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CURRICULUM VITAE

Kathleen M. Schmainda PhD
Professor
Department of Biophysics

OFFICE ADDRESS:
Medical Education Building
8701 Watertown Plank Rd
Milwaukee, WI 53226

EDUCATION:
09/1981 - 05/1986 BSE (Summa Cum Laude), Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI
09/1986 - 05/1989 MSEE, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
05/1989 - 09/1993 PhD, Harvard University/Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
1989 - 1993 PhDEE, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING AND FELLOWSHIP APPOINTMENTS:
09/1993 - 12/1995 Postdoctoral Fellow in MRI, Department of Radiology, Harvard / Massachusetts General Hospital NMR Center, Charlestown, MA

FACULTY APPOINTMENTS:
1996 - 2002 Assistant Professor, Biophysics Research Institute, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
1996 - Present Adjunct Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
1998 - 2002 Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
2002 - 2008 Associate Professor, Departments of Radiology (primary) & Biophysics (secondary), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
2008 - 2018 Professor, Departments of Radiology (primary) & Biophysics (secondary), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
2016 - 2018 Robert C. Olson, MD, Professor in Radiology Endowment Professorship, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
2018 - Present Professor, Departments of Biophysics (primary) & Radiology (secondary), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS:
1998 - 2004 Co-Director, Functional Imaging Program, Marquette University & Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
2008 - 2012 Research Director, Translational Brain Tumor Research Program, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
2010 - 2014 Director, Cancer Imaging Program, Cancer Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
2010 - 2017 Vice-Chair, Radiology Research, Department of Radiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

RESEARCH ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS:
1984 OTHER RESEARCH EMPLOYMENT: Co-op Engineer, [Co-Op Engineer, Electronics Design Laboratory (1st term), Special Products Design Engineering Unit (2nd term)], General Electric Medical Systems, Waukesha, WI
1985 - 1987 OTHER RESEARCH EMPLOYMENT: Computer Programmer, Veteran's Administration Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI
1998 - 2000 OTHER RESEARCH EMPLOYMENT: Consultant, IGC/Medical Advances, Milwaukee, WI
2004 - Present Co-Founder, Prism Clinical Imaging, Inc., Elm Grove, WI
2007 - Present Founder, Imaging Biometrics LLC, Elm Grove, WI

AWARDS AND HONORS:
1981 - 1986 Academic Scholarship, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI
1981 - 1986 Dean's List (all semesters), Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI
1982 - 1983 Outstanding Sophomore in Engineering Award, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI
1985 - 1986 ALPHA ETA MU BETA, Biomedical Engineering Honor Society, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI
1985 - 1987 TAU BETA PI, All Engineering Honor Society, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI
1986 Engineering convocation speaker, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI
1986 Summa Cum Laude Graduate, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI
1986 High Scholastic Honors in Biomedical Engineering, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI
1986 High Scholastic Honors in Computer Medical Applications, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI
1987 - 1988 Outstanding Woman of America
1989 - 1990 Sterling Winthrop Fellowship, Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Cambridge, MA
1993 - 1994 Gillette Fellowship, Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Cambridge, MA
1996 - 1998 Medical Engineering Fellowship, Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Cambridge, MA
1997 Finisher, Big Sur International Marathon
1998 Milwaukee Business Journal's 40 under 40
1998 Finisher, Milwaukee Lakefront Marathon, Qualifier for Boston Marathon
04/1999 Magna Cum Laude Poster Award, American Society of Neuroradiology Annual Meeting
1999 Finisher, Boston Marathon
04/2001 Scientific Exhibit Gold Medal, 101st Annual Scientific Meeting at American Roentgen Ray Society, Seattle, WA
05/2004 Young Investigator Award to Dr. Schmainda's graduate student, Kevin Bennett, 12th Annual Meeting of International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
05/2004 First Place Poster Award, Cancer and Spectroscopy Category to Dr. Schmainda's graduate student, Christopher C. Quarles, 12th Annual Meeting of International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
06/2004 Summa Cum Laude Poster Award, 42nd Annual Meeting of American Society of Neuroradiology Meeting
2004 Summa Cum Laude, American Society of Neuroradiology Meeting
2004 First Place Poster Award, Cancer Imaging and Spectroscopy, International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine Meeting
2004 Young Investigator Moore Award, International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine Meeting
2006 Bayer Best Paper Award, 45th Annual Meeting of American Society of Neuroradiology
06/2007 Bayer Best Paper Award to Dr. Schmainda's graduate student, Eric Paulson, 45th Annual Meeting of American Society of Neuroradiology Meeting, Chicago
05/2008 3rd Place Poster Award to Dr. Schmainda's graduate student, Douglas Prah, 16th Annual Meeting of International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Toronto
05/2009 1st Place Poster Award in Cancer Imaging to Dr. Schmainda's post-doctoral fellow, Dr. Elllingson, 17th Annual Meeting for International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Honolulu, HI
05/2010 Young Investigator Moore Award, International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine Meeting
05/2012 Merit Award, International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine Meeting
05/2013 One of five most-cited papers published in Journal of Magnetic Resonance in Imaging in 2010 (announced at 2013 ISMRM meeting), International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
05/2013 Summa Cum Laude Merit Award, International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
2013 ISMRM Summa Cum Laude Merit Award, International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine Meeting
04/2016 Elected to the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) College of Fellows (induction ceremony on Monday April 4, 2016 at the National Academy of Sciences), Washington, DC
09/2016 - 2018 Robert C Olson MD Endowed Chair in Radiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI (relinquished endowment in order to switch primary appointment to Biophysics)
11/2016 Distinguished Investigator of the Academy of Radiology Research, Radiological Society of North America, Chicago, IL
2016 College of Fellows, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE)
08/28/2019 Nominated as 1 of 15 semifinal candidates nominated for “Scientific Paper of the Year” in the 2019 edition of the Minnies, AuntMinne.com (a large comprehensive community website for medical imaging professionals worldwide)
08/28/2019 Nominated as 1 of 16 semifinal candidates for “Most Influential Radiology Researcher” in the 2019 edition of the Minnies, AuntMinne.com
09/05/2019 Dean’s Award for Clinical and Translational Research 2019, Medical College of Wisconsin
11/20/2019 Outstanding Graduate School Educator 2018-2019, MCW Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
04/2020 Elected as a Fellow of the International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

MEMBERSHIPS IN HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
1990 - Present International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
1997 Society of Biomedical Engineering
1998 - 2001 Peter Favre Forum for Catholic Professionals
1999 - 2012 Wisconsin MIT Alumni Club
2009 - Present Society of Neuro-Oncology
2010 - Present Radiologic Society of North America
2016 - Present University Faculty for Life (Board Member)
2016 - Present American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) (Fellow)

EDITORSHIPS/EDITORIAL BOARDS/JOURNAL REVIEWS:
Editorship
1996 - Present Doody Book Publishers
1996 - Present Medical Physics (Associate Editor)
Editorial Board
2017 - Present Tomography
Journal Review
1996 - Present Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
1996 - Present Radiology
1996 - Present Circulation
1996 - Present Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging
1996 - Present Journal of Physiology
1996 - Present Radiographics
1996 - Present NMR in Biomedicine

NATIONAL ELECTED/APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS:
10/1998 Session Chair, Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, Cleveland, OH
04/2000 Session moderator "Quantitative relaxation techniques", International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 8th Annual Meeting, Denver, CO
2000 - Present Abstract Referee, International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine Annual Meetings
07/2001 Invited Panelist, NCI SBIR review meeting: "Development of novel imaging technologies (R21/SBIR)", Washington, DC
2001 - 2005 NIH Grant Referee, NIH/NCI Study Section, "Development of In Vivo Imaging and Bioengineering Research", Washington, DC
2001 - 2002 Ad Hoc Grant Referee, Massachusetts Prostate Cancer Research Grants Program
05/2002 Session Moderator, International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 10th Annual Meeting, Honolulu, HI
08/2003 NIH Invited Working Group Participant, NIH/NIBIB: "Biomedical entrepreneurial science working group", Washington, DC
2004 NIH Grant Referee, NIH/MABS (Modeling and analysis of biological systems) Study Section, Washington, DC
2004 Advisory Committee Member, Head and Neck Subcommittee, ACRIN (American College of Radiology Imaging Network), Washington, DC (The committee's role is to develop and recommend imaging studies for multi-center clinical trials.)
08/2007 Technical Advisory Committee Member, ACRIN (American College of Radiology Imaging Network) Neuroimaging Core Lab, Washington, DC (The purpose of this committee is to serve as a repository of expertise in helping to define and implement the core lab functions that can help to further ACRIN multi-center clinical trials.)
2007 - 2008 Grant Referee, NIH/NCI Clinical Studies Special Emphasis Panel, NCI P01 Program, Washington, DC
2008 Member, Technical Advisory Committee, STIR (Stroke Imaging Repository Consortium), (The purpose of STIR is to create an international consortium of investigators and a repository of source MRI and CT images tow and clinical research methods of image-based stroke research.)
2008 NIH Grant Referee, NIH/MABS (Modeling and analysis of biological systems) Study Section, Washington, DC
02/2009 NIH Grant Referee, NIH/NCI, Tumor Biology Study Section, Washington, DC
03/2009 NIH Grant Referee, NIH/NCI, In Vivo Imaging and Bioengineering Research Review Panel, San Diego, CA
2009 - 2013 Charter Member, NIH Grant Referee, NIH/NCI Developmental Therapeutics Study Section (DT), Oncology 2 – Translational Clinical (OTC) IRG
2009 External Advisor, University of Michigan Program Project Grant External Advisory Committee, Ann Arbor, MI
2010 - 2018 NIH/NCI Grant Referee, NIH/NCI Quantitative Imaging Network (U01, U24, UG3/UH3)
01/2011 NIH Diffusion Imaging Workshop, Invited speaker and Chair for "Technical Breakout: Image Processing and Analysis Section", Washington, DC
07/30/2013 NIH/NCI Grant Referee, Division of Translational and Clinical Sciences (DTCS), Surgical Sciences, Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (SBIB) IRG, ZRG1 SBIB-Z (03) Study Section
2013 Member, Search Committee for Chair of Biomedical Engineering, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI
02/20/2014 NIH/NCI Grant Referee, Division of Translational and Clinical Sciences (DTCS), Surgical Sciences, Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (SBIB) IRG, ZRG1 SBIB-Z (58), Image-Guided Drug Delivery in Cancer, Teleconference Review
11/13/2014 NIH/NCI Grant Referee, Division of Translational and Clinical Sciences (DTCS), Surgical Sciences, Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (SBIB) IRG, ZRG1 SBIB-Z (55), Bioengineering Research Partnerships (BRP) R01 review panel
03/12/2015 NIH/NCI Grant Referee, Surgical Sciences, Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering IRG (SBIB), Division of Translational Clinical Sciences, Center for Scientific Review, Image-Guided Drug Delivery in Cancer, ZRG1 SBIB-Z (58) R Study Section
06/2015 Reviewer, NIH Fellowship Review Panel: F-Awards (F32 Ruth L. Kirstein National Research Service Awards (NRSA): F30, F31, F32, and F33 Fellowship applications review
07/08/2015 NIH Fellowship Grants Referee, Surgery, Anesthesiology and Trauma Study Section, Review of Pre-Doc (F30, F31) and post-doc (F32) applications, ZRG1 F15-P fellowship special emphasis panel
09/02/2015 Invited Participant, Marquette University College of Engineering "Thought Leaders Council"
2015 - 2018 Member, MRI Value Add Committee, International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
2015 - 2017 Member, Alliance Neuro-Oncology Imaging Subcommittee
2015 - 2016 Member, NIH/NCI Site Review Committee, NCI Cancer Center Site Review, January 2016, University of Arizona
2015 - Present Member, Jumpstarting Brain Tumor Coalition, DSC-MRI Standardization Committee
2015 - Present Member, RSNA, QIBA (Quantitative Imaging Biomarker Alliance)
2015 - Present MRI Biomarker Committee: DSC-MRI Subcommittee, QIBA (Quantitative Imaging Biomarker Alliance)
11/02/2016 - 02/17/2017 Invited Participant, Marquette University College of Engineering “Thought Leaders Council”
2016 - Present Board Member, University Faculty for Life
10/20/2017 NIH Grant Referee, Study Section Review Panel, SRO: Nadeem Khan
02/14/2018 NIH/NCI Grant Referee, Special Emphasis Panel, ZCA1 TCRB-V (M1), Quantitative Imaging
05/30/2018 NIH/NCI Grant Referee, Surgical Sciences, Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (SBIB) IRG, Early Phase Clinical Trials in Imaging and Biomarkers for Early Detection of Aggressive Cancer” Study Section
02/21/2019 - 02/22/2019 NIH/NCI Grant Referee, Surgical Sciences, Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering IRB, EITA, BMIT-B), San Diego, CA
06/24/2019 - 06/25/2019 NIH/NCI Grant Referee, Academic-Industrial Partnership (AIP) Review Panel, ZRG1 SBIB-Q57, Bethesda, MD
05/06/2020 - 05/08/2020 Reviewer, NIH/NCI Cancer Center Site Review site visit team (SRO: Caterina Bianco, MD, PhD)
06/10/2020 - 06/12/2020 Reviewer, NIBIB Biomedical Technology Resource Centers (BTRC) P41 Review Panel. (SRO: Dennis J. Hlasta, PhD)

INTERNATIONAL ELECTED/APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS:
04/2001 Invited Panelist, NCI: "High Field MR (1.5T and up) in Oncology: Strategic frontiers in cancer diagnosis", Glasgow, Scotland
05/2007 Session Moderator, International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 15th Annual Meeting, Berlin, Germany
2015 - 2018 MRI Value Add Committee, International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

RESEARCH GRANTS/AWARDS/CONTRACTS/PROJECTS:
Active
Peer Review
Title:
U01 CA176110: Quantitative (Perfusion & Diffusion) MRI Biomarkers Measure Glioma Response
Source:
NIH/NCI
Role:
Principal Investigator
Dates:
03/01/2014 - 08/31/2024
Direct Funds:
$584,300
  
Title:
Assessment of Optune Therapy for Patients with Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma using Advanced MRI
Source:
Novocure
Role:
Co-Principal Investigator
Dates:
04/01/2017 - 04/30/2021
Direct Funds:
$136,446
  
Title:
R01 CA2211938: Multisite Validation and Application of a Consensus DSC-MRI Protocol
Source:
NIH/NCI
Role:
Co-Principal Investigator
Dates:
01/18/2018 - 01/17/2021
Direct Funds:
$174,939
  
Title:
Molecular Determinants of Drug Sensitivity and Resistance to Gallium-Based Therapy in Pediatric Brain Tumors
Source:
NIH/NINDS
Role:
Principal Investigator
PI:
Kathleen Schmainda
Dates:
07/01/2018 - 12/31/2022
Direct Funds:
$190,085
  
Title:
UG3/UH3: Structural and Functional Imaging for Therapy Response Assessment in Brain Cancer
Source:
NIH/NCI
Role:
Co-Investigator
Dates:
07/01/2018 - 06/30/2023
Direct Funds:
$26,110 (subcontract)
  
Title:
Preclinical Evaluation of Novel Iron-Targeted Therapy for Treatment-Resistant Pediatric Glioblastoma
Source:
CHW Children's Research Institute
Role:
Principal Investigator
Dates:
11/01/2018 - 04/30/2020
Direct Funds:
$70,966
  
Title:
Obtaining Preclinical Evidence for a Novel Iron-Targeted Therapy for Glioblastoma
Source:
Froedtert Hospital Foundation
Role:
Principal Investigator
Dates:
12/01/2018 - 12/31/2019
Direct Funds:
$54,658
  
Title:
MCW NCTN Lead Academic Participating Site
Source:
NIH/NCI
Role:
Co-Investigator
Dates:
03/01/2019 - 02/28/2025
Direct Funds:
$75,000
  
Title:
ECOG ACRIN Operations Center
Source:
American College of Radiology / NCI
Role:
Co-Investigator
PI:
O'Dwyer & Schnall
Dates:
03/01/2019 - 02/28/2024
Direct Funds:
$11,997
  
Title:
Directors Award for Brain Tumor Treatment Monitoring with the Identification of the Functional Brain Tumor Extent using Multi-Parameter MRI
Source:
MCW Cancer Center
Role:
Principal Investigator
Dates:
05/01/2019 - 04/30/2020
Direct Funds:
$50,000
  
Title:
R25: Student-centered Pipeline to Advanced Research in Cancer Centers (SPARCC) for Underrepresented Minority Students
Source:
NIH/NCI
Role:
Co-Investigator
PI:
Janet Rader
Dates:
07/01/2019 - 08/31/2023
Direct Funds:
$188,568
  
Title:
R01CA255123: New treatment monitoring biomarkers for brain tumors using multiparametric MRI with machine learning
Source:
NIH/NCI
Role:
Principal Investigator
Dates:
04/15/2021 - 03/31/2026
Direct Funds:
$1,776,711 (All years)
  
Title:
R01 CA264992: Establishing the clinical utility of a consensus DSC-MRI protocol
Source:
NIH/NCI
Role:
Co-Principal Investigator
PI:
Boxerman J/ Hu L/Quarles C/Schmainda K
Dates:
03/01/2022 - 02/28/2027
  
Prior
Peer Review
Title:
Development of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Methods to Measure Tumor Vascular Parameters
Source:
MCW Cancer Center
Role:
Principal Investigator
Dates:
1996 - 1997
Direct Funds:
$10,000
  
Title:
Measurement of Capillary Perfusion Parameters in Humans
Source:
MCW Research Affairs Committee
Role:
Principal Investigator
Dates:
1996 - 1997
Direct Funds:
$15,000
  
Title:
Modeling of Biophysical Relationships Underlying the Contrast-Enhanced MRI Measurement of Tumor Vascular Parameters
Source:
Whitaker Foundation
Role:
Principal Investigator
Dates:
09/30/1997 - 08/31/2000
Direct Funds:
$210,000
  
Title:
Role of MRI rCBV Mapping in Gliomas
Source:
MCW Cancer Center
Role:
Principal Investigator
Dates:
07/01/1998 - 06/30/2000
Direct Funds:
$25,000
  
Title:
P01: Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Brain
Source:
NIH/NIMH
Role:
Co-Investigator (Project 1)
Dates:
04/01/1999 - 03/30/2004
Direct Funds:
$1,271,762 (Project 1 total for all years)
  
Title:
Modeling of Biophysical Relationships Underlying the Contrast-Enhanced MRI Measurement of Tumor Vascular Parameters
Source:
MCW Research Affairs Committee
Role:
Principal Investigator
Dates:
01/01/2000 - 12/31/2000
Direct Funds:
$15,000
  
Title:
R01: MRI Contrast Agent Methods to Assess Tumor Angiogenesis
Source:
NIH/NCI
Role:
Principal Investigator
Dates:
03/01/2000 - 03/30/2003
Direct Funds:
$817,759 (total for all years)
  
Title:
R01: MRI Contrast Agent Methods to Assess Tumor Angiogenesis
Source:
NIH/NCI
Role:
Principal Investigator
Dates:
03/31/2000 - 02/30/2018
Direct Funds:
$181,636 (Fourth consecutive funding period awarded for this NIH R01 project)
  
Title:
Development of Diffusion MRI Methods to Evaluate Glioma Invasion
Source:
MCW Cancer Center
Role:
Principal Investigator
Dates:
01/01/2002 - 12/31/2002
Direct Funds:
$25,000
  
Title:
Shared Instrumentation Grant for Bruker Biospec 9.4T/30cm bore MRI System
Source:
NIH/NCRR
Role:
Co-Investigator
Dates:
04/01/2002 - 03/31/2003
Direct Funds:
$500,000
  
Title:
3T Whole Body MRI Scanner for Functional Imaging
Source:
NIH High-End Instrumentation Program
Role:
Co-Investigator
Dates:
07/01/2002 - 06/30/2003
Direct Funds:
$2,000,000
  
Title:
R01: MRI Contrast Agent Methods to Assess Tumor Angiogenesis
Source:
NIH/NCI
Role:
Principal Investigator
Dates:
04/01/2003 - 03/30/2007
Direct Funds:
$1,128,000 (total for all years)
  
Title:
R01: Long-term effects of acute renal failure
Source:
NIH/NIDDK
Role:
Co-Investigator
Dates:
06/01/2003 - 04/03/2007
Direct Funds:
$1,045,256 (support ended in 2005 when PI moved to another institution)
  
Title:
Treatment planning MRI technology for brain tumors
Source:
MCW Bioengineering and Biotechnology Center
Role:
Principal Investigator
Dates:
07/01/2004 - 06/30/2005
Direct Funds:
$52,432
  
Title:
Facilitating Discovery with Multi-Parameter Physiologic Imaging of Brain Tumors
Source:
Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin
Role:
Principal Investigator
Dates:
10/01/2004 - 09/30/2006
Direct Funds:
$250,000
  
Title:
Analysis of Brain Tumor rCBV Data to Determine the Most Clinically Relevant MRI Perfusion Parameter(s)
Source:
Berlex Laboratories
Role:
Principal Investigator
Dates:
07/01/2005 - 12/31/2006
Direct Funds:
$52,000
  
Title:
Dynamic susceptibility contrast MRI techniques to evaluate tumor angiogenesis and response to treatment in intracerebral malignant human gliomas xenografts
Source:
MCW Cancer Center
Role:
Co-Investigator
Dates:
07/01/2005 - 06/30/2007
Direct Funds:
$25,000
  
Title:
Mito-Q Attenuates DOX-Induced Cardiotoxicity and Potentiates Anti-tumor Effects: MR imaging and echocardiography studies
Source:
Wisconsin Breast Cancer Showhouse
Role:
Co-Investigator
Dates:
03/01/2006 - 02/28/2008
Direct Funds:
$150,000
  
Title:
R41: Merit of Perfusion Targets for Radiotherapy Planning
Source:
NIH/NCI
Role:
Principal Investigator
Dates:
06/01/2006 - 05/31/2007
Direct Funds:
$107,000
  
Title:
R01 CA082500: MRI Contrast Agent Methods to Assess Tumor Angiogenesis
Role:
Principal Investigator
Dates:
03/31/2007 - 03/30/2012
  
Title:
Effects of Chemotherapy on Cognition and Brain Function in Breast Cancer Patients
Source:
Wisconsin State Tax Write-Off Program
Role:
Co-Investigator
Dates:
07/01/2007 - 06/30/2008
Direct Funds:
$70,000
  
Title:
R21: Diffusion MRI to Detect Glioma Invasion
Source:
NIH/NCI
Role:
Principal Investigator
Dates:
09/01/2007 - 08/31/2010
Direct Funds:
$333,000 (total for all years)
  
Title:
Departmental "Translational Neuro-Oncology Research Program"
Source:
MCW Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin
Role:
Co-Investigator / Research Director
Dates:
06/01/2008 - 05/31/2013
Direct Funds:
$2,000,000 (total for all years)
  
Title:
R01 CA125122: Role of iNOS, Nitric Oxide & Arginase in Statin-Mediated Toxicity in Cancer Cells
Source:
NIH/NCI
Role:
Co-Investigator
Dates:
07/01/2008 - 05/31/2013
Direct Funds:
$207,500
  
Title:
R41: Development of the Standard for Clinical Breast Perfusion Imaging (Small Business Grant)
Source:
NIH/NCI
Role:
Co-Investigator
Dates:
08/01/2008 - 07/30/2009
Direct Funds:
$107,000
  
Title:
R41: Product Development of a Brain Tumor Perfusion Imaging Technology (Small Business Grant)
Source:
NIH/NCI
Role:
Co-Investigator
Dates:
08/01/2008 - 07/30/2009
Direct Funds:
$107,000
  
Title:
R44 CA1340431: Product Development of a Brain Tumor Perfusion Imaging Technology (Imaging Biometrics LLC / Medical College of Wisconsin)
Source:
NIH/NCI
Role:
Co-Investigator
Dates:
09/01/2008 - 08/31/2012
Direct Funds:
$750,000 (total for all years)
  
Title:
R01 CA082500-10S1: MRI Contrast Agent Methods to Assess Tumor Angiogenesis, Challenge Grant Administrative Supplement
Source:
NIH/NCI
Role:
Co-Investigator
Dates:
08/01/2009 - 11/30/2011
Direct Funds:
$181,492
  
Title:
Effects of Breast Cancer Chemotherapy Agents on Brain Activity in Rats: Functional Imaging Studies
Source:
DOD-CDMRP-Concept Award
Role:
Co-Investigator
Dates:
09/30/2009 - 09/29/2010
Direct Funds:
$75,000
  
Title:
R01 NS06091: Toward Multi-Center MR Brain Perfusion (Harvard University / Massachusetts General Hospital with Medical College of Wisconsin)
Source:
NIH/NINDS
Role:
Co-Principal Investigator
PI:
Kathleen Schmainda / Steven Stufflebeam
Dates:
03/15/2010 - 10/30/2013
Direct Funds:
$1,250,000
  
Title:
Effectiveness of Advanced MR Imaging Techniques for Grading Pediatric Brain Tumors: A Comparative Outcomes Stud
Source:
MCW and American Cancer Society
PI:
Co-Investigator
Dates:
04/01/2011 - 03/13/2013
Direct Funds:
$50,000
  
Title:
Effectiveness of Advanced MR Imaging Techniques for Grading Pediatric Brain Tumors
Source:
MCW Cancer Center
Role:
Co-Investigator
PI:
Kelly
Dates:
04/01/2011 - 06/31/2014
Direct Funds:
$20,000
  
Title:
Cancer Imaging Program
Source:
MCW Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin
Role:
Co-Leader
PI:
Ming You
Dates:
07/01/2012 - 06/30/2017
  
Title:
R41 NS076149: Automating MRI Delta T1 Methods for the Routine Assessment of Brain Tumor Burden
Source:
NIH/NINDS
Role:
Principal Investigator
Dates:
11/01/2012 - 03/31/2014
Direct Funds:
$100,000
  
Title:
Brain Tumor Treatment with Metallodrugs: Studies with Cancer Stem Cells
Source:
MCW Cancer Center
Role:
Co-Investigator
Dates:
01/01/2014 - 04/30/2018
Direct Funds:
$40,000
  
Title:
Brain tumor treatment with metallodrugs: studies with cancer stem cells
Source:
Rosenberg Award
Role:
Co-Investigator
PI:
Chitambar
Dates:
07/01/2014 - 06/30/2016
Direct Funds:
$40,000
  
Title:
Susceptibility-based measurements of iron concentrations in brain tumors
Source:
AHW Research and Education Program
Role:
Principal Investigator
Dates:
03/01/2015 - 02/28/2016
Direct Funds:
$50,000
  
Title:
Women's Health Research Program
Source:
Development of Advanced MRI Methods to Assess placental structure and function
Role:
Co-Principal Investigator
Dates:
07/01/2015 - 06/30/2016
Direct Funds:
$50,000
  
Title:
CLIN_TRAN Development of an Iron Protein Biomarker Panel for Glioblastoma
Source:
MCW Cancer Center
Role:
Co-Principal Investigator
Dates:
06/01/2018 - 05/31/2019
Direct Funds:
$75,000
  

INVITED LECTURES/WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS:
Local
Speaker, MRI in Cardiac Perfusion Imaging, Graduate Seminar Series, Biophysics Research Institute, MCW, Milwaukee, WI, 02/1996
Speaker, Functional MRI: How it Works, Scientific Fundraising Presentation, MCW Council Meeting, University Club, Milwaukee, WI, 1997
Speaker, Diagnostic Functional MRI, M-2 Medical Engineering Interest Group, MCW, Milwaukee, WI, 1999
Speaker, Functional MRI evaluation of tumor angiogenesis, Seminar Series, Department of Pharmacology, MCW, Milwaukee, WI, 1999
Speaker, Functional MRI: How it works, Young Presidents Organization (Hosted by MCW), Milwaukee, WI, 1999
Speaker, Evaluation of brain tumor angiogenesis using MRI, Functional Imaging Research Center, MCW, Milwaukee, WI, 05/2000
Speaker, The role of MRI in targeted gene therapy, Focus meeting to explore the future imaging possibilities in the area of molecular and genetic imaging with GE Medical Systems, MCW, Milwaukee, WI, 06/2000
Speaker, Using Functional MRI for the evaluation of therapies in mice, Pediatric Hematology & Oncology Research Meeting, MCW, Milwaukee, WI, 2000
Speaker, Diffusion MRI: Fundamentals and Applications, Functional Imaging Research Center, MCW, Milwaukee, WI, 05/2001
Speaker, Using MRI for the evaluation of brain tumor angiogenesis, Grand Rounds, Department of Neurosurgery, MCW, Milwaukee, WI, 08/2001
Speaker, Functional MRI of Brain Tumor Angiogenesis, Board Meeting, MCW, Milwaukee, WI, 06/2002
Speaker, Using MRI for the evaluation of brain tumor angiogenesis, Biophysics Research Institute, MCW, Milwaukee, WI, 10/2002
Speaker, Using MRI for the evaluation of brain tumor angiogenesis, Grand Rounds, Department of Neurology, MCW, Milwaukee, WI, 10/2002
Speaker, Tumor and Molecular Imaging, External Advisory Meeting, MCW Cancer Center, MCW, Milwaukee, WI, 02/2003
Speaker, Imaging of tumor angiogenesis, Seminar Series, Multidisciplinary Breast Cancer Research Group, MCW, Milwaukee, WI, 04/2003
Speaker, Innovative Imaging Tracks Brain Tumors, Cancer Media Day Program at MCW, Milwaukee, WI, 11/04/2003
Speaker for 7th grade girls, What does a scientist do?, American Association of University Women (AAUW) - Menomonee Falls Branch, WI, 12/2003
Speaker, New Directions for MR Imaging of Brain Cancer, Graduate Seminar Series, Department of Biophysics, MCW, Milwaukee, WI, 01/2004
Speaker, Image-guided therapy: an emerging technology, Invited Speaker for Visiting Russian Scientists at MCW, Milwaukee, WI, 08/2005
Speaker, Making MRI 'Real' in the Clinic, Seminar Series, Department of Biophysics, MCW, Milwaukee, WI, 02/2006
Speaker, Brain MRI Perfusion Imaging: Current Status and Future Goals, Grand Rounds, Department of Neurosurgery, MCW, Milwaukee, WI, 12/14/2007
Speaker, The Latest and Greatest in MRI Perfusion Imaging of Brain Tumors, Department of Radiology, MCW, Milwaukee, WI, 07/25/2008
Speaker, DSC-MRI Perfusion Imaging in Brain Tumors: Current Status & Future Trends at MCW and Nationally, Department of Radiology Research Seminar Series, MCW, Milwaukee, WI, 10/15/2015
Speaker, MRI Guided Treatment and Surveillance of Brain Tumors, requested presentation to Dr. Berger, Larson Grand Rounds, Visiting Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, MCW, Milwaukee, WI, 10/30/2015
Speaker, MRI of Placenta, Maternal Fetal Medicine Research Meeting, 01/20/2016
Speaker, “Diagnosis and Treatment Monitoring of Brain Tumors Using Perfusion and Diffusion MRI: Past, Present and Future Efforts at MCW and Nationally”, Department of Neurosurgery Grand Rounds, MCW, Milwaukee, WI, 03/09/2018
Teacher, SPARCC (Student Centered Pipeline to Advance Research in Cancer Careers) to improve diversity and culturally responsive care in the field of cancer research, MCW, Milwaukee, WI, 2019 - 2021
Seminar Speaker, Children's Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 02/2020
 
Regional
Speaker, FMRI in Muscle Perfusion, Research Meeting, General Electric Medical Systems, Waukesha, WI, 1996
Speaker, Characterization of FMRI contrast mechanisms, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, 1997
Speaker, Functional MRI: How it Works, Meeting of Entrepreneurs, Milwaukee Exchange Club, Milwaukee, WI, 1998
Interview, Applications of Echo Planar Imaging to Disease Evaluation, Tip-TV Educational Video Series, General Electric Medical Systems, Waukesha, WI, 1999
Speaker, Utility of simultaneously-acquired gradient-echo and spin-echo cerebral blood volume and morphology maps for the evaluation of brain tumors, Department of Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 1999
Speaker, What Does an Assistant Professor Do?, Undergraduate Seminar Series, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, 02/2001
Speaker, New directions for MR imaging of brain cancer, Seminar, General Electric Medical Systems, Waukesha, WI, 08/2003
Lecturer, Understanding functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), Tip-TV Educational Video Series, General Electric Medical Systems, Waukesha, WI, 08/2004
Live Interview, Breast Cancer Research at MCW, WITI-Channel 6 Wake-Up News, Milwaukee, WI, 03/2006
Speaker, Introduction to MRI, Graduate Seminar Series, Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, W, 02/2007
Speaker, Leaders, Women Entrepreneur's Dinner, Conference for Women, University Club, Milwaukee, WI, 03/2009
Speaker, Wisconsin Women in Science Luncheon Series, Wisconsin Club, Milwaukee, WI, 06/2011
Speaker, Challenges of a Pro-Life Scientist, Legatus, Catholic Business Professionals, Milwaukee, WI, 08/2012
Speaker, Strategies in translational imaging research: working at the interface of tumors and technology, Biomedical Engineering Seminar, Joint Biomedical Engineering Seminar Series (Marquette University, MCW, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee), Milwaukee, WI, 02/20/2015
Visiting Professor, Towards a Consensus DSC-MRI Approach for the Evaluation of Brain Tumors, Radiology Grand Rounds, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 10/11/2018
 
National
Course Lecturer, Functional Regional Perfusion using MRI, SPIE Imaging Meeting, San Diego, CA, 1998
Panelist, NIH/NCI Conference of the Joint Working Group on Quantitative In Vivo Functional Imaging in Oncology, Washington D.C., 1999
Speaker, Role of Functional MRI in the Evaluation of Disease, Howard Hughes Institute, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 03/2000
Speaker, Utility of Simultaneous GE/SE MRI for the Evaluation of Brain Tumor Angiogenesis, Seminar, Beth Israel - Deaconess Hospital, Harvard University, Boston, MA, 06/2000
Speaker, The role of MRI perfusion imaging for the evaluation of brain cancer, 12th Annual Rachidian Society Meeting, Kona, Hawaii, 02/2004
Speaker, Contrast-agent perfusion imaging, Gordon Conference, Lewiston, ME, 07/2004
Speaker, rCBV Imaging, Seminar, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 07/2005
Lecturer, Steady-state and first-pass contrast agent methods to evaluate cerebral blood volume (CBV) vascular morphology and permeability, Morning Categorical Course, International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Seattle, WA, 04/2006
Course Lecturer, DSC MRI Quantification of CBV in Presence of BBB Leakage, Advanced in Neuroimaging Course, Massachusetts General Hospital / Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 09/25/2007
Speaker, Measurement of rCBV in normal brain and brain tumor depends on the choice of DSC acquisition and analysis method, ACRIN (American College of Radiology Imaging Network) Annual Meeting, Washington D.C., 09/28/2007
Speaker, New Directions for MR Imaging of Brain Cancer, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ, 03/13/2008
Speaker, Current Status and Future Directions for MRI Perfusion Imaging in Primary Brain Tumors, Barrows Neurological Institute, Phoenix, AZ, 03/14/2008
Speaker, Diffusion Image Processing and Analysis, NIH Diffusion Imaging Workshop, Washington D.C., 02/2011
Speaker, MR DSC Perfusion Imaging in Brain Tumors, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, 07/2011
Speaker, Development of Perfusion and Diffusion MRI Biomarkers for the Evaluation of Brain Tumors, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 08/2011
Lecturer, Perfusion MRI in Glioma" for Sunrise Educational Session, Society of Neuro-Oncology Annual Meeting, San Jose, CA, 11/2011
Debate Panelist, Multimodality/Multiparametric MR of Cancer, ISMRM MR in Cancer Study Group, Salt Lake City, UT, 05/2013
Speaker, Role of Advanced Physiologic MRI for the Evaluation of Brain Tumor Response to Therapies: Part I, St. Louis NMR Discussion Group, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, 10/2013
Speaker, Perfusion & Diffusion MRI for Brain tumors: current Status Promise & Challenges: Part II, St. Louis NMR Discussion Group, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, 12/2013
Speaker, Utero-placental perfusion, Workshop, Human Placenta Project: Placental Structure and Function in Real Time, National Institute of Child Health and Development, Washington D.C., 05/27/2014
Speaker, Dynamic susceptibility contrast, Workshop on standards for quantitative MRI, National Institute of Standards (NIST), Boulder, CO, 07/14/2014
Visitor/Speaker, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, AZ, 10/12/2014
Speaker, Frye-Halloran (Brain Tumor) Symposium, Hosted by Neurosurgical Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 04/09/2015
Visiting Professor, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ, 09/14/2015
Speaker, Update on Advanced MRI (DSC-MRI) Standardization Efforts, Alliance NeuroOncology, Chicago, IL, 11/06/2015
Speaker, DSC-MRI in measuring relative cerebral blood volume for early response to bevacizumab in patients with recurrent glioblastoma, Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology, Chicago, IL, 05/13/2017
Speaker, DSC-MRI in measuring relative cerebral blood volume for early response to bevacizumab in patients with recurrent glioblastoma, Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology, Chicago, IL, 05/13/2017
Speaker, Assessment of Treatment Response in Brain Tumors: Perfuson and Diffusion MRI, Rebecca D. Considine Research Institute & Akron Children’s Hospital, Akron University Department of Biomedical Engineering, Akron, OH, 02/22/2018
Visiting Professor, “Assessment of Treatment Response in Brain Tumors: Perfusion and Diffusion MRI”, Akron Children’s Hospital & University of Akron, Cleveland, OH, 02/22/2018
Presented the EAF151 trial via web-ex to all QIN executive members and their teams, National Cancer Institute Quantitative Imaging Network, 09/17/2018
Fellow, AIMBE Fellows Advocacy Day AIMBE (American Institute of Medical and Biologic Engineers), Fellows participated in meetings with US congressmen to advocate for an increase in NIH funding for biomedical research, Washington, DC, 02/2019
 
International
Panelist, Higher Field MR (1.5T and up) in Oncology, National Cancer Institute Workshop, Glasgow, Scotland, 04/2001
Panelist, National Cancer Institute Workshop on “Higher Field MR (1.5T and up) in Oncology, Glasgow, Scotland, 04/2001
Lecturer, Weekend Educational Course, International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Berlin, Germany, 05/2007
Lecturer, Current status of DSC-MRI quantification with BBB leakage, International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine Perfusion/Diffusion Workshop, Salvador, Brazil, 07/2007
Lecturer, Advanced MRI Perfusion Methods, Weekend Educational Course, International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Stockholm, Sweden, 05/2010
Speaker, Perfusion and Diffusion Biomarkers for the Evaluation of Brain Cancer Diagnosis & Treatment, ISMRM Scientific Workshop: Magnetic Resonance of Cancer Gone Multimodal (19-22 February 2013), Valencia, Spain, 02/2013
Course Speaker, Quantitative Imaging and Modeling Course at the 2014 ISMRM Annual Meeting, Milan, Italy, 05/2014
Course Speaker, Other Methods: DSC-MRI, BOLD, ASL, MRS” given in ISMRM Annual Meeting weekend course on “Imaging for Cancer, International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 25th Annual Meeting & Exhibition, Honolulu, HI, 04/22/2017
Course Speaker, Diffusion and Perfusion Imaging Protocols for Glioma, ISMRM Annual Meeting weekend course on "Brain Cancer from Diagnosis to Treatment", Honolulu, HI, 04/2017
Course Speaker, Other Methods: DSC-ASL MRI, BOLD MRS, ISMRM Annual Meeting weekend course on "Imaging for Cancer", Honolulu, HI, 04/2017
Speaker, Theoretical Principles of DSC-MRI Perfusion Imaging, AMRINO (Advanced MRI in Neuro-Oncology) Annual Meeting, London, England, 07/20/2018
Speaker, “Theoretical Principles of DSC-MRI Perfusion Imaging”, AMRINO (Advanced MRI for NeuroOncology) Conference, London, England, 07/2018
Keynote Speaker, European Union, COST Initiative, Malta, 12/2019
Speaker, “Dynamic Susceptibility Contrast MRI: Update on Clinical Applications in Brain Tumors”, International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Perfusion Study Group, Virtual Meeting with an audience of over 300 international attendees, 03/05/2020
 

COMMITTEE SERVICE:
Medical College of Wisconsin
1996 - 1998 Supervisor, 3T MRI Technologist
1996 Poster Judge, Graduate Student Day
1996 Member, Technical Standards Committee
1997 - 1999 Chair, Faculty Library Committee
1997 - 2007 Chair, MR Research Safety Committee
05/14/1998 Designated MCW Representative, Speaker and Tour Guide Roger Fitzsimonds, Chairman, CEO & Director of Firstar Bank
11/10/1998 Designated MCW Representative, Speaker and Tour Guide for Dr. Nancy Zimpher, UWM Chancellor
11/1999 Presenter, MCW Research Foundation Board of Directors Meeting
12/1999 Designated MCW Representative, Speaker and Tour Guide for Beijing visitors (International Journal of Medical Devices, Chinese Publishing House)
1999 - 2004 Chair, Keck Research MRI Pilot Studies Committee
01/21/2000 Designated MCW Representative, Speaker and Tour Guide for Emil Soika, President and CEO, Criticare Systems, Waukesha, WI
2000 - Present Designated Representative, Speaker, and Tour Guide for Various Potential Philanthropists for MCW
2000 - 2004 Member, Graduate Studies Council
02/2002 Designated MCW Representative, Speaker and Tour Guide for U.S. President George W. Bush, (The tour was cancelled at the last minute due to national security concerns regarding a liquid nitrogen tank near tour area.)
09/2002 Designated MCW Representative, Speaker and Tour Guide for Wisconsin State Senator Green Bay, WI
10/30/2003 Designated MCW Representative, Speaker and Tour Guide for Joseph Hogan, President & CEO, General Electric Medical Systems
11/04/2003 Designated MCW Representative, Speaker and Tour Guide for invited speaker for Cancer Media Day Program at MCW
2003 Member, Ad Hoc Advisory Committee – Imaging Center
2003 - Present Member, Cancer Center Grants Review Committee
2004 - 2006 Member, Biomedical and Biotechnology Center Grant Awards Committee
08/2005 Designated MCW Representative, Speaker and Tour Guide for invited speaker for Visiting Russian Scientists, (Special American Business Internship Training Program and the U.S. Department of Commerce) held at MCW
2005 - 2007 Member, Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Research Grants Review Committee
2007 - 2008 Member, Search Committee, FIRC (Functional Imaging Research Center) Director
2007 - 2009 Member, Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
2008 - 2012 Member, Search Committee, vanDeuren Breast Cancer Chair
2011 - 2014 Program Co-Leader, Cancer Imaging Program, Cancer Center
2012 - Present Faculty Mentor, Medical Students for Life Club
2013 - 2016 Member, Women's Faculty Council
2014 - 2015 Member, Search Committee, Chair, Department of Neurology
2014 - Present Reviewer, MCW Cancer Center Grant Reviews (July 2014, January 2018, February 2018, April 2018)
2014 - 2015 Member, MCW Working Group to Develop Inter Institutional Biomedical Engineering Program with other engineering programs in Southeast Wisconsin
2015 Member, Marquette – MCW Biomedical Engineering Faculty Recruitment Subcommittee
2015 Member, Marquette – MCW Biomedical Engineering Advisory Committee
2016 - 2018 Member, Marquette-MCW Biomedical Engineering, Founding Chair Search Committee
2017 - 2018 Member, Marquette-MCW Biomedical Engineering, Research Committee
2019 - Present Group Facilitator, Clinical and Translational Research Pathway for Medical Students
 

MEDICAL COLLEGE TEACHING ACTIVITIES:
Medical Student Education
1998 - Present Lecturer presenting "MR Fundamentals" and "MR Imaging" for the Basic Science in Radiology course offered each summer.
02/10/2014 - Present Lecturer, "Perfusion MRI" for "Introduction to Medical Imaging" course offered to M4 medical students.
 
Resident and Fellow Education
1998 - Present Lecturer presenting "MR Physics" for the Radiology Resident course offered each summer.
02/04/2014 - Present Speaker to Radiology Residents, "Today's Research is Tomorrow's Clinical Practice," Department of Radiology.
 
Continuing Medical Education
1997 - 2008 Lecturer for "Fundamentals of FMRI" which is part of the MCW Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Course which is an ongoing course, given each Fall and Spring, to train neuroscientists from around the world to understand and perform FMRI research.
1998 - Present Radiology Clinical Service, Implemented and educated radiologists and MR technologists about diffusion and perfusion MRI, analyzed clinical image data on a per-call basis.
 
Graduate Student Education
1997 - 2012 Course Director, Biophysics 239: "FMRI Contrast Mechanisms and Applications"; Developed an advanced level graduate course for students undertaking MRI research.
1999 - 2007 Lecturer, "Advanced Neurosystems" Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, present a lecture discussing the basis of FMRI each time the course is offered.
2012 - Present Guest Lecturer, Biophysics 239: "FMRI Contrast Mechanisms" graduate course.
 

EXTRAMURAL TEACHING:
Continuing Medical Education
2001 - 2004 GE Medical Systems, Waukesha, WI, two-part series on the “Introduction to FMRI” as part of a continuing education course for GE employees, which was part of a teaching collaboration with Marquette University
 
Graduate Student Education
1986 Fall, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, MIT, Teaching assistant for "Introduction to Electronics"; conducted labs, graded problem sets, had office hours, gave quiz reviews
1989 Fall, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, MIT, Head teaching assistant for Dr. Bose for "Acoustics"; supervised six other teaching assistants, lectured 4 hours per week, conducted demonstrations, graded problem sets, wrote exams, held office hours
1990 Spring, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, MIT, Teaching Assistant for "Circuits and Electronics"; taught group tutorials (four 1 hour lectures per week), wrote and graded problem sets and supervised laboratory sessions
1992 Spring, Harvard-MIT, Division of Health Science and Technology; Teaching assistant for "Magnetic Resonance"; assisted at lectures, graded problem sets
 

MCW STUDENTS, FACULTY, RESIDENTS AND CLINICAL/RESEARCH FELLOWS MENTORED:
Medical Students
Fred Dawson, Medical College of Wisconsin, 06/2004 - 08/2004
Matthew Fishman, Medical College of Wisconsin, 06/2006 - 08/2006
Jessica Stratton, Medical College of Wisconsin, 06/2008 - 08/2008
Brandon Bodager, Medical College of Wisconsin, 06/2009 - 08/2009
Jose Palomares, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2016 - 2019
Ran Pan, Medical College of Wisconsin, 09/2017 - 11/2017
Thomas Reith, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2018 - 2020
Michael Guo, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2018 - 2020
Many more rotating residents and fellows, Medical College of Wisconsin
 
Postdoctoral Students
Kimberly Pechman, Ph.D., Medical College of Wisconsin, 2007 - 2009 (under Drs. Schmainda and Kurpad), Current Position: Research Scientist, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
 
Faculty
Sarah White, M.D., Staff Radiologist, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2013 Scientific Advisor to RSNA Research Scholar
Theresa Kelly, M.D., Assistant Professor, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2013 Mentor to Clinical Research Scholar (CTSI) Clinical Scholars Award
Bill Hall, M.D., Assistant Professor, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2018 Mentor to RSNA Research Scholar
 

EXTRAMURAL STUDENTS, FACULTY, RESIDENTS, AND CLINICAL/RESEARCH FELLOWS MENTORED:
Undergraduate Students
Rebecca Hanson, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Marquette University, 06/2000 - 08/2001
Allen Joseph, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Marquette University, 06/2001 - 12/2001
Michael Piche, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 06/2002 - 08/2002
Kevin Kvasnica, Department of Nuclear Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 06/2006 - 09/2006
Many more summer undergraduate students
 
Medical Students
Sarah Kohn, MCWW Medical School, 2020
Many more rotating residents and fellows
 
Graduate Students
Students Advised
Aaron Olson, MSE, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Marquette University, 2000, Current (known) Position: Graduate of MCW Medical School
PhD Students Advised
Young Ro Kim, Biophysics Research Institute, Medical College of Wisconsin, 05/2001, Current Position: Assistant Professor of Radiology, Center for Molecular Imaging, Harvard Medical School; Assistant in NeuroImaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA
Arvind Pathak, MCW/Marquette University Functional Imaging Program, Medical College of Wisconsin, 12/2001, Current Position: Associate Professor of Radiology & Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Kevin Bennett, Department of Biophysics, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2003, Current Position: Associate Professor of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, Biomedical Magnetic Resonance Laboratory, St. Louis, MO
Christopher C. Quarles, Department of Biophysics, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2004, Current Position: Professor and Chair, Division of Neuroimaging Research; Director, Barrow Neuroimaging Innovation Center, Phoenix, AZ
Todd Jensen, MCW/Marquette University Functional Imaging Program, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2006, Current Position: Founder, Jensen Informatics, LLC
Moses Darpolor, MCW/Marquette University Functional Imaging Program, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2006, Current Position: Associate Professor, Department of Natural Sciences, Stillman College, Tuscaloosa, AL
Eric Paulson, Department of Biophysics, Medical College of Wisconsin, 07/2008, Current Position: Associate Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, MCW Milwaukee, WI
Douglas Prah, Department of Biophysics, Medical College of Wisconsin, 08/2008, Current Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, MCW Milwaukee, WI
Peter LaViolette, Department of Biophysics, Medical College of Wisconsin, 08/2011, Current Position: Assistant Professor, MCW, Department of Radiology
Alex Cohen, Department of Biophysics, Medical College of Wisconsin, 05/2014 MRI and Diffusion Imaging in Liver Cirrhosis, Current Position Research Scientist, MCW Department of Radiology
PhD Committees
Kelly Karau, MCW/Marquette University Functional Imaging Program, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2001
Michael Ellingson, MCW/Marquette University Functional Imaging Program, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2004
Rachael Kirchoff, MCW/Marquette University Functional Imaging Program, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2006
Joan Forder, Department of Physiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2006
Ritobratta Datta, Department of Biophysics, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2006
Christopher Pawela, Department of Biophysics, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2008
Ben Ellingson, Marquette University, 2008
Andrew Nencka, Department of Biophysics, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2009
Andrew Hahn, Department of Biophysics, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2010
Jain Mangalathu, MCW/Marquette University Functional Imaging Program, Medical College of Wisconsin, 06/2012 - 08/2012
Ben Stangel, Department of Biophysics, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2012
MS Students Advised
Casey Anderson, Department of Biophysics, Medical College of Wisconsin, 05/2016, Current Position: Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM
 
Postdoctoral Students
Benjamin Ellingson, Ph.D., MCW/Marquette Functional Imaging Program, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2009, Current Position: Assistant Professor, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
 
Residents
Brandon Laine M.D., Department of Neurosurgery, MCW, 2019 - Present, Current Position: Resident, Medical College of Wisconsin Department of Neurosurgery
 
Faculty
Alex Guimaraes, M.D., Ph.D., Staff Radiologist, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, 2008 - 2009 Scientific Advisor to RSNA Research Scholar for research entitled: “Evaluation of Magnetic Nanoparticle Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Clinical Autoimmune Diabetes”
 

COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES:
06/2011 Guest Speaker “A Scientist, Entrepreneur and Mother,” Women in Science Luncheon, Milwaukee, WI
01/24/2015 Guest Speaker, “The Joy of Insight,” Petawa Professional Women Speaker Series, Petawa Residence and Cultural Center, Milwaukee, WI
07/31/2015 Guest Speaker “Careers in Science,” Summit Educational Association, Milwaukee, WI
10/19/2015 Participant, “Leadership for Social Inclusion and Equity” workshop
02/04/2016 Guest Speaker, “Faith & Science,” Petawa Residence and Cultural Center, Milwaukee, WI
08/12/2017 Invited Workshop Participant, “The Dialogue Initiative” workshop to improve our communication with youth, Shellbourne Conference Center, Valparaiso, IN
 


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31. Bennett KM, Hyde JS, Schmainda KM. Water diffusion heterogeneity index in the human brain is insensitive to the orientation of applied magnetic field gradients. Magn Reson Med. 2006 Aug;56(2):235-9.
32. Quarles CC, Schmainda KM. Assessment of the morphological and functional effects of the anti-angiogenic agent SU11657 on 9L gliosarcoma vasculature using dynamic susceptibility contrast MRI. Magn Reson Med. 2007 Apr;57(4):680-7.
33. Pathak AP, Ward BD, Schmainda KM. A novel technique for modeling susceptibility-based contrast mechanisms for arbitrary microvascular geometries: the finite perturber method. Neuroimage. 2008 Apr 15;40(3):1130-43. PMCID: PMC2408763
34. Paulson ES, Schmainda KM. Comparison of dynamic susceptibility-weighted contrast-enhanced MR methods: recommendations for measuring relative cerebral blood volume in brain tumors. Radiology. 2008 Nov;249(2):601-13. PMCID: PMC2657863
35. Ellington BM, Schmit BD, Gourab K, Sieber-Blum M, Hu YF, Schmainda KM. Diffusion heterogeneity tensor MRI (?-Dti): mathematics and initial applications in spinal cord regeneration after trauma - biomed 2009. Biomed Sci Instrum. 2009;45:167-72.
36. Jensen TR, Schmainda KM. Computer-aided detection of brain tumor invasion using multiparametric MRI. J Magn Reson Imaging. 2009 Sep;30(3):481-9. PMCID: PMC4321878
37. Hu LS, Baxter LC, Pinnaduwage DS, Paine TL, Karis JP, Feuerstein BG, Schmainda KM, Dueck AC, Debbins J, Smith KA, Nakaji P, Eschbacher JM, Coons SW, Heiserman JE. Optimized preload leakage-correction methods to improve the diagnostic accuracy of dynamic susceptibility-weighted contrast-enhanced perfusion MR imaging in posttreatment gliomas. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2010 Jan;31(1):40-8. PMCID: PMC4323177
38. Ellingson BM, Rand SD, Malkin MG, Schmainda KM. Utility of functional diffusion maps to monitor a patient diagnosed with gliomatosis cerebri. J Neurooncol. 2010 May;97(3):419-23. PMCID: PMC2956408
39. Ellingson BM, Malkin MG, Rand SD, Connelly JM, Quinsey C, LaViolette PS, Bedekar DP, Schmainda KM. Validation of functional diffusion maps (fDMs) as a biomarker for human glioma cellularity. J Magn Reson Imaging. 2010 Mar;31(3):538-48. PMCID: PMC2903058
40. Prah DE, Paulson ES, Nencka AS, Schmainda KM. A simple method for rectified noise floor suppression: Phase-corrected real data reconstruction with application to diffusion-weighted imaging. Magn Reson Med. 2010 Aug;64(2):418-29. PMCID: PMC4321728
41. Bedekar D, Jensen T, Schmainda KM. Standardization of relative cerebral blood volume (rCBV) image maps for ease of both inter- and intrapatient comparisons. Magn Reson Med. 2010 Sep;64(3):907-13. PMCID: PMC4323176
42. Ellingson BM, Malkin MG, Rand SD, LaViolette PS, Connelly JM, Mueller WM, Schmainda KM. Volumetric analysis of functional diffusion maps is a predictive imaging biomarker for cytotoxic and anti-angiogenic treatments in malignant gliomas. J Neurooncol. 2011 Mar;102(1):95-103. PMCID: PMC3033973
43. LaViolette PS, Rand SD, Raghavan M, Ellingson BM, Schmainda KM, Mueller W. Three-dimensional visualization of subdural electrodes for presurgical planning. Neurosurgery. 2011 Mar;68(1 Suppl Operative):152-60; discussion 160-1. PMCID: PMC4339031
44. Darpolor MM, Molthen RC, Schmainda KM. Multimodality imaging of abnormal vascular perfusion and morphology in preclinical 9L gliosarcoma model. PLoS One. 2011 Jan 31;6(1):e16621. PMCID: PMC3031600
45. LaViolette PS, Rand SD, Ellingson BM, Raghavan M, Lew SM, Schmainda KM, Mueller W. 3D visualization of subdural electrode shift as measured at craniotomy reopening. Epilepsy Res. 2011 Mar;94(1-2):102-9. PMCID: PMC4329774
46. Ellingson BM, LaViolette PS, Rand SD, Malkin MG, Connelly JM, Mueller WM, Prost RW, Schmainda KM. Spatially quantifying microscopic tumor invasion and proliferation using a voxel-wise solution to a glioma growth model and serial diffusion MRI. Magn Reson Med. 2011 Apr;65(4):1131-43. PMCID: PMC3065939
47. Pechman KR, Donohoe DL, Bedekar DP, Kurpad SN, Hoffmann RG, Schmainda KM. Characterization of bevacizumab dose response relationship in U87 brain tumors using magnetic resonance imaging measures of enhancing tumor volume and relative cerebral blood volume. J Neurooncol. 2011 Nov;105(2):233-9. PMCID: PMC4323180
48. Ellingson BM, Cloughesy TF, Lai A, Mischel PS, Nghiemphu PL, Lalezari S, Schmainda KM, Pope WB. Graded functional diffusion map-defined characteristics of apparent diffusion coefficients predict overall survival in recurrent glioblastoma treated with bevacizumab. Neuro Oncol. 2011 Oct;13(10):1151-61. PMCID: PMC3177656
49. Pechman KR, Donohoe DL, Bedekar DP, Kurpad SN, Schmainda KM. Evaluation of combined bevacizumab plus irinotecan therapy in brain tumors using magnetic resonance imaging measures of relative cerebral blood volume. Magn Reson Med. 2012 Oct;68(4):1266-72. PMCID: PMC3323703
50. Boxerman JL, Prah DE, Paulson ES, Machan JT, Bedekar D, Schmainda KM. The Role of preload and leakage correction in gadolinium-based cerebral blood volume estimation determined by comparison with MION as a criterion standard. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2012 Jun;33(6):1081-7. PMCID: PMC4331024
51. Schmainda KM. Diffusion-weighted MRI as a biomarker for treatment response in glioma. CNS Oncol. 2012 Nov;1(2):169-80. PMCID: PMC3734866
52. Verma S, Landisch R, Quirk B, Schmainda K, Prah M, Whelan HT, Willoughby RE Jr. Presumed hydrogen sulfide-mediated neurotoxicity after streptococcus anginosus group meningitis. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2013 Feb;32(2):189-91. PMCID: PMC3548939
53. LaViolette PS, Cohen AD, Prah MA, Rand SD, Connelly J, Malkin MG, Mueller WM, Schmainda KM. Vascular change measured with independent component analysis of dynamic susceptibility contrast MRI predicts bevacizumab response in high-grade glioma. Neuro Oncol. 2013 Apr;15(4):442-50. PMCID: PMC3607265
54. Cohen AD, LaViolette PS, Prah M, Connelly J, Malkin MG, Rand SD, Mueller WM, Schmainda KM. Effects of perfusion on diffusion changes in human brain tumors. J Magn Reson Imaging. 2013 Oct;38(4):868-75. PMCID: PMC3735792
55. Boxerman JL, Paulson ES, Prah MA, Schmainda KM. The effect of pulse sequence parameters and contrast agent dose on percentage signal recovery in DSC-MRI: implications for clinical applications. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2013 Jul;34(7):1364-9. PMCID: PMC4316677
56. Liu X, Pillay S, Li R, Vizuete JA, Pechman KR, Schmainda KM, Hudetz AG. Multiphasic modification of intrinsic functional connectivity of the rat brain during increasing levels of propofol. Neuroimage. 2013 Dec;83:581-92. PMCID: PMC3815996
57. LaViolette PS, Daun MK, Paulson ES, Schmainda KM. Effect of contrast leakage on the detection of abnormal brain tumor vasculature in high-grade glioma. J Neurooncol. 2014 Feb;116(3):543-549. PMCID: PMC4316680
58. Schmainda KM, Prah M, Connelly J, Rand SD, Hoffman RG, Mueller W, Malkin MG. Dynamic-susceptibility contrast agent MRI measures of relative cerebral blood volume predict response to bevacizumab in recurrent high-grade glioma. Neuro Oncol. 2014 Jun;16(6):880-8. PMCID: PMC4022214
59. Heroux MS, Chesnik MA, Halligan BD, Al-Gizawiy M, Connelly JM, Mueller WM, Rand SD, Cochran EJ, LaViolette PS, Malkin MG, Schmainda KM, Mirza SP. Comprehensive characterization of glioblastoma tumor tissues for biomarker identification using mass spectrometry-based label-free quantitative proteomics. Physiol Genomics. 2014 Jul 01;46(13):467-81. PMCID: PMC4587597
60. LaViolette PS, Mickevicius NJ, Cochran EJ, Rand SD, Connelly J, Bovi JA, Malkin MG, Mueller WM, Schmainda KM. Precise ex vivo histological validation of heightened cellularity and diffusion-restricted necrosis in regions of dark apparent diffusion coefficient in 7 cases of high-grade glioma. Neuro Oncol. 2014 Dec;16(12):1599-606. PMCID: PMC4232087
61. Cohen AD, Schieke MC, Hohenwalter MD, Schmainda KM. The effect of low b-values on the intravoxel incoherent motion derived pseudodiffusion parameter in liver. Magn Reson Med. 2015 Jan;73(1):306-11. PMCID: PMC4317387
62. Schmainda KM, Zhang Z, Prah M, Snyder BS, Gilbert MR, Sorensen AG, Barboriak DP, Boxerman JL. Dynamic susceptibility contrast MRI measures of relative cerebral blood volume as a prognostic marker for overall survival in recurrent glioblastoma: results from the ACRIN 6677/RTOG 0625 multicenter trial. Neuro Oncol. 2015 Aug;17(8):1148-56. PMCID: PMC4490871
63. Jafari-Khouzani K, Emblem KE, Kalpathy-Cramer J, Bjørnerud A, Vangel MG, Gerstner ER, Schmainda KM, Paynabar K, Wu O, Wen PY, Batchelor T, Rosen B, Stufflebeam SM. Repeatability of Cerebral Perfusion Using Dynamic Susceptibility Contrast MRI in Glioblastoma Patients. Transl Oncol. 2015 Jun;8(3):137-46. PMCID: PMC4486737
64. Prah MA, Stufflebeam SM, Paulson ES, Kalpathy-Cramer J, Gerstner ER, Batchelor TT, Barboriak DP, Rosen BR, Schmainda KM. Repeatability of Standardized and Normalized Relative CBV in Patients with Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2015 Sep;36(9):1654-61. PMCID: PMC4567906
65. Boxerman JL, Schmainda KM, Zhang Z, Barboriak DP. Dynamic susceptibility contrast MRI measures of relative cerebral blood volume continue to show promise as an early response marker in the setting of bevacizumab treatment. Neuro Oncol. 2015 Nov;17(11):1538-9. PMCID: PMC4648309
66. Mickevicius NJ, Carle AB, Bluemel T, Santarriaga S, Schloemer F, Shumate D, Connelly J, Schmainda KM, LaViolette PS. Location of brain tumor intersecting white matter tracts predicts patient prognosis. J Neurooncol. 2015 Nov;125(2):393-400. PMCID: PMC6094943
67. Renu D, Aggarwal P, Bhat V, Cherukuri SC, Livi C, Rosenberg M, Tata P, Al-Gizawiy M, Schmainda KM, Mizra SP. Molecular Subtypes in Glioblastoma Multiforme: Integrated Analysis Using Agilent GeneSpring and Mass Profiler Professional Multi-Omics Software. Agilent Technologies, Inc. 2015; 5991-5505EN.
68. Huang W, Chen Y, Fedorov A, Li X, Jajamovich GH, Malyarenko DI, Aryal MP, LaViolette PS, Oborski MJ, O'Sullivan F, Abramson RG, Jafari-Khouzani K, Afzal A, Tudorica A, Moloney B, Gupta SN, Besa C, Kalpathy-Cramer J, Mountz JM, Laymon CM, Muzi M, Schmainda K, Cao Y, Chenevert TL, Taouli B, Yankeelov TE, Fennessy F, Li X. The Impact of Arterial Input Function Determination Variations on Prostate Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging Pharmacokinetic Modeling: A Multicenter Data Analysis Challenge. Tomography. 2016 Mar;2(1):56-66. PMCID: PMC4869732
69. Gerstner ER, Zhang Z, Fink JR, Muzi M, Hanna L, Greco E, Prah M, Schmainda KM, Mintz A, Kostakoglu L, Eikman EA, Ellingson BM, Ratai EM, Sorensen AG, Barboriak DP, Mankoff DA, ACRIN 6684 Trial Group. ACRIN 6684: Assessment of Tumor Hypoxia in Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma Using 18F-FMISO PET and MRI. Clin Cancer Res. 2016 Oct 15;22(20):5079-5086. PMCID: PMC5065740
70. Nguyen HS, Milbach N, Hurrell SL, Cochran E, Connelly J, Bovi JA, Schultz CJ, Mueller WM, Rand SD, Schmainda KM, LaViolette PS. Progressing Bevacizumab-Induced Diffusion Restriction Is Associated with Coagulative Necrosis Surrounded by Viable Tumor and Decreased Overall Survival in Patients with Recurrent Glioblastoma. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2016 Dec;37(12):2201-2208. PMCID: PMC5161572
71. McGarry SD, Hurrell SL, Kaczmarowski AL, Cochran EJ, Connelly J, Rand SD, Schmainda KM, LaViolette PS. Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Based Radiomic Profiles Predict Patient Prognosis in Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma Before Therapy. Tomography. 2016 Sep;2(3):223-228. PMCID: PMC5074084
72. Paulson ES, Prah DE, Schmainda KM. Spiral Perfusion Imaging With Consecutive Echoes (SPICE™) for the Simultaneous Mapping of DSC- and DCE-MRI Parameters in Brain Tumor Patients: Theory and Initial Feasibility. Tomography. 2016 Dec;2(4):295-307. PMCID: PMC5226659
73. Doan NB, Nguyen HS, Montoure A, Al-Gizawiy MM, Mueller WM, Kurpad S, Rand SD, Connelly JM, Chitambar CR, Schmainda KM, Mirza SP. Acid ceramidase is a novel drug target for pediatric brain tumors. Oncotarget. 2017 Apr 11;8(15):24753-24761. PMCID: PMC5421885
74. Bell LC, Does MD, Stokes AM, Baxter LC, Schmainda KM, Dueck AC, Quarles CC. Optimization of DSC MRI Echo Times for CBV Measurements Using Error Analysis in a Pilot Study of High-Grade Gliomas. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2017 Sep;38(9):1710-1715. PMCID: PMC5591773
75. Doan NB, Nguyen HS, Al-Gizawiy MM, Mueller WM, Sabbadini RA, Rand SD, Connelly JM, Chitambar CR, Schmainda KM, Mirza SP. Acid ceramidase confers radioresistance to glioblastoma cells. Oncol Rep. 2017 Oct;38(4):1932-1940. PMCID: PMC5652937
76. Doan NB, Alhajala H, Al-Gizawiy MM, Mueller WM, Rand SD, Connelly JM, Cochran EJ, Chitambar CR, Clark P, Kuo J, Schmainda KM, Mirza SP. Acid ceramidase and its inhibitors: a <i>de novo</i> drug target and a new class of drugs for killing glioblastoma cancer stem cells with high efficiency. Oncotarget. 2017 Dec 22;8(68):112662-112674. PMCID: PMC5762539
77. Prah MA, Al-Gizawiy MM, Mueller WM, Cochran EJ, Hoffmann RG, Connelly JM, Schmainda KM. Spatial discrimination of glioblastoma and treatment effect with histologically-validated perfusion and diffusion magnetic resonance imaging metrics. J Neurooncol. 2018 Jan;136(1):13-21. PMCID: PMC5756123
78. Newitt DC, Malyarenko D, Chenevert TL, Quarles CC, Bell L, Fedorov A, Fennessy F, Jacobs MA, Solaiyappan M, Hectors S, Taouli B, Muzi M, Kinahan PE, Schmainda KM, Prah MA, Taber EN, Kroenke C, Huang W, Arlinghaus LR, Yankeelov TE, Cao Y, Aryal M, Yen YF, Kalpathy-Cramer J, Shukla-Dave A, Fung M, Liang J, Boss M, Hylton N. Multisite concordance of apparent diffusion coefficient measurements across the NCI Quantitative Imaging Network. J Med Imaging (Bellingham). 2018 Jan;5(1):011003. PMCID: PMC5633866
79. Malyarenko D, Fedorov A, Bell L, Prah M, Hectors S, Arlinghaus L, Muzi M, Solaiyappan M, Jacobs M, Fung M, Shukla-Dave A, McManus K, Boss M, Taouli B, Yankeelov TE, Quarles CC, Schmainda K, Chenevert TL, Newitt DC. Toward uniform implementation of parametric map Digital Imaging and Communication in Medicine standard in multisite quantitative diffusion imaging studies. J Med Imaging (Bellingham). 2018 Jan;5(1):011006. PMCID: PMC5658654
80. Chitambar CR, Al-Gizawiy MM, Alhajala HS, Pechman KR, Wereley JP, Wujek R, Clark PA, Kuo JS, Antholine WE, Schmainda KM. Gallium Maltolate Disrupts Tumor Iron Metabolism and Retards the Growth of Glioblastoma by Inhibiting Mitochondrial Function and Ribonucleotide Reductase. Mol Cancer Ther. 2018 Jun;17(6):1240-1250. PMCID: PMC5984712
81. Schmainda KM, Prah MA, Rand SD, Liu Y, Logan B, Muzi M, Rane SD, Da X, Yen YF, Kalpathy-Cramer J, Chenevert TL, Hoff B, Ross B, Cao Y, Aryal MP, Erickson B, Korfiatis P, Dondlinger T, Bell L, Hu L, Kinahan PE, Quarles CC. Multisite Concordance of DSC-MRI Analysis for Brain Tumors: Results of a National Cancer Institute Quantitative Imaging Network Collaborative Project. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2018 Jun;39(6):1008-1016. PMCID: PMC6002911
82. Doan NB, Nguyen HS, Alhajala HS, Jaber B, Al-Gizawiy MM, Ahn EE, Mueller WM, Chitambar CR, Mirza SP, Schmainda KM. Identification of radiation responsive genes and transcriptome profiling via complete RNA sequencing in a stable radioresistant U87 glioblastoma model. Oncotarget. 2018 May 04;9(34):23532-23542. PMCID: PMC5955095
83. Alhajala HS, Nguyen HS, Shabani S, Best B, Kaushal M, Al-Gizawiy MM, Erin Ahn EY, Knipstein JA, Mirza S, Schmainda KM, Chitambar CR, Doan NB. Irradiation of pediatric glioblastoma cells promotes radioresistance and enhances glioma malignancy <i>via</i> genome-wide transcriptome changes. Oncotarget. 2018 Sep 25;9(75):34122-34131. PMCID: PMC6183347
84. Ratai EM, Zhang Z, Fink J, Muzi M, Hanna L, Greco E, Richards T, Kim D, Andronesi OC, Mintz A, Kostakoglu L, Prah M, Ellingson B, Schmainda K, Sorensen G, Barboriak D, Mankoff D, Gerstner ER, ACRIN 6684 trial group. ACRIN 6684: Multicenter, phase II assessment of tumor hypoxia in newly diagnosed glioblastoma using magnetic resonance spectroscopy. PLoS One. 2018;13(6):e0198548. PMCID: PMC6002091
85. Bell LC, Semmineh N, An H, Eldeniz C, Wahl R, Schmainda KM, Prah MA, Erickson BJ, Korfiatis P, Wu C, Sorace AG, Yankeelov TE, Rutledge N, Chenevert TL, Malyarenko D, Liu Y, Brenner A, Hu LS, Zhou Y, Boxerman JL, Yen YF, Kalpathy-Cramer J, Beers AL, Muzi M, Madhuranthakam AJ, Pinho M, Johnson B, Quarles CC. Evaluating Multisite rCBV Consistency from DSC-MRI Imaging Protocols and Postprocessing Software Across the NCI Quantitative Imaging Network Sites Using a Digital Reference Object (DRO). Tomography. 2019 Mar;5(1):110-117. PMCID: PMC6403027
86. Schmainda KM, Prah MA, Hu LS, Quarles CC, Semmineh N, Rand SD, Connelly JM, Anderies B, Zhou Y, Liu Y, Logan B, Stokes A, Baird G, Boxerman JL. Moving Toward a Consensus DSC-MRI Protocol: Validation of a Low-Flip Angle Single-Dose Option as a Reference Standard for Brain Tumors. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2019 Apr;40(4):626-633. PMCID: PMC6461489
87. Schmainda KM, Prah MA, Zhang Z, Snyder BS, Rand SD, Jensen TR, Barboriak DP, Boxerman JL. Quantitative Delta T1 (dT1) as a Replacement for Adjudicated Central Reader Analysis of Contrast-Enhancing Tumor Burden: A Subanalysis of the American College of Radiology Imaging Network 6677/Radiation Therapy Oncology Group 0625 Multicenter Brain Tumor Trial. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2019 Jul;40(7):1132-1139. PMCID: PMC6620020
88. Huang W, Chen Y, Fedorov A, Li X, Jajamovich GH, Malyarenko DI, Aryal MP, LaViolette PS, Oborski MJ, O'Sullivan F, Abramson RG, Jafari-Khouzani K, Afzal A, Tudorica A, Moloney B, Gupta SN, Besa C, Kalpathy-Cramer J, Mountz JM, Laymon CM, Muzi M, Kinahan PE, Schmainda K, Cao Y, Chenevert TL, Taouli B, Yankeelov TE, Fennessy F, Li X. The Impact of Arterial Input Function Determination Variations on Prostate Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging Pharmacokinetic Modeling: A Multicenter Data Analysis Challenge, Part II. Tomography. 2019 Mar;5(1):99-109. PMCID: PMC6403046
89. Hoxworth JM, Eschbacher JM, Gonzales AC, Singleton KW, Leon GD, Smith KA, Stokes AM, Zhou Y, Mazza GL, Porter AB, Mrugala MM, Zimmerman RS, Bendok BR, Patra DP, Krishna C, Boxerman JL, Baxter LC, Swanson KR, Quarles CC, Schmainda KM, Hu LS. Performance of Standardized Relative CBV for Quantifying Regional Histologic Tumor Burden in Recurrent High-Grade Glioma: Comparison against Normalized Relative CBV Using Image-Localized Stereotactic Biopsies. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2020 Mar;41(3):408-415. PMCID: PMC7077911
90. Zhang Q, Cheng G, Pan J, Zielonka J, Xiong D, Myers CR, Feng L, Shin SS, Kim YH, Bui D, Hu M, Bennett B, Schmainda K, Wang Y, Kalyanaraman B, You M. Magnolia extract is effective for the chemoprevention of oral cancer through its ability to inhibit mitochondrial respiration at complex I. Cell Commun Signal. 2020 Apr 07;18(1):58. PMCID: PMC7140380
91. Bovi JA, Prah MA, Retzlaff AA, Schmainda KM, Connelly JM, Rand SD, Marszalkowski CS, Mueller WM, Siker ML, Schultz CJ. Pulsed Reduced Dose Rate Radiotherapy in Conjunction With Bevacizumab or Bevacizumab Alone in Recurrent High-grade Glioma: Survival Outcomes. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2020 Nov 15;108(4):979-986. PMCID: PMC8655709
92. Boxerman JL, Quarles CC, Hu LS, Erickson BJ, Gerstner ER, Smits M, Kaufmann TJ, Barboriak DP, Huang RH, Wick W, Weller M, Galanis E, Kalpathy-Cramer J, Shankar L, Jacobs P, Chung C, van den Bent MJ, Chang S, Al Yung WK, Cloughesy TF, Wen PY, Gilbert MR, Rosen BR, Ellingson BM, Schmainda KM, Jumpstarting Brain Tumor Drug Development Coalition Imaging Standardization Steering Committee. Consensus recommendations for a dynamic susceptibility contrast MRI protocol for use in high-grade gliomas. Neuro Oncol. 2020 Sep 29;22(9):1262-1275. PMCID: PMC7523451
93. Alhajala HS, Markley JL, Kim JH, Al-Gizawiy MM, Schmainda KM, Kuo JS, Chitambar CR. The cytotoxicity of gallium maltolate in glioblastoma cells is enhanced by metformin through combined action on mitochondrial complex 1. Oncotarget. 2020 Apr 28;11(17):1531-1544. PMCID: PMC7197450
94. Bell LC, Semmineh N, An H, Eldeniz C, Wahl R, Schmainda KM, Prah MA, Erickson BJ, Korfiatis P, Wu C, Sorace AG, Yankeelov TE, Rutledge N, Chenevert TL, Malyarenko D, Liu Y, Brenner A, Hu LS, Zhou Y, Boxerman JL, Yen YF, Kalpathy-Cramer J, Beers AL, Muzi M, Madhuranthakam AJ, Pinho M, Johnson B, Quarles CC. Evaluating the Use of rCBV as a Tumor Grade and Treatment Response Classifier Across NCI Quantitative Imaging Network Sites: Part II of the DSC-MRI Digital Reference Object (DRO) Challenge. Tomography. 2020 Jun;6(2):203-208. PMCID: PMC7289259
95. Schmainda KM, Prah MA, Marques H, Kim E, Barboriak DP, Boxerman JL. Value of dynamic contrast perfusion MRI to predict early response to bevacizumab in newly diagnosed glioblastoma: results from ACRIN 6686 multicenter trial. Neuro Oncol. 2021 Feb 25;23(2):314-323. PMCID: PMC7906067
96. Huang S, Michalek JE, Reardon DA, Wen PY, Floyd JR, Fox PT, Clarke GD, Jerabek PA, Schmainda KM, Muzi M, Hyun H, Lee EQ, Brenner AJ. Assessment of tumor hypoxia and perfusion in recurrent glioblastoma following bevacizumab failure using MRI and <sup>18</sup>F-FMISO PET. Sci Rep. 2021 Apr 07;11(1):7632. PMCID: PMC8027395
97. Lee TS, Feeney MB, Schmainda KM, Sherley JL, Prentice DA. Human Fetal Tissue from Elective Abortions in Research and Medicine: Science, Ethics, and the Law. Issues Law Med. 2020;35(1):3-61.
98. Connelly JM, Prah MA, Santos-Pinheiro F, Mueller W, Cochran E, Schmainda KM. Magnetic Resonance Imaging Mapping of Brain Tumor Burden: Clinical Implications for Neurosurgical Management: Case Report. Neurosurg Open. 2021 Dec;2(4):okab029. PMCID: PMC8508085
99. McGarry SD, Brehler M, Bukowy JD, Lowman AK, Bobholz SA, Duenweg SR, Banerjee A, Hurrell SL, Malyarenko D, Chenevert TL, Cao Y, Li Y, You D, Fedorov A, Bell LC, Quarles CC, Prah MA, Schmainda KM, Taouli B, LoCastro E, Mazaheri Y, Shukla-Dave A, Yankeelov TE, Hormuth DA 2nd, Madhuranthakam AJ, Hulsey K, Li K, Huang W, Huang W, Muzi M, Jacobs MA, Solaiyappan M, Hectors S, Antic T, Paner GP, Palangmonthip W, Jacobsohn K, Hohenwalter M, Duvnjak P, Griffin M, See W, Nevalainen MT, Iczkowski KA, LaViolette PS. Multi-Site Concordance of Diffusion-Weighted Imaging Quantification for Assessing Prostate Cancer Aggressiveness. J Magn Reson Imaging. 2022 Jun;55(6):1745-1758. PMCID: PMC9095769
100. Reith TP, Prah MA, Choi EJ, Lee J, Wujek R, Al-Gizawiy M, Chitambar CR, Connelly JM, Schmainda KM. Basal Ganglia Iron Content Increases with Glioma Severity Using Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping: A Potential Biomarker of Tumor Severity. Tomography. 2022 Mar 15;8(2):789-797. PMCID: PMC8938779
101. Henriksen OM, Del Mar Álvarez-Torres M, Figueiredo P, Hangel G, Keil VC, Nechifor RE, Riemer F, Schmainda KM, Warnert EAH, Wiegers EC, Booth TC. High-Grade Glioma Treatment Response Monitoring Biomarkers: A Position Statement on the Evidence Supporting the Use of Advanced MRI Techniques in the Clinic, and the Latest Bench-to-Bedside Developments. Part 1: Perfusion and Diffusion Techniques. Front Oncol. 2022;12:810263. PMCID: PMC8961422
102. Booth TC, Wiegers EC, Warnert EAH, Schmainda KM, Riemer F, Nechifor RE, Keil VC, Hangel G, Figueiredo P, Álvarez-Torres MDM, Henriksen OM. High-Grade Glioma Treatment Response Monitoring Biomarkers: A Position Statement on the Evidence Supporting the Use of Advanced MRI Techniques in the Clinic, and the Latest Bench-to-Bedside Developments. Part 2: Spectroscopy, Chemical Exchange Saturation, Multiparametric Imaging, and Radiomics. Front Oncol. 2021;11:811425. PMCID: PMC8948428
103. Amidon RF, Santos-Pinheiro F, Straza M, Prah MA, Mueller WM, Krucoff MO, Connelly JM, Kleefisch CJ, Coss DJ, Cochran EJ, Bovi JA, Schultz CJ, Schmainda KM. Case report: Fractional brain tumor burden magnetic resonance mapping to assess response to pulsed low-dose-rate radiotherapy in newly-diagnosed glioblastoma. Front Oncol. 2022;12:1066191. PMCID: PMC9763264
104. Boxerman JL, Snyder BS, Barboriak DP, Schmainda KM. Early post-bevacizumab change in rCBV from DSC-MRI identifies pseudoresponse in recurrent glioblastoma: Results from ACRIN 6677/RTOG 0625. Front Oncol. 2023;13:1061502. PMCID: PMC9909012
105. Hangel G, Schmitz-Abecassis B, Sollmann N, Pinto J, Arzanforoosh F, Barkhof F, Booth T, Calvo-Imirizaldu M, Cassia G, Chmelik M, Clement P, Ercan E, Fernández-Seara MA, Furtner J, Fuster-Garcia E, Grech-Sollars M, Guven NT, Hatay GH, Karami G, Keil VC, Kim M, Koekkoek JAF, Kukran S, Mancini L, Nechifor RE, Özcan A, Ozturk-Isik E, Piskin S, Schmainda KM, Svensson SF, Tseng CH, Unnikrishnan S, Vos F, Warnert E, Zhao MY, Jancalek R, Nunes T, Hirschler L, Smits M, Petr J, Emblem KE. Advanced MR Techniques for Preoperative Glioma Characterization: Part 2. J Magn Reson Imaging. 2023 Jun;57(6):1676-1695. PMCID: PMC10947037
106. Schmainda KM. Perfusion magnetic resonance imaging for brain tumour characterisation and assessment of treatment response Handbook of Neuro-Oncology Neuroimaging. 1 January 2022:395-414.
107. Malik DG, Rath TJ, Urcuyo Acevedo JC, Canoll PD, Swanson KR, Boxerman JL, Quarles CC, Schmainda KM, Burns TC, Hu LS. Advanced MRI Protocols to Discriminate Glioma From Treatment Effects: State of the Art and Future Directions. Front Radiol. 2022;2:809373. PMCID: PMC10365126
108. Hu LS, D'Angelo F, Weiskittel TM, Caruso FP, Fortin Ensign SP, Blomquist MR, Flick MJ, Wang L, Sereduk CP, Meng-Lin K, De Leon G, Nespodzany A, Urcuyo JC, Gonzales AC, Curtin L, Lewis EM, Singleton KW, Dondlinger T, Anil A, Semmineh NB, Noviello T, Patel RA, Wang P, Wang J, Eschbacher JM, Hawkins-Daarud A, Jackson PR, Grunfeld IS, Elrod C, Mazza GL, McGee SC, Paulson L, Clark-Swanson K, Lassiter-Morris Y, Smith KA, Nakaji P, Bendok BR, Zimmerman RS, Krishna C, Patra DP, Patel NP, Lyons M, Neal M, Donev K, Mrugala MM, Porter AB, Beeman SC, Jensen TR, Schmainda KM, Zhou Y, Baxter LC, Plaisier CL, Li J, Li H, Lasorella A, Quarles CC, Swanson KR, Ceccarelli M, Iavarone A, Tran NL. Integrated molecular and multiparametric MRI mapping of high-grade glioma identifies regional biologic signatures. Nat Commun. 2023 Sep 28;14(1):6066. PMCID: PMC10539500
109. Shiroishi MS, Weinert D, Cen SY, Varghese B, Dondlinger T, Prah M, Mendoza J, Nazemi S, Ameli N, Amini N, Shohas S, Chen S, Bigjahan B, Zada G, Chen T, Neman-Ebrahim J, Chang EL, Chow FE, Fan Z, Yang W, Attenello FJ, Ye J, Kim PE, Patel VN, Lerner A, Acharya J, Hu LS, Quarles CC, Boxerman JL, Wu O, Schmainda KM. A cross-sectional study to test equivalence of low- versus intermediate-flip angle dynamic susceptibility contrast MRI measures of relative cerebral blood volume in patients with high-grade gliomas at 1.5 Tesla field strength Frontiers in Oncology. 2023;13.
110. Shiroishi MS, Weinert D, Cen SY, Varghese B, Dondlinger T, Prah M, Mendoza J, Nazemi S, Ameli N, Amini N, Shohas S, Chen S, Bigjahan B, Zada G, Chen T, Neman-Ebrahim J, Chang EL, Chow FE, Fan Z, Yang W, Attenello FJ, Ye J, Kim PE, Patel VN, Lerner A, Acharya J, Hu LS, Quarles CC, Boxerman JL, Wu O, Schmainda KM. A cross-sectional study to test equivalence of low- versus intermediate-flip angle dynamic susceptibility contrast MRI measures of relative cerebral blood volume in patients with high-grade gliomas at 1.5 Tesla field strength. Front Oncol. 2023;13:1156843. PMCID: PMC10548232
111. Botros NE, Polinger-Hyman D, Beck RT, Kleefisch C, Mrachek EKS, Connelly J, Schmainda KM, Krucoff MO. Magnetic resonance imaging-derived relative cerebral blood volume characteristics in a case of pathologically confirmed neurocysticercosis: illustrative case. J Neurosurg Case Lessons. 2023 Dec 18;6(25). PMCID: PMC10732321
112. Al-Gizawiy MM, Wujek RT, Alhajala HS, Cobb JM, Prah MA, Doan NB, Connelly JM, Chitambar CR, Schmainda KM. Potent <i>in vivo</i> efficacy of oral gallium maltolate in treatment-resistant glioblastoma. Front Oncol. 2023;13:1278157. PMCID: PMC10822938
113. Prah MA, Schmainda KM. Practical guidance to identify and troubleshoot suboptimal DSC-MRI results. Front Radiol. 2024;4:1307586. PMCID: PMC10913595
114. Anil A, Stokes AM, Karis JP, Bell LC, Eschbacher J, Jennings K, Prah MA, Hu LS, Boxerman JL, Schmainda KM, Quarles CC. Identification of a single-dose, low flip angle based CBV threshold for fractional tumor burden (FTB) mapping in recurrent glioblastoma. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2024 May 23.
 
Books, Chapters, and Reviews
1. Birn R, Donahue KM, Bandettini PA. "Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Principles, Pulse Sequences, and Functional Imaging". In: W.R. Hendee (ed), Biomedical Uses of Radiation, Wiley-VDH (1999).
2. Donahue KM, Ulmer JL. "Neuroimaging: Technology and Clinical Applications". In: Neuroscience Secrets, Hanley and Belfus, Inc. (1999).
3. Bandettini PA, Birn RM, Donahue KM. "Functional MRI: Background, Methodology, Limits and Implementation." In: J. T. Cacioppo, L. G. Tassinary, G. Bernston (eds.), Handbook of Psychophysiology, Cambridge University Press (2000).
4. Provenzale JM, Schmainda K. Perfusion Imaging for Brain Tumor Characterization and Assessment of Treatment Response. In: H. Newton and F. Jolesz (eds.), Handbook of Neuro-Oncology Neuroimaging. 2008:264-277.
5. Schmainda K. Perfusion Imaging for Brain Tumor Characterization and Assessment of Treatment. In: H. Newton and F. Jolesz (eds.), Response Handbook of Neuro-Oncology Neuroimaging (Second Edition). 12 April 2016:335-351.
 
Abstracts
1. Donahue KM, Burstein D. "Tissue relaxivity". 11th Ann. Mtg., SMRM, Berlin, (1992).
2. Donahue KM, Burstein D. "Proton exchange rates in myocardial tissue with Gd-DTPA administration". 12th Ann. Mtg., SMRM, New York, p.623 (1993).
3. Donahue KM, Weisskoff RM, Parmelee DJ, Walovitch RC, Mandeville JB, Ouelette HS, Tyeklar Z, Heinig G, Nadler S, Lauffer RB, Rosen BR. "Evaluation of tumor cellular volume fractional and interstitial albumin concentration using Gd-DTPA and a novel albumin-binding contrast agent". 2nd Ann. Mtg., SMR, San Francisco, p. 926, (1994).
4. Callahan RJ, Wilkinson RA, Bogdanov AA, Jr., Donahue K, Weissleder R, Fischman AJ. "Validation of plasma volume determinations in the rat using an In-111 labeled polymer and I-125 human serum albumin". 42nd Ann. Mtg., Soc. Nuclear Med., Minneapolis, (06/1995).
5. Kwong KK, Donahue KM, Ostergaard L, Shen T, Bandettini PA, Wanke I, Moore J, Rosen BR. "Mechanism of MR brain signal increase in hyperoxia". 3rd Ann. Mtg., SMR, Nice, p. 768 (08/1995).
6. Donahue KM, Weisskoff RM, Callahan RC, Wilkinson RA, Parmelee DJ, Binello E, Mandeville JB, Rosen BR. "Dynamic Gd(DTPA)-enhanced MRI measurement of tissue cell fraction: predicted accuracy and correlated with 99mTc(DTPA)-measured cell fraction". 3rd Ann. Mtg., SMR, Nice, p. 169, (08/1995).
7. Donahue KM, Weisskoff RM, Bogdanov Jr. AA, Mandeville JB, Rosen BR. "Measurement of vascular volume fraction and water permeability with intravascular contrast agents". 3rd Ann. Mtg., SMR, Nice, p. 1073, (08/1995).
8. Weisskoff RM, Donahue KM, Chesler DA. "Two-site exchange and short TR gradient echo imaging". 4th Ann. Mtg., SMR, New York, (04/1996).
9. Donahue KM, Weisskoff RM, Chesler DA, Kwong KK, Bogdanov AA, Jr., Mandeville JB, and Rosen BR. "Improving MR quantification of regional blood volume with intravascular T1 contrast agents: accuracy, precision, and water exchange". 4th Ann. Mtg., SMR, New York, (04/1996).
10. Prost R, Donahue K, Mark L, Li S. "Decrease in water resonance linewidth in glial tumors detected by 0.5T MRS". 5th Ann. Mtg., ISMRM, Vancouver, (04/1997)
11. Van Kylen J, Donahue KM, Luh W-M, El-Bershawi A, Guven S, Jones K, Kissebah A. "Simultaneous acquisition of flow and BOLD signal in human skeletal muscle during reactive hyperemia". 5th Ann. Mtg., ISMRM, Vancouver, (04/1997).
12. *Van Kylen J, Donahue KM, Luh W-M, El-Bershawi A, Guven S, Jones K, Kissebah A. "Alternating TE interleaved gradient-echo/spin-echo EPI of graded ischemia in human skeletal muscle". 5th Ann. Mtg., ISMRM, Vancouver, (04/1997).
13. Donahue KM, *Van Kylen J, Luh W-M, El-Bershawi A, Guven S, Jones K, Kissebah A. "Functional MRI evaluation of insulin action in human skeletal muscle". 5th Ann. Mtg., ISMRM, Vancouver, (04/1997).
14. Bandettini PA, Donahue KM, Luh W-M, Risinger RC, Stein EA, Li SJ. "A comparison of blood agent level dependence (BALD) and blood oxygenation level dependent (BOLD) R2* and R2 magnitudes and ratios using synchronous gradient-echo and spin-echo (SGS) EPI". 6th Ann. Mtg., ISMRM, Sydney, (04/1998).
15. Bandettini PA and Donahue KM. "Analysis of activation-induced and post-activation undershoot ∆R2* and ∆R2 magnitudes and ratios at 1.5 Tesla using synchronous gradient-echo and spin-echo (SGS)-EPI". Ann. Mtg., 6th Ann. Mtg., ISMRM, Sydney, (04/1998).
16. *Pathak AP, Bandettini PA, Risinger R, Stein EA, Donahue KM. "The effect of sequential contrast agent studies on the assessment of relative cerebral blood volume". Ann. Mtg., ISMRM, Sydney, (04/1998).
17. Kim YR, Donahue KM, "Experimental evaluation of T1 exchange minimization methods for the quantification of compartment volume fractions". 6th Ann. Mtg., ISMRM, Sydney, (04/1998).
18. Donahue KM, Rand SD, *Pathak AP, Prost RW, Bandettini PA, Krouwer HGJ. "Evaluation of human brain tumor angiogenesis using simultaneously-acquired gradient-echo & spin-echo EPI during dynamic susceptibility contrast". 6th Ann. Mtg., ISMRM, Sydney, (04/1998).
19. Krouwer HGJ, Donahue KM, *Pathak AP, Rand SD. "Simultaneous Acquisition of blood volume and permeability maps to evaluate brain tumor angiogenesis". ASNR, San Diego, (05/1999).
20. Luh W-M, Donahue KM, Hyde JS. "Estimation of T1 relaxation times and fractional volumes of brain tissues using EPI-based T1 maps". 7th Ann. Mtg., ISMRM, Philadelphia, p. 610, (05/1999).
21. Stein EA, Maestas M, Donahue KM, Ross TJ, Hyde JS, Greene AS. "Event-related fMRI in rat whisker barrel cortex at 3 Tesla". 7th Ann. Mtg., ISMRM, Philadelphia, p. 813, (05/1999).
22. Latour L, Donahue KM, Prost R, Ulmer J. "FLAIR-prepared DWI to reduce the effect of partial volume averaging on ADC maps of cerebral ischemia in humans". 7th Ann. Mtg., ISMRM, Philadelphia, p. 1776, (05/1999).
23. *Pathak AP, Donahue KM, Risinger R, Hoffman R, Stein E. "The utility of the sequential contrast agent protocol in assessing changes in relative cerebral blood volume". 7th Ann. Mtg., ISMRM, Philadelphia, p. 1873, (05/1999).
24. Ross TJ, Donahue KM, Hudetz AG, Stein EA. "Regional changes in cerebral blood flow and volume following acute cocaine administration". 7th Ann. Mtg., ISMRM, Philadelphia, p. 813, (05/1999).
25. Kim YR, Cox R, Donahue KM. "Quantification of fractional blood volume under effects of inflow and water exchange". 7th Ann. Mtg., ISMRM, Philadelphia, p. 1338, (05/1999).
26. Donahue KM, *Pathak AP, Rand S, Prost R, Krouwer H. "Utility of acquiring vascular blood volume, permeability and morphology information from dynamic susceptibility contrast agent studies in patients with brain tumors". 7th Ann. Mtg., ISMRM, Philadelphia, p. 149, (05/1999).
27. Ulmer JL, *Olson AT, Latour LL, Nordling OB, Donahue KM. ASNR, Atlanta, April 1999.
28. *Kim YR, Donahue KM. "Accurate measurement of absolute fractional blood volume for the evaluation of tumor angiogenesis". 8th Ann. Mtg., ISMRM, Denver, p. 1061 (04/2000).
29. Biswal BB, Pathak AP*, Ward BD, Ulmer JL, Donahue KM, Hudetz AG. "Decoupling of the hemodynamic delay from the task-induced delay in FMRI". 8th Ann. Mtg., ISMRM, Denver, p.990, (04/2000).
30. Stein EA, Maestas MM, Hudetz A, Donahue K, Ozel B, Greene AS. Effect of hematocrit on BOLD signal changes. 8th Ann. Mtg., ISMRM, Denver, p.926 (04/2000).
31. *Olson AT, Donahue KM, Latour LL, Ulmer J. "Diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) of early stroke: a comparison of fluid-attenuated inversion-recovery (FLAIR) and non-FLAIR techniques". 8th Ann. Mtg., ISMRM, Denver, p.758, (04/2000).
32. *Pathak AP, Linderman RJ, Xu H, Ward BD, Greene AS, Donahue KM. "Characterization of ∆R2*/∆R2 for the evaluation of angiogenesis induced changes in vascular morphology". 8th Ann. Mtg., ISMRM, Denver, p.617 (04/2000).
33. *Pathak AP, Schmainda KM, Ward BD, *Rebro KJ, Greene AS. "MR-derived cerebral blood volume maps: isues regarding histological validation and assessment of tumor angiogenesis." 9th Ann. Mtg., ISMRM, Glasgow, (04/2001).
34. *Pathak AP, Schmainda KM, Ward BD, *Rebro KJ, Rand SD. "Assessing tumor angiogenesis with dynamic susceptibility contrast fMRI: which morphologic correlates are relevant?" 9th Ann. Mtg., ISMRM, Glasgow, (04/2001).
35. *Bennett KM, Cox RW, Lu H, Schmainda K, Bennett R, Hyde JS. "ADC measurements in a rat model with compartmental geometric considerations at 3T". 9th Ann. Mtg., ISMRM, Glasgow, (04/2001).
36. Schmainda KM, *Pathak AP, Badruddoja M, Rand SD, *K. Rebro, Krouwer HGJ. "Effect of dexamethasone treatment on dynamic susceptibility CBV measurements in a rat brain tumor model." 9th Ann. Mtg., ISMRM, Glasgow, (04/2001).
37. Schmainda KM, Greene AS, Hudetz AG, Ross TJ, Stein EA. "Contribution of resting and activation-induced cerebral blood volume changes to BOLD signal changes in the rat whisker barrel model." 9th Ann. Mtg., ISMRM, Glasgow, (04/2001).
38. Ulmer JL, Strottman JM, Prost RW, Schmainda KM, Biswal BB, Mark LP, Daniels DL. "Physiologic magnetic resonance imaging of the brain: a conceptual approach to contrast mechanisms and measurable physiologic parameters." 101st Annual Scientific Meeting of American Roentgen Ray Society, Seattle, Washington (04/2001). Awarded the Scientific Exhibit Gold Medal.
39. Ellingson BM, Schmit BD, Gourab K, Sieber-Blum M, Hu YF, Schmainda KM. Diffusion heterogeneity tensor MRI (α-DTI): Mathematics and initial applications in spinal cord regeneration after trauma 46th Annual Rocky Mountain Bioengineering Symposium and 46th International ISA Biomedical Sciences Instrumentation Symposium 2009. 2009;476:167-172.
40. Badruddoja MA, Krouwer HG, Schmainda KM, Rand SD, *Rebro KJ, *Pathak AP, Marszalkowski CS. "Dexamethasone decreases relative cerebral blood volume (rCBV) and vessel diameter in 9L gliosarcoma." Society of NeuroOncology, Washington D.C., (11/2001).
41. Schmainda KM, Rand SD, Badruddoja M, *Pathak AP, *Rebro KJ, Krouwer HG. Dexamethasone Selectively Treats Tumor Vasculature as Demonstrated by Simultaneous GE and SE rCBV Measurements. 10th Annual Meeting of International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Honolulu, Hawaii, p 2136 (5/2002).
42. Ulmer JL, Prost RW, Schmainda KM, Strottman JM, Hacein-Bey L, Mark LP, Daniels DL, Mueller WM, Krouwer HGJ. Physiologic Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Brain Tumors: A conceptual approach to contrast mechanisms and measurable physiologic parameters. Proceedings of 40th Annual Meeting American Society of Neuroradiology, Vancouver, Canada, (05/2002) Awarded Magna Cum Laude.
43. Rand SD, Schmainda KM *Pathak AP, Badruddoja MA, *Rebro KJ, Krouwer HGJ. Effects of Dexamethasone on Rat 9L Gliosarcoma Model Vasculature Measured with MR Derived Relative Cerebral Blood Volume Maps and Validated with Histologic Analysis. Proceedings of 40th Annual Meeting American Society of Neuroradiology, Vancouver, Canada, (05/2002).
44. Schmainda KM, Rand SD, *Joseph AM, *Hanson R, Ward BD, *Pathak AP, Baddrudoja MA, Krouwer HGJ. Dynamic Gradient-Echo and Spin-Echo Measurements of Tumor Blood Volume and Vascular Morphology Predict Tumor Grade in Patients with Brain Tumors. International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. Workshop on In Vivo Functional and Molecular Assessment of Cancer. Santa, Cruz, CA p 122 (10/2002).
45. Ulmer JL, Prost RW, Schmainda KM, Strottmann JM, Hacein-Bey L, Mark LP. Physiologic MR imaging of Brain Tumors: A Conceptual Approach to Contrast Mechanisms and Measureable Physiologic Parameters. 88th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America, Chicago, Illinois, (12/2002).
46. Schmainda KM, Rand SD, *Joseph A, Ward B, *Hanson R, *Pathak AP, Badruddoja M, Krouwer HGJ. A combined gradient-echo/spin-echo DSC method: a surrogate marker for brain tumor histologic grade and angiogenesis in patients. 11th Annual Meeting of International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, (07/2003).
47. *Bennett KM, Hyde JS, *Rebro KJ, Rand SD, Rowe D, Schmainda KM. Detection of brain tumor invasion. 11th Annual Meeting of International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, (07/2003).
48. *Quarles CC, Schmainda KM. The importance of contrast agent leakage correction on tumor CBF measurements using DSC MRI. 11th Annual Meeting of International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, (07/2003).
49. *Bennett KM, Schmainda KM, Rowe D, *Rebro KJ, Hyde JS. A stretched-exponential model of distributed diffusion rates in brain. 11th Annual Meeting of International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, (07/2003).
50. Krouwer HGJ, Schmainda KM, Rand SD, Badruddoja MA, *Joseph AM, *Hanson R, Ward BD, *Pathak AP. "Dynamic gradient-echo and spin-echo measurements of tumor blood volume and vascular morphology predict grade in patients with brain tumors" 8th Annual Meeting for the Society of Neuro-Oncology, Keystone, Colorado (11/2003).
51. Krouwer HGJ, Salvan CV, Aralasmak A, Rand SD, Schmainda KM, Prost RW, Ulmer JL, Mueller WM, Meyer GA, Deyoe EA. "Integrated physiologic MR imaging of respectable brain tumors." 8th Annual Meeting for the Society of Neuro-Oncology, Keystone, Colorado (11/2003).
52. *Wagner ML, Ulmer JL, Rand SD, Krouwer HGJ, Schmainda KM. "The relationship between contrast enhancement and brain tumor neovascularity revealed by blood volume functional imaging." 42nd Annual Meeting of American Society of Neuroradiology, Seattle, WA (05/2004).
53. *Quarles CC, Ward BD, Schmainda KM. "Improving the reliability of tumor CBF measurements obtained in the presence of contrast extravasation." International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine Workshop on Quantitative Cerebral Perfusion Imaing Using MRI: A Technical Perspective, Venice, Italy, p. 14 (03/2004).
54. Schmainda KM, Rand SD, Ward BD, Ulmer JL, Krouwer HGJ. "Evaluation of brain tumor neovascularity using a gradient-echo/spin-echo DSC method: biophysical issues and implications for tumor biology in patients." International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine Workshop on Quantitative Cerebral Perfusion Imaging Using MRI: A Technical Perspective, Venice, Italy, p. 127 (03/2004).
 
Patents
1. US Patent No. 6-807-441-B2 (issued October 19, 2007), “Evaluation of Tumor Angiogenesis Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging” Inventor: Kathleen M. Schmainda
2. US Patent No. US-2009-7,567,832-B2 (issued July 28, 2009), “MRI method for measuring tumor hemodynamic parameters in the presence of contrast agent extravasation” Inventors: Kathleen M. Schmainda, Christopher Quarles, B. Douglas Ward
3. US Patent No. US-2009-0214437-A1 (issued August 27, 2009), “In Vivo Mitochondrial Labeling Using Positively-Charges Nitroxide Enhanced and Gadolinium Chelate Magnetic Resonance Imaging” Inventors: Balaraman Kalyanaraman, Kathleen M. Schmainda, Joy Joseph, Marcos Lopez, Douglas E. Prah, Micael Hardy
4. US Patent No. US Utility Patent, 12/601,241 (issued October 2, 2013), “Multiparameter Perfusion Imaging with Leakage Correction” Inventors: Kathleen M. Schmainda, Eric S. Paulson, Douglas E. Prah