Christopher D. Kroenke

Christopher D. Kroenke is a Senior Professor at Oregon Health & Science University. His research integrates developmental neurobiology, neuroimaging, and neuroanatomy to investigate brain structure and maturation. He specializes in cortical folding mechanics, residual stress measurement, and the relationship between mechanical forces and fiber organization in the developing brain. His recent work introduces cortical curvature as a quantitative biomarker for neurodevelopment and disease, and characterizes normative fetal brain development in rhesus macaques via magnetic resonance imaging. Additional studies examine age-related cerebral morphology in primates and neurochemical changes associated with ethanol drinking, with implications for maternal health and obstetrics.