Mina is a physicist whose research focuses on the translation of state-of-the-art magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) biomarkers in various disorders including cancer, multiple sclerosis (MS) and chronic lung diseases. After she completed her PhD in University of Minnesota and postdoctoral training in Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, she moved around the globe to support her family, leading her own independent research group in University of Hong Kong for 3.5 years followed by a career break for 4.5 years in Shanghai and Dublin before joining UCL in late 2016.
Currently, Mina’s research areas include development of new MRI methods using chemical exchange saturation transfer MRI, oxygen-enhanced MRI and hyperpolarised 129-Xenon MRI. She has received MS Society’s Innovative Award to translate research into early diagnosis of MS.
