Univ.-Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. N. J. Shah

Institute Director INM-4

Kontakt

+49 2461/61-6836

+49 2461/61-8294

E-Mail

Adresse

Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH
Wilhelm-Johnen-Straße
52428 Jülich

Institut für Neurowissenschaften und Medizin (INM)

Physik der Medizinischen Bildgebung (INM-4)

Gebäude 15.14 / Raum 201

Research Interests

Prof. N. Jon Shah is an expert in medical imaging concentrating, primarily, on MRI and hybrid MR-PET instrumentation. He is responsible for a programme of research spanning a range of activities from the basic conception and design of new MRI and MR-PET methodology through to its implementation and application to probe current issues in neuroscience.

Current research areas:

• Development of MRI imaging sequences, specialized for neuroscientific applications in the field of structural and functional brain imaging, e.g. ultra fast MRI, diffusion tensor imaging and high contrast, high-resolution MRT

• Methodological development of quantitative in vivo imaging and image processing of quantitative MR data for neuroscientific research

• Development of new imaging methods for in vivo quantification of other MR of active cores in the brain, e.g. ²³Na and ¹⁷O

• Development of high frequency multi-sectional coils for high-field MRT and for multimodal MR-PET imaging

• MR spectroscopy

Vita

Higher education

1987 PhD, University of Manchester

1984 Diploma “Advanced Studies in Science”, University of Manchester

1983 Bachelor of Science, University of Sheffield

Employment

Current positions

2016-	JARA-Professor, Director of INM-11, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany
2012-	Co-Director of Jülich-Aachen Research Alliance (JARA-Brain), RWTH Aachen and Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany
2010-	Honorary Professor of Magnetic Resonance Physics, Faculty for Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
2008-	Director of the Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine – Medical Imaging Physics (INM-4) Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany
2008-	Professor Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurology, RWTH Aachen University, Germany
1999-	MR Group Leader, Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany

Previous positions

2015-2017	Distinguished Professor, Monash Institute of Medical Engineering (MIME), Melbourne, Australia
2011-2012	Executive Director, Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany
2004-2008	Professor of Experimental MRI, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Dortmund, Germany
1995-1999	MR Deputy Group Leader, Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany
1992-1995	Clinical Scientist, Picker International GmbH, Hofheim, and Senior MR Physicist, Herz- und Diabeteszentrum NRW, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany
1990-1992	Research Associate, Herschel Smith Laboratory, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Cambridge and Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, UK
1987-1989	Research Fellow, Toshiba R&D Centre, Kawasaki, Japan
1987	Post-doctoral Research Associate, Department of Physics, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

Scholarships, awards, distinctions etc.

· Honorary Professorship (Special Chair) at the University of Maastricht, The Netherlands

· Honorary doctorate from the Georgian Technical University (2015)

· Veski Award (2015)

· Outstanding Teacher Award, Annual Meeting International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Salt Lake City, USA (2013)

· Member of the Annual ISMRM Programme Committee (2014, 2015)

· Scholarship from the Japanese Association for the Advancement of Medical Equipment (2007)

· Scholarship from the Japanese Association for the Advancement of Medical Equipment (2003)

· Scholarship from the Japanese Association for the Advancement of Medical Equipment (2001)

· Honorary Research Associate at the University of New Brunswick, Canada (1997 - present)

· Herschel Smith Scholarship at the University of Cambridge (1990 - 1992)

· Toshiba Fellowship (1987 - 1989)

Professional Memberships

2019 - present Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry

2018 - present Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine

2003 - present Fellow of the Institute of Physics

1992 - present Member of the Society of Magnetic Resonance

1991 - 2003 Member of the Institute of Physics

Publikationen

10 Most Important Publications

1. Langen KJ, Galldiks N, Hattingen E, Shah NJ. (2017). Advances in Neuro-Oncology Imaging. Nature Review Neurology, 13(5), 279-289. DOI: 10.1038/nrneurol.2017.44. (IF 20.257)

2. Shah NJ. (2015). Multimodal Neuroimaging in Humans at 9.4 T: A Technological Breakthrough Towards an Advanced Metabolic Imaging Scanner. Brain Structure and Function, 220(4),1867-84. DOI: 10.1007/s00429-014-0843-4. (IF 4.698)

3. Shah NJ, Abbas Z, Ridder D, Zimmermann M, Oros-Peusquens AM. (2022). A novel MRI-based quantitative water content atlas of the human brain. Neuroimage. May 15;252:119014. doi:10.1016/j.neuroimage.2022.119014. (IF 5.835)

4. Shah NJ, Arrubla J, Rajkumar R, Farrher E, Mauler J, Rota Kops E, Tellmann L, Scheins J, Boers F, Dammers J, Sripad P, Lerche C, Langen KJ, Herzog H, Neuner I. (2017). Multimodal Fingerprints of Resting State Networks as Assessed by Simultaneous Trimodal MR-PET-EEG Imaging. Scientific Reports, 7(1), 6452. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-05484-w. (IF 4.259)

5. Yun SD, Pais-Roldán P, Palomero-Gallagher N, Shah NJ. (2022). Mapping of whole-cerebrum resting-state networks using ultra-high resolution acquisition protocols. Hum Brain Mapp. Apr 6. doi: 10.1002/hbm.25855. (IF 4.554)

6. Shah NJ, Zaitsev M, Steinhoff S, Zilles K. (2001). A New Method for Fast Multislice T(1) Mapping. Neuroimage, 14(5), 1175-85. DOI: 10.1006/nimg.2001.0886. (IF 5.835)

7. Neuner I, Arrubla J, Felder J, Shah NJ. (2014). Simultaneous EEG-fMRI Acquisition at Low, High and Ultra-High Magnetic Fields up to 9.4 T: Perspectives and Challenges. Neuroimage,102(1), 71-9. DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2013.06.048. (IF 6.222)

8. Shah NJ, Neeb H, Kircheis G, Engels P, Häussinger D, Zilles K. (2008). Quantitative Cerebral Water Content Mapping in Hepatic Encephalopathy. Neuroimage, 41(3), 706-17. DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2008.02.057. (IF 5.835)

9. Neuner I, Veselinović T, Ramkiran S, Rajkumar R, Schnellbaecher GJ, Shah NJ. (2022). 7T ultra-high-field neuroimaging for mental health: an emerging tool for precision psychiatry? Transl Psychiatry. Jan 26;12(1):36. doi:0.1038/s41398-022-01787-3.(IF 5.835)

10. Shah NJ, Marshall JC, Zafiris O, Schwab A, Zilles K, Markowitsch HJ, Fink GR. (2001). The Neural Correlates of Person Familiarity. A Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study with Clinical Implications. Brain, 124(4), 804-15. DOI: 10.1093/brain/124.4.804. (IF 11.337)

Letzte Änderung: 04.09.2023