September 2, 2008 Imaging Science Research Lecture

The Imaging Sciences Lecture Series in the UW Department of Radiology features ongoing imaging research both within and outside the department. To facilitate translational research opportunities, both basic and clinical investigators present at the same meeting.

Anyone interested in imaging science is welcome to attend this seminar series.

Lectures are held the first Tuesday of every month. To be included on the mailing list, please email Laura Grant.

Refreshments served!

Jeffrey Maki, MD

"A Potpourri of Ongoing Research Endeavors in MR Imaging"

Jeffrey Maki, MD, PhD, is an Associate Professor and Director of Body MRI in the Radiology Department at the University of Washington, Puget Sound VAHCS. He attended Duke University School of Medicine where he earned his MD in 1991, and he did his docorate work at Duke University, Department of Biomedical Engineering in Durham, North Carolina. He received his PhD in 1990. He is board certified by the American Board of Radiology (Diagnostic Radiology). Dr. Maki has done research on the circulatory system of the body, particularly with magnetic resonance angiography, such as in the study of atherosclerosis and renal arteries.

Kurt Weaver, PhD

"Specific Corticostriatal Abnormalities in Huntington's Disease"

Kurt Weaver, PhD, is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Radiology Department at the University of Washington. He received a Master's Degree in cognitive neuroscience from Boston University where he studied under Dr. Chatnal Stern. He did his doctorate work at Oregon Health & Science University within the Behavioral Neuroscience Department. Dr. Weaver began his post-doctoral work at the the University of Washington in the fall of 2006, under the guidance of Dr. Elizabeth Aylward. At the University of Washington, Dr. Weaver has combined more quantitative MR technologies, specifically MR spectroscopy and diffusion tensor imaging to examine the white matter abnormalities in individuals with Huntington's Disease.