Daniil Aksenov MD, PhD

Daniel Aksenov is the Director of the Center for Basic MR Research, Chief Research Scientist, and an established NIH-funded investigator with a background in Internal Medicine, Neurology, and Computer Science. With almost 20 years of experience in the field of electrophysiology, He is well-qualified for clinical and translational studies as well as projects that involve animal models. His research has focused on improving traditional methods of single-neuron recording during localized injections in vivo, simultaneously with MR imaging and brain tissue oxygen recording in awake animals. His main research interests include the physiology and development of brain tissue oxygen regulation, including related topics such as brain arteriolar vasomotion, fMRI, local neuronal networks, as well as mechanisms and effects of neonatal anesthesia, and mathematical models of brain tissue oxygen dynamics and underlying neuronal activity.