Meet the Principal Investigator
Ananth Madhuranthakam, Ph.D.
Director, Magnetic Resonance Research
Associate Professor
Dr. Ananth Madhuranthakam received his Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, where his thesis work was focused on whole-body MR angiography under the supervision of Dr. Stephen Riederer. Upon graduation, he joined the MR Research and Development division of GE Healthcare to develop novel imaging techniques to improve the clinical utility of MRI. Subsequently, he joined UT Southwestern Medical Center in 2011 as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Radiology with a secondary appointment in the Advanced Imaging Research Center (AIRC).
Dr. Madhuranthakam’s research interests focus on understanding and applying MR Physics to exploit the variations in human anatomy and physiology. The primary areas of research include non-contrast perfusion imaging using arterial spin labeling (ASL), improved fat/water separation techniques, and whole-body MRI techniques for cancer screening and staging.
Current Lab Members
Sebastian Fonseca, B.S.
Sebastian is a second year Ph.D. student from Bogota, Colombia. He received his B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Arizona State University in 2018. His current work involves diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) and fat/water separation to improve the diagnostic capabilities of MRI. Outside the lab, Sebastian loves dancing salsa and playing all kinds of sports (mostly tennis and soccer). He is also very passionate about life science consulting and STEM outreach.
Sheng-Qing (Danny) Lin, B.S.
Danny is a third year Ph.D. student. He received his B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin in 2017. His current work revolves around the development of whole-body MRI and reconstruction of fat and water signal in MR images. Some of his hobbies include weightlifting, hiking, and spending time with his dog.
Yiming Wang, M.S.
Yiming is a fifth year Ph.D. student. He received his B.S. in Engineering Physics in 2013 and an M.S. in Nuclear Engineering in 2016, both from Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. His current work focuses on the development and applications of arterial spin labeled MRI for non-contrast perfusion measurement. In his spare time, he enjoys listening to music.
Limin Zhou, B.S.
Limin is a third year Ph.D. student. She received her B.S. degree in Biology from Wuhan University in 2018. Her current research involves the technical development and clinical applications of perfusion weighted imaging, focused on arterial spin labeled MRI. In her spare time, she enjoys indoor plants, digital painting, and is a cat enthusiast.
Lab Alumni
- Avneesh Chhabra, M.D.
- Alberto Diaz de León, III, M.D.
- Keith Hulsey, Ph.D.
- Matthew Lewis, Ph.D.
- Joseph Maldjian, M.D.
- Orhan K. Öz, M.D., Ph.D.
- Ivan Pedrosa, M.D., Ph.D.
- Ron Peshock, M.D.
- Marco Pinho, M.D.
- Neil Rofsky, M.D., M.H.A., FACR
- Diane Twickler, M.D., FACR
- Durga Udayakumar, Ph.D.
- Elena Vinogradov, Ph.D.
- Yin Xi, Ph.D.
- Larry Anderson, M.D., Ph.D.
- James Brugarolas, M.D., Ph.D.
- Kevin Courtney, M.D., Ph.D.
- Hans Hammers, M.D., Ph.D.
- Ankit Kansagra, M.D.
- Gurbakhash Kaur, M.D.
- Edward Pan, M.D.
- Michael Youssef, M.D.
- Joshua Greer, Ph.D.
- Gerald Greil, M.D., Ph.D.
- M. Tarique Hussain, M.D., Ph.D
Crystal Harrison, Ph.D.
Current position: Research Scientist, Advanced Imaging Research Center, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Joshua Greer, Ph.D.
Current position: Instructor, Children's Medical Center, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Xinzeng Wang, Ph.D.
Current position: Development Scientist, MR Applications & Workflow, GE Healthcare, Houston, TX
Jacob Fleming, B.S.
Chun Lin, B.S.
Atzimba Casas, B.S.
Angela Liu, B.S.
Loretta Donaldson, B.S.
Yeison Rodriquez
Rithvik Guttamukkala
Oshika Das