Dr Nyoman Kurniawan
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Nyoman Kurniawan

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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
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Fields of research

Biomedical engineering Neurosciences

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

  • Spinal cord MRI

    Using MRI to study degeneration and recovery in animal models of MS (EAE) and translation to clinical settings.

  • Kidney imaging

    Development of new MRI methods to image nephrons

  • Development of structural connectome for animal model

    Using diffusion MRI and fibre tracking to analyse brain wiring in animal models (rodents, fish, chepalopods)

  • 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.

Search Professor Nyoman Kurniawan’s works on UQ eSpace

148 works between 1999 and 2024
All (148) Journal Article (101) Book Chapter (4) Conference Publication (35) Other Outputs (8)

81 - 100 of 148 works

2014

Conference Publication

A segmentation guide and probabilistic atlas of the C57BL/6J mouse brain from magnetic resonance imaging

Ullmann, Jeremy , Watson, Charles , Janke, Andrew , Keller, Marianne, Kurniawan, Nyoman , Yang, Zhengyi , Richards, Kay, Paxinos, George, Egan, Gary, Petrou, Steven, Bartlett, Perry, Galloway, Graham and Reutens, David (2014). A segmentation guide and probabilistic atlas of the C57BL/6J mouse brain from magnetic resonance imaging. 5th INCF Congress of Neuroinformatics, Munich, Germany, 10-12 September 2012. Lausanne, Switzerland: Frontiers Research Foundation. doi: 10.3389/conf.fninf.2014.08.00035

A segmentation guide and probabilistic atlas of the C57BL/6J mouse brain from magnetic resonance imaging

2014

Journal Article

Current developments in MRI for assessing rodent models of multiple sclerosis

Alomair, Othman I., Smith, Maree T., Brereton, Ian M., Galloway, Graham J. and Kurniawan, Nyoman D. (2014). Current developments in MRI for assessing rodent models of multiple sclerosis. Future Neurology, 9 (4), 487-511. doi: 10.2217/FNL.14.33

Current developments in MRI for assessing rodent models of multiple sclerosis

2014

Journal Article

Visualization of mouse barrel cortex using ex-vivo track density imaging

Kurniawan, Nyoman D., Richards, Kay L., Yang, Zhengyi, She, David, Ullmann, Jeremy F. P., Moldrich, Randal X., Liu, Sha, Yaksic, Javier Urriola, Leanage, Gayeshika, Kharatishvilia, Irina, Wimmer, Verena, Calamante, Fernando, Galloway, Graham J., Petrou, Steven and Reutens, David C. (2014). Visualization of mouse barrel cortex using ex-vivo track density imaging. NeuroImage, 87, 465-475. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2013.09.030

Visualization of mouse barrel cortex using ex-vivo track density imaging

2014

Conference Publication

Distinctive Water Diffusion Properties of Epithelia May Be the Key to Better Cancer Imaging Techniques

Bourne, Roger, Power, Carl, Chatterjee, Aritrick, Cowin, Gary, Kurniawan, Nyoman and Watson, Geoffrey (2014). Distinctive Water Diffusion Properties of Epithelia May Be the Key to Better Cancer Imaging Techniques. Sydney Cancer Conference 2014, University of Sydney, NSW Australia, 26 November 2014. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/ajco.12282

Distinctive Water Diffusion Properties of Epithelia May Be the Key to Better Cancer Imaging Techniques

2013

Journal Article

X-linked microtubule-associated protein, Mid1, regulates axon development

Lu, Tingjia, Chen, Renchao, Cox, Timothy C., Moldrich, Randal X., Kurniawan, Nyoman, Tan, Guohe, Perry, Jo K., Ashworth, Alan, Bartlett, Perry F., Xu, Li, Zhang, Jing, Lu, Bin, Wu, Mingyue, Shen, Qi, Liu, Yuanyuan, Richards, Linda J. and Xiong, Zhiqi (2013). X-linked microtubule-associated protein, Mid1, regulates axon development. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 110 (47), 19131-19136. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1303687110

X-linked microtubule-associated protein, Mid1, regulates axon development

2013

Journal Article

Longitudinal assessment of white matter pathology in the injured mouse spinal cord through ultra-high field (16.4T) in vivo diffusion tensor imaging

Brennan, Faith H., Cowin, Gary J., Kurniawan, Nyoman D. and Ruitenberg, Marc J. (2013). Longitudinal assessment of white matter pathology in the injured mouse spinal cord through ultra-high field (16.4T) in vivo diffusion tensor imaging. NeuroImage, 82, 574-585. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2013.06.019

Longitudinal assessment of white matter pathology in the injured mouse spinal cord through ultra-high field (16.4T) in vivo diffusion tensor imaging

2013

Journal Article

Enhanced characterization of the zebrafish brain as revealed by super-resolution track-density imaging

Ullmann, Jeremy F. P., Calamante, Fernando, Collin, Shaun P., Reutens, David C. and Kurniawan, Nyoman D. (2013). Enhanced characterization of the zebrafish brain as revealed by super-resolution track-density imaging. Brain Structure and Function, 220 (1), 457-468. doi: 10.1007/s00429-013-0667-7

Enhanced characterization of the zebrafish brain as revealed by super-resolution track-density imaging

2013

Journal Article

A segmentation protocol and MRI atlas of the C57BL/6J mouse neocortex

Ullmann, Jeremy F. P., Watson, Charles, Janke, Andrew L., Kurniawan, Nyoman D. and Reutens, David C. (2013). A segmentation protocol and MRI atlas of the C57BL/6J mouse neocortex. NeuroImage, 78, 196-203. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2013.04.008

A segmentation protocol and MRI atlas of the C57BL/6J mouse neocortex

2013

Journal Article

Heterozygosity for Nuclear Factor One X Affects Hippocampal-Dependent Behaviour in Mice

Harris, Lachlan, Dixon, Chantelle, Cato, Kathleen, Heng, Yee Hsieh Evelyn, Kurniawan, Nyoman D., Ullmann, Jeremy F. P., Janke, Andrew L., Gronostajski, Richard M., Richards, Linda J., Burne, Thomas H. J. and Piper, Michael (2013). Heterozygosity for Nuclear Factor One X Affects Hippocampal-Dependent Behaviour in Mice. PLoS ONE, 8 (6) e65478, e65478. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0065478

Heterozygosity for Nuclear Factor One X Affects Hippocampal-Dependent Behaviour in Mice

2013

Journal Article

An MRI atlas of the mouse basal ganglia

Ullmann, Jeremy F. P., Watson, Charles, Janke, Andrew L., Kurniawan, Nyoman D., Paxinos, George and Reutens, David C. (2013). An MRI atlas of the mouse basal ganglia. Brain Structure and Function, 219 (4), 1343-1353. doi: 10.1007/s00429-013-0572-0

An MRI atlas of the mouse basal ganglia

2013

Journal Article

Acute delivery of EphA4-Fc improves functional recovery after contusive spinal cord injury in rats

Spanevello, Mark Damien, Tajouri, Sophie Ines, Mirciov, Cornel, Kurniawan, Nyoman, Pearse, Martin John, Fabri, Louis Jerry, Owczarek, Catherine Mary, Hardy, Matthew Philip, Bradford, Rebecca Anne, Ramunno, Melanie Louise, Turnley, Ann Maree, Ruitenberg, Marc Jan, Boyd, Andrew Wallace and Bartlett, Perry Francis (2013). Acute delivery of EphA4-Fc improves functional recovery after contusive spinal cord injury in rats. Journal of Neurotrauma, 30 (12), 1023-1034. doi: 10.1089/neu.2012.2729

Acute delivery of EphA4-Fc improves functional recovery after contusive spinal cord injury in rats

2013

Journal Article

Hippocampal volume and cell density changes in a mouse model of human genetic epilepsy

Richards, Kay L., Kurniawan, Nyoman D., Yang, Zhengyi, Kim, Tae Hwan, Keller, Marianne D., Low, Jun, Ullmann, Jeremy F. P., Cole, Stacey, Foong, Samuel, Galloway, Graham J., Reid, Christopher A., Paxinos, George, Reutens, David C. and Petrou, Steven (2013). Hippocampal volume and cell density changes in a mouse model of human genetic epilepsy. Neurology, 80 (13), 1240-1246. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e31828970ec

Hippocampal volume and cell density changes in a mouse model of human genetic epilepsy

2013

Journal Article

Non-invasive monitoring of sucrose mobilization from culm storage parenchyma by magnetic resonance spectroscopy

O'Neill, Brian P., Purnell, Matthew P., Kurniawan, Nyoman D., Cowin, Gary J., Galloway, Graham J., Nielsen, Lars K. and Brumbley, Stevens M. (2013). Non-invasive monitoring of sucrose mobilization from culm storage parenchyma by magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry, 77 (3), 487-496. doi: 10.1271/bbb.120682

Non-invasive monitoring of sucrose mobilization from culm storage parenchyma by magnetic resonance spectroscopy

2013

Journal Article

A proteomics and transcriptomics investigation of the venom from the Barychelid spider Trittame loki (brush-foot trapdoor)

Undheim, Eivind A. B., Sunagar, Kartik, Herzig, Volker, Kely, Laurence, Low, Dolyce H. W., Jackson, Timothy N. W., Jones, Alun, Kurniawan, Nyoman, King, Glenn F., Ali, Syed A., Antunes, Agostino, Ruder, Tim and Fry, Bryan G. (2013). A proteomics and transcriptomics investigation of the venom from the Barychelid spider Trittame loki (brush-foot trapdoor). Toxins, 5 (12), 2488-2503. doi: 10.3390/toxins5122488

A proteomics and transcriptomics investigation of the venom from the Barychelid spider Trittame loki (brush-foot trapdoor)

2013

Journal Article

Detection of endogenous iron deposits in the injured mouse spinal cord through high-resolution ex vivo and in vivo MRI

Blomster, Linda V., Cowin, Gary J., Kurniawan, Nyoman D. and Ruitenberg, Marc J. (2013). Detection of endogenous iron deposits in the injured mouse spinal cord through high-resolution ex vivo and in vivo MRI. NMR in Biomedicine, 26 (2), 141-150. doi: 10.1002/nbm.2829

Detection of endogenous iron deposits in the injured mouse spinal cord through high-resolution ex vivo and in vivo MRI

2013

Other Outputs

Average wild-type C57BL/6J mouse 3D MRI hippocampus labels

Janke, Andrew, Kurniawan, Nyoman D., Ullmann, Jeremy F., Reutens, David, Galloway, Graham J. and Watson, Charles (2013). Average wild-type C57BL/6J mouse 3D MRI hippocampus labels. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.14264/uql.2015.868

Average wild-type C57BL/6J mouse 3D MRI hippocampus labels

2012

Journal Article

MRI-guided volume reconstruction of mouse brain from histological sections

Yang, Zhengyi, Richards, Kay, Kurniawan, Nyoman D., Petrou, Steven and Reutens, David C. (2012). MRI-guided volume reconstruction of mouse brain from histological sections. Journal of Neuroscience Methods, 211 (2), 2010-2017. doi: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2012.08.021

MRI-guided volume reconstruction of mouse brain from histological sections

2012

Journal Article

Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging detection of basal forebrain cholinergic degeneration in a mouse model

Kerbler, Georg M., Hamlin, Adam S., Pannek, Kerstin, Kurniawan, Nyoman D., Keller, Marianne D., Rose, Stephen E. and Coulson, Elizabeth J. (2012). Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging detection of basal forebrain cholinergic degeneration in a mouse model. NeuroImage, 66, 133-141. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2012.10.075

Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging detection of basal forebrain cholinergic degeneration in a mouse model

2012

Journal Article

Microscopic diffusion anisotropy in formalin fixed prostate tissue: Preliminary findings

Bourne, Roger M., Kurniawan, Nyoman, Cowin, Gary, Sved, Paul and Watson, Geoffrey (2012). Microscopic diffusion anisotropy in formalin fixed prostate tissue: Preliminary findings. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 68 (6), 1943-1948. doi: 10.1002/mrm.24179

Microscopic diffusion anisotropy in formalin fixed prostate tissue: Preliminary findings

2012

Journal Article

Segmentation of the C57BL/6J mouse cerebellum in magnetic resonance images

Ullmann, Jeremy F. P., Keller, Marianne D., Watson, Charles, Janke, Andrew L., Kurniawan, Nyoman D., Yang, Zhengyi, Richards, Kay, Paxinos, George, Egan, Gary F., Petrou, Steven, Bartlett, Perry, Galloway, Graham J. and Reutens, David C. (2012). Segmentation of the C57BL/6J mouse cerebellum in magnetic resonance images. NeuroImage, 62 (3), 1408-1414. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2012.05.061

Segmentation of the C57BL/6J mouse cerebellum in magnetic resonance images

Current funding

  • 2022 - 2025
    The mind and brain of an octopus: smart supercharged-snail
    The Australia and Pacific Science Foundation
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2025
    Advancing the visualisation and quantification of nephrons with MRI
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2019
    Dissolution DNP Hyperpolariser
    UQ Research Facilities Infrastructure Grants
    Open grant
  • 2018
    Biomolecular Imager and microscope for preclinical radiopharmaceutical development
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2017
    Targeting the complement activation fragment C5a to improve the outcome from spinal cord injury
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2014
    Epigenetic and neurobehavioural changes in a new mouse model of foetal alcohol spectrum disorders
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2013
    Epigenetic and neurobehavioural changes in a new mouse model of foetal alcohol spectrum disorders (NHMRC Project Grant administered by MMRI)
    Mater Medical Research Institute Limited
    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
  • 2011 - 2015
    A population-bases atlas of the zebrafish brain for quantitative phenotypic comparisons of disease models
    United States National Institutes of Health
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2013
    ResTeach 2011 0.2 FTE Centre for Advanced Imaging
    UQ ResTeach
    Open grant
  • 2005 - 2006
    Generation of Annexin-V-DTPA/FITC as a novel contrast agent to visualize apoptotic cells
    UQ New Staff Research Start-Up Fund
    Open grant

Availability

Dr Nyoman Kurniawan is:
Available for supervision

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Available projects

  • 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

  • Doctor Philosophy

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

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Gary Cowin

  • 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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  • Imaging - MRI
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • MRI

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