Dr. Yongxian Qian

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Yongxian Qian is an Assistant Professor at the Center for Biomedical Imaging (CBI), Department of Radiology, NYU Grossman School of Medicine. His research focuses on both MRI technology development and its clinical applications. His broad research interests include the development of MRI pulse sequences, non-Cartesian data acquisition, image reconstruction, and spiral TPI ultrashort echo time (UTE) techniques. He has pending approval for a U.S. patent related to UTE spiral imaging and has delivered more than 15 research sites around the world. Clinical research includes the assessment of early osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee, early treatment response in brain cancers, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) clearance in Alzheimer’s disease (AD), and wearable device development for blood glucose monitoring. Additionally, he has an interest in quantum sensing and computing in MRI. Dr. Qian has served as a reviewer for manuscripts and grants, including at prestigious journals such as MRM and JMRI, and has been involved in the ISMRM as a committee member for the Young Investigator Awards from 2016 to 2019. Notably, he was a key member of the team that won a major AAOS award for outstanding orthopaedic research in 2019.

Research Interests

Experience

Assistant Professor

2020-01-01 — Present

NYU Grossman School of Medicine • New York, NY

Teaching and conducting research in the Department of Radiology.

Requirements for New York University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree from accredited institution Strong background in biological, chemical, physical, or mathematical sciences
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Specialization Notes

Open Program in Biomedical Sciences (Vilcek Institute) covers departments like Biochemistry, Pathology, Neuroscience, Microbiology, etc.