Dr Gary Cowin
Dr

Gary Cowin

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Background

Dr Gary Cowin is the Facility Fellow for the Queensland Node of the National Imaging Facility (NIF) as part of the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Scheme (NCRIS), based at the Centre for Advanced Imaging, The University of Queensland.

Dr Cowin's research projects are:

  • Ultrahigh field magnetic resonance microimaging
  • Simultaneous dynamic MRI and PET imaging
  • Multimodal MRI/PET/CT imaging
  • Development of magnetic resonance techniques for non-invasive determination of liver steatosis and fibrosis
  • Monitoring changing fat distribution in diabetes and exercise trials
  • Spinal cord imaging research
  • Prostate research
  • Application of ultrahigh field MRI microimaging for tissue analysis
  • Molecular imaging of novel contrast agents by MRI and PET
  • MRI zebrafish brain atlas
  • Lung imaging with hyperpolarized Helium in humans and animals
  • Investigation of the effect of gradient non-linearity on image quality

Availability

Dr Gary Cowin is:
Available for supervision
Media expert

Fields of research

Clinical sciences Neurosciences Veterinary sciences

Qualifications

  • Bachelor (Honours) of Science (Advanced), University of New England Australia
  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland

Search Professor Gary Cowin’s works on UQ eSpace

161 works between 1993 and 2025
All (161) Journal Article (105) Book Chapter (2) Conference Publication (53) Other Outputs (1)

161 - 161 of 161 works

1993

Journal Article

23Na-NMR detects hypoxic injury in intact kidney: Increases in sodium inhibited by DMSO and DMTU

Cross, M, Endre, ZH, Stewartrichardson, P, Cowin, GJ, Westhuyzen, J, Duggleby, RG and Fleming, SJ (1993). 23Na-NMR detects hypoxic injury in intact kidney: Increases in sodium inhibited by DMSO and DMTU. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 30 (4), 465-475. doi: 10.1002/mrm.1910300409

23Na-NMR detects hypoxic injury in intact kidney: Increases in sodium inhibited by DMSO and DMTU

Current funding

  • 2024 - 2026
    Collaboration between the Centre for Advanced Imaging and Bruker Biospin Preclinical Imaging Division
    Bruker Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2026
    Understanding crop development and yield responses to mitigate high soil strength in Australian soils
    GRDC - PROC-9176764 - Understanding crop development and yield responses to mitigate high soil strength in Australian soils.
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2018
    Biomolecular Imager and microscope for preclinical radiopharmaceutical development
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2014
    Hyperpolarised gas functional lung and molecular imaging (ARC LIEF Grant administered by Monash University)
    ARC LIEF Collaborating/Partner Organisation Contributions
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2016
    Improving cancer management by direct detection with diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (NHMRC Project Grant administered by the University of Sydney)
    University of Sydney
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2013
    Enhancing erythropoietin therapy in ischaemia-reperfusion injury of heart and kidney
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2012
    Nuclear Receptor 4A3 signalling in skeletal muscle
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2012
    Ventilation heterogeneity and airway remodelling in asthma (NHMRC Project Grant administered by Monash University)
    Monash University
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2010
    Hyperpolarized helium MRI to quantify regional lung damage and ventilation for improvement of recruitment strategy
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2008
    Upgrade to 4Tesla MRI
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2003
    Investigation Of Calf Muscle Fat Localisation By Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy at 4T
    UQ New Staff Research Start-Up Fund
    Open grant

Availability

Dr Gary Cowin is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Mapping human cervical spinal cord using high resolution structural and diffusion magnetic resonance imaging

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Nyoman Kurniawan

Completed supervision

Enquiries

Contact Dr Gary Cowin directly for media enquiries about:

  • Clinical and preclinical magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy of the liver
  • CT
  • Disease - MRI
  • Imaging Technology
  • Liver - imaging
  • Magnetic resonance imaging
  • Medical Imaging
  • Molecular Biology
  • molecular imaging
  • MRI
  • MRI/MRS
  • PET
  • Prostate - imaging
  • prostate and spinal cord research
  • R&D
  • spectroscopy
  • Ultra-high resolution magnetic resonance imaging of rat, mouse, and fish models of disease

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