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Ronan McNeill
Bsc (hons), BA, BSc
DPhil Student, Advanced MRI Scanner Operator, Commonwealth Scholar
Combining multi-contrast MRI and microscopy to map neuroinflammation and glial dynamics
Research Interests
- What can detailed microscopy of causally manipulated rodent models reveal about the mechanisms of neuroinflammation?
- How can the translational potential of MRI be leveraged to characterise the human brain’s microstructure in vivo?
- Through what interactions are glia and neuroinflammatory processes involved in the initiation and progression of neurodegenerative disorders and changes in cognitive functioning?
- How can neuroinflammatory manipulations and MRI tools inform intervention strategies and evaluate treatment efficacy in dementia?
My research lies at the intersection of these questions. I aim to develop and openly share a clinical tool for mapping the spatial extent of neuroinflammation across the human brain. By applying this tool, I seek to advance early detection and characterisation of neuroinflammatory processes in the onset of brain disorders, creating new opportunities for timely intervention in neurodegeneration and cognitive decline.
Pepeha (Introduction)
Kia ora whānau
I whānau mai au e Te Whanganui-a-Tara
I tipu ake au e Waihōpai
E noho ana au e Ingarangi
E mahi ana au e University of Oxford
Nō reira, kō Ronan McNeill tōku ingoa
Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou kātoa
Collaborators
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Karla Miller
Director of the Oxford Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging (OxCIN)
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Amy Howard
Academic Visitor | Oxford || Assist. Prof. in Bioengineering | Imperial
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Cristiana Tisca
Postdoctoral Researcher in Preclinical MRI
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Saad Jbabdi
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
