About
Dr. Xu received his doctoral (2006) degrees in chemical physics (Nuclear Magnetic Spectroscopy) at the University of Manitoba, Canada. After completing a post-doctoral fellowship in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Michigan, Dr. Xu became a faculty research associate and animal MRI facility manager in the F.M. Kirby Center at Kennedy Krieger Institute. In 2015, Dr. Xu was promoted to Assistant Professor in the Department of Radiology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Kennedy Krieger Institute.
Research Summary
Dr. Xu is a MR physicist who has been working in the NMR/MRI technical development. He has successfully designed and implemented new NMR/MRI pulse sequences for a variety of biological systems, ranging from small metabolites and membrane proteins to animal with human disease models. His current research focuses on the technical development and applications of chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) MRI for monitoring tissue metabolism and arterial spin labeling MRI techniques (ASL) for mapping vasculature. Once developed, these technologies are made available to others for applications such as ischemia, cancer and neurodegeneration.
Contact Information
Kirby Center G25
707 N. Broadway
Baltimore, MD, 21093
Email: xuj@kennedykrieger.org
Curriculum Vitae
Current Appointments
- 2015-present: Assistant Professor, F. M. Kirby Center, Kennedy Krieger Institute
- 2015-present: Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins University 2011-present: Preclinical MRI facility Manager, F. M. Kirby Center, Kennedy Krieger Institute
Education and Training
- 1999: B.S. Shandong University, Jinan, China Physics
- 2002: M.S. Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, China Physics
- 2006: Ph.D. University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada Physics
Professional Experience
- 2006-11: Research Fellow Biophysics Department, University of Michigan
- 2011-15: Research Associate Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins University
- 2011- present: Pre-clinical MRI Facility Manager Kennedy Krieger Institute
- 2015- present: Assistant Professor Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins University
Editorial Activities
- 2010: The Journal of Physical Chemistry
- 2014: PLOS ONE
- 2015: Journal of the Neurological Sciences
- 2016: The Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism
- 2017: Magnetic Resonance Imaging, NMR in Biomedicine, Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
- 2018: NMR in Biomedicine, Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, NeuroImage
- 2019: Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, NeuroImage, ACS Chemical Neuroscience, Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery, NMR in Biomedicine, Journal of Magnetic Resonance
- 2020: Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, NMR in Biomedicine, Molecular Imaging and Biology
Awards and Achievements
- 2004: Ernst and Ingrid Bock Graduate Award, University of Manitoba
- 2005: Ernst and Ingrid Bock Graduate Award, University of Manitoba
- 2013: Hairball Award, MRI Division Retreat
- 2014: (Mentor) Summa Cum Laude Award, ISMRM, Milan, Italy
- 2019 (Mentor) Summa Cum Laude Award, ISMRM, Montreal, Canada
- 2019: (Mentor) Magna Cum Laude Award, ISMRM, Montreal, Canada
- 2020: (Mentor) Magna Cum Laude Award, ISMRM, Virtual Meeting
Publications
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