Centre Personnel

DIRECTOR
Alex MacKay, D.Phil
Dr. Alex MacKay is Director of the UBC MRI Research Centre, as well as Professor of Physics and Astronomy and Radiology.

Message From The Director

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ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
Piotr Kozlowski, PhD Associate Professor

Piotr is Associate Director of the Imaging Centre and is primarily responsible for the overall operation of the small bore 7T facility. Piotr has a great deal of experience in working with small bore MRI systems.

Piotr

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RESEARCH SCIENTIST
Andrew Yung, MSc
Andrew joined the Imaging Centre having graduated with a Master’s degree from Johns Hopkins in Biomedical Engineering. Andrew brings experience and expertise in radiofrequency coil development . He is responsible for daily operations of the Bruker Biospin 7T MR scanner and is the Safety Officer for the 7T facility.

Andrew

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MR TECHNOLOGIST - 3T SUPERVISOR
Trudy Harris, RTMR ACR
Trudy is an experienced MR Technologist and is responsible for study set up, overseeing staff and daily operations of the Philips 3T MR scanner. Trudy is the Safety Officer for the 3T facility.

Trudy

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ADMINISTRATOR
Linda Chandler
Linda Chandler brings with her over 31 years of administration experience in the health care field. She is responsible for overseeing all administrative and financial operations of the Imaging Centre.

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TECHNOLOGIST
Linda Zimmer, RTMR
Linda Zimmer is an experienced MR technologist currently dividing her time between the UBC MRI Research Centre and the UBC Hospital clinical scanner.

Linda Z

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CENTRE RADIOLOGIST
David Li, MD, FRCP
David is Professor of Radiology at UBC Hospital and Director of the MS/MRI Research Group. He is responsible for all radiological aspects of the Imaging Centre.

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ASSISTANT PROFESSORAlexander Rauscher, PhD

Alex Rauscher joined us after working in Germany. He brings expertise in MR techniques and is an expert in Susceptibility Weighted Imaging (SWI). In order to assist you with the MRI technical component of your grant application, Alex is pleased to be available to collaborate with you to provide information on imaging protocols. For assistance, please contact Alex directly. To learn more about Alex

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TECHNOLOGIST

Tracey Maile, RTMR

Tracey joined the UBC MRI Research Centre in September 2012 and bring extensive experience in the field of MR. She works at the Imaging Centre on a full time basis.

Tracey

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TECHNOLOGIST

Linda James, RTMR

Linda James is an experienced MR technologist with over 26 years in the field. She brings her expertise to the Imaging Centre 3T facility on a full time basis.

Linda J

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TECHNOLOGIST

Jennifer McCord, RTMR

Jennifer bring her expertise in MR imaging one day per week to the UBC MRI Research Centre. She is an exprienced technologist with over 22 years in the field.

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TECHNOLOGIST

Alex Mazuri, RTMR

Alex is the newest member of our MR team and brings 6 years of experience in the field and much enthusiasm for research.

Alex Mazuri

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RESEARCH TECHNICIAN

Barry Bohnet, BSc

Barry joined the 7T team in January 2011 and brings his extensive MATLAB and mathematical background to the facility. He graduated from the University of Alberta with a Bachelor's degree in Science.

Barry

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