Victoria Morgan, Ph.D.

Epilepsy is one of the most common causes of disability worldwide, but for many patients, treatment fails to be effective. Dr Victoria Morgan and her team from the Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences at Vanderbilt University Medical Center are using functional connectivity mapping to find out why some patients respond better to treatment and what alternative ways there may be to tackle this debilitating disorder.

Epilepsy: A Global Problem

Epilepsy is a neurological disorder characterised by recurrent seizures which are the result of abnormal, synchronous firing of neurons in the brain. Under normal conditions, neurons aren’t in sync and fire when they receive signals. In epilepsy, however, changes to the threshold allowing firing can trigger mass activation of neurons and ‘bursts’ of synchronised electrical activity… Continue reading.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the induction of Victoria Morgan, Ph.D., Professor, Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, to its College of Fellows.

Election to the AIMBE College of Fellows is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to a medical and biological engineer. The College of Fellows is comprised of the top two percent of medical and biological engineers. College membership honors those who have made outstanding contributions to “engineering and medicine research, practice, or education” and to “the pioneering of new and developing fields of technology, making major advancements in traditional fields of medical and biological engineering, or developing/implementing innovative approaches to bioengineering education.”

Dr. Morgan was nominated, reviewed, and elected by peers and members of the College of Fellows for “outstanding contributions to the development and application of advanced imaging methods for the management of epilepsy and neurological disorders.“