Recent News
Dr. Jenna Merenstein and BIAC researchers use column-based, depthwise profile analyses, to investigate the role of cortical iron in age-related differences in fluid cognition and functional brain connectivity in healthy aging.
Please join us in welcoming Dr. Dan Ma as a core faculty member with BIAC. She began her tenure at Duke on January 1st as an Associate Professor in the Departments of Neurosurgery and Biomedical Engineering. Dr. Ma’s research focuses on the development and clinical translation of innovative MRI technologies aimed at enhancing the understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of various diseases.
Congratulations to Jenna for winning 1st place for her poster at the annual Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Research Day! Jenna’s poster was titled, “Standard and high-resolution diffusion imaging of cortical disconnection in Alzheimer’s disease.”
BIAC researchers collaborate with Dr. Linda Cendales in the Department of Surgery to characterize brain changes associated with hand transplantation.
Our Mission
As a major imaging resource for Duke University, BIAC strives for excellence in its dual mission of research and service. BIAC faculty members are leaders in imaging methodology development, in analysis techniques, as well as in their application in cognitive and clinical neurosciences. In addition, BIAC offers imaging service to other imaging faculty members on campus and at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill.