Steven Beyea

Steven Beyea is a Professor at Dalhousie University, holding joint appointments in the Department of Physics and Atmospheric Science, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, and School of Biomedical Engineering. He leads the Biomedical Translational Imaging Centre (BIOTIC), focusing on developing and clinically translating novel diagnostic imaging technologies. His work integrates MRI, MEG, and multimodal imaging to advance pre-surgical functional neuroimaging, abdominal/pelvic cancer diagnostics, and biomarker-driven patient stratification.

Research Interests: His interdisciplinary research spans compressed sensing algorithms for parametric mapping, automated analysis of functional neuroimaging data, and machine learning applications in healthcare. Projects include high-resolution liver iron/fat quantification without a priori assumptions and enhancing reliability in pre-surgical brain mapping. Infrastructure includes clinical 3T MRI/MEG and preclinical PET/SPECT/CT systems strategically located in Halifax’s major hospitals.

Key Projects:

• Compressed Sensing for High-Temporal-Resolution Parametric Mapping
• Algorithms for Functional Neuroimaging Reliability in Pre-Surgical Mapping
• Novel MRI Pulse Sequences for Iron/Fat Quantification
• Machine Learning for Patient Stratification using MRI/MEG

Grants & Labs: As head of BIOTIC, he oversees translational research infrastructure. Ongoing work explores imaging biomarkers for neurological diseases and cognitive impairment in systemic lupus erythematosus.