Junqian Xu

Associate Professor

(713) 798-3175

Email

Junqian.Xu@bcm.edu

Positions

Associate Professor: Radiology and Psychiatry
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX, US

Addresses

Smith Medical Research Bldg (BCMS) (Office): Room: S104P
Houston, TX, 77030
United States
Phone: (713) 798-3175

Education

Postdoctoral Fellowship at Washington University School of Medicine: 08/2010 - Saint Louis, Missouri, United States

PhD from Washington University in Saint Louis: 07/2007 - Saint Louis, Missouri, United States

BS from Peking University: 05/2000 - Beijing, China

Honors & Awards

Research Scholar Award: RSNA (05/2013)

Young Investigator Award: NARSAD (05/2014)

Professional Interests

Imaging outcomes for low-intensity focused ultrasound (LIFU) deep brain stimulation (DBS)
Imaging biomarkers of neuroplasticity for spinal cord injury (SCI) rehabilitation

Professional Statement

Dr. Junqian (Gordon) Xu received his PhD degree in physical chemistry, with a Department of Defense (DoD) sponsored predoctoral fellowship, from the Biomedical Magnetic Resonance Lab (BMRL) at Washington University in St. Louis in 2007. He completed his National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS) sponsored postdoctoral fellowship in neurology at Washington University School of Medicine. In 2010, Dr. Xu joined the WU-Minn consortium of the Human Connectome Project (HCP) at the Center for Magnetic Resonance Research (CMRR), University of Minnesota to develop multiband echo-planar imaging (EPI) techniques for fast brain imaging. Dr. Xu joined the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in 2012 to establish a neuroimaging laboratory using advanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques and relocated his research laboratory to Baylor College of Medicine in 2019.