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Madalina Tivarus, Ph.D.

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Phone Numbers

Office: (585) 276-7328

Faculty Appointments

Biography

Professional Background

Dr. Tivarus received her PhD in Biophysics in 2006 from the Ohio State University, where she trained in MRI and brain imaging. Later that year joined the Department of Imaging Sciences at University of Rochester as a postdoctoral fellow/instructor in Radiology and Brain and Cognitive Sciences. She is the Director of the Functional MRI pre-surgical brain mapping program, and of the 3D Post-Processing Lab in the Department of Imaging Sciences. She is a certified Magnetic Resonance Safety Expert (MRSE) and provides MR Physics support, MRI QA/QC testing, ACR (American College of Radiology) accreditation and acceptance testing for MRI systems at University Imaging at East River Road and University Imaging at Penfield. She works closely with the Neuroradiology section to standardize and optimize MRI protocols across the enterprise. She is a member of the DelMonte Institute for Neuroscience and has an appointment at the University of Rochester Center for Advanced Brain Imaging & Neurophysiology (UR CABIN) where she provides support with development of new MRI research protocols, MR safety and Human Research (RSRB) Compliance. Dr. Tivarus has significant experience with neuroimaging techniques such as functional MRI (fMRI), Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI), Arterial Spin Labeling (ASL), MR spectroscopy, morphometry, and Perfusion DSC, and their applications in neurology, neuroscience and clinical neuroradiology and has numerous multidisciplinary research collaborations across many UR departments. She mentors undergraduate and graduate students doing neuroimaging research and gives neuroimaging lectures to Imaging Sciences residents and technologists.

Credentials

Education

1997
BS | Romania - University of Bucharest
Physics

1998
MS | Romania - University of Bucharest
Physics

2004
MS | Ohio State University-Columbus
Biophysics

2006
PhD | Ohio State University-Columbus
Biophysics

Post-doctoral Training & Residency

10/2006 - 09/2008
Imaging Sciences and Brain and Cognitive Sciences, University of Rochester

Awards

2004
Alumni Grants for Graduate Research and Scholarship
Sponsor: The Ohio State University

2004
Fellowship, Summer Workshop in fMRI Informatics
Sponsor: Dartmouth College

2001
Hazel Brown Teaching Award
Sponsor: The Ohio State University

1992 - 2000
Academic merit scholarship
Sponsor: University of Bucharest, Romania

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Publications

Journal Articles

3/27/2023
Singh MV, Uddin MN, Vidalle MC, Sutton KR, Boodoo ZD, Peterson AN, Tyrell A, Brenner R, Tivarus ME, Wang HZ, Sahin B, Zhong J, Weber M, Wang L, Qiu X, Maggiwar SB, Schifitto G. "Role of non-classical monocytes in HIV-associated vascular cognitive impairment." medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences.. 2023 Mar 27; Epub 2023 Mar 27.

2/15/2023
Hardy SJ, Finkelstein AJ, Tivarus M, Culakova E, Mohile N, Weber M, Lin E, Zhong J, Usuki K, Schifitto G, Milano M, Janelsins-Benton MC. "Cognitive and neuroimaging outcomes in individuals with benign and low-grade brain tumours receiving radiotherapy: a protocol for a prospective cohort study." BMJ open.. 2023 Feb 15; 13(2):e066458. Epub 2023 Feb 15.

1/19/2023
Murray KD, Tivarus ME, Schifitto G, Uddin MN, Zhong J. "Brain iron imaging markers in the presence of white matter hyperintensities." Magnetic resonance imaging.. 2023 Jan 19; Epub 2023 Jan 19.

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