Ryan C. McNaughton

Ryan C. McNaughton, PhD

(he/him/his)
Technology Specialist | Electrical & Computer Technologies
617.646.8675 ryan.mcnaughton@wolfgreenfield.com LinkedIn Profile

Education

  • BS, Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, magna cum laude
  • MS, Mechanical Engineering, Boston University
  • PhD, Mechanical Engineering, Boston University

Key Technologies

  • Medical Imaging
  • MRI Technologies
  • Image Processing
  • Quantitative Neuroimaging
  • Metamaterials
  • Medical Devices
  • Semiconductors
  • Bioelectronics

Practice Groups

Admitted to Practice

  • Not yet admitted to practice

Location

  • Boston

Overview

Ryan McNaughton assists the firm in patent prosecution related to electrical and computer technologies. With a background spanning mechanical and biomedical engineering, Ryan uses his experience to support attorneys and clients on matters involving imaging technologies, medical devices, electronics, and related innovations.

Ryan’s technical experience was shaped by his doctoral work in mechanical engineering at Boston University, where his research focused on studying the extremely preterm brain using multiparametric quantitative MRI. His dissertation involved developing Python-based algorithms for automated analyses of large imaging databases and quantifying neurological biomarkers from MRI scans. Throughout his graduate research, Ryan also investigated a variety of projects spanning the development of real-time electrical sensors for monitoring the progression of trauma-related injury and cellular biomechanics.

In addition to his academic research, Ryan is a co-founder of PriMetaz, LLC, a medical technology start-up developing vendor-agnostic accessories designed to enhance MRI signal quality. Ryan brings additional experience in education and mentorship, having served as Adjunct Faculty at Roxbury Community College teaching Principles of Physics.

Ryan is a named inventor on a US patent related to white matter fibrography by synthetic magnetic resonance imaging.

 


Publications

  • McNaughton, R., et al.  “Quantitative MRI Characterization of the Extremely Preterm Brain at Adolescence: Atypical versus Neurotypical Developmental Pathways.” Radiology. 2022 Aug;304(2):419-28.
  • McNaughton, R., et al. “Regulatory Effects of Gradient Microtopographies on Synapse Formation and Neurite Growth in Hippocampal Neurons.” Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering. 2022 Jul;32(7):075005.
  • Shen, G., Zhu, Y., Li, M., McNaughton, R., et al.  “Regularization by Neural Style Transfer for MRI Field-Transfer Reconstruction with Limited Data.” Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence. 2025 Jun;8:1579251.

Interests

  • Education and tutoring
  • Entrepreneurship and start-ups
  • Golfing
  • Catching a game at Fenway, TD Garden, and Agganis Arena