Primary supervisor
David WrightCo-supervisors
The glymphatic pathway has been proposed as a key contributor to the clearance of fluid and metabolic waste products, such as amyloid beta and tau, from the brain. Recently, dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI has been used to visualize the glymphatic system and monitor CSF-interstitial fluid exchange in normal and Type 2 diabetes mellitus rats, with the latter showing impaired clearance of interstitial fluid. It has also been proposed that glymphatic function may be compromised in motor neuron disease (MND) patients.
Aim/outline
This project will use ultra-high field MRI to investigate glymphatic function in an animal model of MND. For more information contact supervisors (David.wright@monash.edu akram.zamani@monash.edu). Please note, the Wright group is based in the Neuroscience Department at the Alfred campus (99 Commercial rd, Melbourne 3004)
URLs/references
https://www.monash.edu/medicine/ccs/neuroscience/research/wright-group
Required knowledge
Python, Matlab