VISE Fall Seminar with Victoria Morgan, PhD
VISE Fall Seminar to be led by
Victoria Morgan, PhD
Professor in the Departments of Radiology and Radiological Sciences
Biomedical Engineering
Neurology and Neurological Surgery
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Date: Thursday, October 3, 2024
Location: Stevenson Center 5326
Time: 11:45 for lunch; noon start
Title:
MRI network neuroplasticity in focal epilepsy: biomarkers and beyond
Abstract:
Patients with focal epilepsy can endure decades of different treatments to reduce or abolish their seizures with varying degrees of success. My lab has the general hypothesis that seizures and their treatment affect widespread networks across the brain, and understanding these changes can lead to more effective treatments. In this talk I will present some of our ideas, support some of these with data and describe where some of our future investigations are heading.
Bio:
Victoria Morgan, PhD, is a Professor in the Departments of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, Neurology and Neurological Surgery at VUMC. She holds BS from Wright State University in Dayton, OH, and MS and PhD in Biomedical Engineering from Vanderbilt.
Interesting tid bit for trainees: After undergrad I worked for General Motors using crash test dummies for testing airbags. Until one day I decided I should study medical imaging…