Publications and Proceedings:

- Zurkiya, O., Hu, X. Diffusion-Dependent Contrast in MR Imaging of Iron-Oxide Contrast Agent. Scientific paper, Radiological Society of North America, Chicago, Illinois, Nov. 2006.

- Zurkiya, O., Hu, X. Using Off-Resonance Saturation as an Alternative Approach to MR Imaging with Superparamagnetic Nanoparticles: A Phantom Study. Scientific paper, Radiological Society of North America, Chicago, Illinois, Nov. 2006.

- Zurkiya, O., Hu, X. Off-resonance saturation as a means of generating contrast with superparamagnetic nanoparticles. Magn Reson Med. 2006 Oct;56(4):726-32.

- Zurkiya, O., Chan, A.W.S., Hu, X. A Novel Reporter Gene for MRI Via In-vivo Magnetosome Synthesis. Society for Molecular Imaging, Waikoloa, Hawaii, Sept. 2006.

- Zurkiya, O., Hu, X. Superparamagnetic Nanoparticle Concentration can be Detected by Off-Resonance Saturation in MRI. Society for Molecular Imaging, Waikoloa, Hawaii, Sept. 2006.

- Zurkiya, O., LaConte L., Nitin, N. Bao, G., Hu, X. Effect of Coating Size on Relaxivity and Clustering of Superparamagnetic Iron-Oxide Nanoparticles in MRI. Society for Molecular Imaging, Cologne, Germany, Sept. 2005.

- Ma, X., Coles, C.D., Lynch, M.E., Laconte, S.M., Zurkiya, O., Wang, D., Hu, X. Evaluation of corpus callosum anisotropy in young adults with fetal alcohol syndrome according to diffusion tensor imaging. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2005 Jul;29(7):1214-22.

- LaConte, L.E.W., Nitin, N., Zurkiya, O., Hu, X., Bao, G. Engineering Magnetic Nanoparticle-Based MRI Contrast Agents For Molecular Imaging. Proceedings of The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Bioengineering Division, Vail, Colorado, June 2005.

- Zurkiya, O., Hu, X. Numerical Study of the Effect of Magnetic Nanoparticle Clustering in MRI-Based Molecular Imaging. Society for Molecular Imaging, St. Louis, MO, Sept. 2004.

- Nitin, N., LaConte, L.E., Zurkiya, O., Hu, X., Bao, G. A Novel Magnetic Nanoparticle-based Probe for Detection of Oligonucleotide Hybridization. Society for Molecular Imaging, St. Louis, MO, Sept. 2004.

- Zurkiya, O., Hu, X. Monte Carlo Simulation of Magnetic Nanoparticle Clustering. Proceedings of the International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Kyoto, Japan, May 2004.

- Zurkiya, O., Hu, X. Saturation by Off-resonance Irradiation: An Alternative Contrast with Superparamagnetic Particles. Proceedings of the International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Kyoto, Japan, May 2004.

- Nitin, N., LaConte, L.E.W., Zurkiya, O., Hu, X., Bao, G. Functionalization and peptide-based delivery of magnetic nanoparticles for intracellular MRI contrast. J Biol Inorg Chem. 2004 Sep;9(6):706-12.

- Ma, X., Coles, C.D., Lynch, M.E., LaConte, S.M., Zurkiya, O., Hu, X. Evaluation of Corpus Callosum Anisotropy in Young Adults with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Using Diffusion Tensor Imaging. Proceedings of the International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, July 2003.

- Pawliuk, R., Bachelot, T., Zurkiya, O., Eriksson, A., Cao, Y., Leboulch, P. Continuous intravascular secretion of endostatin in mice from transduced hematopoietic stem cells. Mol Ther. 2002 Apr;5(4):345-51.