FRSE
Emeritus Professor
- About
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- Email Address
- alison.murray@abdn.ac.uk
- School/Department
- School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition
Biography
Professor Emerita (Radiology) with expertise in brain MRI correlates of cognitive ageing in the Aberdeen Birth Cohorts and in molecular brain imaging in TauRx clinical trials of novel therapeutics in Alzheimer's disease.
Consultant radiologist then honorary consultant NHS Grampian (1995-2020) with expertise in neuroradiology and molecular imaging.
Qualifications
- MB ChB (Hons) Medicine1985 - University of Aberdeen
- MRCP Medicine1988 - Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Glasgow
- FRCR Radiology1992 - Royal College of Radiologists UK
- PhD Medical Sciences2013 - University of Aberdeen
PhD Thesis November 2012 “Brain white matter hyperintensities: Correlates in normal ageing and relevance in Alzheimer’s disease.” Successfully defended January 2013
External Memberships
Fellow and council member of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Chairperson Roland Sutton Academic Trust
Treasurer and Trustee Campaign for Evidence Based Healthcare
Trustee TENOVUS Scotland (Grampian Highlands and Islands)
Volunteer North-East Scotland Coastal Trust
Latest Publications
The Influence of Birth Weight, Socio-Economic Status, and Adult Health on Brain Volumes during Ageing
Neuroepidemiology, vol. 59, no. 5, pp. 489-497Contributions to Journals: ArticlesFDG-PET Image Classification in Alzheimer’s Disease: from Traditional Visual Analysis to Advanced Transfer Learning
Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, vol. 59, pp. 201-208Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40385367/
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13139-025-00908-2
Myelin mapping in patients with rheumatoid arthritis-related fatigue: a TBSS-MTR study of integrity
BJR Open, vol. 7, no. 1, tzaf014Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/bjro/tzaf014
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Phantom study investigating the repeatability of radiomic features with alteration of image acquisition parameters in magnetic resonance imaging
Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences, vol. 55, no. 1, pp. 19-28Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmir.2023.10.003
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The genetic basis of endometriosis and comorbidity with other pain and inflammatory conditions
Nature Genetics, vol. 55, no. 3, pp. 423-436Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41588-023-01323-z
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Prizes and Awards
FRSE (2017-)
- Research
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Supervision
Dr Sima Salarirad (2011) “The relative contributions of imaging biomarkers of cerebrovascular and Alzheimer’s diseases to cognitive ageing”
Dr Moses Olufemi Sokunbi (2011) “Functional MRI entropy measurements of brain complexity”
Dr Ivan Roijals Miras (2012) “Information processing speed and information flow in the ageing brain”
Dr Dorota Chapko (2016) “Life-course determinants of resilience to cognitive ageing”
Dr Maryam Hashim (2016) 3rd supervisor “Optimisation of MRI for neuroimaging in inflammatory diseases”
Dr Maria Goni (2018) 3rd supervisor “Imaging correlates of fatigue in inflammatory disease”
Dr Clarisse De Vries – (2020) “Early life and life-course predictors of brain entropy and functional connectivity.
Dr Jennifer Waymont (2020) “Automated detection of brain lesions in the Aberdeen Children of the 1950s and analysis of lifecourse determinants”
Dr Shaun Stone (2021) “Prediction models of dementia risk from brain MR images and proxies of cognitive reserve”
Dr Mina Kherzian (2021) “Investigating the role of polypharmacy in brain ageing, and cognitive, physical and emotional impairment in three well characterised cohort studies in Aberdeen”
Dr Shailendra Mohan Tripathi (2021) “Machine learning in classification of Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis and response to treatment”
- Publications
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An overview of prevalence, determinants and health outcomes of polypharmacy
Therapeutic Advances in Drug Safety, vol. 11, pp. 1-10Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/2042098620933741
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An epigenome-wide association study of sex-specific chronological ageing
Genome Medicine, vol. 12, 1Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.7488/ds/2709
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Concentration-Dependent Activity of Hydromethylthionine on Cognitive Decline and Brain Atrophy in Mild to Moderate Alzheimer’s Disease
Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, vol. 72, no. 3, pp. 931-946Contributions to Journals: ArticlesA meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies of epigenetic age acceleration
PLoS Genetics, vol. 15, no. 11, e1008104Contributions to Journals: ArticlesAssociations of autozygosity with a broad range of human phenotypes
Nature Communications, vol. 10, 4957Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12283-6
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Functional and structural magnetic resonance imaging correlates of fatigue in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology, vol. 58, no. 10, pp. 1822-1830Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kez132
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Improved precision of epigenetic clock estimates across tissues and its implication for biological ageing
Genome Research, vol. 11, 54Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13073-019-0667-1
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- [ONLINE] https://genomemedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13073-019-0667-1
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AI could be our radiologists of the future, amid a healthcare staff crisis
The ConversationContributions to Specialist Publications: ArticlesP2-410: A RISK FACTOR PROFILE OF INCREASED WHITE MATTER HYPERINTENSITY BURDEN IN THE ABERDEEN CHILDREN OF THE NINETEEN FIFTIES COHORT
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2019.06.2817
Differences in brain functional connectivity networks between cognitive decliners and sustainers
SINAPSE Annual Scientific Meeting 2019Contributions to Conferences: Abstracts