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Karin Markenroth Bloch serves as Researcher and site manager of the National 7T facility at Lund University Bioimaging Center (LBIC), with dual affiliation in the Faculty of Engineering's Engineering Health profile area. Her role encompasses operational leadership of Sweden's national ultra-high-field MRI resource, vendor coordination, hospital collaboration, and outreach to researchers across all Lund University faculties and Swedish institutions. She actively participates in MR Physics research projects and represents Lund in national imaging initiatives.
Her research specializes in MR flow and velocity quantification for neurovascular applications, extending to broader ultra-high-field (7T) MRI development. Key domains include joint imaging, neuroradiology, neuroscience, and MR safety protocols, with significant contributions to clinical medicine through advanced imaging techniques. Her work directly supports UN Sustainable Development Goals in health innovation, utilizing LBIC's infrastructure for translational medical research.
Recent publications demonstrate accelerating innovation in 7T applications: high-resolution musculoskeletal imaging, CSF dynamics quantification, acoustic noise reduction, and concussion biomarker discovery. These works reveal converging trends toward quantitative physiological measurement, accelerated acquisition techniques, and clinical translation of ultra-high-field capabilities—particularly in neurological and musculoskeletal disorders.
She supervises research projects and serves on multiple leadership boards including ESMRMB and the ISMRM UHF study group (past chair). Current funding includes Horizon Europe's ILLUMINATE project (2024-2029) and Swedish Energy Agency's fMRI-fLICKER initiative (2022-2024), reflecting strategic investments in theranostics and brain imaging. Her organizational roles span program committee leadership and workshop direction for next-generation 7T methodologies.
As architect of Sweden's national 7T facility (operational since 2015), she manages LBIC's collaborative ecosystem with Skåne University Hospital. Her outreach extends to Lund Science Center (Vattenhallen) and high school STEM engagement (NMT-dagarna), demonstrating commitment to public scientific literacy and talent pipeline development in medical imaging.
