Functional Neuroimaging Lab
Our lab focuses on understanding the human brain through advanced neuroimaging techniques.
Representative brain imaging modalities used in our research: Oxygen Extraction Fraction (OEF), Cerebral Metabolic Rate of Oxygen (CMRO₂), Cerebral Blood Flow (CBF), Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping (QSM), T1-weighted with Contrast, and T2-FLAIR sequences.
Our group develops novel biophysics models and data processing algorithms to quantify clinically relevant tissue properties, such as cerebral oxygenation, and uses them in neurologic disorders, including stroke, multiple sclerosis, and dementia, to investigate their causes, progress, and therapeutic targets.
News
ISMRM 2026 Awards
Liukailai Ding and Tian Qiu received two Summa Cum Laude Merit Awards at the 2026 International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM).
Lab Establishment at GWU
Our lab relocated to George Washington University and officially began operations.
ISMRM 2025 Awards
Renlong Yang received a Magna Cum Laude Merit Award at the 2025 International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM).
NIH R01 Grant Awarded (R01 NS136369)
Our lab received a NIH R01 grant: MRI-Based Quantitative Mapping of Oxygen Extraction Fraction in MS.
NIH K99/R00 Award (K99/R00 NS123229)
Our lab received a NIH R00 award: Development and Validation of MRI mapping of brain oxygen metabolism for clinical use.
Lab Establishment at SUNY Buffalo
Our lab was established at SUNY Buffalo, marking the begining of our research program.