He received his PhD in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University in 2007, followed by a postdoctoral fellowship in the Department of Radiology at UCSF. He is an IEEE member and has co-authored 38 peer-reviewed papers. Dr. Larson's research program is centered on MR pulse sequence development, including MR physics, RF pulse design, acquisition strategies, and reconstruction techniques. Specifically, his interests are in methods development for MRI with hyperpolarized carbon-13 agents, a promising new metabolic imaging modality, semi-solid tissue MRI for positive contrast of tissues such as tendons, bone, and myelin that a re invisible with conventional MRI techniques.