Projects

SINAPSE members engage in imaging research projects at local, national, and international levels.

Highlighted below are ongoing major projects built on the strength of SINAPSE collaborations.

BRAINS: Brain Images of Normal Subjects

VAMPIRE: Vascular Assessment and Measurement Platform for Images of the REtina

iCAIRD: Industrial Centre for Artificial Intelligence Research in Digital Diagnostics

PICTURES: InterdisciPlInary Collaboration for efficienT and effective Use of clinical images in big data healthcare RESearch

Understanding the role of the perivascular space in cerebral small vessel disease

A Transatlantic Networks of Excellence Program funded ($6M) by Fondation Leducq and coordinated by Prof Joanna Wardlaw at the University of Edinburgh.

 

SVDs@Target: Small vessel diseases in a mechanistic perspective – Targets for intervention, affected pathways and mechanistic exploitation for prevention of stroke and dementia

A Research and Innovation project funded (€6M) by the Horizon 2020 Programme with Prof Joanna Wardlaw at the University of Edinburgh as a work package leader.

 

IDentIFY: Improving Diagnosis by Fast Field-Cycling MRI

A Research and Innovation project funded (€6.6M) by the Horizon 2020 Programme and coordinated by Prof David Lurie at the University of Aberdeen.

 

PET3D: PET Imaging in Drug Design and Development

An Innovative Training Network (ITN) funded (€4M) by the European Commission under the Horizon 2020 MSCA-ITN-2015 programme, and coordinated by Prof Matteo Zanda at the University of Aberdeen.

 

ReDVA: Development of hemodynamic solutions in Renal Dialysis Venous Access

A Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways (IAPP) project funded (€2.6M) by the EU Seventh Framework Programme and coordinated by Prof Graeme Houston at the University of Dundee.