Contact information

Email
kamila.szulc-lerch@ndcn.ox.ac.uk

ORCID
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4155-5227

Pronouns
She/Her

Research groups

Preclinical Imaging Group

Mouse/rat lines to study sex differences

The following lines are currently available at the University of Oxford:

Four Core Genotypes (FCG) mouse model
Sex Chromosome Trisomy (SCT) mouse model
FCG-like rat model

If you are interested in using these models in your research please get in touch with me.

ABOUT MY RESEARCH

THE BRAIN CONFERENCE 2022 PRESENTATION

Multi-modal MRI characterisation of a mouse model of distal middle cerebral artery occlusion.

In Vivo MRI of the Developing Mouse Brain

MOUSE BRAIN MRI

Vestibulo-cochlear organ reconstruction from MRI

Kamila Szulc-Lerch

Senior Research Associate

OxCIN MRI Graduate Programme Deputy Director
Principal Investigator

OxCIN MRI Graduate Programme

I obtained my MSc in Physiology and Neuroscience and PhD in Biomedical Imaging from New York University. My doctoral work focused on developing and applying novel preclinical MRI approaches to studies of brain development using mouse models of human neurodevelopmental disorders. In my studies I used the cerebellum as a model system for quantitative analysis of patterning processes taking place at early postnatal stages.

Following my PhD, I undertook postdoctoral training, funded by a fellowship from Brain Canada and Kids Brain Health Network, at the Hospital for Sick Children and the Mouse Imaging Centre in Toronto. During this period, I worked on projects exploring the potential of pharmacological and lifestyle interventions to promote brain repair in children with brain tumours. I also worked with preclinical rodent models of radiation and hypoxia-ischaemia induced brain injury.

I joined the University of Oxford in the summer of 2019 to build my research programme in preclinical imaging of post-stroke brain recovery. I am principal investigator (PI) on a John Fell Funded study investigating sex differences in stroke recovery using novel Four Core Genotype (FCG)-like rat model. This project is run in collaboration with Art Arnold, Yvonne Couch, Thomas Okell, David Bannerman and Stuart Peirson.

In addition to my preclinical work, I have a strong interest in using big data in clinical neuroscience. I am PI on a UK BioBank project investigating the impact of metformin treatment on brain structure and function. More information about the project can be found here. In collaboration with Novo Nordisk, we have recently also begun examining the impact of obesity, a major risk factor for stroke, on the brain.

POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS

Quin Yuhui Xie (Novo Nordisk-Oxford Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Oxford Co-supervisors: Jason Lerch and Rogier Mars, Novo Nordisk Co-supervisors: Giorgio Caratti and Chenxi Qin)

Project: "Decoding Neurobiological and Genetic Mechanisms of Obesity Through Big Data and Cross-Species Studies of Brain Structure and Function"

D.PHIL STUDENTS

Myrto Lavda (DPhil in Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Co-supervisors: Yvonne Couch and Heidi Johansen-Berg)

Tien Ho (DPhil in Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Co-supervisors: Rogier Mars and Daniel Anthony)

M.SC./FHS STUDENTS

Tran Quan (MSc in Clinical and Therapeutic Neuroscience, University of Oxford)

D.PHIL PROJECTS / RESEARCH PLACEMENTS

To inquire about available placements, please email: kamila.szulc-lerch@ndcn.ox.ac.uk and include your CV along with a letter of intent describing your research interests. More information about the DPhil programme in Clinical Neurosciences at NDCN can be found here.