Hongyu An, PhD

Director, Biomedical MR Center

Professor of Radiology, Biomedical Engineering and Neurology
Associate Director, Center for Clinical Imaging Research
Co-Director, T32 TOP-TIER Program

Research Centers:

Biomedical MR Center Research Leadership

Lab:

An Lab

Hongyu An, PhD, is a professor of radiology and director of the Biomedical MR Center (BMRC) for Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology (MIR) at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Also the associate director of MIR’s Center for Clinical Imaging Research, An is renowned for her expertise in MR physics, pulse sequences and image reconstruction analysis. Her work has led to the first validated MR approach to measure cerebral oxygen extraction fraction in humans. This technique has helped answer key questions regarding the neuro-pathological impact of sickle cell disease in children, acute ischemic stroke and stroke risk prediction. An’s impressive publication record and robust extramural funding record highlight these advances. An received both her doctorate and master’s degree from Washington University, as well as a master’s degree from Academia Sinica in Beijing.

Research Interests

novel pathophysiology imaging methods to improve clinical diagnosis and patient management

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Education History

Fellowship

Postdoctoral training (MRI research), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Doctorate

Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

Graduate

Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis; Institute of Biophysics, Academia Sinica

Undergraduate

Tianjin University

Associations

International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
Radiological Society of North America
American Heart Association Organization for Human Brain Mapping
Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

Awards

2021 Distinguished Investigator Award, Academy for Radiology & Biomedical Imaging Research