Associate Professor Fatima Nasrallah
Associate Professor

Fatima Nasrallah

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Background

Dr. Nasrallah is a neuroscientist with a background in magnetic resonance and interdisciplinary brain research. She graduated with a PhD in neurochemistry and NMR from the Neuroscience Research Australia Institute (NeurRA) at the University of New South Wales in 2009. In April 2009, She spent 3 years at the Singapore Bioimaging Consortium (A*STAR) where she pioneered the use of magnetic resonance imaging as a tool in cognitive brain research in the rodent. In 2013, she was appointed as senior research fellow at the Clinical Imaging Research Center where she delved into the clinical realms of human imaging. In late 2015, she returned to Australia as a Motor Accident and Injury Commission fellow at the Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) at the University of Queensland (UQ) where she independently heads her own group. Her research spans basic and clinical brain research with the the overall aim of understanding how the brain functions in health and injury, specifically, developing methods for early diagnosis of primary biomarkers following injury and translating these findings.

Availability

Associate Professor Fatima Nasrallah is:
Available for supervision

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of New South Wales

Research interests

  • Traumatic Brain Injury

    The development of translational imaging methods for the early diagnosis of brain function and prediction of patient outcome.

Research impacts

Through her work, she has established herself as one of the world experts in the area of functional brain imaging in rodent models. Her most significant contribution was made in 2014 when she demonstrated for the first time, imaging resting state functional connectivity in the mouse brain using MRI. This has made a major impact to the field especially the potential to translate such a technique in human to mouse models. This work was published in the prestigious Neuroimage journal. More impactful was the discovery that these resting state networks could detect cognition in the rat brain after a spatial learning memory task, which was also published in Neuroimage. A major contribution to the field is applying these MRI methods for clinical applications of injury and stroke. She is now leading a nationwide multicenter trial in patients with traumatic brain injury with the hope of using advanced neuroimaging methods to improve patient outcomes.

Search Professor Fatima Nasrallah’s works on UQ eSpace

107 works between 2007 and 2024
All (107) Journal Article (86) Book Chapter (1) Conference Publication (13) Other Outputs (7)

1 - 20 of 107 works

2024

Journal Article

From impact to recovery: tracking mild traumatic brain injury with MRI—a pilot study and case series

To, Xuan Vinh, Cumming, Paul and Nasrallah, Fatima (2024). From impact to recovery: tracking mild traumatic brain injury with MRI—a pilot study and case series. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, 10 (3), e002010. doi: 10.1136/bmjsem-2024-002010

From impact to recovery: tracking mild traumatic brain injury with MRI—a pilot study and case series

2024

Journal Article

High Neural Efficiency in Unconscious Perceptual Processing among Table Tennis Athletes: An Event-Related Potential Study

Shi, Jilong, Huang, Haojie, Nasrallah, Fatima A. and Li, Anmin (2024). High Neural Efficiency in Unconscious Perceptual Processing among Table Tennis Athletes: An Event-Related Potential Study. Brain Sciences, 14 (8) 756, 756. doi: 10.3390/brainsci14080756

High Neural Efficiency in Unconscious Perceptual Processing among Table Tennis Athletes: An Event-Related Potential Study

2024

Journal Article

Long-term improvement in hippocampal-dependent learning ability in healthy, aged individuals following high intensity interval training

Blackmore, Daniel G., Schaumberg, Mia A., Ziaei, Maryam, Belford, Samuel, To, Xuan Vinh, O’Keeffe, Imogen, Bernard, Anne, Mitchell, Jules, Hume, Emily, Rose, Grace L., Shaw, Thomas, York, Ashley, Barth, Markus, Cooper, Elizabeth J., Skinner, Tina L., Nasrallah, Fatima, Riek, Stephan and Bartlett, Perry F. (2024). Long-term improvement in hippocampal-dependent learning ability in healthy, aged individuals following high intensity interval training. Aging and Disease. doi: 10.14336/AD.2024.0642

Long-term improvement in hippocampal-dependent learning ability in healthy, aged individuals following high intensity interval training

2024

Journal Article

The Australian Traumatic Brain Injury Initiative: Systematic Review of Clinical Factors Associated with Outcomes in People with Moderate-Severe Traumatic Brain Injury

McKimmie, Ancelin, Keeves, Jemma, Gadowski, Adelle, Bagg, Matthew K., Antonic-Baker, Ana, Hicks, Amelia J., Hill, Regina, Clarke, Nyssa, Holland, Andrew, Veitch, Bill, Fatovich, Daniel, Reeder, Sandy, Romero, Lorena, Ponsford, Jennie L., Lannin, Natasha A., O’Brien, Terence J., Cooper, D. Jamie, Rushworth, Nick, Fitzgerald, Melinda, Gabbe, Belinda J., Cameron, Peter A., Alexander, Tara, Anderson, Vicki, Armstrong, Elizabeth, Babl, Franz E., Balogh, Zsolt J., Barlow, Karen M., Bellapart, Judith, Bidargaddi, Niranjan ... Zeeman, Heidi (2024). The Australian Traumatic Brain Injury Initiative: Systematic Review of Clinical Factors Associated with Outcomes in People with Moderate-Severe Traumatic Brain Injury. Neurotrauma Reports, 5 (1), 640-659. doi: 10.1089/neur.2023.0111

The Australian Traumatic Brain Injury Initiative: Systematic Review of Clinical Factors Associated with Outcomes in People with Moderate-Severe Traumatic Brain Injury

2024

Journal Article

The Australian Traumatic Brain Injury Initiative: Review and Recommendations for Outcome Measures for Use With Adults and Children After Moderate-to-Severe Traumatic Brain Injury

Ponsford, Jennie L., Hicks, Amelia J., Bagg, Matthew K., Phyland, Ruby, Carrier, Sarah, James, Amelia C., Lannin, Natasha A., Rushworth, Nick, O’Brien, Terence J., Cameron, Peter A., Cooper, D. Jamie, Hill, Regina, Gabbe, Belinda J., Fitzgerald, Melinda, Alexander, Tara, Anderson, Vicki, Antonic-Baker, Ana, Armstrong, Elizabeth, Babl, Franz E., Balogh, Zsolt J., Barlow, Karen M., Bellapart, Judith, Bidargaddi, Niranjan, Bosio, Erika, Bragge, Peter, Bynevelt, Michael, Caeyenberghs, Karen, Capell, Jacquelin, Chai, Kevin E.K. ... AUS-TBI Initiative Investigators (2024). The Australian Traumatic Brain Injury Initiative: Review and Recommendations for Outcome Measures for Use With Adults and Children After Moderate-to-Severe Traumatic Brain Injury. Neurotrauma Reports, 5 (1), 387-408. doi: 10.1089/neur.2023.0127

The Australian Traumatic Brain Injury Initiative: Review and Recommendations for Outcome Measures for Use With Adults and Children After Moderate-to-Severe Traumatic Brain Injury

2024

Journal Article

Scanning ultrasound-mediated memory and functional improvements do not require amyloid-β reduction

Leinenga, Gerhard, To, Xuan Vinh, Bodea, Liviu-Gabriel, Yousef, Jumana, Richter-Stretton, Gina, Palliyaguru, Tishila, Chicoteau, Antony, Dagley, Laura, Nasrallah, Fatima and Götz, Jürgen (2024). Scanning ultrasound-mediated memory and functional improvements do not require amyloid-β reduction. Molecular Psychiatry, 1-16. doi: 10.1038/s41380-024-02509-5

Scanning ultrasound-mediated memory and functional improvements do not require amyloid-β reduction

2024

Journal Article

Characteristics of Resting-State Electroencephalogram Network in α-Band of Table Tennis Athletes

Shi, Jilong, Nasrallah, Fatima A., Mao, Xuechen, Huang, Qin, Pan, Jun and Li, Anmin (2024). Characteristics of Resting-State Electroencephalogram Network in α-Band of Table Tennis Athletes. Brain Sciences, 14 (3) 222, 222. doi: 10.3390/brainsci14030222

Characteristics of Resting-State Electroencephalogram Network in α-Band of Table Tennis Athletes

2024

Journal Article

Diffusion tensor imaging and plasma immunological biomarker panel in a rat traumatic brain injury (TBI) model and in human clinical TBI

To, Xuan Vinh, Mohamed, Abdalla Z., Cumming, Paul and Nasrallah, Fatima A. (2024). Diffusion tensor imaging and plasma immunological biomarker panel in a rat traumatic brain injury (TBI) model and in human clinical TBI. Frontiers in Immunology, 14 1293471, 1293471. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1293471

Diffusion tensor imaging and plasma immunological biomarker panel in a rat traumatic brain injury (TBI) model and in human clinical TBI

2024

Journal Article

The Australian Traumatic Brain Injury Initiative: Systematic Review and Consensus Process to Determine the Predictive Value of Demographic, Injury Event, and Social Characteristics on Outcomes for People With Moderate-Severe Traumatic Brain Injury

Gabbe, Belinda J., Keeves, Jemma, Mckimmie, Ancelin, Gadowski, Adelle M., Holland, Andrew J., Semple, Bridgette D., Young, Jesse T., Crowe, Louise, Ownsworth, Tamara, Bagg, Matthew K., Antonic-Baker, Ana, Hicks, Amelia J., Hill, Regina, Curtis, Kate, Romero, Lorena, Ponsford, Jennie L., Lannin, Natasha A., O'brien, Terence J., Cameron, Peter A., Cooper, Jamie, Rushworth, Nick, Fitzgerald, Melinda, Alexander, Tara, Anderson, Vicki, Armstrong, Elizabeth, Babl, Franz E., Balogh, Zsolt J., Barlow, Karen M, Bellapart, Judith ... Honeybul, Stephen (2024). The Australian Traumatic Brain Injury Initiative: Systematic Review and Consensus Process to Determine the Predictive Value of Demographic, Injury Event, and Social Characteristics on Outcomes for People With Moderate-Severe Traumatic Brain Injury. Journal of Neurotrauma. doi: 10.1089/neu.2023.0461

The Australian Traumatic Brain Injury Initiative: Systematic Review and Consensus Process to Determine the Predictive Value of Demographic, Injury Event, and Social Characteristics on Outcomes for People With Moderate-Severe Traumatic Brain Injury

2024

Journal Article

Multi-Modal Traumatic Brain Injury Prognosis via Structure-Aware Field-Wise Learning

Zhang, Lu, Li, Zhibin, Chandra, Shekhar S. and Nasrallah, Fatima (2024). Multi-Modal Traumatic Brain Injury Prognosis via Structure-Aware Field-Wise Learning. IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering, 36 (8), 1-12. doi: 10.1109/tkde.2024.3364385

Multi-Modal Traumatic Brain Injury Prognosis via Structure-Aware Field-Wise Learning

2024

Journal Article

The Australian Traumatic Brain Injury Initiative: Systematic Review and Consensus Process to Determine the Predictive Value of Pre-existing Health Conditions for People with Moderate-Severe Traumatic Brain Injury

Antonic-Baker, Ana, Auvrez, Clarissa, Tao, Gerard, Bagg, Matthew K., Gadowski, Adelle, McKimmie, Ancelin, Hicks, Amelia J., Hill, Regina, Romero, Lorena, Ponsford, Jennie L., Lannin, Natasha A., Gabbe, Belinda J., Cameron, Peter A., Cooper, D. Jamie, Rushworth, Nick, Fitzgerald, Melinda, O'Brien, Terence J., Alexander, Tara, Anderson, Vicki, Armstrong, Elizabeth, Babl, Franz E., Balogh, Zsolt J., Barlow, Karen M., Bellapart, Judith, Bidargaddi, Niranjan, Bosio, Erika, Bragge, Peter, Bynevelt, Michael, Caeyenberghs, Karen ... Zeeman, Heidi (2024). The Australian Traumatic Brain Injury Initiative: Systematic Review and Consensus Process to Determine the Predictive Value of Pre-existing Health Conditions for People with Moderate-Severe Traumatic Brain Injury. Journal of Neurotrauma. doi: 10.1089/neu.2023.0462

The Australian Traumatic Brain Injury Initiative: Systematic Review and Consensus Process to Determine the Predictive Value of Pre-existing Health Conditions for People with Moderate-Severe Traumatic Brain Injury

2023

Journal Article

Toward hippocampal volume measures on ultra-high field magnetic resonance imaging: a comprehensive comparison study between deep learning and conventional approaches

Lyu, Junyan, Bartlett, Perry F., Nasrallah, Fatima A. and Tang, Xiaoying (2023). Toward hippocampal volume measures on ultra-high field magnetic resonance imaging: a comprehensive comparison study between deep learning and conventional approaches. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 17 1238646, 1-11. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2023.1238646

Toward hippocampal volume measures on ultra-high field magnetic resonance imaging: a comprehensive comparison study between deep learning and conventional approaches

2023

Journal Article

A cross-comparative analysis of in vivo versus ex vivo MRI indices in a mouse model of concussion

Vinh To, Xuan, Kurniawan, Nyoman D., Cumming, Paul and Nasrallah, Fatima A. (2023). A cross-comparative analysis of in vivo versus ex vivo MRI indices in a mouse model of concussion. Brain Research, 1820 148562, 148562. doi: 10.1016/j.brainres.2023.148562

A cross-comparative analysis of in vivo versus ex vivo MRI indices in a mouse model of concussion

2023

Journal Article

Evidence of ongoing cerebral microstructural reorganization in children with persisting symptoms following mild traumatic brain injury: a NODDI DTI analysis

Stein, Athena, To, Xuan Vinh, Nasrallah, Fatima and Barlow, Karen Maria (2023). Evidence of ongoing cerebral microstructural reorganization in children with persisting symptoms following mild traumatic brain injury: a NODDI DTI analysis. Journal of Neurotrauma, 41 (1-2), 41-58. doi: 10.1089/neu.2023.0196

Evidence of ongoing cerebral microstructural reorganization in children with persisting symptoms following mild traumatic brain injury: a NODDI DTI analysis

2023

Conference Publication

TriFormer: A multi-modal transformer framework for mild cognitive impairment conversion prediction

Liu, Linfeng, Lyu, Junyan, Liu, Siyu, Tang, Xiaoying, Chandra, Shekhar S. and Nasrallah, Fatima A. (2023). TriFormer: A multi-modal transformer framework for mild cognitive impairment conversion prediction. 20th IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging (ISBI), Cartagena, Colombia, 18-21 April 2023. Piscataway, NJ United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/isbi53787.2023.10230709

TriFormer: A multi-modal transformer framework for mild cognitive impairment conversion prediction

2023

Other Outputs

Resting state functional Magnetic Resonance imaging of medetomidine and prior stimulation effects in the mice; structural data only

To, Xuan Vinh and Nasrallah, Fatima (2023). Resting state functional Magnetic Resonance imaging of medetomidine and prior stimulation effects in the mice; structural data only. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/43f0075

Resting state functional Magnetic Resonance imaging of medetomidine and prior stimulation effects in the mice; structural data only

2023

Journal Article

Cascaded multi-modal mixing transformers for Alzheimer’s disease classification with incomplete data

Liu, Linfeng, Liu, Siyu, Zhang, Lu, To, Xuan Vinh, Nasrallah, Fatima and Chandra, Shekhar S. (2023). Cascaded multi-modal mixing transformers for Alzheimer’s disease classification with incomplete data. NeuroImage, 277 120267, 120267. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2023.120267

Cascaded multi-modal mixing transformers for Alzheimer’s disease classification with incomplete data

2023

Journal Article

Anti-inflammatory interleukin 1 receptor antagonist concentration in plasma correlates with blood-brain barrier integrity in the primary lesion area in traumatic brain injury patients

To, Xuan Vinh, Donnelly, Patrick, Maclachlan, Liam, Mahady, Kate, Apellaniz, Eduardo Miguel, Cumming, Paul, Winter, Craig and Nasrallah, Fatima (2023). Anti-inflammatory interleukin 1 receptor antagonist concentration in plasma correlates with blood-brain barrier integrity in the primary lesion area in traumatic brain injury patients. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity - Health, 31 100653, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.bbih.2023.100653

Anti-inflammatory interleukin 1 receptor antagonist concentration in plasma correlates with blood-brain barrier integrity in the primary lesion area in traumatic brain injury patients

2023

Journal Article

Hippocampal demyelination is associated with increased magnetic susceptibility in a mouse model of concussion

To, Xuan Vinh, Vegh, Viktor, Owusu-Amoah, Naana, Cumming, Paul and Nasrallah, Fatima A. (2023). Hippocampal demyelination is associated with increased magnetic susceptibility in a mouse model of concussion. Experimental Neurology, 365 114406, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2023.114406

Hippocampal demyelination is associated with increased magnetic susceptibility in a mouse model of concussion

2023

Journal Article

Self-reported fatigue was associated with increased white-matter alterations in long-term traumatic brain injury and posttraumatic stress disorder patients

Mohamed, Abdalla Z, Lagopoulos, Jim, Nasrallah, Fatima A. and Shan, Zack (2023). Self-reported fatigue was associated with increased white-matter alterations in long-term traumatic brain injury and posttraumatic stress disorder patients. Neuroscience, 520, 46-57. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2023.03.029

Self-reported fatigue was associated with increased white-matter alterations in long-term traumatic brain injury and posttraumatic stress disorder patients

Current funding

  • 2024 - 2027
    National Injury Insurance Agency, Queensland
    National Injury Insurance Agency, Queensland
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2025
    Decoding Brain-Behaviour Interactions to Inform Outcomes in Adolescents and Young Adults with Acquired Brain Injury
    Research Donation Generic
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2025
    AUS-mTBI: designing and implementing the health informatics approaches to enhance treatment and care for people with mild TBI (MRFF Traumatic Brain Injury Mission administered by Curtin University)
    Curtin University
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2025
    PREDICT-TBI
    Motor Accident Insurance Commission
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2025
    PREDICT-TBI - PREdiction and Diagnosis using Imaging and Clinical biomarkers Trial in Traumatic Brain Injury: the value of Magnetic Resonance Imaging
    NHMRC MRFF Traumatic Brain Injury Mission
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2021 - 2022
    Co-design of an occupation-based virtual reality intervention for people with cognitive impairment after brain injury
    UQ Knowledge Exchange & Translation Fund
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2024
    Early diagnosis and prognosis of TBI sequalae: the triad of tau, amyloid and neuroinflammation
    Motor Accident Insurance Commission
    Open grant
  • 2019
    Dissolution DNP Hyperpolariser
    UQ Research Facilities Infrastructure Grants
    Open grant
  • 2018
    A specialised surgical and behavioural facility for longitudinal, multimodal examination of the rodent brain
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2018
    Biomolecular Imager and microscope for preclinical radiopharmaceutical development
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2019
    Equipment for naturalistic sleep-wake, circadian rhythm, and stress measurement
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2018
    Sports concussion: informing recovery by imaging the brain abnormality in a rodent model
    UQ Early Career Researcher
    Open grant
  • 2017
    Dr Fatima Nasrallah - Maternity Funding (Advance Queensland Women's Academic Fund)
    Queensland Government Advance Queensland Women's Academic Fund
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2019
    Exercise reverses cognitive decline in aged animals by growth hormone stimulation of neurogenesis in the hippocampus
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2021
    MAIC QBI Senior Research Fellowship
    Motor Accident Insurance Commission
    Open grant

Availability

Associate Professor Fatima Nasrallah is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Investigating therapeutic interventions following concussion

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Karen Barlow

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Development of a model for prognostication of patient outcome following traumatic brain injury

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Shakes Chandra

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The development of precision medical care for the use of ketamine as a treatment for Australian Veterans with TRD and PTSD

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Susannah Tye

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Structural and Functional changes in aged hippocampus following exercise as detected by MRI

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Development of precision medicine biomarkers for ketamine as a treatment for TRD and PTSD

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Susannah Tye

Completed supervision

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