Kamil Ugurbil

Health Sciences
Academic Health Center

Diabetes
From stem cells to surgical solutions, we search for treatments, preventions and cures for diabetes.
Infectious Diseases
Interdisciplinary research means more breakthroughs, as we study and prevent global health threats.
Neurosciences
From Alzheimer’s to movement disorders, we reduce the toll of brain diseases on patients and families.
Cancer
Basic science and clinical studies combine, as we increase survival rates of some of the most deadly cancers.
Cardiovascular Disorders
Pioneers in early heart surgery, we discover new techniques, medications and devices to heal hearts.

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Appointment

Director of the Center for Magnetic Resonance Research
Professor of medicine, neurosciences, and radiology

Expert Areas

Brain Sciences
Imaging

Research Focus

Center for Magnetic Resonance Research (CMRR) Director Kamil Ugurbil and his team have built a center with unique instrumentation and expertise that allows scientists to examine living tissues in great detail. Using noninvasive, high-powered magnetic scans, they can view the inside of human and nonhuman animal bodies. CMRR’s imaging equipment helps researchers study heart disease, cancer, metabolic disorders, Alzheimer’s disease, schizophrenia, and other areas of brain science.