About
Derek B. Archer, PhD
I develop advanced neuroimaging and machine learning methods to identify brain signatures of neurodegeneration. My work combines diffusion MRI, computational genetics, and AI to understand how aging and disease reshape the brain's white matter architecture.
Positions
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
2021 — Present
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Vanderbilt Memory & Alzheimer's Center
2019 — 2021
Education
PhD in Applied Physiology & Kinesiology
University of Florida
2019
MS in Applied Physiology & Kinesiology
University of Florida
2016