Research

I am David Porter, Professor in Magnetic Resonance Imaging Physics in the School of Psychology & Neuroscience. I came to the University of Glasgow in 2017 to work on the 7T MRI scanner in the Imaging Centre of Excellence (ICE) on the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital campus. This system was one of the first of its kind to be installed in a clinical environment. In this role, my current interests involve the optimisation of MRI methods that aim to exploit the potential of this new generation of MRI scanner to provide enhanced image quality in clinical and neuroscience applications.

Biography
Originally from London, I trained as a physicist, specialising in magnetic resonance imaging. I hold a B.Sc. degree in physics from Sheffield University and a Ph.D. from King’s College London for work on magnetic resonance spectroscopy of human tumours in vivo. I worked as a postdoctoral scientist at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London, developing MRI methods for the study of epilepsy and acute stroke in children. Subsequently, I had a long career in industry working for Siemens Healthcare in the UK and Germany, where I supported research collaborations with universities around the world and developed novel techniques for Siemens MRI scanners. During my time at Siemens I focused on neurology topics: in particular, diffusion weighted imaging (DWI). I have also worked at the Fraunhofer MEVIS Institute for Medical Image Computing in Bremen, where I led an MRI project that focused on motion correction, fast imaging and programming tools for the design of MRI sequences. I joined the University of Glasgow in 2017.