Lucy McGavin

Dr. Lucy McGavin serves as an Honorary Associate Professor at Peninsula Medical School, contributing to neuroscience research with specialized focus on Parkinson's Disease mechanisms and diagnostic imaging techniques.

Her research integrates Neuroscience, Medical Imaging, and Artificial Intelligence to investigate structural brain changes in Parkinson's variants. Key interests include Magnetic Resonance Imaging analysis, genetic versus idiopathic disease differentiation, and deep learning applications for neurodegenerative diagnostics, particularly examining brainstem and occipital lobe alterations.

Recent work demonstrates her leadership in developing AI-driven MRI classification systems that identify distinct biomarkers for genetic and idiopathic Parkinson's subtypes, advancing precision diagnostics through interdisciplinary computational neuroscience approaches.