Brian T. Chung, Ph.D.

Brian T. Chung, Ph.D. is a technical advisor in the firm’s Electrical and Mechanical Practice Group focusing on patent preparation and prosecution for domestic and international clients. He is experienced in medical imaging, micro- and nano-device fabrication, and optoelectronics.

Before joining Oblon, he gained exposure drafting patent applications through Stanford University. He also has industry experience working at an indoor lighting startup and interning with the bioelectronics group at Forschungzentrum Jülich in Germany.

Dr. Chung completed his doctoral degree in bioengineering at the University of California San Francisco / Berkeley, where he developed new imaging methods using hyperpolarized ¹³C MRI for first-in-human brain metabolism studies.

He is skilled in clean room techniques and NMR spectroscopy; has investigated modalities such as positron emission tomography (PET) and optical coherence tomography (OCT) as well as retinal prosthetic systems; and was a professional contributor to the annual Hyperpolarized MRI Technology Resource Center development workshop hosted in San Francisco.

Education

• University of California - San Francisco/Berkeley
  • Bioengineering, Ph.D.
• Stanford University
  • Electrical Engineering, M.S.
• University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
  • Engineering Physics, B.S.

Awards & Honors

• Journal of Magnetic Resonance Young Scientist Award, 2019
• National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellow, 2013

Articles

Chung, B.T.; Chen, H.Y.; Gordon, J.; Mammoli, D.; Sriram, R.; Autry, A.W.; LePage, L.M.; Chaumeil, M.M.; Shin, P.; Slater, J.; Tan, C.T.; Suszczynski, C.; Chang, S.; Li, Y.; Bok, R.A.; Ronen, S.M.; Larson, P.; Kurhanewicz, J.; Vigneron, D.B. “First Hyperpolarized [2-13C]Pyruvate MR Studies of Human Brain Metabolism.” J. Magn. Reson., 2019, 309, 106617.

Autry A.; Chung B.; Chen H.Y.; Gordon J.; Lafontaine M.; Chang S.; Villanueva-Meyer J.; Larson P.; Vigneron D.; Li Y. “CBMT-36. Initial Experience With Hyperpolarized [2-13C]Pyruvate MR Imaging in Patients with IDH-Mutant Glioma.” Neuro Oncol., 2019, 21(Suppl 6):vi41.

Mammoli D.; Gordon J.; Autry A.; Larson P.E.Z.; Li Y.; Chen H.Y.; Chung B.; Shin P.; Van Criekinge M.; Carvajal L.; Slater J.B.; Bok R.; Crane J.; Xu D.; Chang S.; Vigneron D.B. “Kinetic Modeling of Hyperpolarized Carbon-13 Pyruvate Metabolism in the Human Brain.” IEEE Trans Med Imaging, 2020, 39(2):320-327.