Grace–Eve Párraga (born 1961) is a Canadian lung-imaging scientist. She is a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Lung Imaging to Transform Outcomes at the University of Western Ontario.
Grace Parraga | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1961 (age 62–63) |
| Academic background | |
| Education | BSc, MSc, Biochemistry, 1985, University of Western Ontario PhD, Biochemistry, 1991, University of Washington |
| Thesis | Spectroscopic studies of mutant and wildtype zinc finger peptides: testing the zinc finger hypothesis. (1991) |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Robarts Research Institute |
Early life and education
editParraga was born in 1961.[1] She completed her Bachelor of Science and Master's degree in biochemistry from the University of Western Ontario (UWO) and her PhD at the University of Washington.[2]
Career
editParraga was recruited to return to her alma mater in 2004 and subsequently joined the Robarts Research Institute.[3] In 2016, Parraga was named a UWO Faculty Scholar for her significant achievements in teaching or research.[4] Two years later, Parraga was appointed a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Lung Imaging to Transform Outcomes at UWO.[5]
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Parraga collaborated on a study to evaluate the long-term impacts of the virus. In July 2020, she co-initiated a study that used a 3.0 Tesla MRI scanner to evaluate patients’ lung structure and function at 12 weeks, six months, one year, and two years after the onset of infection.[3] Parraga also partnered with colleagues from Ryerson University, Lakehead University, McMaster University, and SickKids Hospital to use lung imaging technology to polarize and magnetize gas that patients inhale.[6] In September 2020, Parraga was elected a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences for her "pioneering research in advanced patient-based pulmonary imaging."[7]
References
edit- ^ "Párraga, Grace, 1961-". VIAF. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
- ^ "Grace Parraga". Robarts Research Institute. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
- ^ a b Rabinovitch, Ashley (2021). "Imaging the long-term effects of COVID-19". University of Western Ontario. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
- ^ "Stefan Everling and Grace Parraga named Faculty Scholars". University of Western Ontario. March 2016. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
- ^ "Canada Research Chair in Lung Imaging to Change Patient Outcomes". Government of Canada. 29 November 2012. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
- ^ Ongaro, Zach (October 5, 2020). "Western prof studies long-term effects of COVID-19 on lungs". Western Gazette. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
- ^ "Honours: Six Western researchers named Canadian Academy of Health Sciences Fellows". University of Western Ontario. September 2020. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
External links
edit- Grace Parraga publications indexed by Google Scholar