University of California-San Francisco · Biomedical EngineeringNeonatal Brain Injury Research Lab
Yi Li · San Francisco, California
Research Focus
Dr. Yi Li's lab focuses on understanding brain injuries in newborns who suffer from a lack of oxygen at birth. They use advanced MRI techniques to study how different types of brain damage affect motor skills and language development in infants. The lab aims to improve diagnosis and treatment for these infants by developing better ways to predict their developmental outcomes based on MRI findings.
HIEMRIbrain injuryinfant developmentquantitative analysis
Research Aims
3AIM 01Investigate how brain injury severity correlates with motor and language development in infants.
AIM 02Explore the relationship between the location of brain injury and developmental outcomes.
AIM 03Develop and validate metrics for assessing brain injury using machine learning techniques.
Skills the Lab Values
diffusion MRIstatistical modelingmachine learningimage processingdata analysis
Output against the department
Publications2,195top 1% of dept.5th of 595
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Citations43ktop 5% of dept.29th of 595
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