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Uzay Emir

Uzay Emir, PhD, is a UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center member researching non-invasive molecular probing of human organs via MRI.

PhD
Associate Professor, Radiology
UNC-Chapel Hill
Clinical Research

Area of Interest

Dr. Emir is a leading expert in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques and their translation to clinical and research practices to move MRI toward widespread use to study the human body. Specifically, Dr. Emir’s research focus is non-invasive molecular probing of human organs via MRI.

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Awards and Honors

  • 1st Place Bruker MRI Award, Bruker, 2024
  • 2nd Place in 2022-2023 Reproducibility Challenge of ISMRM, 2023
  • Best in Physics (Imaging) Award, AAPM Annual Meeting, 2020
  • Thomas Willis Early Career Researcher Prize, University of Oxford, UK, 2016
  • Outstanding Teacher Award, ISMRM Annual Meeting, 2012
  • Honor Student, Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, Turkey, 2008
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