Nilesh N. Mistry (S'02) received the B.E. degree in biomedical engineering from the University of Mumbai, Mumbai, India, and the M.S. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Maryland, College Park. He is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree in biomedical engineering from Duke University, Durham, NC. With a background in biomedical and electrical engineering, Nilesh explores various imaging techniques to perform functional phenotyping for cardiopulmonary systems. He is developing efficient k-space acquisition techniques using under-sampled radial trajectories combined with view-sharing data reconstruction techniques. These techniques improve the spatial and temporal resolution in the rodent to image ventilation using hyperpolarized gases and to image perfusion using dynamic contrast-enhanced MR imaging. Nilesh's interests also include study of cardiac motion, image registration and image processing.