Title:  Radiofrequency Bioeffects using Multimodal In Vivo Imaging

Description: The mission of the AFRL’s Radio Frequency Bioeffects Branch (RHDR) is to understand the interaction of radio frequency (RF) directed energy with biological systems to improve human health and safety. To better understand the potential biological hazards of exposure to RF radiation, our lab will use advanced in vivo imaging technologies for imaging potential changes in biological systems caused by the absorption of RF.  Imaging technologies include, but are not limited to, x-ray and fluoroscopy imaging, computed tomography (CT), 1T and 7T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and an in vivo fluorescence imaging system (IVIS).  Multi-modal imaging will allow us to better perform in vivo RF dosimetry to validate and verify (V&V) bioelectromagnetic computational models and to better understand RF biological effects. This includes improving our understanding of the risk of injury, and the underlying mechanisms of injury at the cell, tissue, organ system, and organismal levels that may be caused by exposure to directed energy.

We are a collaborative team consisting of personnel from multiple military research units, industry, and academia. Our teammates have expertise in a wide range of research areas, including bioelectromagnetics, biophysics, computational modeling, electrical engineering, optical and laser physics, biomedical engineering, biology, physiology, electrophysiology, neuroscience, and MRI image acquisition and processing. We seek a talented interdisciplinary experimental scientist with experience in in-vivo experimentation and a strong background in physics, biophysics, image acquisition, programming (e.g., MATLAB and/or Python), advanced image processing tools (e.g., Insight Tookit (ITK)) and techniques, and statistics.

Keywords: computed tomography, CT, directed energy, in vivo, image processing and analysis, injury, IVIS, fluorescence, magnetic resonance imaging, MRI, radio frequency

Eligibility:  Open to U.S. Citizens

Level: Open to Postdoctoral and Senior applicants

DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A. Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited [P.A. Case No. AFRL-2024-3945, 17 July 2024]. The views expressed are those of the authors and do not reflect the official guidance or position of the United States Government, the Department of Defense, the United States Air Force or the United States Space Force.

key words

computed tomography, CT, directed energy, in vivo, image processing and analysis, injury, IVIS, fluorescence, magnetic resonance imaging, MRI, radio frequency

Citizenship:  Open to U.S. citizens

Level:  Open to Postdoctoral and Senior applicants