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Jonathan Thiessen

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Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Medical BiophysicsWestern University

Jonathan Thiessen

Assistant Professor

Department of Medical Biophysics

Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry

Western University

London, Ontario, Canada

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4 publications in the last five years, latest in 2025.
Principal investigator on 2 research grants (2 NSERC), most recently in 2022.
Supervised 2 trainees who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2022.

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Latest papers

PSMA MRI Guided prOstate SBRT (ARGOS)/Comprehensive, Longitudinal Evaluation of IMaging BiomarkErs Post Radiotherapy (CLIMBER) Phase I/II Trial.
International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics · 2025
Current Applications of PET/MR: Part I: Technical Basics and Preclinical/Clinical Applications.
Canadian Association of Radiologists journal = Journal l'Association canadienne des radiologistes · 2024
Imaging Biomarkers in Prostate Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy: A Review and Clinical Trial Protocol.
Frontiers in oncology · 2022

All 7 publications

Latest funding

Brilliance:Design and evaluation of vendor agnostic PET image processing tools for Ultra-high Resolution Brain PET imaging
NSERC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$89,464
Hybrid PET/MRI Biomedical Imaging of Bacteria
NSERC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$799,735
Assessing prostate cancer aggressiveness using sodium MRI, multiparametric MRI, and PSMA-PET registered to Gleason-graded whole-mount histopathology
CIHR · 2022 · Supervisor
$105,000

All 12 grants and awards

7 publications.

PSMA MRI Guided prOstate SBRT (ARGOS)/Comprehensive, Longitudinal Evaluation of IMaging BiomarkErs Post Radiotherapy (CLIMBER) Phase I/II Trial.

Ramadan S, Loblaw A, Dhar A, Fakir H, Mendez LC, Warner A, Wronski M, Conyngham J, Kassam Z, Kalia V, Tan VS, Crivellaro P, Ward AD, Thiessen J, Lee TY, Laidley D, Bauman GS

International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2025.04.039 PMID: 40349854

Current Applications of PET/MR: Part I: Technical Basics and Preclinical/Clinical Applications.

Mirshahvalad SA, Farag A, Thiessen J, Wong R, Veit-Haibach P

Canadian Association of Radiologists journal = Journal l'Association canadienne des radiologistes2024

DOI: 10.1177/08465371241255903 PMID: 38813998

Imaging Biomarkers in Prostate Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy: A Review and Clinical Trial Protocol.

Liu W, Loblaw A, Laidley D, Fakir H, Mendez L, Davidson M, Kassam Z, Lee TY, Ward A, Thiessen J, Bayani J, Conyngham J, Bailey L, Andrews JD, Bauman G

Frontiers in oncology2022

DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.863848 PMID: 35494042

A Human-derived Dual MRI/PET Reporter Gene System with High Translational Potential for Cell Tracking.

Shalaby N, Kelly J, Martinez F, Fox M, Qi Q, Thiessen J, Hicks J, Scholl TJ, Ronald JA

Molecular imaging and biology2022

DOI: 10.1007/s11307-021-01697-8 PMID: 35146614

Prostate specific membrane antigen positron emission tomography for lesion-directed high-dose-rate brachytherapy dose escalation.

Smith CW, Alfano R, Hoover D, Surry K, D'Souza D, Thiessen J, Rachinsky I, Butler J, Gomez JA, Gaed M, Moussa M, Chin J, Pautler S, Bauman GS, Ward AD

Physics and imaging in radiation oncology2021

DOI: 10.1016/j.phro.2021.07.001 PMID: 34589619

NEW CONCEPTS IN MAGNETIC RESONANCE AS APPLIED TO CELLULAR AND IN VIVO APPLICATIONS.

Martin M, Albensi B, Cross A, Katz-Brull R, Thiessen J, King S, Lin A

Magnetic resonance insights2015

DOI: 10.4137/mri.s37997 PMID: 26688664

Preliminary evaluation of MRI-derived input function for quantitative measurement of glucose metabolism in an integrated PET-MRI.

Anazodo U, Kewin M, Finger E, Thiessen J, Hadway J, Butler J, Pavlosky W, Prato F, Thompson T, St Lawrence K

EJNMMI physics2015

DOI: 10.1186/2197-7364-2-s1-a80 PMID: 26956342

Brilliance:Design and evaluation of vendor agnostic PET image processing tools for Ultra-high Resolution Brain PET imaging

Co-investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Anazodo, Udunna CU

Keywords: Attenuation Correction; Brain imaging; Deep learning; Magnetic Resonance imaging; Positron emission tomography (PET)

$89,464

Hybrid PET/MRI Biomedical Imaging of Bacteria

Co-investigatorNSERC2022Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Prato, Frank FS

$799,735

Assessing prostate cancer aggressiveness using sodium MRI, multiparametric MRI, and PSMA-PET registered to Gleason-graded whole-mount histopathology

SupervisorCIHR2022Doctoral Research Award: Canada Graduate Scholarships

Principal investigators: Tan, Josephine

Keywords: Gleason Grade; Multiparametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging (Mpmri); Positron Emission Tomography (Pet); Prostate Cancer; Prostate Specific Membrane Antigen (Psma); Sodium Magnetic Resonance Imaging (23na Mri)

$105,000

Novel electrotherapy for enhanced drug delivery and control of brain-seeking breast cancer metastases

Co-investigatorCIHR2022CIHR - ICR / Cancer Research Society Partnership - Res. Grants - Breast Cancer

Principal investigators: Hebb, Matthew O

Keywords: Breast Cancer; Metastasis; Translational Research; Tumour Progression And Metastasis

$60,000

Unlocking Simultaneous 129Xe MRI / 15O2 PET Lung and Brain Perfusion Imaging

Co-investigatorNSERC2022Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Ouriadov, Alexei

$142,170

GUt MicroBiome in Orthopaedics: GUMBO Trial

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022New Frontiers in Research Fund - Exploration

Principal investigators: Teeter, Matthew

Keywords: Total knee replacement; Gut microbiome; Probiotics; Orthopaedic surgery; Orthopaedic implants; Radiography; Positron emission tomography; Magnetic resonance imaging; Joint inflammation; Osseointegration

$125,000

Integrating quantitative positron emission tomography (PET) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to measure neuroinflammation

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Thiessen, Jonathan

$102,000

Development of Molecular Imaging Tools to Monitor the Fate of an Off-The-Shelf Chimeric Antigen Receptor Natural Killer (CAR-NK) Cell Immunotherapy

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Ronald, John A

Keywords: Cancer Immunotherapy; Chimeric Antigen Receptor; Human Epidermal Receptor-2 (Her2); Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Molecular Imaging; Natural Killer Cells; Ovarian Cancer; Positron Emission Tomography; Reporter Gene

$799,426

Heart on fire, brain on fire: Imaging the role of inflammation in neurodegeneration in ischemic heart disease.

SupervisorCIHR2021Doctoral Research Award: Canada Graduate Scholarships

Principal investigators: Poirier, Stefan

Keywords: Brain; Brain-Heart Axis; Cardiac Rehabilitation; Cognitive Decline; Feppa; Human Imaging; Inflammation; Ischemic Heart Disease; Myocardial Infarction; Pet/Mri

$105,000

Motion Correction in Hybrid PET/MRI Cardiac Imaging_x000d_ _x000d_

Co-investigatorNSERC2020Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Prato, Frank

$341,960

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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Jonathan Thiessen

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

PSMA MRI Guided prOstate SBRT (ARGOS)/Comprehensive, Longitudinal Evaluation of IMaging BiomarkErs Post Radiotherapy (CLIMBER) Phase I/II Trial.

Current Applications of PET/MR: Part I: Technical Basics and Preclinical/Clinical Applications.

Imaging Biomarkers in Prostate Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy: A Review and Clinical Trial Protocol.

A Human-derived Dual MRI/PET Reporter Gene System with High Translational Potential for Cell Tracking.

Prostate specific membrane antigen positron emission tomography for lesion-directed high-dose-rate brachytherapy dose escalation.

NEW CONCEPTS IN MAGNETIC RESONANCE AS APPLIED TO CELLULAR AND IN VIVO APPLICATIONS.

Preliminary evaluation of MRI-derived input function for quantitative measurement of glucose metabolism in an integrated PET-MRI.

Brilliance:Design and evaluation of vendor agnostic PET image processing tools for Ultra-high Resolution Brain PET imaging

Hybrid PET/MRI Biomedical Imaging of Bacteria

Assessing prostate cancer aggressiveness using sodium MRI, multiparametric MRI, and PSMA-PET registered to Gleason-graded whole-mount histopathology

Novel electrotherapy for enhanced drug delivery and control of brain-seeking breast cancer metastases

Unlocking Simultaneous 129Xe MRI / 15O2 PET Lung and Brain Perfusion Imaging

GUt MicroBiome in Orthopaedics: GUMBO Trial

Integrating quantitative positron emission tomography (PET) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to measure neuroinflammation

Development of Molecular Imaging Tools to Monitor the Fate of an Off-The-Shelf Chimeric Antigen Receptor Natural Killer (CAR-NK) Cell Immunotherapy

Heart on fire, brain on fire: Imaging the role of inflammation in neurodegeneration in ischemic heart disease.

Motion Correction in Hybrid PET/MRI Cardiac Imaging_x000d_ _x000d_

Frequent collaborators

Ting-Yim Lee

Andrew Loblaw

Glenn Bauman

Benedict Albensi

Udunna Anazodo

Aaron Ward

Stephen Pautler

Patrick Veit-Haibach

Elizabeth Finger

Frank Prato

Keith St Lawrence