Prof Christopher Rowe

Director, Molecular Imaging & Therapy

Christopher C. Rowe MD is Director of Molecular Imaging Research and a consultant neurologist to the Memory Disorders Clinic, Austin Health, Melbourne. His research focus is imaging of neurodegenerative diseases, particularly Alzheimer's Disease, for better understanding, earlier more accurate detection, and to facilitate development of early therapeutic interventions. He is an international leader in this field and is on the 2016 Thomson-Reuters Highly Cited list of the top 1% or researchers world-wide based citations.

He received the 2011 US Society of Nuclear Medicine Kuhl-Lassen Award for Outstanding Contribution to Brain Imaging and the US 2015 Christopher Clarke Award for contributions to amyloid imaging. He is a member of the NIH/AA workgroup to define criteria for Preclinical AD and the International Workgroup to define prodromal AD.


BM, BS, MD, FRACP


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We are announcing exciting updates to our Early and Mid-Career Researcher (EMCR) representation at the Institute for Breathing and Sleep (IBAS). The MSRC extend a warm thank you to Charissa Zaga and welcome Jessica Manousakis!

ANZSRS Life Membership for Danny BrazzaleANZSRS LIFE MEMBERSHIP FOR DANNY BRAZZALE

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