1. KATHARINE TEAL BLUESTEIN
ktbluestein@gmail.com
1506 Brookforest Drive Home: (614) 732-4044
Columbus, Ohio 43204 Mobile: (614) 564-7588
EDUCATION
THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY –Columbus, Ohio Expected June 2012
Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering
— Primary Concentration: Magnetic Resonance Imaging
— Secondary Concentration: Neuroscience
— GPA 3.5 / 4.0
THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY – Columbus, Ohio December 2009
Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering
— GPA 3.5 / 4.0
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI – Cincinnati, Ohio June 2007
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
— Minor: German Studies
— GPA 3.7 / 4.0
Fundamentals of Engineering Exam April 2007
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY– Columbus, Ohio February 2008 – present
Founded in 1870 by the state Legislature as Ohio's land grant university, Ohio State now is one of the nation's largest
public universities with research expenditures totaling over $721 million in 2010.
GRADUATE FELLOW–Department of Radiology
Comprehensive research training and development experience encompassing all phases of study
design and execution, including: MR sequence design, quantitative MRI methods, MR scan protocol
development, MR pulse programming, patient interaction, statistical analysis, study sample size
estimation, computer modeling, data handling, image analysis, IRB approval process, technical writing,
technical presentations, grant writing, HIPAA compliance, and research ethics training
— Collaborating with neurologists, physicists, and other engineers to develop an effective,
clinically relevant strategy for MR identification of cortical gray matter lesions, despite technical
hurdles and limitations.
— Displaying acute time management skills by completing a 3 year project in 18 months as well as
providing technical support for other active research studies while ensuring timely, accurate,
and publishable results.
— Providing general administrative assistance to outpatient facility nurse manager by accepting
deliveries, confirming clinical MR scanner schedule with main office, and obtaining written
consent from patients participating in a research study.
— Wrote a successful 3 year / $71,000 fellowship grant to the National Institute of Health.
ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCES
Robert Bosch, GmbH Reutlingen, Germany April – September 2006
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cleveland, Ohio March – August 2005
University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio January – March 2005
General Electric: Aviation Cincinnati, Ohio September – December 2004
General Electric: Aviation Cincinnati, Ohio March – June 2004
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COMPUTER SKILLS
Operating Systems: Linux, Macintosh, Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7
Professional Software: Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Access / Excel / Outlook / PowerPoint / Word
Computer Languages: Assembly, C++, GOAL-C, Visual Basic
Scientific Applications: IDL, FSL, Mathematica, MATLAB
CAD Software: AutoCAD, B2SPICE, CFD ACE+, PSPICE,TSPICE
Statistics Packages: R, SAS, SPSS
SPECIALIZED TRAINING
Pulse Programming Environment Workshop Philips Medical, Cleveland, Ohio September 2010
Sequence Development Workshop Philips Medical, Cleveland, Ohio August 2010
RELEVANT COURSES
Graduate Courses: Medical Imaging,Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, Biomedical Ultrasound,
Digital Image Processing, Biomedical Instrumentation,Biomaterials,
Digital Signal Processing,Biomedical Informatics,
Design and Analysis of Experiments,Behavioral Neuroscience, Physiology,
Cardiovascular Physiology,Anatomy
Undergraduate Courses: Computer Science,Digital System Design,Microsystem Design,
Automatic Controls,Electromagnetic Fields
JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
KT Bluestein, D Pitt, MV Knopp, P Schmalbrock. T1 and Proton Density at 7T in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis: An Initial
Study. Magnetic Resonance Imaging. In press. 2011.
Richdale K, P Wassenaar, KT Bluestein, A Abduljalil, JA Christoforidis, T Lanz, MV Knopp, P Schmalbrock. 7 Tesla MR
Imaging of the Human Eye In Vivo. Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging 30(5):924-932. 2009.
SELECTEDCONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
KT Bluestein, P Wassenaar, P Schmalbrock, MV Knopp. White Matter Attenuation Sequence Optimization at 7T with
Applications in Multiple Sclerosis and Epilepsy. International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine Scientific
Meeting and Exhibition. Montréal, Canada. May 7 – 13, 2011.
KT Bluestein, D Pitt, MV Knopp, P Schmalbrock. Cortical Lesion Detection using 7 Tesla Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
Americas Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis. San Antonio, TX, USA. June 5, 2010.
KT Bluestein, CR Zachariah, S Sammet, DE Prior, D Pitt, A Boster, A Abduljalil, MV Knopp, P Schmalbrock. Cortical
Lesions in MS: Assessment at 7T. International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine Scientific Meeting and
Exhibition. Stockholm, Sweden. May 1−7, 2010.
PROFESSIONAL AND HONORABLE ASSOCIATIONS
International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine,Biomedical Engineering Society
New York Academy of Science,National Society of Collegiate Scholars,Golden Key International Honor Society
PROFICIENT IN WRITTEN AND ORAL GERMAN