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Associate Professor Fatima Nasrallah is an Associate Professor and Principal Research Fellow at the Queensland Brain Institute (QBI), University of Queensland (UQ). Her research focuses on functional neuroimaging and brain injury mechanisms, particularly traumatic brain injury (TBI) and its link to neurodegenerative diseases like dementia. She leads a lab investigating multimodal imaging techniques to map structural, functional, metabolic, and molecular changes post-TBI, linking these to behavioral outcomes and biomarkers.
Education: PhD in neurochemistry from the University of New South Wales (2009). Postdoctoral work at Singapore Bioimaging Consortium (2009–2012), followed by roles at the Clinical Imaging Research Center and QBI since 2015. Appointed as a Motor Accident and Injury Commission Fellow in 2015. Active in clinical and preclinical TBI research, translational medicine, and neuroimaging innovation.
Research Interests: Her work spans basic and clinical neuroscience, emphasizing early diagnosis of TBI biomarkers and neuroimaging advancements. Key areas include: functional MRI, diffusion tensor imaging, quantitative susceptibility mapping, and biomarker discovery. Her lab explores the pathophysiological pathways connecting TBI to Alzheimer's disease and other dementias.
Recent Article Themes: Recent publications highlight advancements in TBI biomarkers, neuroinflammation profiling, preclinical imaging standards, and MRI techniques for rodent models. Work also addresses clinical applications, such as pediatric TBI prediction and stroke rehabilitation via robotic devices.
Awards: Recognized with the Motor Accident and Injury Commission Fellowship (2015), supporting her TBI research.
Advising & Grants: Supervises PhD students (e.g., Linfeng Liu, Junyan Lyu) and collaborates on projects like the PREDICT-TBI trial (multicenter TBI outcome prediction). Leads teams in biomarker development, imaging innovation, and translational studies.
Labs & Teams: Heads her independent research group at QBI, collaborating with institutions like the Singapore Bioimaging Consortium and international ISMRM networks. Engages in cross-disciplinary efforts to bridge preclinical and clinical TBI research.
