People

Principal Investigator

Kimberly Chan, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
FIRST Scholar

Advanced Imaging Research Center

Department of Biomedical Engineering

Department of Radiology

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

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Dr. Kimberly Chan is an Assistant Professor and FIRST scholar in the Advanced Imaging Research Center with secondary appointments in the Departments of Biomedical Engineering and at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Dr. Chan received a bachelor's degree in bioengineering with Honors from the University of California, Berkeley and a doctoral degree in biomedical engineering from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine under the supervision of Dr. Richard Edden and Dr. Peter Barker. After completing her Ph.D. in 2019, she joined the University of Texas Southwestern (UTSW) as a Postdoctoral Researcher and later as an Instructor in the Advanced Imaging Research Center and Department of Psychiatry in Dr. Anke Henning's group. Dr. Chan's research focuses on the development and application of novel MRS techniques to answer key biological questions in clinical neuroscience and improve the diagnosis, disease monitoring, and treatment planning of neurological diseases and psychiatric disorders.

Graduate Students

Justin Singer, B.S.

Justin Singer is a Biomedical Engineering PhD student at UT Southwestern Medical Center, specializing in 1H-MRS and MRSI. In 2024, Justin earned his B.S. in molecular biology with a minor in mathematics from Duquesne University, located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Here he performed research examining enzymes involved with lipid metabolism. He also spent time at the University of Virginia conducting biomaterials research. Outside of the lab, he enjoys film photography, hanging out with Frank, writing, and spending time with his cat, Killua.

Research Assistants

Christopher Wu, M.S.

Coming soon!

Jasleen Goraya, B.S.