Dr. Brian Applegate

Biography

Brian E. Applegate received his Ph.D. in physical chemistry from Ohio State University. He won a National Institutes of Health postdoctoral fellowship grant to continue his training at Duke University in biomedical engineering under the guidance of Professor Joe Izatt. This fellowship focused on developing molecular imaging approaches such as Optical Coherence Tomography. After completing his fellowship, he joined the faculty at Texas A&M University, where he worked for 12 years and advanced to the rank of Associate Professor in Biomedical Engineering. His work has consistently centered on developing new imaging technologies, particularly in applications of functional imaging of the ear. In 2019, he moved to the University of Southern California, taking an appointment in Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, where he continues his long-time collaboration focusing on functional imaging of the ear. Throughout his career, Applegate's work has been supported by grants from the National Science Foundation, including an NSF Career award, and from the Department of Defense and National Institutes of Health. In 2016, he was elected as a fellow of the Optical Society of America and has served as an Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging and Optics Letters. He has also provided substantial service as an ad hoc grant reviewer for various national and international agencies and is a standing member of the Imaging Guided Interventions Surgery study section at the National Institutes of Health.

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