F. M. Kirby Research Center for Functional Brain Imaging
At the Kennedy Krieger Institute

Peter Barker, DPhil

Affiliated Faculty
F.M. Kirby Research Center for Functional Brain Imaging
Professor
Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Professor
Department of Oncology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Research Scientist
Kennedy Krieger Institute

Peter Barker, DPhil

Contact Information

Office Address
Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Park 367B
600 N. Wolfe Street
Baltimore, MD 21287

Phone: 410-955-1740
Email: pbarker at jhmi dot edu

Curriculum Vitae

  • Current Appointments
    • Professor, Department of Radiology, Division of Neuroradiology
      2002 - Present
      Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
    • Professor, Department of Oncology
      2005 - Present
      Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
    • Research Scientist
      1998 - Present
      Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, MD
  • Awards and Achievements
    • Outstanding Teacher Award
      2007, ISMRM / ESMRMB
    • Established Investigator Award
      1996, American Heart Association
    • Editors Recognition Award for Distinction in Reviewing
      1995, Radiology
    • Boswell Research Fellowship
      1986, California Institute of Technology
    • Canadian Rhodes Scholars Foundation Scholarship
      1982 - 1983, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
    • Greville-Smith Prize in Chemistry
      1982, Oxford University, United Kingdom
    • Open Scholarship in Chemistry
      1978 - 1982, Balliol College, Oxford University, United Kingdom
  • Education and Training
    • Post-doctoral Fellow, In Vivo MR Spectroscopy
      1986 - 1988
      Huntington Medical Research Institutes and California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA
    • DPhil, Physical Chemistry
      1983 - 1986
      Oxford University, United Kingdom
      Advisor: Professor Ray Freeman
      Thesis: "New Techniques in Nuclear Magnetic Resonance"
    • BA, Chemistry, First Class Honours
      1978 - 1982
      Oxford University, United Kingdom
  • Professional Experience
    • Associate Professor, Department of Radiology, Division of Neuroradiology
      1997 - 2002
      Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
    • Adjunct Associate Professor, Medical Physics
      1995 - 1997
      Oakland University, Rochester, MI
    • Senior Bioscientific Staff, Department of Radiology
      1994 - 1997
      Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
    • Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology, Division of NMR Research
      1989 - 1994
      Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
    • Visiting Associate, Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
      1988 - 1989
      California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA
    • Research Scientist
      1988 - 1989
      Huntington Medical Research Institutes (HMRI), Pasadena, CA
  • Administrative Responsibilities, Johns Hopkins / Kennedy Krieger Institute
    • PAC Committee, Clinical Specialized Program in Neuroscience
      2008 - Present, Honolulu, HI
    • Johns Hopkins Medical School Council
      2008 - Present, Baltimore, MD
    • Institution Review Board III
      2007 - Present, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, MD
    • Radiology Departmental Promotions Committee
      2002 - Present, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD
    • Protocol Review Committee, F.M. Kirby Research Center for Functional Brain Imaging
      1999 - Present, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, MD
  • Previous Appointments
    • Moderator, "Proton MRS of Human Brain Function"
      2006, ISMRM
    • Organizer, Session Chairman, Workshop on Data Processing for MR Spectroscopy and Imaging
      2006, ISMRM Workshop, Airlie Center, Warrenton, VA
    • Moderator, "Human Brain MRS: Normal Brain Function"
      2005, ISMRM
    • Moderator, "MR Imaging and Spectroscopy in Multiple Sclerosis"
      2004, ISMRM
    • Moderator, "DSC-MRI and ASL: Validity testing, comparison studies and other methods"
      2004, ISMRM Workshop on Quantitative Cerebral Perfusion Imaging using MRI: A technical perspective, Isolo di San Servolo, Italy
    • Scientific Program Committee Member
      2002, 2003, 2004, ISMRM
    • Moderator, "Human Brain: Seizure Disorders"
      2002, ISMRM
    • Moderator, "Adult Brain: Functional Imaging"
      2002, ASNR
    • Moderator, "Imaging of Cerebrovascular Disease"
      2001, RSNA
    • Session Chairman, "MRS in Neuropsychiatric Disorders"
      2001, ISMRM
    • Session Chairman, "MR Imaging of Brain - Vascular"
      2000, ISMRM
    • Organizer, Spectroscopy Teaching Course
      1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, ISMRM
    • Session Chairman, "Clinical MRS of Brain"
      1999, ISMRM
    • Session Chairman, "Human Brain Spectroscopy: Pediatric"
      1998, ISMRM
    • Session Chairman, "MRS Mini-categorical course"
      1996, ESMRMB
    • Session Chairman, "Quantitation"
      1996, 1997, ISMRM; 1995, SMR
  • Affiliations
    • Grant Review / Study Sections
      NIH (MEDI), Charter Member: 2008 - Present
      ASNR Research Committee Member: 2006 - 2008
      NIH (MEDI): 2007
      American Heart Association, Brain 1 Study Section: 2007 - Present
      Swiss National Science Foundation: 2006
      NINDS (NIH), NSD-C: 2005
      SBMI-F (NIH): 2005
      NINDS (NIH), NSD-C: 2004
      The Wellcome Trust, United Kingdom: 2003
      Canadian Institute of Health Research: 2002
      The PPP Foundation, London, United Kingdom: 2002
      Special Study Section (ZRG1), NIH: 2002
      US Army Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program (CDMRP): 2000
      Dutch Cancer Society: 2000
      Scientific Review Branch Special Emphasis Panel, NINDS, NIH: 1999
      US Department of Veteran Affairs Medical Research Service: 1997, 1998
      NSPB Review Committee, NINDS, NIH: 1996, 1997
    • Journal / Abstract Reviewer
      American Journal of Neuroradiology (AJNR)
      Analytical Biochemistry
      Annals of Neurology
      Biological Psychiatry
      Cancer Research
      Cephalalgia
      European Journal of Neurology
      IEEE Medical Imaging Conference
      ILAR
      International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
      Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism
      Journal of Magnetic Resonance
      Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging
      Journal of Neuroimaging
      Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry
      Journal of Neurological Sciences
      Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease
      Medical Physics
      Nature Medicine
      Neurology
      NMR in Biomedicine
      Magnetic Resonance Imaging
      Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
      Radiology
      Stroke
    • Society Memberships
      International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM)
      Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)
      American Society of Neuroradiology (ASNR): Executive Committee (2008-2009), Research Committee (2006-2010), Electronic Education and Internet Committee (2008-2011), Chair, Research Scientist Committee (2009-2011)
      Eastern Neuroradiology Society (ENRS)
      The Johns Hopkins Medical and Surgical Association
      The American Heart Association, Stroke Council
      United Leukodystrophy Foundation

Publications

For a list of Peter Barker's most recent publications, please view this Search Link from the NIH's PubMed Database:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Search&term=barker_pb&doptcmdl=DocSum