Curriculum Vitae
Halima Chahboune, Ph.D,
New Haven, CT, 06511
203-***-**** (c) / 203-***-**** (o)
******.*********@****.***
Education
Late 2003 PhD, Biomedical Engineering, Claude Bernard University, Lyon,
France
1999 MSc, Biomedical Engineering, Claude Bernard University, Lyon, France
1994 BSc, Biomedical Engineering, Sciences & Technology University,
Settat, Morocco
Professional Experiences
2007- Associate Research Scientist, Diagnostic Radiology and
Biomedical Engineering, Yale University
2004-2007 Postdoctoral Associate, Diagnostic Radiology, Yale University
1999-2004 Teaching Assistant, Biomedical Engineering, Claude Bernard
University
1999 Research Assistant, Biophysics, Claude Bernard University
1998 Maintenance Engineer, Philips Medical Systems, Morocco
Professional Memberships
2005- Member, International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
(ISMRM)
2008- Member, Society of Cerebral of Cerebral Blood Flow an Metabolism
(ISCBFM)
2007- Member, New York Academy of Science (NYAS)
Peer-reviewed Publications
Leuenroth SJ, Bencivenga N, Chahboune H, Hyder F, Crews CM (2010)
Triptolide reduces cyst formation in a neonatal to adult transition Pkd1
model of ADPKD. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 25(7):2187-94
Chahboune H, Ment LR, Stewart WB, Rothman DL, Vaccarino FM, Hyder F,
Schwartz ML (2009) Hypoxic injury during neonatal development in murine
brain: Correlation between in vivo DTI findings and behavioral assessment.
Cerebl Cortex. 19(12):2891-901
Chahboune H, Mishra AM, DeSalvo MN, Staib LH, Purcaro M, Scheinost D,
Papademetris X, Fyson SJ, Lorincz ML, Crunelli V, Hyder F, Blumenfeld H
(2009) DTI abnormalities in anterior corpus callosum of rats with spike-
wave epilepsy. Neuroimage. 47(2):459-66
Chua CO, Chahboune H, Braun A, Dummula K, Chua CE, Yu J, Ungvari Z,
Sherbany AA, Hyder F, Ballabh P (2009) Consequences of intraventricular
hemorrhage in a rabbit pup model. Stroke. 40(10):3369-77
Chahboune H, Mahdjoub R, Desgoutte P, Rousset C, Briguet A, Cespuglio R
(2008) Brain metabolic action of Chloramphenicol in using 31P spectroscopy:
consequences on the rat sleep-wake states. Journal of Neurochem. 106(4):
1552-1562
Chahboune H, Ment LR, Stewart WB, Ma X, Rothman DL, Hyder F (2007)
Neurodevelopment of C57B/L6 mouse brain by in vivo DTI. NMR Biomed. 20(3):
375-82
Sorli B, Chateaux JF, Chahboune H, Favre B, Briguet A, Morin P (2004) micro-
spectrometer for NMR analysis of small quantities In Vitro. Meas Sci
Technol. 15: 877-880
Fokapu, O, Chahboune H, Armenean M, Desgoutte P, Cespuglio R, Briguet A
(2001) Denoising EMG and EEG for monitoring small animal models during NMR
experiments. IEEE. 2:1824-27
Manuscripts in Preparation
Harrigton J, Chahboune H, Criscione J, Papademetris X, Shinoka T, Fahmy T,
Breuer C (2011) Determining the Fate of Seeded Bone Marrow Mononuclear
Cells in Tissue Engineered Vascular Grafts using MRI. Accepted in FASEB
journal.
Ragheb R, Banddyopadhyay A, Wang Q, Chahboune H, Criscione J, Fahmy T.
(2011) Targeted Biodegradable Nanoparticles for Non-Invasive MR Imaging of
Macrophages. Submitted to Bioconjugate in Chemistry Journal.
Chahboune H, Coman D, Ment L, Schwartz M, Hyder F. (2011) Environmental
enrichment enhances neurogenesis: A DTI study.
Selected Presentations at Meetings and Symposia
Determining the Fate of Seeded Bone Marrow Mononuclear Cells in Tissue
Engineered Vascular Grafts using MRI. International Society for Magnetic
Resonance in Medicine. Montreal, April 2011
Effective MRI Contrast Agents in Biodegradable Polymeric Drug Delivery
Vehicles. Materials Research Society. Boston, December 2010
Characterization of USPIO nanoparticles for noninvasive monitoring of
inflammation in tissue engineered vascular grafts by magnetic resonance
imaging. The International Society for Applied Cardiovascular Biology.
Boston, September 2010
Effective MRI Contrast Agents in Biodegradable Polymeric Drug Delivery
Vehicles. Biomedical Engineering Society. Austin, October 2010
White matter injury in germinal matrix hemorrhage in rabbit pup model
detected by DTI. International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine.
Honolulu, May 2009
DTI abnormalities in anterior corpus callosum of rats with spike-wave
epilepsy. International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine.
Honolulu, May 2009
Corpus callosum injury and seizures in WAG/Rij rats: Correlation between
DTI and disease phenotype. International Society for Magnetic Resonance in
Medicine. Honolulu, May 2009
Effects of environment enrichment on hypoxia-induced injury to corpus
callosum and cingulate in C57B/L6 mice. International Society for Magnetic
Resonance in Medicine. Toronto, May 2008
White matter injury in rabbit pup model of germinal matrix hemorrhage
detected by DTI. Neuroscience. International Society for Magnetic Resonance
in Medicine. Toronto, May 2008
Injury to corpus callosum and cingulate development with hypoxia: A
behavioral DTI study on C57B/L6 mice. International Society on Cerebral
Blood Flow and Metabolism. Osaka, June 2007
Neurodevelopmental studies in C57B/L6 mice assessed by in vivo DTI.
International Society on Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism. Osaka, June
2007
Injury to corpus callosum development with hypoxia: A behavioral DTI study
on C57B/L6 mice. International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine.
Berlin, May 2007
CNS lupus in MRL/Faslpr mice. Annual Meeting of the American Association of
Immunologist. Miami, May 2007
Neurodelopmental consequences of perinatal hypoxia in C57B/L6 mice assessed
by DTI and behavior. International Society for Magnetic Resonance in
Medicine. Seattle, May 2006
Neurodevelopmental studies in C57B/L6 mice assessed by in vivo DTI.
International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. Seattle, May 2006
DTI and Behavioral Evidence for Aberrant Cortical Connectivity in a Rodent
Model of Preterm Birth. American Pediatric Society & Society for Pediatric
Research. San Francisco, April 2006
Neurodevelopmental consequences of perinatal hypoxia in C57B/L6 mice
assessed by diffusion tensor imaging. Annual Child Neurology Society. Los
Angeles, August 2005
Evaluation with 31P spectroscopic methods of the brain ATP depletion
achieved by chloramphenicol: consequences on the rat sleep-wake states.
European Sleep Research Society. Prague, June 2004
Sleep-wake states analysis in non-anaesthetized rats for brain studies
using NMR. High Resolution Imaging for Small Animals. Rockville, September
2001
Denoising EMG and EEG for monitoring small animal models during NMR
experiments. Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in
Medicine and Biology Society. Istanbul, October 2001
Bain metabolic action of Chloramphenicol using 31P NMR spectroscopy. NMR in
Biology. Clermont Ferrand, June 2001
Patents and Honors
Patent Automated system for sleep analysis 19536-2004. 2004
2005 Bursary Award, Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and
Metabolism (ISCBFM)
2005 -2008 Student Stipend, International Society for MR in Medicine
Languages
English, French, Arabic (Fluent, Fluent, Fluent)