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Personal profile
Biography
Professional Qualifications and Professional Memberships
- B.Sc. (Hons) Physical Sciences, University of Aberdeen (2008)
- M.Sc. Medical Physics, University of Aberdeen (2010)
- Ph.D. Medical Imaging, University of Aberdeen (2014)
- Member of the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine
Research Interests
- Development of quantitative magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy methods, including diffusion, T1 mapping, Dixon, and arterial spin labelling MRI, and 1H and 31P MRS.
- Magnetic resonance spectroscopy of cardiac and skeletal muscle.
- Identification of imaging biomarkers for characterising sarcopaenia.
Career Summary
I am an Honorary Lecturer (Assistant Professor) and Physicist who specialises in the development and application of new methods for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS). I received my Bachelor’s degree in Physical Sciences, Master’s in Medical Physics, and my Doctorate in Medical Imaging from the University of Aberdeen, Scotland—a university with a prodigious history in the development of MRI. I also spent a summer as an intern at the Institute for Biomedical Engineering at ETH Zurich, and my work there has led to many fruitful collaborations. After completing my Ph.D. I joined the Longitudinal Studies Section at the National Institute on Aging in the US; my remit was to develop new MRI and MRS methods for characterising sarcopaenia in older adults. I returned to the UK in 2016, joining the UEA as a Senior Research Associate. I was promoted to Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in 2017. I have since relocated to the Netherlands to join the C.J. Gorter MRI Center at Leiden University Medical Centre, where I am working on devloping new imaging biomarkers for muscular dystrophies in collaboration with Dr Hermien Kan.
My research has ranged from the purely technical to clinical applications, and includes computer-based MRI simulations, improvement of MRS techniques for assessment of breast cancer, quantitative brain imaging, and MRI characterisation of cardiac tissue in patients with heart failure, myocardial infarction, and acute stress-induced cardiomyopathy. My current work focuses on identifying new measures of muscle quality using magnetic resonance in the extremities. To this end, I have been developing new MRI and MRS methods to achieve excellent data quality and faster scan times.
Career History
- Researcher, C.J. Gorter MRI Center, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands (2019-Present)
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Lecturer in Clinical Magnetic Resonance Physics, Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom (2017-2022).
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Senior Research Associate in Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Physics, Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom (2016-2017).
- Special Volunteer, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, Maryland, United States (2016/2018).
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Visiting Postdoctoral Research Fellow, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, Maryland, United States (2014-2016).
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, Quantitative T1 Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Myocardium: Development and Clinical Applications, University of Aberdeen
Oct 2010 → Dec 2013
Award Date: 10 Jul 2014
Master in Science, Proton Spectroscopy at 3 Tesla In Breast Cancer, University of Aberdeen
Sep 2009 → Oct 2010
Award Date: 25 Nov 2010
Bachelor of Science, University of Aberdeen
Sep 2003 → Jun 2008
External positions
Researcher, Leiden University Medical Center
17 Jun 2019 → …
Special Volunteer, National Institutes of Health
Feb 2016 → Sep 2018
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Characterisation of Skeletal Muscle Changes in Early Arthritis Using Novel MR Methods
Action Arthritis (Norwich Hip Trust)
1/02/18 → 24/12/24
Project: Research
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The relationship between bioactive food components, brain hemodynamics and cognitive function
9/04/18 → 22/12/23
Project: Research
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The relationship between bioactive food components, brain hemodynamics and cognitive function
Berry, N., Cassidy, A., Minihane, A. & Cameron, D.
1/02/17 → 31/01/19
Project: Research
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The effects of inorganic nitrite on cardiac and skeletal muscle
Frenneaux, M., Alibert, L., Graver, D., Sims, E., Borgognone, A., Cameron, D., Gollop, N. D. & Loudon, B.
1/04/15 → 31/12/19
Project: Research
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Language exposure and brain myelination in early development
Fibla, L., Forbes, S. H., McCarthy, J., Mee, K., Magnotta, V., Deoni, S., Cameron, D. & Spencer, J. P., 7 Jun 2023, In: Journal of Neuroscience. 43, 23, p. 4279-4290 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Phosphorus Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (31P MRS) and cardiovascular disease: The importance of energy
Tsampasian, V., Cameron, D., Sobhan, R., Bazoukis, G. & Vassiliou, V. S., 15 Jan 2023, In: Medicina. 59, 1, 174.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A novel method for measuring bowel motility and velocity with dynamic magnetic resonance imaging in two and three dimensions
Willis, D., Cameron, D., Kasmai, B., Vassiliou, V. S., Malcolm, P. N. & Baio, G., May 2022, In: NMR in Biomedicine. 35, 5, e4663.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Chronic consumption of cranberries (Vaccinium macrocarpon) for 12 weeks improves episodic memory and regional brain perfusion in healthy older adults: A randomised, placebo-controlled, parallel-groups feasibility study
Flanagan, E., Cameron, D., Sobhan, R., Wong, C., Pontifex, M. G., Tosi, N., Mena, P., Del Rio, D., Sami, S., Narbad, A., Müller, M., Hornberger, M. & Vauzour, D., 19 May 2022, In: Frontiers in Nutrition. 9, 849902.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Evaluation of acute supplementation with the ketone ester (R)-3-hydroxybutyl-(R)-3-hydroxybutyrate (deltaG) in healthy volunteers by cardiac and skeletal muscle 31P magnetic resonance spectroscopy
Cameron, D., Soto-Mota, A., Willis, D. R., Ellis, J., Procter, N. E. K., Greenwood, R., Saunders, N., Schulte, R. F., Vassiliou, V. S., Tyler, D. J., Schmid, A. I., Rodgers, C. T., Malcolm, P. N., Clarke, K., Frenneaux, M. P. & Valkovič, L., 31 Jan 2022, In: Frontiers in Physiology. 13, 793987.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile3 Citations (Scopus)47 Downloads (Pure)
Press/Media
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Could magnesium pills be the secret to staying strong in later life? (Sept 2020)
8/09/20
6 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media Coverage or Contribution