[Neuroinfo] Victoria to get its first Magnetic Particle Imaging facility and MR-PET imaging reveals how to become a 'super ager'

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Edition 1, July 2019
Latest news

** First Magnetic Particle Imaging system in Victoria
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Monash University, in partnership with RMIT, received a grant to establish Victoria’s first Magnetic Particle Imaging (MPI) facility, which will be located in the Alfred Research Alliance–Monash Biomedical Imaging (ARA-MBI) preclinical imaging facility in Prahran.

Two workshops were recently held at ARA-MBI for researchers to learn more about MPI systems and the research opportunities they offer. Representatives from Bruker and Magnetic Insight discussed the MPI systems their companies produce and how MPI technology can improve preclinical cardiovascular, cancer, neuroscience and stem cell tracking research.

A procurement process is currently taking place and MBI plans to have the new MPI facility open in 2020.

** MBI receives award for excellence
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Award for Excellence
MBI has received the Monash Technology Research Platform’s ‘Award for Excellence – 2018’ in recognition of MBI’s excellent research support.

MBI received overwhelming positive feedback in last year’s Monash Technology Research Platform survey of researchers who access MBI’s technologies. This pleasing result indicates we are continually improving, but if you have any suggestions or comments on how we can enhance our operations then please email us (mailto:manager.mbi at monash.edu) .

The Award was presented at the Monash Technology Research Platform retreat held in Malaysia in May, and was accepted on behalf of MBI by our General Manager, Dr Lisa Hutton (pictured right).
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Around the world researchers are working to better understand cognitive ageing to help older people live healthy, high quality lives for longer.

At MBI, Dr Sharna Jamadar and her Cognitive Neuroimaging team are taking a new approach by using one of the world’s most advanced imaging technologies to study the brains of people who are ageing successfully.
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MBI Seminars

** MBI Auditorium, 770 Blackburn Road, Clayton
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** 12:30 - 1:30pm
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** Thursday, 11 July
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Dr Zhaolin Chen
Monash Biomedical Imaging
Simulateous MR-PET: 1+1>2?

Dr Kamlesh Pawar
Monash Biomedical Imaging
Deep learning for Magnetic Resonance Image enhancements
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** Thursday, 8 August

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Prof Alex Fornito
Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health
Brain network hubs: maps, molecules, and models

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Better brain scans by correcting for movement

Brain scans are powerful tools for diagnosing disease, monitoring treatment, and conducting basic biological research. But slight head movements can impair image quality.

Dr Zhaolin Chen and his Imaging Analysis team (https://monash.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e6e82e640aaed5649b4d94e48&id=8ace03f2ab&e=6d55980753) at Monash Biomedical Imaging, and colleagues, have created a video to explain magnetic resonance – positron emission tomography (MR-PET) imaging and their method to improve MR-PET image quality.

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Meet MBI - Dr Michael de Veer

** Head of Preclinical Imaging
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What’s your role at MBI?
I work with preclinical researchers who use our imaging technologies to help answer their scientific questions. Together we determine which imaging modality and sequences will best suit their research projects and ensure the resulting images are high quality.
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BrainPark

** Creating healthy habits, brains and communities
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BrainPark is a world-first neuroscience research clinic dedicated to improving the physical, mental and brain health of Australians, and is co-located at Monash Biomedical Imaging in Clayton. The BrainPark team is developing novel digital assessment tools and innovative lifestyle and technology-based therapies.
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