Our Scholars
OxCIN GLOBAL SCHOLARs 2025/26
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Allegra moodleyPhD student University of Cape Town, South Africa Supervisor: Dr Jonathan Ipser Project: A longitudinal study investigating the neuroimaging and psychiatric effects of traumatic brain injury in a civilian cohort My current research focuses on investigating neuroimaging biomarkers of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and comorbid posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). A major component of the work involves an ENIGMA consortium secondary analysis investigating white matter integrity in mild, moderate, and severe TBI. I will also be examining structural and diffusion imaging abnormalities of TBI and comorbid PTSD using both TBSS and probabilistic tractography.
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Arijit BhattacharyaPhD student Ashoka University, India Supervisor: Dr Dipanjan Ray Project: Neural and Neurochemical Correlates of Musical Emotion Perception: A Dynamic MRS and fMRI Study My current research investigates the neurochemical and neural dynamics of music-evoked emotions using functional MR Spectroscopy (fMRS) and functional MR Imaging (fMRI). By utilising these advanced neuroimaging methods, I examine both neurochemical fluctuations and large-scale brain activity during naturalistic music listening. Bringing these measures together with real-time emotion tracking and advanced computational and statistical modelling, my work explores how internal mood states shape and transform our emotional responses to music.
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Heitor gessner mynssenPhD Student Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Supervisor(s): Dr Kamilla Avelino de Souza Project: Dolphin brains are shaped differently My current research consists of investigating how cetaceans' brains, especially deep diving ones, differ from terrestrial mammals. To do so, I rely on two pillars: a biophysical model of gyrification that predicts that only the elevated hydrostatic pressure, to which cetaceans are subjected to, will play a role in determining this difference; and high quality MRI that allow me to precisely reconstruct their brain surfaces and extract the physical measurements. |
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Pamela gonzalezPhD student Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile Supervisor: Dr Marcelo E. Andia My research comprises two main lines: a PhD thesis project that establishes a controlled human model of acute, focal brain lesions using HIFU (High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound) in Parkinson’s patients, offering a unique opportunity to investigate neuroplasticity and the mechanisms of brain network reorganization following targeted lesioning through advanced multimodal MRI. In parallel, I conduct a study characterizing former Latin American professional soccer players to identify early features of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). In both projects, I integrate ultrasensitive fluid biomarkers to complement neuroimaging. This combined approach aims to elucidate structural and functional brain alterations and their underlying mechanisms.
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Patrick filimaPhD student University Of Port-Harcourt, Nigeria
Supervisor: Dr Wogu Eberechi Over the past three years, I applied structural MRI morphometry to Nigerian cohorts, first comparing basal ganglia volumes and then characterizing thalamic‑nucleus asymmetries in Parkinson’s disease. My current work leverages Bayesian hierarchical models to profile regional brain volume and cortical thickness across five disorders (Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, epilepsy, schizophrenia, stroke) against healthy controls. By borrowing statistical strength across groups, I generate robust trans‑diagnostic morphometric signatures despite low sample sizes. I aim to openly release a containerized processing pipeline and Nigerian‑specific normative models, creating the first open‑source morphometric resource tailored to African MRI data.
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OxCIN GLOBAL SCHOLARs 2024/25
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Nisha ChauhanPhD student Department of NMR, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India Supervisor: Prof. S Senthil Kumaran Project: Exploring neuroimaging and metabolomic markers associated with opioid dependent subjects on buprenorphine maintenance treatment Oxford host: Marieke Martens |
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Ivonne Elizabeth Cruz VarelaPhD student Movement Disorders Service, Neurology Department, FLENI, Buenos Aires, Argentina Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Marcelo Merello Project: Role of the cerebello-thalamo-cortical circuit in parkinsonian tremor modulation. Oxford host: Johannes Klein |
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Maclean VokhiwaPhD Student Kamuzu University of Health Sciences (KUHeS), Blantyre, Malawi Supervisor(s): Professor Kamija Phiri and Associate Professor Eric Umar Project: Examining Neurodevelopmental outcomes among children exposed to iron deficiency anaemia in Southern Malawi
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Oxford host: Rick Lange
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Florencia AltschulerPhD student Centro de Neurociencias Cognitivas, Universidad de San Andrés, Argentina Supervisor: Dr. Cecilia Gonzalez Campo, M.D. Project: Differential contribution of cerebrovascular disease and its association with clinical factors in patients with Alzheimer's disease and frontotemporal dementia in Latin America Oxford host: Ludovica Griffanti
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Samuel (faith) OLUSEGUNMaster's student Lead City University, Ibadan, Nigeria Supervisor: Prof. Balogun B.O Project: Design and Implementation of a 120-second Rapid Brain Protocol for the Evaluation of Acute Stroke Patients Oxford Host: Jon Campbell
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WIN GLOBAL SCHOLARs 2023/24
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Sheri KoopowitzJunior Research Fellow University of Cape Town, South Africa Supervisor: Dr Jonathan Ipser Project: The effect of trauma exposure on resting-state connectivity of the default mode and salience networks |
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Emmanuel NwosuPostdoctoral Research Fellow University of Cape Town, South Africa Supervisor: Dr Nynke Groenewold and Dr Jonathan Ipser Project: Early brain developmental changes in children born to mothers with antenatal depression in high- and low-income settings |
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Delfina LahitouPhD Student Institute of Neurosciences (INEU) FLENI-CONICET Supervisor: Mariana Castro Project: Impact of childhood adversity on emotional regulation in patients with schizophrenia |
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Sapna MishraPhD Candidate Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi Supervisor: Dr. Tapan Kumar Gandhi Project: Understanding the effects of COVID-19 on the human brain: a multi-sequence magnetic resonance imaging-based study in India. |
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Fernanda de MoraesPost-doc Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Supervisor: Dr. Bruno Mota Project: Connecting theoretical models to brain structure: a physical study of cortical gyrification |
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Rabeet TariqResearch Associate (Neurosurgery) Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan. Supervisor: Prof. Syed Ather Enam Project: Mapping and preserving executive functions of brain tumor patients. |
WIN Global Scholars 2022/23
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Eberechi WoguPostdoctoral Researcher University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. Supervisor: Emeka Osunwoke |
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Kamilla Avelino de SouzaPhD Student Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ –Brazil. Supervisor: Bruno Mota |
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Leila NoorbalaPhD Student Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran Supervisor: Ali Ghazizadeh |
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Maëva MichonPostdoctoral Researcher Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile Supervisor: Francisco Aboitiz, Ph.D |
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Priyanka GuptaPhD Student Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India Supervisor: Sridharan Devarajan |
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Theo Ferreira MarinsPostdoctoral Researcher D ́Or Institute for Research and Education (IDOR), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Supervisor: Fernanda Tovar Moll |
WIN Global Scholars 2021/22
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Ángeles TepperPhD student Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Santiago, Chile Supervisor: Nicolás Crossley WINGS mentor: Rezvan Farahibozorg Project: Functional connectivity in patients with psychosis |
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Gustavo SolciaPhD student São Carlos Institute of Physics, University of São Paulo, São Carlos, Brazil Supervisor: Fernando Fernandes Paiva WINGS mentor: Yuriko Suzuki Project: Computational fluid dynamics using MRI data to study the hemodynamics of brain arteries |
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Koustav ChatterjeePhD student (registered at University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India) Working at Institute of Neurosciences Kolkata, Kolkata, India Supervisor: Dr Hrishikesh Kumar WINGS mentor: Prof Kia Nobre Project: Gait, cognition and neural correlates in movement disorder patients
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Michael Oluwaseun DadaPostdoctoral researcher Department of Physics, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Nigeria Supervisor: Prof. Bamidele Omotayo Awojoyogbe WINGS mentor: Mohamed Tachrount Project: Computational magnetic resonance imaging methods |
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Sakshi ShuklaPhD student Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, India. Supervisor: Dr. Nivethida Thirugnanasambandam WINGS mentor: Johannes Klein and Nicole Eichert Project: Predicting Levodopa Induced Dyskinesias using Neuroimaging, Clinical and Behavioural Characteristics |
WIN Global Scholars 2020
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Mariana Athaniel Silva RodriguesPhD student Albert Einstein School of Health Sciences, São Paulo, Brazil Supervisor: Edson Amaro Jr Project: Multimodal brain MRI to study brain alterations in a population of Brazilian elderly |
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André Monteiro PaschoalPostdoctoral researcher Institute of Radiology – HCFMUSP, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Supervisors: Maria Concepcion Garcia Otaduy and Claudia Leite Project: Developing novel methods for perfusion imaging with ASL |