Brenda Hanna-Pladdy, PhD
Laboratories
Brenda Hanna-Pladdy, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
Phone: 410-328-0235
Email: bhanna-pladdy@som.umaryland.edu
Biosketch
Dr. Hanna-Pladdy's primary research interests are in age-related cognitive decline, and cognitive aspects of skilled movements in stroke and neurodegenerative disease utilizing neuropsychological, behavioral, kinematic and functional neuroimaging techniques.
Through experiments with patients with unilateral stroke, her team characterized subtypes of limb apraxia based on lesion location to elucidate the distributed modular network subserving complex movements and the bilateral nature of spatiotemporal aspects of skilled movements.
Research Projects
Neuroimaging and Cognitive Markers in Parkinson's Disease
This is a 5 year NIH-funded study supported by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.
The goal is to evaluate functional, genetic and cognitive markers of patients with early cognitive progression in Parkinson’s disease.
Lab Members
Principle Investigator:
Brenda Hanna-Pladdy, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
Tel: 410-328-0235
Email: bhanna-pladdy@som.umaryland.edu
Co-Investigators:
Rao P. Gullapalli, PhD, MBA
Professor
Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
Associate Vice Chair for Research & Member of the Department's Executive Leadership Committee
Director, Core for Translational Research in Imaging @ Maryland (C-TRIM)
Director, Center for Metabolic Imaging and Therapeutics (CMIT)
Tel: 410-328-2099
Email: rgullapalli@umm.edu
Linda Chang, MD, MS, FAAN
Professor and Vice Chair of Faculty Development
Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
Email: linda.chang@umm.edu
Research Staff
Li Jiang, PhD
Research Associate
Department of Diagnostic Radiology & Nuclear Medicine
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Kathryn McDonald
Clinical Research Coordinator
University of Maryland, School of Medicine
Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
Office: (410) 706-6431
Email: KMcdonald@som.umaryland.edu