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Dr. Friedrich Wetterling

Assistant Professor (Electronic & Elect. Engineering)
      
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Dr. Friedrich Wetterling

Assistant Professor (Electronic & Elect. Engineering)

 FRIEDRICH.WETTERLING@tcd.ie

 


Assistant Professor for Biomedical Circuits and Systems at Trinity College and head of The MediCAS Lab, a position anchored at the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering within the School of Engineering. He led the radio-frequency and system development of an innovative implantable device for congestive heart failure monitoring at FIRE1 (2016-2024). He was a Marie-Curie Research Fellow at Trinity College where he developed a novel monitoring method for cardiac function using inductively coupled resonators, i.e. radio-frequency cardiography (2013-2015). Prior to that he led the Magnetic Resonance Methods and Imaging group at the Chair for Computer Assisted Clinical Medicine, Heidelberg University (2009-2012) where his team captured the first whole body tomographic image set solely based upon the local sodium concentration in a human. In 2010, he was awarded the Siemens Prize for establishing Sodium-23 Magnetic Resonance Imaging for stroke tissue viability assessment at the annual meeting of the German Medical Physics Association (DGMP) in Freiburg, Germany. He is a member of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM). He has authored and co-authored over 40 publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals and conferences papers. And he has authored more than 30 patent applications. Dr. Friedrich Wetterling is head of the Medical Circuits and Systems Lab (MediCAS) at the department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering where he and his team are researching and developing: - #accessible devices that are remotely deployable using portable, wearable, and implantable circuits - #sustainable systems that reduce the need of finite resources such as helium - #meaningful solutions offering physiologically-relevant and accurate measurements to monitor and to manage chronic health conditions
  Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)   Medical Devices   Radio-frequency resonator / coil systems for MRI   Tissue viability imaging after ischaemic stroke   Tissue viability imaging after tumor-therapy   Whole-body sodium-MRI in patients   X-nuclei MRI (i.e. 13C, 19F, 23Na, 31P, 35Cl, 39K)
Project Title
 Development of a nuclear magnetic resonance imaging technique for the accurate detection and quantification of tissue sodium concentration in animal models of disease.
From
01/05/2006
To
27/09/2009
Summary
Funding Agency
Science Foundation Ireland
Programme
SFI Research Frontiers Programme
Person Months
40
Project Title
 A non-invasive deep brain stimulation device
From
2013
To
2014
Summary
Funding Agency
Enterprise Ireland
Programme
Commercialisation Feasibility
Person Months
3
Project Title
 Unlocking the potential of ultrahigh field 23Na magnetic resonance to quantify tissue sodium content for probing viability of the heart: where physics, biology and medicine meet
From
1 January 2018
To
31 December 2019
Summary
Funding Agency
European Commission
Programme
HORIZON-2020 FRAMEWORK PROGRAMM
Project Type
Research Fellowship
Project Title
 Smart and wireless optical sensors for intra-vascular monitoring of blood volume in congestive heart failure
From
October 2024
To
September 2026
Summary
Funding Agency
The Naughton Fellowship Committee
Programme
Naughton Faculty Research Accelerator Program
Project Type
Seed
Person Months
12
Project Title
 Supply of a Benchtop Magnetic Resonance (MRI) Systems for Trinity College Dublin (TCD)
From
January 2025
To
December 2025
Summary
From Larmor"s Legacy to Cutting-Edge MRI " Expanding Research Access in Ireland In 1897, Irish physicist Joseph Larmor uncovered the link between magnetic field strength and resonance frequency " the principle that underpins every modern Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scanner. More than a century later, we"re proud to continue that legacy at Trinity College Dublin. Our Medical Circuits and Systems Laboratory (MediCAS-Lab) has just received two PureDevices 0.5 T table-top MRI scanners " compact yet powerful systems capable of imaging samples up to 10 mm in diameter. While Ireland already hosts large MRI scanners for clinical use, these table-top systems provide a far more accessible, research-focused platform. They enable rapid experimentation, reduce barriers to early-stage studies, and offer valuable training opportunities for students and researchers exploring the next generation of imaging methods. This initiative was made possible through funding from the Higher Education Authority (Stream 1 " HEREG) and Trinity"s commitment to research excellence through the Trinity Research Charter. Small in size but big in impact, these systems will help us pioneer new MRI methods, train the next generation of imaging researchers, and expand Ireland"s research capacity in magnetic resonance. A heartfelt thank you to the Higher Education Authority, the Trinity Research Development Office, and all colleagues who made this possible. #TrinityCollegeDublin #MediCASLab #MRI #ImagingScience #ResearchExcellence #HigherEducationAuthority #Engineering #Innovation #Collaboration #JosephLarmor #Accessibility
Funding Agency
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
Programme
Research Boost Programme 2025: Higher Education Research Equipment Grant (HEREG)
Project Type
Procurement of two table top scanners

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Details Date From Date To
International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM)
IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
IEEE Sensors Council
Grace Whelan, Kate Connor, Friedrich Wetterling, Pre-clinical low-field MRI at 0.55T: signal enhancement through gadolinium and manga- nese contrast agents for ex vivo mouse brain imaging, British and Irish Chapter of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, London, UK, September 2026, 2026, pp50 - 51, Conference Paper, PUBLISHED  TARA - Full Text
Facchi, Ilaria; Yameen, Nabhan; Barreto, Ana; O'Sullivan, Thomas; Wetterling, Friedrich, Enhancing Deep-Tissue Power Transfer through Expandable Nitinol Antenna for Vascular Implants, 2026 20th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), Dublin, Ireland, 2026, p1 - 5, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  TARA - Full Text  URL
Conor Conway, Isaac Tobin, Shane Hunt, Leah Su Whelan, Friedrich Wetterling, Design and Implementation of a Three-Axis Gradient System for Earth's Field Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Cardiac Tissue in the City-Centre of Dublin, IEEE Xplore, Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2026, p1 - 7, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  TARA - Full Text
Ilaria Facchi, AnaFlavia de Aleida Barreto, Isaac Tobin, Shane Hunt, Thomas D. O'Sullivan, Friedrich Wetterling, Passive Optical Sensing using a Zero-Biased Photodiode in a Resonant Circuit for Implantable Vascular Applications, IEEE Explore, Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2026, p1 - 6, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  TARA - Full Text
Leah Su Whelan, Ilaria Facchi, Isaac Tobin, Shane Hunt, Conor Conway, Dhanya Krishnakumar, Marat Fudim, Friedrich Wetterling, Influence of Dielectric Loading on the Resonant Response of an Implantable LC Pulmonary Artery Pressure Sensor, IEEE Xplore, Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2026, p1 - 7, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  TARA - Full Text
Bartlomiej Fryc, Ilaria Facchi, Maja Cikes, Ante Anic, Petr Neuzil, Vivek Reddy, Marat Fudim, Deb Kridner, Jaeson Bang, and Friedrich Wetterling, Visualizing Cardiac Motion Using Subcutaneously Measured Electrocardiography and Three-Axis Acceleration: Day-to-Day Comparability and Event-Related Changes in Congestive Heart Failure Patients, IEEE Xplore, 7th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), Copenhagen, Denmark,, July 2025, edited by IEEE Xplore , 2025, pp1 - 4, Conference Paper, PUBLISHED  TARA - Full Text  DOI
Friedrich Wetterling; Nagesh Shanbhag; Lothar Schilling, A Simple, but Variable Transformer-Matched Resonance Circuit for High Resolution Sodium-23 Magnetic Resonance Imaging of an In Vivo Stroke Model at 9.4T, IEEE Xplore, A Simple, but Variable Transformer-Matched Resonance Circuit for High Resolution Sodium-23 Magnetic Resonance Imaging of an In Vivo Stroke Model at 9.4T, Copenhagen, Denmark, July 2025, edited by IEEE Explore , 2025, pp1 - 5, Conference Paper, PUBLISHED  TARA - Full Text  DOI
Stephanie Gardner, Kate Connor, Jeffrey Glennon, Friedrich Wetterling, High-resolution T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging of myelinated fibre tracts in the caudate putamen of an ex vivo murine model at 9.4T, British and Irish Chapter of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Brighton, UK, September 2025, 2025, pp42 - 43, Conference Paper, PUBLISHED  TARA - Full Text
Wetterling F, Fryc B, Facchi I, Okabe T, Heist EK, Fudim M., Subcutaneous sensors for monitoring congestion and to reduce heart failure hospitalizations-a viable middle ground between deep implantable intravascular monitoring devices and wearable technologies?, Heart Failure Reviews, 30, (5), 2025, p1113 - 1122, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Friedrich Wetterling, Can Sensor Implantation Alone Reduce Heart Failure Hospitalizations Without Need for Structured Management Based on its Data?, JACC Heart Failure, 13, (12), 2025, p102721 - 102721, p102721-102721 , Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
  

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Almudena Moreno-Borrallo, Friedrich Wetterling, Binh T. Mai, Eduardo Ruiz-Hernandez and Oliviero Gobbo, Preclinical evaluation of a pH-responsive nanocomposite in a refined GL261 Glioblastoma resection model, INOS meeting 2026, 2026, Oral Presentation, PRESENTED
Ritajaa Manna, Friedrich Wetterling, Maria Jose Santos-Martinez, and Oliviero L. Gobbo, A NEW MAGNETO-MECHANICAL APPARATUS FOR THE TREATMENT OF GLIOBLASTOMA, INOS meeting 2026, 2026, Poster, PRESENTED
Almudena Moreno-Borrallo, Binh T. Mai, Eduardo Ruiz-Hernandez, Friedrich Wetterling, Oliviero Gobbo, Preclinical evaluation of a pH-responsive nanocomposite in a refined GL261 Glioblastoma resection model, European Association of Neuro-Oncology (EANO) 2026, 2026, Poster, PRESENTED
Maher, Marcos, Development of an Electromagnetic System for Magneto-Mechanical Stimulation of Nanoparticles in Tissue, Trinity College Dublin, 2026, Thesis, PUBLISHED
Xinyu Zhang, Earth"s Field Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Urban Environments Noise Suppression and Advanced Image Reconstruction Techniques, Trinity College Dublin, 2025, Thesis, PUBLISHED
Maria Anna Metaxaki, Design and development of single- and multi-element radiofrequency sensors at 105.9MHz for Sodium Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy at 9.4 Tesla using low noise and low input impedance preamplifiers, Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering Trinity College Dublin, 2025, Thesis, PUBLISHED
Hanson S Gifford III, Conor M Hanley, Jessi Johnson, Pablo Martin, Stephen Sheridan, Douglas S Sutton, Fiachra M Sweeney, Friedrich Wetterling, 'Wireless resonant circuit and variable inductance vascular monitoring implants and anchoring structures therefore', USPTO, 2023, 26 March 2024, Foundry Innovation and Research 1 Ltd, Patent, GRANTED
Hanson S Gifford III, Conor M Hanley, Jessi Johnson, Pablo Martin, Shriram Raghunathan, Stephen Sheridan, Douglas S Sutton, Fiachra M Sweeney, Friedrich Wetterling, 'Wireless vascular monitoring implants', USPTO, 10806352, 2020, 24 March 2024, Foundry Innovation & Research1, Ltd.,Dublin(IE), Patent, GRANTED

  


Award Date
Best Paper Award at IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Conference, Toronto 2026
AI Ireland award for best use of robotic process automation and cognitive Artificial Intelligence (AI) 2021
Intel Prize at DCU Hackathon for presenting a low cost MRI solution to assess beef quality (as part of the Bó Selecta team) 2015
Enterprise Ireland Commercialization Feasibility Grant (15.000EUR): A non-invasive deep brain stimulation device 2014
Poster Prize (Ultra High Field Symposium, Berlin), Multi-nuclear magnetic resonance imaging at ultra-high magnetic field strength: probing sodium-23, chlorine-35, potassium-39, and phosphorus-31 signals in tissue deprived of arterial blood supply 2013
Summa Cum Laude Merit Award (International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine), 'In vivo Hydrogen-1, Sodium-23, Phosphorus-31, and Potassium-39 Magnetic Resonance Imaging after Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion' 2012
Summa Cum Laude Merit Award (International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine), 'Temporally-resolved imaging of renal sodium-23 changes after furosemid injection' 2012
Siemens Young Investigator Award (German Society for Medical Physics), 'Sodium Concentration as a Marker for Tissue Viability after Ischaemic Stroke' 2010
Selected member (by research proposal) of the 4th excellence initiative for molecular and disease-related imaging; German Science Foundation (DFG), Aachen, Germany 2010
Selected member (by research proposal) of the 4th excellence initiative "molecular and disease-related imaging" 2010 German research association (DFG), Aachen, Germany 2010
AstraZeneca Award (British Chapter of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance Imaging) for 'outstanding, innovative research with potential utility in medicine or medical research' 2009
Award for the best oral presentation from a young scientist (Association of Physical Scientists in Medicine), 'A Dual RF Resonator System for Sodium MRI' 2008