Brahmdeep Saini, Phd Email & Phone Number

Toronto, On, Ca

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Leading an MRI study involving 85 pregnant participants to advance assessment of placental health during pregnancy. Main responsibilities include protocol development and troubleshooting, performing MRI scans, image processing and data analysis, and leading team meetings.Additional Responsibilities Include:o Revolutionize treatment of extreme premature birth by developing an Artificial Placenta system using piglets• Provide support with experimental setup, sensor calibration, blood sampling and analysis, vital signs monitoring, fetal ultrasound imaging and reviewing manuscripts and grant proposalso Analyze the effect of supplemental oxygen in pregnant women on growth and development of fetuses with congenital heart disease; acquire and analyze cardiovascular MRI data for a Health Canada MATCH clinical study• Facilitate fetal cardiovascular MRI scanning in collaboration with MRI technologistso Provide research support and training/mentorship to lab personnel

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

- Thesis: Quantifying Placental Function Using Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging- Developed a “maternal and fetal input/output” method for measuring placental oxygen exchange using uterine and umbilical vessel magnetic resonance oximetry and blood flow quantification, providing the first-in-human measurements of late gestational placental oxygen consumption- Published 2 first-author, 2 co-first author and 14 co-authored publications in peer-reviewed journals of an impact factor of ~5, as well as first-authored a book chapter- Presented at 6 international, including the American Heart Association, and 9 national scientific conferences, and received best poster awards at 2 competitions- Led 4 primary projects, which involved multidisciplinary teams of healthcare professionals to academic researchers, where tasks included patient recruitment (Mount Sinai Hospital), surgical preparation of animals (Australia), and coordinated, performed and analyzed 300+ MRI scans- Provided research support and training/mentorship to 5 graduate students

• Post-processing of 50 fetal MRI datasets to measure brain and body 3D volumes• Post-processing of 30 fetal cardiac images using metric optimized gating software to obtain fetal heart rate non-invasively• Post-processing of 50 neonatal brain MRI datasets (MRS, T2 relaxation and DTI) to measure parameters of brain maturation• Complied, submitted and presented 'Impact of Left Sided Congenital Heart Disease on Brain Growth in Fetuses' at the 2013 Annual Summer Student Symposium (SickKids Summer Research Program), The Hospital for Sick Children• Compiled, submitted and presented 'Assessment of MRI Parameters for Studying Brain Development in Newborns with Congenital Heart Disease' at the SCMR/EuroCMR 2015 Joint Scientific Sessions, Nice, France

I network with socially impactful organizations to understand their challenges and accordingly define tailored projects to help them reach their full potential. These projects then offer aspiring and professional consultants seeking to create social impact an opportunity to work on exciting challenges.

o Magnetic Resonance Imaging Lecture / Training Series, Early Origins of Adult Health Research Group, Clinical and Health Sciences, University of South Australia - Jan & Feb 2022• Topics: (1) Intro to MRI Physics, (2) basic imaging techniques and image generation and (3) cardiovascular MRI techniques• Delivery: Online via Zoom • Duration: 3 lectures, each 1 houro Pediatric Radiology Visiting Professor Lecture Series, Health Sciences, McMaster University, McMaster Children’s Hospital - Oct 2021• Topic: Fetal Cardiovascular MRI• Presentation title: MRI assessment of maternal, fetal and placental cardiovascular physiology• Delivery: Online via Zoom• Duration: Half-houro Graduate Course: BE8106 Advanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) - July 2020 & 2022• Dept of Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering, Ryerson University• Topic: Cardiovascular MRI• Delivery: Online via Zoom• Duration: 2 lectures, 1 hour each

Led a team of 5 consultants to assess product-market fit of a speech recognition coaching & leadership AI application, which scored 3rd for business idea validation at a business school hackathon.Responsibilities included: developing the problem statement, leading client and team meetings, assigning tasks to consultants and supporting their research and analysis (market, competitors, customers), and tracking progress.

• Organized a 10-day program spanning 3 months for ~300 participants with 4 co-directors; supported grant applications, recruiting, training and managing tutors and students using Office, Google Suite, Slack and Doodle• Led the planning and coordination of 2 STEM workshops; invited and hosted 2 guest speakers educating students on the importance of mental health and mindfulness, and completed the final funding progress report• Arranged 4/10 breakfast and 3/10 hot lunches for all participants; worked within the budget of secured funding of $21,000 and saved 10% of the allocated funding for the next year’s program/directors

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Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Medical Science, Cardiovascular Science

Thesis - Quantifying Placental Function Using Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Visiting Phd Student, Early Origins Of Adult Health Research Group, Health & Biomedical Innovation, Physiology, General

Bachelor Of Engineering - Be, Biomedical/Medical Engineering