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Victoria Morgan is a Professor holding appointments in Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, and Neurological Surgery at Vanderbilt University. She is affiliated with the School of Engineering and collaborates with interdisciplinary institutes like the Vanderbilt Institute of Surgery and Engineering (VISE) and the Vanderbilt Institute for Imaging Science (VUIIS). Her work focuses on advancing brain imaging techniques to improve surgical outcomes for epilepsy, brain tumors, and mild traumatic brain injury patients.
Education:
- Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University
- M.S. in Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University
- B.S. in Biomedical Engineering, Wright State University
Research Interests: Dr. Morgan’s lab develops non-invasive MRI methods to map brain networks and identify critical regions for surgical planning. She emphasizes functional connectivity analysis, particularly in epilepsy, aiming to minimize post-surgical deficits. Her work integrates cutting-edge imaging with clinical care, leveraging collaborations across neurology, neurosurgery, and engineering disciplines.
Articles Trends: Her recent publications focus on seizure mechanisms, network dynamics in epilepsy, and applications of machine/deep learning to pre/post-surgical outcomes. Key themes include functional MRI advancements, structural/functional connectivity analysis, and the impact of surgical interventions on brain networks.
Scientific Awards: None explicitly listed in the provided texts.
Advising & Grants: Victoria Morgan advises students like Andrew Janson (PhD), Kaela Levine, and Lucas Sainburg. Grant details are not specified, but her research receives support through interdisciplinary collaborations. The Morgan lab actively engages in presurgical mapping, post-surgical imaging, and neuromodulation studies.
Labs & Teams: Lead researcher at the Morgan Engineering and Imaging in Epilepsy Lab, collaborating with the MASI Laboratory, Medical Imaging Processing Laboratory (Dawant), and Brain Imaging and Electrophysiology Network (Englot). Part of VISE, focusing on surgery-engineering intersections in clinical care.
