Seeing is one thing; touching is another. Whereas conventional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) allows us to see anatomy and pathology, MRE allows us to non-invasively ‘feel’ inside the living body, …more
Dr Christine Démoré, who has been an active SINAPSE member in ultrasound research at the University of Dundee, is moving to a position at the Sunnybrook Research Institute in Toronto, …more
A SINAPSE seed fund PhD studentship is available at the University of Aberdeen, in collaboration with the University of Edinburgh and industry partner IXICO. Project summary: Dementia is a global …more
Prof David Wyper, CEO of SINAPSE, is preparing to embark on a sponsored cycle through France to raise funds for the Neurosciences Foundation to support brain cancer research. See below …more
Courtesy of Prof Neil Roberts and Lucy Hiscox, this image illustrates Magnetic Resonance Elastography (MRE), a new MRI-based technique that enables non-invasive palpation (i.e. ‘touching’) of living tissues so as …more
The Brain Imaging of Normal Subjects (BRAINS) project at the University of Edinburgh now has brain MRI images across the lifespan available to request at the following website: BRAINS Imagebank …more
The 8th SINAPSE Annual Scientific Meeting was held on 17 June 2016, hosted by the University of Stirling. The programme featured stimulating presentations on the latest developments in clinical and …more
With funding from the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) and the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST), Taiwan, two SINAPSE image analysis experts recently visited National Taiwan University in Taipei …more
At the recent Regional Anaesthesia United Kingdom (RA-UK) Annual Scientific Meeting in Hull, first prize was awarded to a poster prepared and presented by Dr Ayman Mustafa on behalf of …more
A SINAPSE seed fund PhD studentship is available at the University of Glasgow, in collaboration with industry partner Toshiba Medical Visualization Systems Europe. Project summary: The project concerns the development …more
This is an exciting opportunity for a Project Administrator looking to be part of an expanding Imaging team. The post holder will provide project management to the Professor of Neuroradiology, …more
The appointee will develop an internationally leading research program in the technical development of ultra-high field MR applications for neuroscience, utilising state-of-the-art MRI 7T and 3T scanners. S/he will build …more
Courtesy of Prof David O’Hagan, this image shows the fluorinase enzyme catalysing 18F-Fluorination of a dendrimeric PGD peptide for radiochemical imaging. The study was recently published in Organic & Biomolecular …more
Over the past 50 years, the hippocampus has been one of the most intensely studied areas in the brain, and the field has made major breakthroughs in understanding its anatomical …more
An energetic, enthusiastic, post-doctoral research fellow, with experience in complex neuroimaging clinical studies, is required to run MRI studies in SVDs@Target, a major EU Horizon2020-funded programme to determine mechanisms of …more