Investigating Lung Structure and Function with Grace Parraga, PhD

Featuring Grace Parraga, PhD

 

Description

Listen in on this important conversation with pulmonary scientist Grace Parraga, PhD and Susan Wood, PhD, CEO of VIDA. In this exchange with Dr. Parraga, we explore her most notable findings and the power of imaging to detect issues early, predict outcomes, and measure therapeutic response. We also explore her latest research and new imaging techniques she’s excited about.

Highlights

Dr. Parraga discusses the impact of precision imaging endpoints on respiratory clinical trial time and cost. 

“I’ll bet you if they had embedded an imaging endpoint, like airway wall thickness, inflammatory types of markers, occlusion, obliteration, functional MRI markers, they would certainly have found improvements.”

What are some examples that demonstrate how retrospective analysis of imaging data can add value to therapy developers?

“A very recent example is the CT presence of mucus plugs in severe asthma, its a very strong predictor of response to biologic therapy.”

Watch the Full Webinar

Access the full webinar for much more, including:

• Dr. Parraga’s most notable discoveries
• The power of imaging to measure therapeutic response
• Hot topics: Mucus plug scoring & Xenon MRI

Speaker Bios

Grace Parraga, PhD

Professor and Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in the Department of Medical Biophysics, Western University
Appointed at Robarts Research Institute and in the Departments of Medical Imaging, Oncology, Medicine and the School of Biomedical Engineering at Western University in London Canada

Dr. Parraga is Professor and Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in the Department of Medical Biophysics, Western University and she is also appointed at Robarts Research Institute and in the Departments of Medical Imaging, Oncology, Medicine and the School of Biomedical Engineering at Western University in London Canada. Her career has focused on deeply understanding the intersection of lung structure and function, often through advanced imaging techniques. Dr. Parraga is a member of the Fleischner Society, Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences and serves on the Editorial boards of CHEST, European Respiratory Journal and the Journal of COPD. She joins as Associate Editor of Radiology in January 2023.