Dr. Jiangyang Zhang

Biography

Jiangyang Zhang is an Associate Professor in the Department of Radiology. His research interests primarily focus on the development of diffusion magnetic resonance micro-imaging techniques used to examine tissue microstructures and quantify observed changes due to brain development and injury. His techniques are particularly useful for characterizing abnormal brain development resulting from genetic mutations and structural abnormalities caused by injuries. Over the years, he established a mouse brain atlas based on diffusion tensor imaging. Early in his career, he worked mainly with post-mortem samples. In recent years, he has developed new in vivo diffusion MRI techniques for adult and embryonic mouse brains. His research demonstrated the great potential of diffusion MRI in detecting white matter injuries and understanding the relationships between tissue pathology and diffusion MRI signals. Zhang uses mouse models of neonatal hypoxia-ischemia, multiple sclerosis, and Huntington's disease to study the relationships that characterize disease progression and treatment efficacy. In 2009, he worked on a new oscillating gradient diffusion MRI technique.

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