University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center · NeuroscienceCognitive Recovery and Vascular Health Lab
Kan Ding · Dallas, Texas
Research Focus
Dr. Kan Ding's lab focuses on understanding the effects of traumatic brain injury (TBI) on cognitive function and its relationship with cerebrovascular health. They investigate how early cerebrovascular dysfunction after TBI impacts cognitive recovery and the risk of long-term neurodegenerative conditions like Alzheimer's disease. Through longitudinal studies, they aim to identify mechanisms to improve cognitive outcomes for TBI survivors.
traumatic brain injurycognitive impairmentcerebrovascular functionAlzheimer's diseaseneurodegeneration
Research Aims
3AIM 01Determine the association between early cerebrovascular dysfunction and cognitive outcomes after TBI.
AIM 02Investigate the recovery of cerebrovascular function over the first year following TBI and its impact on cognition.
AIM 03Explore the relationship between cerebrovascular health and neurodegeneration in TBI patients.
Skills the Lab Values
dynamic cerebral autoregulationbrain perfusion measurementmultimodal MRIlongitudinal study designneurocognitive assessments
Output against the department
Publications252top 29% of dept.193rd of 671
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Citations7.7ktop 48% of dept.322nd of 671
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