Joe B Baker

About

Joe B Baker is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Radiology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, specializing in Pediatric Radiology. His professional role involves clinical practice, research, and education within the field of radiology, with a focus on pediatric imaging. As part of the Department of Radiology, he contributes to the academic and clinical missions of the institution, supporting the training of medical students, residents, and fellows, and engaging in research activities related to medical imaging.

Research topics

• Surgery
• Medicine
• Psychology
• Neuroscience
• Geography
• Dentistry

Selected publications

• Description and Early Outcomes of a Comprehensive Curriculum Redesign at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

  Academic Medicine · 2017-09-27 · 19 citations

  articleOpen access

  In 2012, the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine launched a redesigned curriculum addressing the four primary recommendations in the 2010 Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching report on reforming medical education. This new curriculum provides a more standardized evaluation of students' competency achievement through a robust portfolio review process coupled with standard evaluations of medical knowledge and clinical skills. It individualizes learning processes thro…

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• Laminar and Neurochemical Organization of the Dorsal Cochlear Nucleus of the Human, Monkey, Cat, and Rodents

  The Anatomical Record · 2014-08-18 · 18 citations

  articleOpen access

  The dorsal cochlear nucleus (DCN) is a brainstem structure that receives input from the auditory nerve. Many studies in a diversity of species have shown that the DCN has a laminar organization and identifiable neuron types with predictable synaptic relations to each other. In contrast, studies on the human DCN have found a less distinct laminar organization and fewer cell types, although there has been disagreement among studies in how to characterize laminar organization and which of the cell…

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• The Claustrum in the Squirrel Monkey

  The Anatomical Record · 2019-09-11 · 12 citations

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  ABSTRACT The claustrum (CLA) is a subcortical structure that is reciprocally and topographically connected with the cerebral cortex. The complexity of the cerebral cortex varies dramatically across mammals, raising the question of whether there might also be differences in CLA organization, circuitry, and function. Species variations in the shape of the CLA are well documented. Studies in multiple species have identified subsets of neurochemically distinct interneurons; some data suggest species…

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• There is a topographic organization in human cortico-pontine connectivity

  Brain Communications · 2022 · 11 citations

  Senior authorCorresponding

  Of the three largest outputs of the cerebral cortex, two have been extensively studied and mapped. Topographic maps of cortico-thalamic and cortico-striatal functional connectivity in humans are well established. However, for the third largest cerebral output, to the pontine nuclei, which connect the cerebrum to the cerebellum, the existence of such an organized connectivity pattern in humans is unknown. Here, using high-resolution functional MRI and a large sample size, we found a topographical…

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• Species Differences in the Organization of the Ventral Cochlear Nucleus

  The Anatomical Record · 2017-12-13 · 6 citations

  articleOpen accessCorresponding

  The mammalian cochlear nuclei (CN) consist of two major subdivisions, the dorsal (DCN) and ventral (VCN) nuclei. We previously reported differences in the structural and neurochemical organization of the human DCN from that in several other species. Here we extend this analysis to the VCN, considering both the organization of subdivisions and the types and distributions of neurons. Classically, the VCN in mammals is composed of two subdivisions, the anteroventral (VCA) and posteroventral cochlea…

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Recent grants

• NIH Grant R01EY007342

  NIH · $2.3M · 2007

• NIH Grant P60DC002072

  NIH · $6.0M · 1999

• NIH Grant P01NS017489

  NIH · $3.3M · 1995

Frequent coauthors

• B.W. Peterson

  19 shared

• Daniel J. Conklin

  American Heart Association

  17 shared

• Jason Hellmann

  University of Louisville Hospital

  17 shared

• Aruni Bhatnagar

  University of Louisville

  17 shared

• Luping Guo

  University of New Mexico

  17 shared

• Matthew Spite

  Harvard University

  17 shared

• Michael J. Zhang

  University of Minnesota Medical Center

  17 shared

• Mark A. Creager

  Dartmouth–Hitchcock Medical Center

  16 shared

Education

• M.D.

  Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

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