Tommaso Di Ianni, PhD
Assistant Professor
Psychiatry
School of Medicine

Dr. Tommaso Di Ianni is an Assistant Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences and Radiology & Biomedical Imaging (joint appointment) at the University of California, San Francisco. He is the Director of the UCSF Basic Ultrasound Research Program.

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Dr. Di Ianni completed his postdoctoral training in the Department of Radiology at Stanford University, where he received the Dean’s Postdoctoral Fellowship in 2019 for his work on ultrasound technologies for functional neuroimaging and targeted image-guided neuromodulation. He holds a PhD in Biomedical Engineering from the Technical University of Denmark and an MS degree (summa cum laude) in Electronic Engineering from the University of Bologna, Italy.

Research in the Di Ianni Lab focuses on developing cutting-edge technologies for ultrasound neuromodulation, functional ultrasound imaging, and image-guided neurointervention. Check our website for further information: https://diiannilab.ucsf.edu.

Awards

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  • UCSF Catalyst Award, UCSF Catalyst Program - Weill Institute for Neurosciences, 2024
  • Dean’s Postdoctoral Fellowship, Stanford University School of Medicine, 2019
  • New Investigator Award for Basic Science, American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, 2017

Education & Training

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  • Postdoc Radiology Stanford University 2023
  • MS Electronic Engineering University of Bologna 2014
  • BS Electronic Engineering University of Bologna 2011
  • PhD Biomedical Engineering Technical University of Denmark 2107

Websites

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Grants and Projects

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  • Minimally Invasive Closed-loop Neuromodulation via Combined Focused Ultrasound and Functional Ultrasound Imaging, UCSF Catalyst Program, 2024-2025

Publications (11)

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