Dr. Rajendra Badgaiyan is the Director of Neuroimaging and Molecular Imaging at SUNY, Buffalo, NY. He received MBBS, MD, and MA (Psychology) degrees from Bhopal University in India. He completed residency training in Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and obtained Master of Medical Sciences degree from Harvard University and MIT. Dr. Badgaiyan is trained in cognitive neuroscience, neuroimaging and molecular imaging at University of Oregon, Pittsburgh, Harvard University and MIT. Dr. Badgaiyan is principal investigator of a number of NIH, VA and Foundation grants and has published a number of high impact papers. He has conducted pioneering research in neuroimaging and developed the single scan dynamic molecular imaging technique, which allows detection of dopamine release in live human brain during performance of a cognitive and behavioral task.
