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Professor Evan Morris is a faculty member at Yale School of Medicine in the Radiology and Biomedical Imaging department, with secondary appointments in Biomedical Engineering and Psychiatry. His work combines advanced kinetic modeling and dynamic PET imaging to visualize neurotransmitter dynamics in the brain.
- PhD in Chemical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University (1991)
- Postdoctoral fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital (1995)
Morris specializes in creating "dopamine movies" through PET imaging, revealing transient neurochemical fluctuations related to addiction, Parkinson's disease, and stress responses. His group develops novel parametric imaging methods for faster drug discovery and disease biomarker identification.
Recent publications focus on:
- Nonsteady-state PET modeling
- Stress-induced opioid receptor connectivity
- Exercise effects on Parkinson's neuropathology
- EC50 image quantification
Scientific recognitions include:
- Fulbright Senior Scholar (2015)
- Yale Graduate Mentor of the Year (2013)
He serves as Principal Investigator for studies on nicotine addiction and collaborates across Yale's Morris Lab, PET Core, and Neural Disorders programs, advancing applications in Medical Imaging, Neurochemistry, and Biomedical Engineering.
