Dr. John C. Gore

Biomedical Applications of Imaging Biomarkers


Dr. John C. Gore

Institute of Imaging Science
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN 37232

Abstract

Much imaging research is devoted to the development, validation and applications of imaging biomarkers, which are objective measurements derived from images as indicators of specific processes or responses in animals or human subjects. Examples of these in cancer, neuroscience and metabolic disorders, illustrate the important roles and future potential for imaging biomarkers in both pre-clinical and clinical applications.

Biographical Information

John C. Gore, Ph.D., is the Hertha Ramsey Cress University Professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, Physics and Astronomy and Molecular Physiology and Biophysics at Vanderbilt University. He is also Director of the Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science, which he has led since it was established in 2002. Dr. Gore obtained his Ph.D. in Physics at the University of London in the UK in 1976 and has been an active leader in imaging research and applications for over 30 years. He also holds a degree in Law. He is an elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering, the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM), and the Institute of Physics (UK). In 2004 Dr. Gore was awarded the Gold Medal of the ISMRM for his contributions to the field of magnetic resonance imaging, and in 2011 he was elected to membership in the National Academy of Engineering. He is also editor-in-chief of the journal Magnetic Resonance Imaging. He founded the pioneering MRI research program at Hammersmith Hospital in the UK in the late 1970’s prior to establishing and directing the MRI research program at Yale University from 1982-2002. He has published over 500 original papers and contributions within the medical imaging field. His research interests include the development and application of imaging methods for understanding tissue physiology and structure, molecular imaging and functional brain imaging.