Zhenyu Zhou, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Brain Imaging Lab
Division of Child Psychiatry, Unit 74
New York State Psychiatric Institute
1051 Riverside Drive
New York, NY 10032

Email:

Phone: 212-543-5124

Academic Training

2008        Ph.D.      Biomedical Engineering      Southeast University

2006        M.S.        Biomedical Engineering      Southeast University

2004        B.S.         Biomedical Engineering      Southeast University

Experience

2008-present         Postdoctoral Fellow             Pediatric Brain Imaging Lab, Columbia University

2007-2008               Visiting Scholar                    McKnight Brain Institute, University of Florida

2005-2006               Teaching Assistant             Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, Southeast University

2004                        Medic                                     Nanjing Zhongda Hospital, Southeast University

Professional Organizations and Societies

International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Honors

2003, 3rd Prize of National Mathematics Modeling Contest

2004, Honorable Mention in International Interdisciplinary Contest in Modeling (ICM)

2005, Comprehensive First-rank Award for Graduates

2006, Scholarship of Chinese Government

2007, Outstanding PhD Scholarship of Southeast University

Academic Presentations

1.        2005, The 4th International Conference on Wavelet Analysis & Its Applications, Multicontext Wavelet-based thresholding segmentation of brain tissues in magnetic resonance images, University of Macau.

2.        2006, A Novel Analysis Method for Near Infrared Spectroscopy based on Hilbert-Huang Transform, Huazhong University of Science and Technology.

Bibliography

v     Original Peer Reviewed Articles:

Ø      Published Articles:

2007

1.       Zhenyu Zhou, Zongcai Ruan, Multicontext Wavelet-based Thresholding Segmentation of Brain Tissues in Magnetic Resonance Images. Magn Reson Imaging 2007; 25(3): 381-385

2.       Zhenyu Zhou, Hongyu Yang, Hui Gong, Qingming Luo, Zuhong Lu, Functional Near-infrared Imaging Signal Analysis Based on Hilbert-Huang Transform. Acta Optica Sinica 2007; 27(2): 307-312

3.       Hongyu Yang, Zhenyu Zhou, Yun Liu, Zongcai Ruan, Hui Gong, Qingming Luo, Zuhong Lu, Gender difference in hemodynamic responses of prefrontal area to emotional stress by near-infrared spectroscopy. Behav Brain Res. 2007; 178(1): 172-176

4.       Hongyu Yang, Zhenyu Zhou, Yun Liu, Zongcai Ruan, Hui Gong, Qingming Luo, Zuhong Lu, Oxygenated Hemoglobin Responses in Prefrontal Area during Visual Search Tasks Measured with Near-infrared Spectroscopy. 2007, Space Medicine & Medical Engineering 2008; 20(3): 209-212


2008

5.       Xiaoyan Ke, Shanshan Hong, Tianyu Tang, Bing Zou, Huiguo Li, Yueyue Hang, Zhenyu Zhou, Zongcai Ruan, Zuhong Lu, Guotai Tao, Yijun Liu, A Voxel-Based Morphometry Study on Brain Structure in Children with High Functioning Autism. NeuroReport. 2008; 19(9): 921-925.

 

Ø      Articles in Press:

2008

6.       Zhenyu Zhou, Yonghong Chen, Mingzhou Ding, Paul Wright, Zuhong Lu, Yijun Liu, Analyzing brain networks with PCA and conditional Granger causality. Human Brain Mapping, 2008.

7.       Zhenyu Zhou, Weihong Guo, Qingguo Zeng, Yunmei Chen, Xiaoyan Ke, Zuhong Lu, Yijun Liu, Multi-fiber Diffusion Anisotropy Study for DT-MRI Dataset. Space Medicine & Medical Engineering, 2008.

 

Ø      Articles in Submission:

2008

1.        Zhenyu Zhou, Mingzhou Ding, Yonghong Chen, Paul Wright, Zuhong Lu, Yijun Liu, Detecting Directional Influence in fMRI Connectivity Analysis using PCA and Granger Causality. Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine 2008.

2.        Xiaoyan Ke, Tianyu Tang, Shanshan Hong, Huiguo Li, Zhenyu Zhou, Zongcai Ruan, Yueyue Hang, Zuhong Lu, Yijun Liu, White matter impairments in autism, evidence from voxel-based morphometry and diffusion tensor imaging. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry 2008.

 

Ø      Articles in Preparation:

2009

1.        Zhenyu Zhou, Yijun Liu, Investigating left amygdala response habituation to emotion matching using Granger causality.

v     Selected Conference Papers:

2005

1.        Zhenyu Zhou, Zongcai Ruan, Brain Magnetic Resonance Images Segmentation Based on Wavelet Method. Proceedings of IEEE EMBC¡¯2005, 3: 3078-3081

2.        Zhenyu Zhou, Zongcai Ruan, The Design and Implementation of BITK for Brain Image Processing and Analyzing, 1st Forum on Development of Child's Emotion Competence, Nanjing, China, 2005.

2007

3.        Zhenyu Zhou, Hongyu Yang, Hui Gong, Qingming Luo, Zuhong Lu, A Novel Analysis Method for NIRS based on Hilbert-Huang Transform. Proceedings of SPIE 2007; 6534, 6534171-9

4.        Hongyu Yang, Zhenyu Zhou, Hui Gong, Qingming Luo, Zuhong Lu, Differential Hemodynamic Response of Prefrontal Area for Men and Women to Mental Arithemitic: A Near-infrared Spectroscopy Study. Proceedings of SPIE 2007; 6534, 6534101-9

2008

5.        Zhenyu Zhou, Yun Jiao, Tiangyu Tang, Zuhong Lu, Yijun Liu, Yonghong Chen, Mingzhou Ding, Detecting Effective Connectivity in Human Brain using Granger Causality. The Int. Conf. on Biomedical Engineering and Informatics 2008, 394-398.

6.        Yun Jiao, Zhenyu Zhou, Hui Wang, Hongyu Yang, Zongcai Ruan, Hui Gong, Zuhong Lu, Independent Component Analysis of Event-related Functional Near-infrared Spectroscopy£¬Int. Conf. on Biomedical Engineering and Informatics 2008, 440-444.

 

v     Abstracts:

2006

1.        Zhenyu Zhou, Zongcai Ruan, Near Infrared Imaging Signals Analysis. 2nd Forum on Development of Child's Emotion Competence, Nanjing, China, 2006.

2007

2.        Hongyu Yang, Zhenyu Zhou, Hui Gong, Qingming Luo, Zuhong Lu, Yijun Liu, Prefrontal hemodynamic activity in children performing working memory tasks measured by functional near-infrared spectroscopy. Int. Conf. on Neuroscience, San Diego, United States, 2007.

2008

3.        Zhenyu Zhou, Yonghong Chen, Guojun He, Paul Wright, Yijun Liu, Detecting direct and indirect functional connections using Granger causality. The ISMRM 16th Annual Meeting and Exhibition, Toronto, Canada, 2008.

4.        Zhenyu Zhou, Yonghong Chen, Guojun He, Paul Wright, Yijun Liu, Brain effective connectivity study based on conditional Granger causality. The 14th Int. Conf. on Human Brain Mapping, Melbourne, Australia, 2008.

5.        Yun Jiao, Zhenyu Zhou, Hongyu Yang, Zongcai Ruan, Hui Gong, Zuhong Lu, Event-related fNIRS Analysis by Independent Component Analysis. The 14th Int. Conf. on Human Brain Mapping, Melbourne, Australia, 2008.