dr. S. (Stefano) Mandija
Researcher/Postdoc
- Computational Imaging
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Biography
Stefano is currently employed as postdoctoral researcher / MRI-physicist at the radiotherapy department of the University Medical Center Utrecht (The Netherlands). His research topics range from fundamental and methodological research to clinical development of quantitative MRI methods and MRI biomarkers for diagnostic and radiotherapy treatment response prediction and monitoring. In particular, he works on the characterization of tissue electrical properties for radiotherapy treatments efficacy assessment using MRI (NWO recipient VENI grant 2020), MRI-guided cardiac radio-ablation using stereotactic radiotherapy (STOPSTORM.eu consortium), MRI-based guidance of spinal cord stimulation (RESTORE and Prep2GO consortia), and he also supports the development and translation of quantitative MRI methods in clinical settings (MR-STAT).
Background
Stefano was born in Camposampiero, Padua (Italy) in September 1988. He was educated as a bioengineer at the University of Padua, 2007-2013. Afterwards, he moved to The Netherlands where he received his Ph.D. in the field of non-invasive characterization of tissue electrical properties with MRI at the University Medical Center Utrecht (The Netherlands) in 2018. Subsequently, he was offered a Post-Doc position at the Radiology and Radiotherapy departments of the University Medical Center Utrecht. Because of his passion for MRI and his positive attitude, which makes him looking at research challenges as new opportunities to expand his knowledge and to establish new collaborations, he also recently started investigating MRI-based guidance of cardiac ablation using stereotactic radiotherapy at the radiotherapy department of the University Medical Center Utrecht within the European STOPSTORM consortium.
Side Activities
Chair of the ISMRM Benelux Annual Meeting (2020)
Fellowship and Awards
NWO VENI Grant (2020): MR-based measurements of ‘Tissue ElectroMagnetic Properties in radiation Oncology (TEMPO)’: A predictive tool for early-stage assessment of radiotherapy treatments
Junior Fellow of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, ISMRM (2020)
Trainee Educational Stipend of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, ISMRM (2014, 2015, 2016)
Research Output (18)
Hampe Nils, Katscher Ulrich, van den Berg Cornelis A T, Tha Khin Khin, Mandija Stefano 7 jul 2020, In: Physics in medicine and biology. 65 11 p.
Navest R J M, Mandija S, Zijlema S E, Stemkens B, Andreychenko A, Lagendijk J J W, van den Berg C A T 21 jun 2020, In: Physics in medicine and biology. 65 12 p.
Navest R J M, Mandija S, Bruijnen T, Stemkens B, Tijssen R H N, Andreychenko A, Lagendijk J J W, van den Berg C A T 13 jan 2020, In: Physics in medicine and biology. 65 , p. 01NT02 9 p.
Shcherbakova Yulia, Bartels Lambertus Wilbert, Mandija Stefano, Beld Ellis, Seevinck Peter R, van der Voort van Zyp Jochem R N, Kerkmeijer Linda G W, Moonen Chrit T W, Lagendijk Jan J W, Van den Berg Cornelis A T 11 sep 2019, In: Physics in Medicine and Biology. 64 , p. 185001 1 p.
Navest R J M, Mandija S, Andreychenko A, Raaijmakers A J E, Lagendijk J J W, van den Berg C A T 17 jul 2019, In: Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. 82 , p. 2236-2247 12 p.
Mandija Stefano, D'Agata Federico, Navest Robin J M, Sbrizzi Alessandro, Tijssen Rob H N, Philippens Marielle E P, Raaijmakers Cornelis P J, Seravalli Enrica, Verhoeff Joost J C, Lagendijk Jan J W, van den Berg Cornelis A T 17 jul 2019, In: Frontiers in oncology. 9
Mandija Stefano, Meliadò Ettore F., Huttinga Niek R.F., Luijten Peter R., van den Berg Cornelis A.T. 20 jun 2019, In: Scientific Reports. 9 , p. 8895
Mandija S., D'Agata F., Navest R., Sbrizzi A., Raaymakers C., Tijssen R., Philippens M., Seravalli E., Verhoeff J., Lagendijk J., Van den Berg C. apr 2019, In: Radiotherapy and Oncology. 133 , p. S97-S98
de Boer Peter, Mandija Stefano, Werensteijn-Honingh Anita M., van den Berg Cornelis A.T., de Leeuw Astrid A.C., Jürgenliemk-Schulz Ina M. jan 2019, In: Physics and Imaging in Radiation Oncology. 9 , p. 77-82 6 p.
Vink Jord J.T., Mandija Stefano, Petrov Petar I., van den Berg Cornells A.T., Sommer Iris E.C., Neggers Sebastiaan F.W. nov 2018, In: Human Brain Mapping. 39 , p. 4580-4592 13 p.