests: Biophotonics and optical tissue imaging.
Dan Fu
Name: Yesu Feng
Position: Graduate Student
Email: yesu.feng@duke.edu
Research Interests: The application of optimized pulse spacing in multiple echo sequences to MRI.

Name: Jong Kang Park
Position: Graduate Student
Email: jongkang.park@duke.edu
Research Interests: Applying pulse shaping techniques to medical imaging problems.
MJS
Name: Mary Jane Simpson
Position: Graduate Student
Email: maryjane.simpson@duke.edu
Research Interests: Developing new medical imaging techniques.


Name: Tana Villafana
Position: Graduate Student
Email: tana.villafana@duke.edu
Research Interests: Combining pulse shaping techniques with super resolution microscopy to break the diffraction limit that is typical with laser imaging.
Name: Kevin Claytor
Position: Graduate Student
Email: ke.claytor@duke.edu
Research Interests:Experiments and simulations of novel microscopies, namely two photon absorption and self phase modulation in strongly scattering tissue samples, with the goal of developing these methods towards medical imaging.
Name: Ryan Davis
Position: Graduate Student
Email: ryan.m.davis@duke.edu
Research Interests: Molecular and functional imaging of preclinical in vivo cancer models.
Name: Yi Han
Position: Graduate Student
Email: yi.han@duke.edu
Research Interests: Intermolecular multiple quantum coherence effects in MRI.
Name: Zijian Zhou
Position: Graduate Student
Email: zijian.zhou@duke.edu
Research Interests: Optimal control of NMR pulse sequences; comparing and designing pulse sequences for better magnetization refocusing.
Name: Christina Sun Gainey
Position: Associate in Research
Email: christina.sun@duke.edu
Research Interests: Development and application of new medical imaging techniques to understand the biochemistry of melanoma, as well as to aid in earlier diagnoses.

 

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