Dustin Grinnell

Two of the most fundamental requirements to our survival are the ability to survive periods of starvation and the capacity to mount an effective response against pathogenic invaders.

In 1991 there were four states in the United States where 15-19% of the population was obese. When the CDC revised the stats in 2010, every state had an obesity rate over 20%.

When used in a preclinical setting, imaging technologies are helping yield more clinically translatable data to speed drug development.

In 1969, a neuroradiologist in London, got a call from engineer Godfrey Hounsfield, who, inspired by an idea he dreamed up on vacation, had reconstructed a 3D image of a box by considering it as a series of slices.

As part of Eureka’s CNS platform this coming July, we’re highlighting researchers’ work in brain science, specifically in the area of imaging technologies.