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Ashley Stokes, PhD
MRI, Neurodegeneration, Biomarkers
Ashley Stokes, PhD, is an assistant professor of imaging research in the Neuroimaging Innovation Center in the Department of Translational Neuroscience at Barrow Neurological Institute.
Dr. Stokes’ expertise includes the development and analysis of advanced neuroimaging methods for neurological diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease, multiple sclerosis, brain tumors, and Parkinson’s disease. She specifically focuses on multi-parametric imaging and multi-scale perfusion imaging methods. She is a member of the Arizona Alzheimer’s Consortium and the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine.
Dr. Stokes earned her doctorate degree in chemistry at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. She completed a postdoctoral research fellowship at the Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science.
Dr. Stokes’ research focuses on developing, validating, and translating advanced magnetic resonance image acquisition and analysis methods to noninvasively assess neurological diseases and disorders. She has applied these advanced imaging methods to probe key neuropathological changes in Alzheimer’s disease and other memory disorders, multiple sclerosis, and brain tumors.
- Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science, Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, 2012-2015
- PhD, Duke University, Chemistry, 2012
- BS, Western Illinois University, Chemistry, 2007
- Arizona Alzheimer’s Consortium
- International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM)
- Summa Cum Laude Merit Award, ISMRM, 2015
- 23rd Annual Meeting Trainee Stipend, ISMRM, 2015
- Postdoctoral Fellow of the Year Award, Vanderbilt University, 2015
- William Negendank Award – Cancer Imaging, ISMRM, 2014
- 22nd Annual Meeting Trainee Stipend, 2014
- 21st Annual Meeting Trainee Stipend, 2013
- Student Travel Stipend, World Molecular Imaging Congress, 2011
- T. Adams Fellowship, Duke University, Chemistry Department, 2010-2011
- Student Travel Stipend, Experimental NMR Conference, 2010
- Medical Imaging Training Program Fellowship, Duke University, 2009
- Honors College Research Grant, Western Illinois University, 2006-2007
- Undergraduate Research Grant, Western Illinois University, College of Arts and Sciences, 2006-2007
- Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program, Western Illinois University, 2006
- Foundation Honors Scholarship, Western Illinois University, 2003-2007
Evaluation of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-induced muscle degeneration using magnetic resonance-based relaxivity contrast imaging (RCI)
Date: 06/2021
Authors: Sudarshan Ragunathan, Laura C. Bell, Natenael Semmineh, Ashley M. Stokes, Jeremy M. Shefner, Robert Bowser, Shafeeq Ladha, C. Chad Quarles
Preliminary Assessment of Intravoxel Incoherent Motion Diffusion-Weighted MRI (IVIM-DWI) Metrics in Alzheimer's Disease
Date: 12/2020
Authors: Maurizio Bergamino, Ashley Nespodzany, Leslie C. Baxter, Anna Burke, Richard J. Caselli, Marwan N. Sabbagh, Ryan R. Walsh, Ashley M. Stokes
Analysis of postprocessing steps for residue function dependent dynamic susceptibility contrast (DSC)-MRI biomarkers and their clinical impact on glioma grading for both 1.5 and 3T.
Date: 02/2020
Authors: Laura C Bell, A. Stokes, C. Quarles
Systematic assessment of multi-echo dynamic susceptibility contrast MRI using a digital reference object.
Date: 01/2020
Authors: A. Stokes, Natenael B Semmineh, Ashley Nespodzany, Laura C Bell, C. Quarles
Imaging Vascular And Hemodynamic Features Of The Brain Using Dynamic Susceptibility Contrast And Dynamic Contrast Enhanced Mri
Date: 02/2019
Authors: C. Chad Quarles, C. Quarles, Laura C. Bell, Ashley M. Stokes, A. Stokes
Ashley Stokes, PhD
MRI, Neurodegeneration, Biomarkers
Ashley Stokes, PhD, is an assistant professor of imaging research in the Neuroimaging Innovation Center in the Department of Translational Neuroscience at Barrow Neurological Institute.
Dr. Stokes’ expertise includes the development and analysis of advanced neuroimaging methods for neurological diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease, multiple sclerosis, brain tumors, and Parkinson’s disease. She specifically focuses on multi-parametric imaging and multi-scale perfusion imaging methods. She is a member of the Arizona Alzheimer’s Consortium and the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine.
Dr. Stokes earned her doctorate degree in chemistry at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. She completed a postdoctoral research fellowship at the Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science.
Dr. Stokes’ research focuses on developing, validating, and translating advanced magnetic resonance image acquisition and analysis methods to noninvasively assess neurological diseases and disorders. She has applied these advanced imaging methods to probe key neuropathological changes in Alzheimer’s disease and other memory disorders, multiple sclerosis, and brain tumors.
- Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science, Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, 2012-2015
- PhD, Duke University, Chemistry, 2012
- BS, Western Illinois University, Chemistry, 2007
- Arizona Alzheimer’s Consortium
- International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM)
- Summa Cum Laude Merit Award, ISMRM, 2015
- 23rd Annual Meeting Trainee Stipend, ISMRM, 2015
- Postdoctoral Fellow of the Year Award, Vanderbilt University, 2015
- William Negendank Award – Cancer Imaging, ISMRM, 2014
- 22nd Annual Meeting Trainee Stipend, 2014
- 21st Annual Meeting Trainee Stipend, 2013
- Student Travel Stipend, World Molecular Imaging Congress, 2011
- T. Adams Fellowship, Duke University, Chemistry Department, 2010-2011
- Student Travel Stipend, Experimental NMR Conference, 2010
- Medical Imaging Training Program Fellowship, Duke University, 2009
- Honors College Research Grant, Western Illinois University, 2006-2007
- Undergraduate Research Grant, Western Illinois University, College of Arts and Sciences, 2006-2007
- Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program, Western Illinois University, 2006
- Foundation Honors Scholarship, Western Illinois University, 2003-2007
Evaluation of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-induced muscle degeneration using magnetic resonance-based relaxivity contrast imaging (RCI)
Date: 06/2021
Authors: Sudarshan Ragunathan, Laura C. Bell, Natenael Semmineh, Ashley M. Stokes, Jeremy M. Shefner, Robert Bowser, Shafeeq Ladha, C. Chad Quarles
Preliminary Assessment of Intravoxel Incoherent Motion Diffusion-Weighted MRI (IVIM-DWI) Metrics in Alzheimer's Disease
Date: 12/2020
Authors: Maurizio Bergamino, Ashley Nespodzany, Leslie C. Baxter, Anna Burke, Richard J. Caselli, Marwan N. Sabbagh, Ryan R. Walsh, Ashley M. Stokes
Analysis of postprocessing steps for residue function dependent dynamic susceptibility contrast (DSC)-MRI biomarkers and their clinical impact on glioma grading for both 1.5 and 3T.
Date: 02/2020
Authors: Laura C Bell, A. Stokes, C. Quarles
Systematic assessment of multi-echo dynamic susceptibility contrast MRI using a digital reference object.
Date: 01/2020
Authors: A. Stokes, Natenael B Semmineh, Ashley Nespodzany, Laura C Bell, C. Quarles
Imaging Vascular And Hemodynamic Features Of The Brain Using Dynamic Susceptibility Contrast And Dynamic Contrast Enhanced Mri
Date: 02/2019
Authors: C. Chad Quarles, C. Quarles, Laura C. Bell, Ashley M. Stokes, A. Stokes