Velencia Witherspoon

Assistant Professor


School of Science & Engineering
Velencia Witherspoon

Office

526 Lindy Boggs Center
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Tulane University
New Orleans, LA 70118

Courses Taught

Fall

Spring
BMEN 6840: Medical Imaging Physics

Education & Affiliations

IRTA Postdoctoral Fellow, K99 Mosaic Fellow NIGMS – NIH, NICHD
University of California Berkeley – Ph.D. Chemical Engineering
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University – BASc Chemical Engineering

Biography

Research Interests

1.    Fabrication and materials characterization of model synthetic biomimetic systems embodying magnetic resonant, compositional, and structural features of the connective tissue ECM
2.    Application and Optimization of Multidimensional (MD) MRI Spectroscopy for quantification of observables in ex-vivo animal tissue models.
3.    Innovate and optimize LF instrument design for in-vivo preclinical studies of MSK connective tissue employing homogenous and inhomogeneous LF magnets paired with customized RF coil.