The research lab of Yu-Chien Wu, MD, PhD, is actively investigating a wide range of radiology and imaging topics. Wu is particularly focused on studying diffusion physics in biologic system using diffusion MRI.
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Active Research
Research Funding
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Alzheimers DiseaseR01 AG053993-01, NIA, Wu (PI), 2016 – 2021
Modeling Axonal Density and Inflammation-Associated Cellularity in Alzheimer’s Disease Using Hybrid Diffusion Imaging -
CirrhosisClinical Trial, Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Chalasani (PI), 2015 – 2017
Dissection of Cholestatic Itch in Primary Biliary Cirrhosis -
ConcussionW81XWH-14-2-0151, The NCAA-DoD Grand Alliance, McAllister (PI), 2014 – 2017
Concussion Assessment, Research and Education Consortium (CARE) -
Hypoxic-Ischemic InjuryRadPDT, IU Radiology Project Development Team, Kralik (PI), 2017 – 2018
Evaluation of Resting State fMRI in Neonates with Hypoxic-Ischemic Injury -
Imaging(Completed) Pilot Project, Indiana Alzheimer Disease Center, Wu (PI), 2014 – 2015
Measuring Axonal Diameters and Density with a Novel ActiveAx and Fast RSA-EPI Sequence(Completed) MITRA, Dartmouth Synergy, Wu and Holtzheimer (PI), 2012 – 2015
High Angular Resolution Diffusion Imaging (HARDI) with novel HYPR image reconstruction(Completed) Research Project, IUPUI/RITDP, Wu (PI), 2015 – 2016
Hybrid Diffusion Imaging (HYDI) of the Kidney
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Traumatic Brain InjuryCTR, CTSI, Wu (PI), 2016 – 2018
Microstructure Modulated White Matter Connectivity for Mild Traumatic Brain InjuryIndiana Spinal Cord and Traumatic Brain Injury Research Fund, Massie (PI), 2017 – 2019
Improving functional ability in chronic TBI with intensive rehabilitation robotic gait training.(Completed) R21 NS075791-01, NINDS, Wu and McAllister (PI), 2011 – 2015
HYBRID Diffusion Imaging to Detect Acute White Matter Injury After Mild TBI(Completed) Research Project, IUPUI/ITDP, Wu (PI), 2015 – 2016
Microstructure Imaging of the Human Brain with TBI
Research Team
Additional Research Team Members
Other research team members in the Wu Lab include Junjie Li (principal system analyst at Research Technologies, Indiana University) and Nahla M H Elsaid.
Previous Lab Members
Previous lab members include Chandana K. Nambukara, PhD (Dartmouth Brain Imaging Center at Dartmouth College) and Brian Stirling, PT (University of Southern California, Los Angeles).