Duygu Tosun-Turgut, PhD

Duygu Tosun, PhD, is a Professor in the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging at the University of California, San Francisco and Founding Director of the Medical Imaging Informatics and Artificial Intelligence. The goal of Dr. Tosun's research program is to apply advanced imaging technology to identify multi-disciplinary and multi-modality biomarkers to detect the pathophysiological progression of neuropathologies before they cause irreversible damage to the brain. She aims to develop validated imaging markers, potentially providing a means of monitoring the efficacy and regional specificity of drug therapy for neurodegenerative diseases. This will have a broad use in early diagnosis, facilitating initiation of prevention strategies in those at risk, and boost the power of drug therapy trials by selecting those at greatest risk of neurodegenerative diseases. Her research has been funded by NIH, the California Department of Public Health, Department of Defense, Alzheimer’s Association, The Michael J. Fox Foundation and industry partners.