Kimberly Chan

Kimberly Chan is an Assistant Professor in Biomedical Engineering and FIRST scholar at UT Southwestern Medical Center. She earned her PhD from Johns Hopkins University developing MR spectroscopy techniques.

Her research focuses on advancing magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) methods for studying brain metabolism in neurological disorders and cancer. She leads multisite collaborations including the 'Big GABA' studies standardizing MRS across research sites.

Recent Publications Focus: Neurochemical alterations in Lafora disease, spinal cord injury metabolism, and technical innovations in MRS reconstruction methods.