Under the leadership of Prof Gary Egan, the Neuroimaging and Neuroinformatics group applies Magnetic Resonance imaging techniques to investigate neurological and neurodegenerative disorders, as well as undertaking studies of normal brain function.

The group’s advances in imaging methodologies through algorithm and software development in parallel with new techniques for sharing and storing the large data sets inherent in imaging research provide a nationally unique platform for imaging research.

The application of MR imaging to diseases such as Huntington’s disease and Multiple Sclerosis (MS) continues to be a focus of the team, with multiple projects using animal models in conjunction with ongoing human clinical studies.

Recent developments by the neuroinformatics team have been heavily focused on managing data.  A system developed in conjunction with Silicon Graphic Inc. is allowing scientists to manage and access their data more efficiently and more quickly analyse the images.  Further developments are now under way to incorporate microscopy imaging data.