Scholar
Lucas C. Parra
Google Scholar ID: -4BM5pwAAAAJ
Professor of Biomedical Engineering, City College of New York, CUNY
Citations & Impact
Citations
12,343
H-index
61
i10-index
145
Publications
20
Co-authors
61
list available
Resume
Academic Achievements
- Developed a state-of-the-art AI foundation model trained on 60,000 breast MRIs capable of detecting cancer one year in advance
- Work published in Radiology:AI and highlighted by Science Magazine and other media
- Published in Brain Stimulation (2022) on robust enhancement of motor sequence learning with 4mA tES
- 2024 study demonstrated AI-based early detection of breast cancer in screening MRI one year earlier
- 2024 Cell Reports paper on bidirectional brain-body interactions
- Best Poster Award at the 2022 International Mind, Brain and Education Society Conference
- Research featured by the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)
- Breast cancer detection work highlighted by CUNY Chancellor in 2025 State of the University address
Research Experience
- Principal investigator of the Parra Lab at The City College of New York (CCNY), CUNY
- Leads research in brain-machine interfaces, neural engineering, and AI applications in medical imaging
- PI of a 5-year NIH R01 grant studying effects of electrical brain stimulation on motor learning
- Leads a 3-year NSF-funded project on remote video-based instruction
- Conducts AI-driven research on breast MRI for tumor segmentation, diagnosis, and risk prediction
