Assistant Professor Edward Brian Welch, Ph.D., M.B.A. 1161 21st Ave South Vanderbilt University R0105 MCN Institute of Imaging Science Nashville, TN 37232-2675 [email protected] (615) 343-7754 EDUCATION 2007-2010 Master of Business Administration Concentration: Management Information Systems Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, TN Relevant Coursework (GPA 4.0/4.0): Decision Support Systems • Financial Management • Analytical Decision Making • Organizational Leadership • Accounting for Management Decisions • Strategic Marketing • Business Telecommunications Systems • Data Resources Management • Business Strategy 1998-2003 Biomedical Engineering, Ph.D. Specialization: Medical Imaging Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN Thesis: Magnetic Resonance Imaging Motion Artifact Reduction Techniques Relevant Coursework (GPA 4.0/4.0): Digital Signal Processing 1D/2D • MRI • Image Processing • High Speed Signal Processing • Neural Networks • Fuzzy Logic • Ultrasound • Virtual Reality • Radiation Oncology • Immunology • Biostatistics • Neuroscience • Molecular Biophysics • Integrative Physiology 1994-1998 Biomedical-Electrical Engineering, B.S. University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA Relevant Coursework (GPA 4.0/4.0): Digital Logic & Circuits • Java & C Programming • Biomedical Computer Simulation Methods • Linear Circuits • Linear Systems & Signals • Solid State Physics • Organization of Computer Systems • Physics I,II • Calculus III • Ordinary & Partial Differential Eqns. • Linear Algebra • Biology I,II • Inorganic Chemistry I,II • Organic Chemistry I,II • Bioethics WORK EXPERIENCE Assistant Professor 3/2010 – present, Vanderbilt University Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences (primary appointment) Department of Biomedical Engineering (secondary appointment) Scientific Manager 3/2010 – present Human Imaging Core, Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science MR Clinical Scientist 11/2004 – 3/2010 Philips Healthcare Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science Visiting Assistant 11/2004 – 3/2010 Professor Vanderbilt University, Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences Research Associate 04/2004 – 11/2004 Special Purpose Processor Development Group, Mayo Clinic Research Fellow 08/2003 – 04/2004 Special Purpose Processor Development Group, Mayo Clinic Invited Instructor 02/2003 IBM Corporation, Rochester, Minnesota (MATLAB® instructor) Teaching Assistant Mayo Graduate School, MRI II – Advanced Topics, 2002 Mayo Graduate School, MRI I – Basic Principles, 2001 Mayo Graduate School, Advanced Digital Signal Processing, 2001 Mayo Graduate School, Digital Signal Processing, 2000 University of Southern California, Introduction to C Programming, 1995-1998 Research Assistant University of Southern California, Biomechanics Lab, 1994-1996 Engineering Intern Square D Company, PowerLogic Division, Lavergne, TN, Summer 1995, May-June 1996 RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS National Defense Science and Engineering Research Fellowship, Office of Naval Research, 1998-2001 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 1997 Space Life Sciences Training Program, NASA Kennedy Space Center, Cocoa Beach, Florida, 1996 HONORS AND AWARDS Captain, Winning team of ISMRM Challenge: Water Fat Reconstruction, 2012 Salutatorian, University of Southern California - All University, Los Angeles, CA, 1998 Valedictorian, University of Southern California - School of Engineering, Los Angeles, CA, 1998 Trustee Scholarship (Full Tuition), University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 1994-1998 Valedictorian, Hume Fogg Academic High School, Nashville, TN, 1994 National Merit Scholarship, National Merit Scholarship Corporation, Evanston, IL, 1994 Elizabeth Buford Shepherd Foundation Scholarship, Nashville, TN, 1994-1998 Federal Employee Education & Assistance Fund, Littleton, CO, 1994-1996 PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 1995-present International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM), 2000-2003, 2010-present International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE), 1998, 2000-2004, 2010-present American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM), 2000-2003, 2010-2012 ACADEMIC AFFILIATIONS Vanderbilt Digestive Diseases Research Core (DDRC), 2016-present Chemical Physical Biology Ph.D. Program, 2010-present ACADEMIC SERVICE Scientific Manager 2010 – present Human Imaging Core, Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science Secretary 2011 – 2012 ISMRM Motion Correction Study Group Co-chair 2011 – 2012 NIH Quantitative Imaging Network (QIN) Data Acquisition Working Group Member 2016-Present ISMRM Committee on Software and Data Sharing Manuscript American Journal of Neuroradiology Reviewer (ad-hoc) Endocrine Related Cancer European Journal of Endocrinology IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics, Biology, and Medicine Magnetic Resonance in Medicine Magnetic Resonance Imaging NMR in Biomedicine Nature Physics in Medicine and Biology Medical Physics Technology verified reviewer of 60 pre-publication reviews in 13 journals https://publons.com/author/328414 Grant Children’s Hospital Los Angeles - Saban Research Institute Reviewer (ad-hoc) Dutch Technology Foundation STW Phoenix Children’s Hospital ACADEMIC TEACHING Instructor 2012, 2013 Quantitative Methods in Biomedical Engineering (Part B) (BME 301B) Vanderbilt University Instructor 2011, 2012 Foundations of Medical Imaging (BME 258) Vanderbilt University Instructor 2011, 2013 Quantitative and Functional Imaging (BME 277/377) Vanderbilt University Lecturer 2015 Introduction to Chemical and Physical Biology (CPB 8306) Vanderbilt University Lecturer 2015 Quantitative Medical Image Analysis (EECE 6358) Vanderbilt University Lecturer 2010, 2011 Foundations of Medical Imaging (PHYS 228) Vanderbilt University ACADEMIC MENTORING IMPACT Mentor 2013-2014, 2014-2015 Quantitative Chemical Biology First Year Graduate Students Vanderbilt University Ph.D. Thesis Advisor 2016-Present, Jason Ostenson, Thesis topic to be determined in the the area of biomedical imaging of cancer. 2013-Present, Myriam Diaz-Martinez, “Triglyceride Characterization During the Progression of Obesity-Related Co-morbidities in Zucker Diabetic Rats using Magnetic Resonance Imaging” 2010-2015, Aliya Gifford, “MRI Characterization of Brown Adipose Tissue in Adult Humans With Validation by PET-CT” Ph.D. Thesis 2016-Present, Jennifer M. Watchmaker, “Implementation and Evaluation of Committee Chair Neuroimaging Protocols Capable of Quantifying Hemodynamic and Metabolic Biomarkers of Tissue Health” 2013-2016, Pooja Gaur, “Development of Robust MRI Techniques to Improve Current and Enable Future Applications of Thermal Therapies” M.S. Thesis Advisor 2010-2012, Xuelin Cui, “An Investigation of Raw Data Corrections for Radial Fat-Water Magnetic Resonance Imaging” M.L.A.S. Capstone 2012-2013, Bruce Martin, “Can a hard drive be purged by putting it near an MRI Advisor machine?” Ph.D. Thesis 2015-Present, Alex K. Smith, “Development of Magnetic Resonance Saturation Transfer Committee Member Techniques to Quantify Macromolecular Pathologies Afflicting the Spinal Cord and Optic Nerve” 2014-Present, Christopher Lankford, “Fast, multi-slice T2 mapping in diseased skeletal muscle using Caesar-cipher Acquisition and Model-Based REConstruction (CAMBREC)” 2014-Present, Mary Kate Manhard, “Advancements of Bound and Pore Water MRI of Cortical Bone for Evaluation of Fracture Risk” 2010-2016, BettyAnn Chodkowski, “Brain Functional Connectivity in Childhood Obesity” 2014-2015, Anuj Sharma, “Radiofrequency Pulses for Improved Simultaneous Multislice Magnetic Resonance Imaging” 2012-2013, Mary Ellen Koran, “Imaging and Genetics of Two Amyloid Based Diseases: Alzheimer’s Disease and Down Syndrome” 2010-2013, Richard Baheza, “An MRI-based Method for Detection of Microcalcifications in the Human Breast” 2007-2011, Christopher Wargo, “High Resolution MRI of the Human Brain Using Reduced-FOV Techniques at 7 Tesla” 2007-2010, Saikat Sengupta, “Dynamic B0 Shimming at 7 Tesla” M.S. Thesis 2010-2011, Christopher Lankford, “The Information Content of mcDESPOT” Committee Member Ph.D. Proposal 2015, Julianna Ianni, “Automatic Trajectory and Radiofrequency Pulse Optimization for Defense Committee MRI” Member 2015, Samantha By, “The Biophysical Basis of Magnetic Resonance Diffusion Imaging in the In Vivo Spinal Cord” CURRENT GRANT SUPPORT Principal Investigator 1R01DK105371 04/01/15-03/31/20 (25% effort) NIH NIDDK Non-Invasive Assessment Of Human Brown Adipose Tissue Mass And Activity Co-Investigator 1R01EB014308 Does (PI) 03/15/12-02/28/17 (7.5%) NIH NIBIB Bone Fracture Risk Assessment Through Bound and Pore Water MRI Co-Investigator 1R01EB017230 Landman (PI) 09/21/15-05/31/19 (5.0%) NIH NIBIB Controlling Quality and Capturing Uncertainty in Advanced Diffusion Weighted MRI COMPLETED GRANT SUPPORT Principal Investigator 1R21DK096282 07/01/12-06/30/14 NIH NIDDK Brown Adipose Tissue Quantification Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging Principal Investigator VIOM Pilot Award 01/01/12-12/31/12 Vanderbilt Institute for Obesity and Metabolism Brown Adipose Tissue Quantification Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging Co-Investigator 5U01CA142565 Yankeelov (PI) 05/01/10-04/30/15 NIH NCI PET-MRI for Assessing Treatment Response in Breast Cancer Clinical Trials Co-Investigator 5R01AR050101 Damon (PI) 04/12/10-03/31/15 NIH NIAMS Biophysical Basis of Muscle Functional