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James Duncan is the Ebenezer K. Hunt Professor of Radiology and Biomedical Engineering, and Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Yale University's School of Medicine. He leads the Department of Biomedical Engineering as Department Chair and holds joint appointments in Diagnostic Radiology and Electrical Engineering. His research focuses on biomedical image processing, model-based image analysis, and medical imaging technologies. Notably, he pioneered techniques for anatomical object segmentation using Bayesian strategies and deformable motion tracking in cardiac imaging.
Education: PhD from University of Southern California (1982), MS from UCLA (1975), BSEE from Lafayette College (1973).
Research interests include medical image segmentation, motion tracking, image-guided surgery, and AI-driven medical imaging solutions. His team developed foundational methods for MRI/SPECT analysis and cardiac biomechanics modeling. Over 176 publications demonstrate his expertise in machine learning applications for healthcare, with recent work in domain adaptation, diffusion models, and low-dose imaging techniques.
Awards include IEEE Fellow (2000), NIH BRP grants, and multiple R01 grants. His lab collaborates widely, advancing translational imaging technologies and interdisciplinary engineering-medicine initiatives.
Major grants include sustained NIH funding since 1993. He mentors interdisciplinary teams and chairs the Yale Biomedical Imaging Institute. Current projects address AI in diagnostic imaging, cancer immunotherapy monitoring, and personalized cardiac modeling.
