Kimberly Chan

Dr. Kimberly Chan is an Assistant Professor and FIRST scholar at UT Southwestern Medical Center, jointly affiliated with the Advanced Imaging Research Center and the Department of Biomedical Engineering. Her work bridges biomedical engineering and clinical neuroscience through the development of advanced magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) techniques.

Research Interests: Dr. Chan's research centers on the development and application of novel MRS methods to study brain chemistry in neurological and psychiatric disorders. Her work focuses on spectral editing, metabolite quantification (e.g., GABA, glutathione), motion correction, and multi-site reproducibility. She aims to improve diagnosis, disease monitoring, and treatment planning through non-invasive neurochemical profiling.

Publication Trends: Her recent publications demonstrate a strong focus on methodological innovation in MRS, including Hadamard encoding (HERMES, HERCULES), multi-metabolite detection, motion correction, and standardization across scanners and sites. These techniques are applied to conditions such as Huntington’s disease, Lafora disease, spinal cord injury, and cancer, showing translational impact.

• Scientific Awards:
• First Scholar

Advising and Grants: As principal investigator of the CHAN Lab (Chemical Advanced Neuroimaging Lab), she mentors graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. She is actively recruiting and likely holds independent research funding, supported by her FIRST scholar status. While specific grants and advisees are not listed, her leadership role indicates active research supervision and extramural funding.

Labs and Teams: Dr. Chan leads the CHAN Lab, a multidisciplinary team of biomedical engineers and imaging scientists focused on advancing MRS for clinical applications. The lab collaborates widely, as evidenced by multi-center studies like Big GABA, involving over 25 research sites globally.