Alfred Yu, University of Waterloo

Research

Algorithm Development Arterial Stiffness High Frame Rate Ultrasound In Vivo Pilot Studies Phantom Experimentation Pulse Wave Analysis Vascular Aging

Latest funding

Next-Generation Ultrasound Technology for Volume Flow Quantification
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$192,000
Bed rest in older adults accelerates "aging-like" changes
CIHR · 2018 · Co-investigator
$200,000
A Novel Research-Purpose Ultrasound Array Scanner for Dynamic Ultrasound Imaging Investigations
NSERC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$150,000

All 7 grants and awards

Next-Generation Ultrasound Technology for Volume Flow Quantification

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Yu, Alfred

$192,000

Bed rest in older adults accelerates "aging-like" changes

Co-investigatorCIHR2018Operating Grant: Understanding the Health Impact of Inactivity - ICRH

Principal investigators: Hughson, Richard L

Keywords: Aging; Biological Aging; Bone Health; Cognition; Human Bed Rest; Insulin Resistance; Nutrition; Orthostatic Blood Pressure; Spaceflight; Technology

$200,000

A Novel Research-Purpose Ultrasound Array Scanner for Dynamic Ultrasound Imaging Investigations

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Yu, Alfred

$150,000

Color Encoded Speckle Imaging for Micro-Ultrasound

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Yu, Alfred

$25,000

High Frame Rate Vascular Ultrasound Innovations for Complex Flow Imaging

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Yu, Alfred

$216,000

Detection of cognitive impairment with high frame rate ultrasound (HiFRUS) estimation of carotid wall shear stress in older adults

SupervisorCIHR2016CIHR Fellowship

Principal investigators: Au, Jason

Keywords: Aging; Arterial Stiffness; Carotid Bifurcation; Cognitive Impairment; High Frame Rate Ultrasound; Memory; Wall Shear Stress

$135,000

VAST-MAP: Vascular Stiffness Mapping for Aging Analysis Using High Frame Rate Ultrasound

Nominated PICIHR2016Project Grant

Principal investigators: Yu, Alfred C

Keywords: Algorithm Development; Arterial Stiffness; High Frame Rate Ultrasound; In Vivo Pilot Studies; Phantom Experimentation; Pulse Wave Analysis; Vascular Aging

$493,425

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Algorithm Development Dear Professor Yu, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on algorithm development connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Next-Generation Ultrasound Technology for Volume Flow Quantification" (2022), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]