*****2013***** Dr. Chan is an Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology and Bioengineering at the University of Pittsburgh. He completed his doctoral studies at The University of Hong Kong and was awarded the Li Ka Shing Prize for the best PhD thesis at the University. Dr. Chan is directing an MRI research program on structural, metabolic and functional imaging of the visual system in health and disease. His laboratory focuses on developing new methods of non-invasively imaging neurodegeneration, neurodevelopment, neuroplasticity and neuroregeneration in eye diseases and injuries to provide better strategies for vision preservation and restoration. In addition to his BrightFocus award, Dr. Chan is a Junior Fellow of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine and was a 2009-2010 Fulbright Scholar. He is currently a Deputy Editor of the Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
*****2016***** Dr. Chan is an assistant professor in the Departments of Ophthalmology and Bioengineering at the University of Pittsburgh. His laboratory focuses on developing and applying new methods for non-invasively imaging neurodegeneration, neurodevelopment, neuroplasticity, and neuroregeneration in vision-related diseases and injuries in order to guide vision preservation and restoration. Dr. Chan has over 10 years of experience in structural, metabolic and functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) research in the eye and brain of humans and animal models of glaucoma and other visual impairments. He completed his doctoral studies in biomedical engineering (neuroimaging) at The University of Hong Kong and was awarded the Li Ka Shing Prize for the best PhD thesis at the University. He is recently selected by the Alliance for Eye and Vision Research (AEVR) as a 2015 Emerging Vision Scientist. In addition, he is a Junior Fellow of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, and a 2009-10 Fulbright Scholar. Dr. Chan received the BrightFocus Foundation National Glaucoma Research Awards in 2013 and 2016, and the Alcon Research Institute Young Investigator Award in 2014. He is currently the deputy editor of the Neuroimaging section of Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, associate editor of IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, and editorial board member of Frontiers in Brain Imaging Methods and Neural Regeneration Research.
Dr. Chan is the director of the Neuroimaging and Visual Science Laboratory at New York University School of Medicine. His laboratory focuses on developing and applying new, noninvasive methods for imaging degeneration, development, protection, plasticity, and regeneration in the visual system. His research aims to better understand interactions among the eye, the brain, and behavior in health and disease in order to guide vision preservation and restoration. Dr. Chan has over 10 years of experience in structural, metabolic, and functional imaging research of the eye and the brain in humans and animal models of glaucoma and other visual impairments. He completed his doctoral studies in biomedical engineering (neuroimaging) at the University of Hong Kong and was awarded the Li Ka Shing Prize for the best PhD thesis. He is a Junior Fellow of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) since 2010, and was a Fulbright scholar in 2009–10. Dr. Chan received the Alcon Research Institute Young Investigator award in 2014 and the BrightFocus Foundation National Glaucoma Research award in 2013, 2016 and 2019. In 2015 he was selected by the Alliance for Eye and Vision Research as an emerging vision scientist. In 2018 he received the Research to Prevent Blindness/Stavros Niarchos Foundation International Research Collaborators award and the Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology Achievement award. In 2019 he received the Thomas R. Lee Award for Glaucoma Research. Dr. Chan currently serves as the deputy editor of the neuroimaging section of the Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, associate editor of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, and editorial board member of Frontiers in Brain Imaging Methods, Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery, and Neural Regeneration Research. He also serves as the vice-chair of the ISMRM Publications Committee, as well as an Annual Meeting Program Committee member of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology.
