Jiaying Zhang, Ph.D., Assistant Professor

E-mail: zjyei2006#gmail.com

RESEARCH INTERESTS

  • Developing and improving microstructure imaging techniques for human brain.
  • Translating advanced microstructure imaging techniques into studying normal and abnormal neurodevelopment
  • Applications of machine learning techniques into MRI, such as improving the MR image quality, MRI modality transfer, designing time efficient MRI acquisition schemes etc.

EDUCATION

  • 2013.09-2017.11 (degree awarded 2019/3): Ph.D. in Centre for Medical Image Computing & Department of Computer Science, University College London (UCL)
  • 2010.09-2013.06, M.Sc. in IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Beijing Normal University (BNU)
  • 2006.09-2010.06, B.Sc. in Department of Electronic engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST)

PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS

  • 2017.11-2018.11, Research Assistant/Associate, Department of Perinatal Imaging and Health, King’s College London

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

  • Zhang J*#, Gregory S, Scahill RI, Durr A, Thomas DL, Lehericy S, et al. In vivo characterization of white matter pathology in pre-manifest Huntington’s disease. Ann Neurol. 2018 (Impact factor: 10.24, * joint first author, # corresponding author)
  • Slattery CF*, Zhang J*, Paterson RW, Foulkes AJM, Carton A, Macpherson K, et al. ApoE influences regional white-matter axonal density loss in Alzheimer’s disease. Neurobiol Aging. 2017 (Impact factor: 5.06, * joint first author)
  • Wu X*, Zhang J*, Cui Z, Tang W, Shao C, Hu J, et al. White Matter Deficits Underlying the Impaired Consciousness Level in Patients with Disorders of Consciousness. Neurosci Bull. 2018 (Impact factor: 3.16, * joint first author)
  • Wen J, Hui Z, Daniel A, Durrleman S, Routier A, Rinaldi D, Zhang J et al. Neurite density is reduced in the presymptomatic phase of C9orf72 disease. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry. 2018 (Impact factor: 7.14)
  • Parker TD, Slattery CF, Zhang J, Nicholas JM, Paterson RW, Foulkes AJM, et al. Cortical microstructure in young onset Alzheimer’s disease using neurite orientation dispersion and density imaging. Hum Brain Mapp. 2018 (Impact factor: 5.64)
  • Alexander DC, Zikic D, Ghosh A, Tanno R, Wottschel V, Zhang J, et al. Image quality transfer and applications in diffusion MRI. 2017 (Impact factor: 7.08)
  • Alexander DC, Zikic D, Zhang J, Zhang H, Criminisi A. Image Quality Transfer via Random Forest Regression: Applications in Diffusion MRI. In: Golland P, Hata N, Barillot C, Hornegger J, Howe R, editors. Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention – MICCAI

HONORS AND AWARDS

  • 2015-2016: UCL Research Graduate Studentship
  • 2013-2017: Dean’s prize at UCL Engineering Department
  • 2013-2017: China Scholarship Council PhD studentship
  • 2016: The ISMRM Summa Cum Laude Merit Award (top 5% abstract),
  • 2015: UCL Graduate Travel Award
  • 2014&2015: The ISMRM Educational Stipend,
  • 2010-2013: Research Master Studentship of BNU
  • 2013: Distinguished Research Contribution Award of BNU
  • 2009: Zhengyuan Electronic Scholarship of HUST
  • 2009: Most Improved Studentship of HUST