Kayvan Rahimi Keshari

Kayvan Rahimi Keshari is a Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Weill Cornell Medical College since 2023. His work bridges advanced imaging techniques with cancer metabolism, focusing on hyperpolarized MRI to explore tumor heterogeneity and metabolic pathways.

• Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from University of North Carolina (2009)
• B.A. in Molecular Biology from University of California, Berkeley (2003)

Dr. Rahimi Keshari's research centers on hyperpolarized carbon-13 MRI to visualize metabolic processes in real-time, including:

• Brain glucose metabolism and redox dynamics
• Fructose-driven oncogenic pathways in liver and pancreatic cancer
• Lactate and pyruvate fluxes in prostate and brain tumors
• Mitochondrial function and oxidative stress in neurological disorders

His recent publications highlight advancements in hyperpolarized probe design, multinuclear spectroscopy, and metabolic imaging biomarkers for early cancer detection and treatment response monitoring. Key contributions include non-invasive methods to assess tumor aggressiveness and metabolic reprogramming under hypoxia or drug resistance.

He has developed innovative tools like:

• Hyperpolarized micro-NMR platforms for cell metabolism
• Bioartificial liver bioreactors
• Deuterium-labeled metabolic probes