Overview
Background
Dr Kerstin Pannek joined UQ’s School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in 2023. Her research program utilises neonatal and pediatric brain MRI to gain insights into normal and abnormal brain development, predict neurodevelopmental outcomes of at-risk infants such as those born very preterm or with fetal growth restriction, and identify brain plasticity in response to intervention in children with cerebral palsy.
Her research expertise is in advanced diffusion MRI and structural connectivity analysis.
Availability
- Dr Kerstin Pannek is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Masters (Coursework) of Physics, unknown
- Doctor of Philosophy of Neurosciences, The University of Queensland
Works
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2024
Conference Publication
HABIT-ILE Australia: Randomized trial of hand-arm bimanual intensive training including lower extremity for children with bilateral cerebral palsy
Sakzewski, L., Bleyenheuft, Y., Novak, I., Elliott, C., Reedman, S., Morgan, C., Pannek, K., Fripp, J., Ware, R. and Boyd, R. (2024). HABIT-ILE Australia: Randomized trial of hand-arm bimanual intensive training including lower extremity for children with bilateral cerebral palsy. 12th AusACPDM Biennial Conference, Cairns, QLD Australia, 31 July - 3 August 2024. Chichester, West Sussex United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell.
2024
Journal Article
Longitudinal assessment of brain lesions in children with cerebral palsy and association with motor functioning
Laporta-Hoyos, Olga, Fiori, Simona, Pannek, Kerstin, Pagnozzi, Alex M., Ware, Robert S. and Boyd, Roslyn N. (2024). Longitudinal assessment of brain lesions in children with cerebral palsy and association with motor functioning. European Journal of Paediatric Neurology, 49, 27-34. doi: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2023.11.011
2024
Journal Article
Tractography of sensorimotor pathways in dyskinetic cerebral palsy: Association with motor function
Caldú, Xavier, Reid, Lee B., Pannek, Kerstin, Fripp, Jurgen, Ballester-Plané, Júlia, Leiva, David, Boyd, Roslyn N., Pueyo, Roser and Laporta-Hoyos, Olga (2024). Tractography of sensorimotor pathways in dyskinetic cerebral palsy: Association with motor function. Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology. doi: 10.1002/acn3.52174
2023
Journal Article
Predicting motor and cognitive outcomes from MRIs of brain structure in children with acquired brain injury: a pilot study
Pagnozzi, Alex M., Pannek, Kerstin, Fripp, Jurgen, Fiori, Simona, Boyd, Roslyn N. and Rose, Stephen (2023). Predicting motor and cognitive outcomes from MRIs of brain structure in children with acquired brain injury: a pilot study. Pediatrics and Neonatology, 64 (3), 297-305. doi: 10.1016/j.pedneo.2022.07.014
2023
Journal Article
Harnessing neuroplasticity to improve motor performance in infants with cerebral palsy: a study protocol for the GAME randomised controlled trial
Morgan, Catherine, Badawi, Nadia, Boyd, Roslyn N., Spittle, Alicia J., Dale, Russell C., Kirby, Adrienne, Hunt, Rod W., Whittingham, Koa, Pannek, Kerstin, Morton, Rachael L., Tarnow-Mordi, William, Fahey, Michael C., Walker, Karen, Prelog, Kristina, Elliott, Catherine, Valentine, Jane, Guzzetta, Andrea, Olivey, Shannon, Novak, Iona and The GAME study team (2023). Harnessing neuroplasticity to improve motor performance in infants with cerebral palsy: a study protocol for the GAME randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 13 (3) e070649, 1-11. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-070649
2023
Journal Article
School readiness of children at high risk of cerebral palsy randomised to early neuroprotection and neurorehabilitation: protocol for a follow-up study of participants from four randomised clinical trials
Boyd, Roslyn N., Novak, Iona, Morgan, Catherine, Bora, Samudragupta, Sakzewski, Leanne, Ware, Robert S., Comans, Tracy, Fahey, Michael Collingwood, Whittingham, Koa, Trost, Stewart, Pannek, Kerstin, Pagnozzi, Alex, Mcintyre, Sarah, Badawi, Nadia, Smithers Sheedy, Hayley, Palmer, Kirsten Rebecca, Burgess, Andrea, Keramat, Afroz, Bell, Kristie, Hines, Ashleigh, Benfer, Katherine, Gascoigne-Pees, Laura, Leishman, Shaneen and Oftedal, Stina (2023). School readiness of children at high risk of cerebral palsy randomised to early neuroprotection and neurorehabilitation: protocol for a follow-up study of participants from four randomised clinical trials. BMJ Open, 13 (2) e068675, 1-17. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-068675
2023
Journal Article
Early brain morphometrics from neonatal MRI predict motor and cognitive outcomes at 2-years corrected age in very preterm infants
Pagnozzi, Alex M., van Eijk, Liza, Pannek, Kerstin, Boyd, Roslyn N., Saha, Susmita, George, Joanne, Bora, Samudragupta, Bradford, DanaKai, Fahey, Michael, Ditchfield, Michael, Malhotra, Atul, Liley, Helen, Colditz, Paul B., Rose, Stephen and Fripp, Jurgen (2023). Early brain morphometrics from neonatal MRI predict motor and cognitive outcomes at 2-years corrected age in very preterm infants. NeuroImage, 267 119815, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2022.119815
2023
Journal Article
White matter microstructure and receptive vocabulary in children with cerebral palsy: the role of interhemispheric connectivity
Laporta-Hoyos, Olga, Pannek, Kerstin, Pagnozzi, Alex M., Fiori, Simona and Boyd, Roslyn N. (2023). White matter microstructure and receptive vocabulary in children with cerebral palsy: the role of interhemispheric connectivity. PLoS one, 18 (1) e0280055, 1-19. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0280055
2022
Journal Article
The relationship between chronic PTSD, cortical volumetry and white matter microstructure among Australian combat veterans
Romaniuk, Madeline, Xia, Ying, Fisher, Gina, Pannek, Kerstin, Fripp, Jurgen, Evans, Justine and Rose, Stephen (2022). The relationship between chronic PTSD, cortical volumetry and white matter microstructure among Australian combat veterans. Military Medical Research, 9 (1) 50, 1-12. doi: 10.1186/s40779-022-00413-z
2022
Journal Article
Cognitive, academic, executive and psychological functioning in children with spastic motor type cerebral palsy: influence of extent, location, and laterality of brain lesions
Laporta-Hoyos, Olga, Pannek, Kerstin, Pagnozzi, Alex M., Whittingham, Koa, Wotherspoon, Jane, Benfer, Kath, Fiori, Simona, Ware, Robert S. and Boyd, Roslyn N. (2022). Cognitive, academic, executive and psychological functioning in children with spastic motor type cerebral palsy: influence of extent, location, and laterality of brain lesions. European Journal of Paediatric Neurology, 38, 33-46. doi: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2022.02.004
2022
Journal Article
Brain outcomes in runted piglets: a translational model of fetal growth restriction
Chand, Kirat K., Pannek, Kerstin, Colditz, Paul B. and Wixey, Julie A. (2022). Brain outcomes in runted piglets: a translational model of fetal growth restriction. Developmental Neuroscience, 44 (4-5), 1-11. doi: 10.1159/000523995
2021
Journal Article
Automating quantitative measures of an established conventional MRI scoring system for preterm-born infants scanned between 29 and 47 weeks’ postmenstrual age
van Eijk, L., Seidel, M., Pannek, K., George, J.M., Fiori, S., Guzzetta, A., Coulthard, A., Bursle, J., Ware, R.S., Bradford, D., Rose, S., Colditz, P.B., Boyd, R.N. and Fripp, J. (2021). Automating quantitative measures of an established conventional MRI scoring system for preterm-born infants scanned between 29 and 47 weeks’ postmenstrual age. American Journal of Neuroradiology, 42 (10), 1870-1877. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.a7230
2021
Journal Article
Neural Changes Induced by a Speech Motor Treatment in Childhood Apraxia of Speech: A Case Series
Fiori, Simona, Pannek, Kerstin, Podda, Irina, Cipriani, Paola, Lorenzoni, V., Franchi, Beatrice, Pasquariello, Rosa, Guzzetta, Andrea, Cioni, Giovanni and Chilosi, Anna (2021). Neural Changes Induced by a Speech Motor Treatment in Childhood Apraxia of Speech: A Case Series. Journal of Child Neurology, 36 (11), 958-967. doi: 10.1177/08830738211015800
2021
Journal Article
Early clinical and MRI biomarkers of cognitive and motor outcomes in very preterm born infants
George, Joanne M., Colditz, Paul B., Chatfield, Mark D., Fiori, Simona, Pannek, Kerstin, Fripp, Jurgen, Guzzetta, Andrea, Rose, Stephen E., Ware, Robert S. and Boyd, Roslyn N. (2021). Early clinical and MRI biomarkers of cognitive and motor outcomes in very preterm born infants. Pediatric Research, 90 (6), 1243-1250. doi: 10.1038/s41390-021-01399-5
2020
Journal Article
Chronic white matter changes detected using diffusion tensor imaging following adult traumatic brain injury and their relationship to cognition
Wallace, Erica J., Mathias, Jane L., Ward, Lynn, Pannek, Kerstin, Fripp, Jurgen and Rose, Stephen (2020). Chronic white matter changes detected using diffusion tensor imaging following adult traumatic brain injury and their relationship to cognition. Neuropsychology, 34 (8), 881-893. doi: 10.1037/neu0000690
2020
Journal Article
Brain microstructure and morphology of very preterm-born infants at term equivalent age: associations with motor and cognitive outcomes at 1 and 2 years
Pannek, Kerstin, George, Joanne M., Boyd, Roslyn N., Colditz, Paul B., Rose, Stephen E. and Fripp, Jurgen (2020). Brain microstructure and morphology of very preterm-born infants at term equivalent age: associations with motor and cognitive outcomes at 1 and 2 years. NeuroImage, 221 117163, 117163. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2020.117163
2020
Journal Article
Serial MRI studies over 12 months using manual and atlas-based region of interest in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Alruwaili, Ashwag R., Pannek, Kerstin, Henderson, Robert D., Gray, Marcus, Kurniawan, Nyoman D. and McCombe, Pamela A. (2020). Serial MRI studies over 12 months using manual and atlas-based region of interest in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. BMC Medical Imaging, 20 (1) 90, 90. doi: 10.1186/s12880-020-00489-w
2020
Journal Article
Predicting motor outcome in preterm infants from very early brain diffusion MRI using a deep learning convolutional neural network (CNN) model
Saha, Susmita, Pagnozzi, Alex, Bourgeat, Pierrick, George, Joanne M., Bradford, DanaKai, Colditz, Paul B., Boyd, Roslyn N., Rose, Stephen E., Fripp, Jurgen and Pannek, Kerstin (2020). Predicting motor outcome in preterm infants from very early brain diffusion MRI using a deep learning convolutional neural network (CNN) model. NeuroImage, 215 116807, 116807. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2020.116807
2020
Journal Article
A fixel-based analysis of micro- and macro-structural changes to white matter following adult traumatic brain injury
Wallace, Erica J., Mathias, Jane L., Ward, Lynn, Fripp, Jurgen, Rose, Stephen and Pannek, Kerstin (2020). A fixel-based analysis of micro- and macro-structural changes to white matter following adult traumatic brain injury. Human Brain Mapping, 41 (8), 2187-2197. doi: 10.1002/hbm.24939
2020
Journal Article
How many streamlines are required for reliable probabilistic tractography? Solutions for microstructural measurements and neurosurgical planning
Reid, Lee B., Cespedes, Marcela I. and Pannek, Kerstin (2020). How many streamlines are required for reliable probabilistic tractography? Solutions for microstructural measurements and neurosurgical planning. NeuroImage, 211 116646. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2020.116646
Funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Kerstin Pannek is:
- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Completed supervision
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Measuring the progression of upper motor neuron disease using diffusion MRI and its correlation with Clinical phenotype
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Robert Henderson, Dr Nyoman Kurniawan, Professor Pamela McCombe
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