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Overview

Joseph A. Frank is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States. Their research activity spans primarily the fields of Engineering and Medicine, with a particular concentration on Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Biology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Neurology, and Surgery.

Their work covers a range of specialized topics including Ultrasound and Hyperthermia Applications, Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging, Extracellular vesicles in disease, Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics, Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms, Ultrasound Imaging and Elastography, and Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine.

Joseph A. Frank has published frequently in notable venues such as Cancer Research, Cancers, Theranostics, Nature Neuroscience, and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

  • Joseph A. Frank's recent papers include: "Temporally distinct myeloid cell responses mediate damage and repair after cerebrovascular injury," 2021, Nature Neuroscience
  • "Blood-brain barrier opening by intracarotid artery hyperosmolar mannitol induces sterile inflammatory and innate immune responses," 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Minicell-based fungal RNAi delivery for sustainable crop protection," 2021, Microbial Biotechnology
  • "Neuroinflammation associated with ultrasound-mediated permeabilization of the blood-brain barrier," 2022, Trends in Neurosciences
  • "The Impact of Focused Ultrasound in Two Tumor Models: Temporal Alterations in the Natural History on Tumor Microenvironment and Immune Cell Response," 2020, Cancers

Their research collaborations include frequent co-authors such as Scott R. Burks, Gadi Cohen, Rebecca M. Lorsung, Robert Rosenblatt, and Parwathy Chandran.

  • Scott R. Burks
  • Gadi Cohen
  • Rebecca M. Lorsung
  • Robert Rosenblatt
  • Parwathy Chandran

Best Publications

  • Magnetodendrimers allow endosomal magnetic labeling and in vivo tracking of stem cells

    Jeff W.M. Bulte;Jeff W.M. Bulte;Trevor Douglas;Brian P. Witwer;Su-Chun Zhang

  • Physiological characteristics of capacity constraints in working memory as revealed by functional MRI.

    Joseph H. Callicott;Venkata S. Mattay;Alessandro Bertolino;Kimberly Finn

  • Encephalitogenic potential of the myelin basic protein peptide (amino acids 83-99) in multiple sclerosis: results of a phase II clinical trial with an altered peptide ligand.

    Bibiana Bielekova;Bonnie Goodwin;Nancy Richert;Irene Cortese

  • Human mesenchymal stem cells exert potent antitumorigenic effects in a model of Kaposi's sarcoma

    Aarif Y. Khakoo;Aarif Y. Khakoo;Shibani Pati;Stasia A. Anderson;William Reid

  • Clinically applicable labeling of mammalian and stem cells by combining superparamagnetic iron oxides and transfection agents.

    Joseph A. Frank;Brad R. Miller;Ali S. Arbab;Holly A. Zywicke

  • Characterization of Biophysical and Metabolic Properties of Cells Labeled with Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles and Transfection Agent for Cellular MR Imaging

    Ali S. Arbab;Lindsey A. Bashaw;Bradley R. Miller;Elaine K. Jordan

  • Measurement of atrophy in multiple sclerosis: pathological basis, methodological aspects and clinical relevance

    David H Miller;Frederik Barkhof;Joseph A Frank;Geoffrey J M Parker

  • Efficient magnetic cell labeling with protamine sulfate complexed to ferumoxides for cellular MRI.

    Ali S. Arbab;Gene T. Yocum;Heather Kalish;Elaine K. Jordan

  • Neurotransplantation of magnetically labeled oligodendrocyte progenitors: magnetic resonance tracking of cell migration and myelination.

    Jeff W.M. Bulte;Su-Chun Zhang;P. van Gelderen;Vít Herynek

  • Echo-planar time course MRI of cat brain oxygenation changes.

    Robert Turner;Denis Lebihan;C. T. W. Moonen;Daryl Despres

  • Guidelines for the use of magnetic resonance techniques in monitoring the treatment of multiple sclerosis

    D. H. Miller;P. S. Albert;F. Barkhof;G. Francis

  • The contribution of gliosis to diffusion tensor anisotropy and tractography following traumatic brain injury: validation in the rat using Fourier analysis of stained tissue sections

    Matthew D. Budde;Matthew D. Budde;Matthew D. Budde;Lindsay Janes;Eric Gold;Lisa Christine Turtzo

  • Mapping of brain tumor metabolites with proton MR spectroscopic imaging: clinical relevance.

    M. J. Fulham;A. Bizzi;M. J. Dietz;H. H.-L. Shih

  • A model of lysosomal metabolism of dextran coated superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO) nanoparticles: implications for cellular magnetic resonance imaging.

    Ali S. Arbab;Lindsey B. Wilson;Parwana Ashari;Elaine K. Jordan

  • Noise reduction in 3D perfusion imaging by attenuating the static signal in arterial spin tagging (ASSIST).

    Frank Q. Ye;Joseph A. Frank;Daniel R. Weinberger;Alan C. McLaughlin

  • Investigation of low frequency drift in fMRI signal

    Anne M. Smith;Bobbi K. Lewis;Urs E. Ruttimann;Frank Q. Ye

  • Using gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging lesions to monitor disease activity in multiple sclerosis.

    Henry F. McFarland;Joseph A. Frank;Paul S. Albert;Mary E. Smith

  • Functional magnetic resonance imaging brain mapping in psychiatry: methodological issues illustrated in a study of working memory in schizophrenia

    Joseph H. Callicott;Nicolas F. Ramsey;Kathleen Tallent;Alessandro Bertolino

  • Serial gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging scans in patients with early, relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis: implications for clinical trials and natural history.

    Jonathan O. Harris;Joseph A. Frank;Joseph A. Frank;Nicholas Patronas;Nicholas Patronas;Dale E. McFarlin

  • Disrupting the blood-brain barrier by focused ultrasound induces sterile inflammation.

    Zsofia I. Kovacs;Saejeong Kim;Neekita Jikaria;Farhan Qureshi

Frequent Co-Authors

Henry F. McFarland
Henry F. McFarland National Institutes of Health
Jeff W. M. Bulte
Jeff W. M. Bulte Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Daniel R. Weinberger
Daniel R. Weinberger Johns Hopkins University
Venkata S. Mattay
Venkata S. Mattay Lieber Institute for Brain Development
Jeff H. Duyn
Jeff H. Duyn National Institutes of Health
Ali S. Arbab
Ali S. Arbab Augusta University
Yihong Yang
Yihong Yang National Institute on Drug Abuse
Alessandro Bertolino
Alessandro Bertolino University of Bari Aldo Moro
Joseph H. Callicott
Joseph H. Callicott National Institutes of Health
Frank Q. Ye
Frank Q. Ye National Institutes of Health

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