Peter Stanwell

Professor Peter Stanwell is a globally recognized medical imaging research scientist with 25+ years of experience in clinical and research MRI environments. Currently serving as Head of Discipline, Diagnostic Radiography at the University of Newcastle's School of Health Sciences, his career spans industrial non-destructive testing, clinical MRI development at Johns Hopkins Hospital, and academic leadership at Harvard Medical School.

• PhD from University of Sydney (Medicine)
• 2017-2022: Clinical Professor & Research Innovator
• 2008-2011: Instructor in Radiology, Harvard Medical School

Research focuses on mild traumatic brain injury, sport-related concussion, and personalized medical imaging through:

• Development of diffusion-weighted and dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI techniques
• Integration of MRI metrics in chemotherapy response prediction
• Collaborations with Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
• 3D Tissue Clearing Facility partnerships for cross-modal imaging
• Retinal biomarker investigations for TBI

His 170 publications (h-index:33) appear in NeuroImage, Radiology, and European Radiology. Recent work explores:

• MRI in chronic neck pain pathophysiology
• Optical coherence tomography for neurodegeneration screening
• Collateral circulation assessment in stroke patients
• Brain connectivity changes in retired athletes

Scientific recognition includes:

• 2022 Senior Fulbright Scholar at University of Illinois
• 2017 Fulbright at MIT's McGovern Institute
• 2020 NEWstar Research Leader award
• 2011 Emerging Research Leader, UON
• 2008 Clinical Excellence at Brigham and Women's Hospital

As educator, he supervises PhD students in medical radiation science and teaches MRI principles across courses (MRSC1150-MRSC4120A). Current collaborations span Harvard Medical School, Florey Institute of Neuroscience, and Australian-American research networks.