77. Human brain atlases and applications: research, development and commercialization

77. Human brain atlases and applications: research, development and commercialization

Prof. Wieslaw L. Nowinski, D.Sc., Ph.D. – Visiting scientist, Sano Centre for Computational Medicine, Krakow, PL; a.o. creator of “world’s most gorgeous” human brain atlases

Abstract

This presentation is an overview of my human brain atlas-related work. I will share knowledge and experience in designing and developing human brain atlases, including a 3D interactive atlas of the normal brain, 3D brain atlas of neurologic disorders, probabilistic functional atlas, and probabilistic stroke atlas. I will feature atlas applications in education, research, and clinics focusing on neurosurgery, neuroradiology, and stroke. Finally, I will present my process and experience in R&D commercialization.

About the author

Prof. Wieslaw L. Nowinski, D.Sc., Ph.D. – scientist, innovator, entrepreneur, manager, pioneer, and visionary; science-medicine-art “bridge builder”; creator of “world’s most gorgeous” human brain atlases. Affiliated with four of the world’s top 10 universities (according to the Shanghai domain ranking), No 2 in MED (the USA) and No 2, 6, and 9 in ENG (Singapore and China). He has 589 scientific publications (h-index 50, i10-index 182 (Google Scholar), within world’s top 2% scientists (Stanford list)); 71 patents granted (23 US, 11 EP) and 68 patent applications filed (19 US, 21 EP). Created with his team 35 brain atlas products licensed to 67 companies and institutions, distributed in about 100 countries. Conferred with 45 awards, 30 from leading medical societies (two radiological Oscars, Pioneer in Medicine) and 3 for innovation (2014 European Inventor of the Year (within the top three)); named The Outstanding Pole in the world in 2012. Commemorated on a stamp issued by the Polish Post in 2018 to honor Polish inventors of the century (within two living inventors).