Overview
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
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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.
Works
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2023
Other Outputs
Scanning ultrasound-mediated memory and functional improvements do not require amyloid-β reduction
Leinenga, Gerhard, To, Xuan Vinh, Bodea, Liviu-Gabriel, Youse, Jumana, Richter-Stretton, Gina, Palliyaguru, Tishila, Chicoteau, Antony, Dagley, Laura, Nasrallah, Fatima and Götz, Jürgen (2023). Scanning ultrasound-mediated memory and functional improvements do not require amyloid-β reduction.
2023
Conference Publication
PRECISION PSYCHIATRY IN MILITARY MENTAL HEALTH CARE
Tye, S., Nasrallah, Fatima and Lim, Alex (2023). PRECISION PSYCHIATRY IN MILITARY MENTAL HEALTH CARE. LONDON: SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD.
2023
Journal Article
Editorial: traumatic brain injury and neurodegeneration: bridging the gap
Nasrallah, Fatima and Kurniawan, Nyoman D. (2023). Editorial: traumatic brain injury and neurodegeneration: bridging the gap. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 17 1197376, 1-2. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2023.1197376
2023
Journal Article
PREdiction and Diagnosis using Imaging and Clinical biomarkers Trial in Traumatic Brain Injury (PREDICT-TBI) study protocol: an observational, prospective, multicentre cohort study for the prediction of outcome in moderate-to-severe TBI
Nasrallah, Fatima, Bellapart, Judith, Walsham, James, Jacobson, Esther, To, Xuan Vinh, Manzanero, Silvia, Brown, Nathan, Meyer, Jason, Stuart, Janine, Evans, Tracey, Chandra, Shekhar S., Ross, Jason, Campbell, Lewis, Senthuran, Siva, Newcombe, Virginia, McCullough, James, Fleming, Jennifer, Pollard, Clifford and Reade, Michael (2023). PREdiction and Diagnosis using Imaging and Clinical biomarkers Trial in Traumatic Brain Injury (PREDICT-TBI) study protocol: an observational, prospective, multicentre cohort study for the prediction of outcome in moderate-to-severe TBI. BMJ Open, 13 (4) e067740, 1-9. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-067740
2023
Other Outputs
Registered quantitative susceptibility mapping image collection of mouse model concussion
To, Xuan Vinh and Nasrallah, Fatima (2023). Registered quantitative susceptibility mapping image collection of mouse model concussion. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/98780e7
2023
Journal Article
An end-end deep learning framework for lesion segmentation on multi-contrast MR images—an exploratory study in a rat model of traumatic brain injury
Kn, Bhanu Prakash, Cs, Arvind, Mohammed, Abdalla, Chitta, Krishna Kanth, To, Xuan Vinh, Srour, Hussein and Nasrallah, Fatima (2023). An end-end deep learning framework for lesion segmentation on multi-contrast MR images—an exploratory study in a rat model of traumatic brain injury. Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing, 61 (3), 847-865. doi: 10.1007/s11517-022-02752-4
2023
Journal Article
Association of sub-acute changes in plasma amino acid levels with long-term brain pathologies in a rat model of moderate-severe traumatic brain injury
To, Xuan Vinh, Mohamed, Abdalla Z., Cumming, Paul and Nasrallah, Fatima A. (2023). Association of sub-acute changes in plasma amino acid levels with long-term brain pathologies in a rat model of moderate-severe traumatic brain injury. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 16 1014081, 1-16. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2022.1014081
2023
Conference Publication
Mathematically constrained intravoxel incoherent motion (IVIM)
Wang, Jiaqiu, Barrick, Thomas, Hall, Matt, Karaman, Muge, Magin, Richard, Reiter, David, Yang, Qianqian, Yu, Qiang, Nasrallah, Fatima, Koh, Weeyao and Vegh, Viktor (2023). Mathematically constrained intravoxel incoherent motion (IVIM). Joint Annual Meeting ISMRM-ESMRMB & ISMRT 31st Annual Meeting, London, United Kingdom, 7-12 May 2022. Concord, CA United States: International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. doi: 10.58530/2022/3043
2023
Conference Publication
Style-based manifold for weakly-supervised disease characteristic discovery
Liu, Siyu, Liu, Linfeng, Engstrom, Craig, To, Xuan Vinh, Ge, Zongyuan, Crozier, Stuart, Nasrallah, Fatima and Chandra, Shekhar S. (2023). Style-based manifold for weakly-supervised disease characteristic discovery. MICCAI 2023: 26th International Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 8-12 October 2023. Heidelberg, Germany: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-43904-9_36
2023
Conference Publication
Learning ontology-based hierarchical structural relationship for whole brain segmentation
Lyu, Junyan, Xu, Pengxiao, Nasrallah, Fatima and Tang, Xiaoying (2023). Learning ontology-based hierarchical structural relationship for whole brain segmentation. MICCAI 2023 26th International Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 8-12 October 2023. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature Switzerland. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-43901-8_37
2022
Journal Article
Instant tissue field and magnetic susceptibility mapping from MRI raw phase using Laplacian enhanced deep neural networks
Gao, Yang, Xiong, Zhuang, Fazlollahi, Amir, Nestor, Peter J., Vegh, Viktor, Nasrallah, Fatima, Winter, Craig, Pike, G. Bruce, Crozier, Stuart, Liu, Feng and Sun, Hongfu (2022). Instant tissue field and magnetic susceptibility mapping from MRI raw phase using Laplacian enhanced deep neural networks. NeuroImage, 259 119410, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2022.119410
2022
Journal Article
Traumatic brain injury alterations in the functional connectome are associated with neuroinflammation but not tau in a P30IL tauopathy mouse model
Vinh To, Xuan, Soni, Neha, Medeiros, Rodrigo, Alateeq, Khawlah and Nasrallah, Fatima A. (2022). Traumatic brain injury alterations in the functional connectome are associated with neuroinflammation but not tau in a P30IL tauopathy mouse model. Brain Research, 1789 147955, 147955. doi: 10.1016/j.brainres.2022.147955
2022
Journal Article
Escalation of tau accumulation after a traumatic brain injury: findings from positron emission tomography
Mohamed, Abdalla Z., Cumming, Paul, Nasrallah, Fatima A. and Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (2022). Escalation of tau accumulation after a traumatic brain injury: findings from positron emission tomography. Brain Sciences, 12 (7) 876, 1-15. doi: 10.3390/brainsci12070876
2022
Journal Article
Deep neural networks predict the need for CT in pediatric mild traumatic brain injury: a corroboration of the PECARN rule
Ellethy, Hanem, Chandra, Shekhar S. and Nasrallah, Fatima A. (2022). Deep neural networks predict the need for CT in pediatric mild traumatic brain injury: a corroboration of the PECARN rule. Journal of the American College of Radiology, 19 (6), 769-778. doi: 10.1016/j.jacr.2022.02.024
2022
Journal Article
A mice resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging dataset on the effects of medetomidine dosages and prior-stimulation on functional connectivity
To, Xuan Vinh and Nasrallah, Fatima A. (2022). A mice resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging dataset on the effects of medetomidine dosages and prior-stimulation on functional connectivity. Data in Brief, 42 108279, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2022.108279
2022
Journal Article
Subacute cytokine changes after a traumatic brain injury predict chronic brain microstructural alterations on advanced diffusion imaging in the male rat
To, Xuan Vinh, Mohamed, Abdalla Z., Cumming, Paul and Nasrallah, Fatima A. (2022). Subacute cytokine changes after a traumatic brain injury predict chronic brain microstructural alterations on advanced diffusion imaging in the male rat. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 102, 137-150. doi: 10.1016/j.bbi.2022.02.017
2022
Journal Article
Towards data-driven group inferences of resting-state fMRI data in rodents: comparison of group ICA, GIG-ICA, and IVA-GL
To, Xuan Vinh, Vegh, Viktor and Nasrallah, Fatima A. (2022). Towards data-driven group inferences of resting-state fMRI data in rodents: comparison of group ICA, GIG-ICA, and IVA-GL. Journal of Neuroscience Methods, 366 109411, 109411. doi: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2021.109411
2022
Journal Article
Effect of proprioceptive stimulation using a soft robotic glove on motor activation and brain connectivity in stroke survivors
Nasrallah, Fatima A., Mohamed, Abdalla Z., Yap, Hong Kai, Lai, Hwa Sen, Yeow, Chen-Hua and Lim, Jeong Hoon (2022). Effect of proprioceptive stimulation using a soft robotic glove on motor activation and brain connectivity in stroke survivors. Journal of Neural Engineering, 18 (6) 066049, 066049. doi: 10.1088/1741-2552/ac456c
2021
Journal Article
Neurogenic-dependent changes in hippocampal circuitry underlie the pro-cognitive effect of exercise in ageing mice
Zhou, Xiaoqing Alice, Blackmore, Daniel G., Zhuo, Junjie, Nasrallah, Fatima A., To, XuanVinh, Kurniawan, Nyoman D., Carlisle, Alison, Vien, King-Year, Chuang, Kai-Hsiang, Jiang, Tianzi and Bartlett, Perry F. (2021). Neurogenic-dependent changes in hippocampal circuitry underlie the pro-cognitive effect of exercise in ageing mice. iScience, 24 (12) 103450, 103450. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2021.103450
2021
Journal Article
Task-related brain functional network reconfigurations relate to motor recovery in chronic subcortical stroke
Cheng, Hsiao-Ju, Ng, Kwun Kei, Qian, Xing, Ji, Fang, Lu, Zhong Kang, Teo, Wei Peng, Hong, Xin, Nasrallah, Fatima Ali, Ang, Kai Keng, Chuang, Kai-Hsiang, Guan, Cuntai, Yu, Haoyong, Chew, Effie and Zhou, Juan Helen (2021). Task-related brain functional network reconfigurations relate to motor recovery in chronic subcortical stroke. Scientific Reports, 11 (1) 8442, 8442. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-87789-5
Funding
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Supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Structural and Functional changes in aged hippocampus following exercise as detected by MRI
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Investigating therapeutic interventions following concussion
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Karen Barlow
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Doctor Philosophy
Development of a model for prognostication of patient outcome following traumatic brain injury
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Shakes Chandra
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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
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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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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Neuroimaging of Traumatic Brain Injury and Dementia: Bridging the link
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Peter Nestor
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Application of Magnetic Resonance methods for the in vivo imaging of a mouse model of concussion
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Viktor Vegh
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Magnetic Resonance Imaging reveals underlying pathology associated with traumatic brain injury in a tau transgenic mouse model
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Karin Borges
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2018
Master Philosophy
Defining key structural and functional changes in the adult brain in a mouse model of depression
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Dhanisha Jhaveri
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