Overview
Background
Dr Nyoman Kurniawan is a Senior Research Fellow in the Centre for Advanced Imaging and the Facility Manager for Preclincal 16.4T Microimaging 9.4T MRI scanners.
Dr Kurniawan’s research areas are:
- Diffusion magnetic resonance imaging of mouse neuroanatomy, with view to study neurological disease model, including:
- developmental abnormalities
- spinal cord diseases
- Development of 3D mouse brain, human spinal cord and cephalopod brain atlases using high resolution structural and diffusion MRI
- Development of MR methods for nephron imaging
- Application of MRI for agriculture imaging
Availability
- Dr Nyoman Kurniawan is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science, The University of Queensland
- Bachelor (Honours) of Science (Advanced), The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Research interests
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Spinal cord MRI
Using MRI to study degeneration and recovery in animal models of MS (EAE) and translation to clinical settings.
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Kidney imaging
Development of new MRI methods to image nephrons
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Development of structural connectome for animal model
Using diffusion MRI and fibre tracking to analyse brain wiring in animal models (rodents, fish, chepalopods)
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Development of MRI methods for agriculture imaging
Using MRI to characterise fruit maturation/ripening and root responses in crops.
Research impacts
Dr Kurniawan research focus is development of new MRI approaches for characterising animal models and ex vivo tissue specimens with the aim of relating the MRI signal to underlying tissue microstructures and processes. Insights gained with this approach have the potential to translate into improved use of MRI in humans. For example, he is working with clinicians at the Jamieson Trauma Institute to develop diffusion methods to measure brachial plexus injury.
Dr Kurniawan has a number of national and international collaborations, in the area of tumour microimaging (University of Sydney); multimodal MR imaging of Alzheimer brain (University of Southern California, USA), developing human spinal cord atlas (Polytechnique Montreal, Canada), and nephron imaging (Monash and University of Nottingham, UK).
Dr Kurniawan also works tangentialy in the applications of MRI to characterise agricultural products. He has been working with Uniquely Australian Foods at QAFFI, using MRI to characterise native fruit maturation and ripening process for commercialisation. Recently, he has obtained research infrastructure funding to establish Agriculture MRI facility at the Gatton Campus.
Works
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2024
Journal Article
Polycomb repressive complex 2 is critical for mouse cortical glutamatergic neuron development
Currey, Laura, Mitchell, Benjamin, Al-Khalily, Majd, McElnea, Sarah-Jayne, Kozulin, Peter, Harkins, Danyon, Pelenyi, Alexandra, Fenlon, Laura, Suarez, Rodrigo, Kurniawan, Nyoman D, Burne, Thomas H, Harris, Lachlan, Thor, Stefan and Piper, Michael (2024). Polycomb repressive complex 2 is critical for mouse cortical glutamatergic neuron development. Cerebral Cortex, 34 (7) ARTN bhae268. doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhae268
2024
Conference Publication
Application of Diffusion MRI to Characterize Connectome Changes Associated with EED Ablation
Alkhalily, Majd, Currey, Laura, Piper, Michael and Kurniawan, Nyoman (2024). Application of Diffusion MRI to Characterize Connectome Changes Associated with EED Ablation. Concord, CA: ISMRM. doi: 10.58530/2023/2685
2024
Conference Publication
An unsupervised deep learning-based method for in vivo high resolution Kidney MRI motion correction
Moinian, Shahrzad, Kurniawan, Nyoman, Chandra, Shekhar, Vegh, Viktor and Reutens, David (2024). An unsupervised deep learning-based method for in vivo high resolution Kidney MRI motion correction. Concord, CA: ISMRM. doi: 10.58530/2023/4915
2024
Conference Publication
The Influence of b value and Resolution on MR Tractography and Connectome Construction in Adult Mouse Brain at 16.4 Tesla
Alkhalily, Majd, Currey, Laura, Piper, Michael and Kurniawan, Nyoman (2024). The Influence of b value and Resolution on MR Tractography and Connectome Construction in Adult Mouse Brain at 16.4 Tesla. Concord, CA: ISMRM. doi: 10.58530/2023/0226
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
2023
Journal Article
Physical properties and magnetic resonance imaging of the Australian green plum (Buchanania obovata) through maturity and ripening and across locations
Fyfe, Selina, Smyth, Heather E., Schirra, Horst Joachim, Rychlik, Michael, Sultanbawa, Yasmina and Kurniawan, Nyoman D. (2023). Physical properties and magnetic resonance imaging of the Australian green plum (Buchanania obovata) through maturity and ripening and across locations. Postharvest Biology and Technology, 205 112494, 1-15. doi: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2023.112494
2023
Journal Article
An unsupervised deep learning-based image translation method for retrospective motion correction of high resolution kidney MRI
Moinian, Shahrzad, Kurniawan, Nyoman D., Chandra, Shekhar S., Vegh, Viktor and Reutens, David C. (2023). An unsupervised deep learning-based image translation method for retrospective motion correction of high resolution kidney MRI. Intelligence-Based Medicine, 8 100108, 1-15. doi: 10.1016/j.ibmed.2023.100108
2023
Journal Article
Multi-parametric MR for detection of pathological changes in CNS of mouse model of multiple sclerosis in vivo
Althobity, Abdullah A., Khan, Nemat, Sandrock, Cheyenne J., Woodruff, Trent M, Cowin, Gary J., Brereton, Ian M. and Kurniawan, Nyoman D. (2023). Multi-parametric MR for detection of pathological changes in CNS of mouse model of multiple sclerosis in vivo. NMR in Biomedicine, 36 (10) e4964, e4964. doi: 10.1002/nbm.4964
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
A new sono‐chemo sensitizer overcoming tumor hypoxia for augmented sono/chemo‐dynamic therapy and robust immune‐activating response
Sun, Luyao, Gao, Wendong, Wang, Jingjing, Niu, Xueming, Kurniawan, Nyoman, Li, Li and Xu, Zhi Ping (2023). A new sono‐chemo sensitizer overcoming tumor hypoxia for augmented sono/chemo‐dynamic therapy and robust immune‐activating response. Small, 19 (10) 2206078, e2206078. doi: 10.1002/smll.202206078
2023
Journal Article
Microstructural mapping of dentate gyrus pathology in Alzheimer’s disease: a 16.4 Tesla MRI study
Shih, Nien-Chu, Kurniawan, Nyoman D., Cabeen, Ryan P., Korobkova, Laura, Wong, Ellen, Chui, Helena C, Clark, Kristi A., Miller, Carol A, Hawes, Debra, Jones, Kymry T. and Sepehrband, Farshid (2023). Microstructural mapping of dentate gyrus pathology in Alzheimer’s disease: a 16.4 Tesla MRI study. NeuroImage: Clinical, 37 103318, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.nicl.2023.103318
2023
Journal Article
The brain structure and the neural network features of the diurnal cuttlefish Sepia plangon
Chung, Wen-Sung, López-Galán, Alejandra, Kurniawan, Nyoman D. and Marshall, N. Justin (2023). The brain structure and the neural network features of the diurnal cuttlefish Sepia plangon. iScience, 26 (1) 105846, 1-18. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.105846
2022
Other Outputs
Cuttlefish brains and tractography
Chung, Wen-Sung and Kurniawan, Nyoman (2022). Cuttlefish brains and tractography. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/0f9fcbe
2022
Journal Article
Adult vitamin D deficiency impairs hippocampal-dependent memory and proteins related to synaptic plasticity and metabolism in mice
Groves, Natalie J., Josh, Peter, McGrath, John J., Kurniawan, Nyoman D. and Burne, Thomas H.J. (2022). Adult vitamin D deficiency impairs hippocampal-dependent memory and proteins related to synaptic plasticity and metabolism in mice. Journal of Brain Disorders, 3 (1). doi: 10.36959/524/331
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
Comparative brain structure and visual processing in octopus from different habitats
Chung, Wen-Sung, Kurniawan, Nyoman D. and Marshall, N. Justin (2021). Comparative brain structure and visual processing in octopus from different habitats. Current Biology, 32 (1), 97-110.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2021.10.070
2021
Journal Article
Author Correction: Open-access quantitative MRI data of the spinal cord and reproducibility across participants, sites and manufacturers
Cohen-Adad, Julien, Alonso-Ortiz, Eva, Abramovic, Mihael, Arneitz, Carina, Atcheson, Nicole, Barlow, Laura, Barry, Robert L., Barth, Markus, Battiston, Marco, Büchel, Christian, Budde, Matthew, Callot, Virginie, Combes, Anna J. E., De Leener, Benjamin, Descoteaux, Maxime, de Sousa, Paulo Loureiro, Dostál, Marek, Doyon, Julien, Dvorak, Adam, Eippert, Falk, Epperson, Karla R., Epperson, Kevin S., Freund, Patrick, Finsterbusch, Jürgen, Foias, Alexandru, Fratini, Michela, Fukunaga, Issei, Gandini Wheeler-Kingshott, Claudia A. M., Germani, Giancarlo ... Xu, Junqian (2021). Author Correction: Open-access quantitative MRI data of the spinal cord and reproducibility across participants, sites and manufacturers. Scientific Data, 8 (1) 251, 251. doi: 10.1038/s41597-021-01044-0
2021
Journal Article
Author Correction: Open-access quantitative MRI data of the spinal cord and reproducibility across participants, sites and manufacturers
Cohen-Adad, Julien, Alonso-Ortiz, Eva, Abramovic, Mihael, Arneitz, Carina, Atcheson, Nicole, Barlow, Laura, Barry, Robert L., Barth, Markus, Battiston, Marco, Büchel, Christian, Budde, Matthew, Callot, Virginie, Combes, Anna J. E., De Leener, Benjamin, Descoteaux, Maxime, de Sousa, Paulo Loureiro, Dostál, Marek, Doyon, Julien, Dvorak, Adam, Eippert, Falk, Epperson, Karla R., Epperson, Kevin S., Freund, Patrick, Finsterbusch, Jürgen, Foias, Alexandru, Fratini, Michela, Fukunaga, Issei, Gandini Wheeler-Kingshott, Claudia A. M., Germani, Giancarlo ... Xu, Junqian (2021). Author Correction: Open-access quantitative MRI data of the spinal cord and reproducibility across participants, sites and manufacturers. Scientific Data, 8 (1) 242, 242. doi: 10.1038/s41597-021-01026-2
2021
Journal Article
Silver/iron oxide nano-popcorns for imaging and therapy
Rehman, Ateeque ur, Wu, Yuao, Tran, Huong D. N., Vazquez-Prada, Karla, Liu, Yajun, Adelnia, Hossein, Kurniawan, Nyoman D., Anjum, Muhammad Naeem, Moonshi, Shehzahdi S. and Ta, Hang T. (2021). Silver/iron oxide nano-popcorns for imaging and therapy. ACS Applied Nano Materials, 4 (10) acsanm.1c01571, 10136-10147. doi: 10.1021/acsanm.1c01571
2021
Journal Article
Open-access quantitative MRI data of the spinal cord and reproducibility across participants, sites and manufacturers
Cohen-Adad, Julien, Alonso-Ortiz, Eva, Abramovic, Mihael, Arneitz, Carina, Atcheson, Nicole, Barlow, Laura, Barry, Robert L., Barth, Markus, Battiston, Marco, Büchel, Christian, Budde, Matthew, Callot, Virginie, Combes, Anna J. E., De Leener, Benjamin, Descoteaux, Maxime, de Sousa, Paulo Loureiro, Dostál, Marek, Doyon, Julien, Dvorak, Adam, Eippert, Falk, Epperson, Karla R., Epperson, Kevin S., Freund, Patrick, Finsterbusch, Jürgen, Foias, Alexandru, Fratini, Michela, Fukunaga, Issei, Gandini Wheeler-Kingshott, Claudia A. M., Germani, Giancarlo ... Xu, Junqian (2021). Open-access quantitative MRI data of the spinal cord and reproducibility across participants, sites and manufacturers. Scientific Data, 8 (1) 219, 1-17. doi: 10.1038/s41597-021-00941-8
Funding
Current funding
Supervision
Availability
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- Available for supervision
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Available projects
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Developing novel methods of kidney MRI acquisition and image analysis using artificial intelligence
Nephrons are the basic functional unit of the kidney, an organ with a central role in maintaining homeostasis in the body. The number of nephrons in the kidneys and their microstructure reflect the success of renal development and the trajectory of renal health through life. Low nephron number increases the risk of chronic kidney disease, hypertension and cardiovascular disease.
Current methods for nephron quantitation are limited to ex vivo methods which are labour intensive, affected by shrinkage or use contrast agents. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) has strong potential to characterise kidney microstructures, but in vivo it suffers from low image resolution and motion artefacts. This PhD project aims to develop novel methods for kidney MR image acquisitions and analyses using artificial intelligence (such as Deep Learning and super resolution methods) to allow characterisation of key components of nephrons, the glomeruli and tubules. It is expected that these new methods will play important roles in future kidney research and contribute to reducing Australia’s epidemic of chronic kidney disease.
This is an opportunity to work with researchers at the Centre for Advanced Imaging, a leading imaging research facility in Australia, and The University of Queensland School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering.
The project will suit an enthusiastic and highly motivated student with a background in computer science, physics or engineering.
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Mapping human cervical spinal cord using high resolution structural and diffusion magnetic resonance imaging
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Gary Cowin
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Doctor Philosophy
Machine learning methods for visualisation and quantification of nephrons with MRI.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Shakes Chandra
Completed supervision
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Development of Diffusion MRI and Tractography Protocols to Characterise Mouse Brain Development
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Michael Piper
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Multimodal MRI to monitor disease and treatment in a chronic-progressive EAE mouse model of multiple sclerosis
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Gary Cowin, Dr Nemat Khan
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Advanced Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging at Ultrahigh Field to Investigate Neurological Microstructural Changes in an EAE Mouse Model of Multiple Sclerosis
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Maree Smith
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
Anatomical Study of the Human Cervical Spinal Cord and Pathology Assessment of Spinal Cord Injury in Animal Models Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Gary Cowin, Professor Marc Ruitenberg
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
Neurological study of a mouse model of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders using advanced imaging techniques
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Graham Galloway, Dr Karine Mardon
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
Development of magnetic resonance diffusion weighted imaging at 16.4T to assess neurological degeneration in a mouse model of multiple sclerosis
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Maree Smith, Professor Graham Galloway
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
The cardioprotective effects of growth hormone secretagogues in mouse models of myocardial ischemia reperfusion and infarction
Associate Advisor
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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, Professor Pamela McCombe, Dr Kerstin Pannek
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