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Biography
Dr James Pang received his PhD in Physics from the University of Sydney and completed his postdoctoral training in the Brain Modelling Group at QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute (Brisbane, Australia). He is currently a Research Fellow at the Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, School of Psychological Sciences. His research employs a multidisciplinary approach that combines biophysical models, neuroimaging, and connectivity to better understand the mechanisms of brain function in health, disease, and across species.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
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Education/Academic qualification
Physics, Doctor of Philosophy, Physics-based modeling of brain hemodynamics and activity, University of Sydney
Award Date: 15 Feb 2019
Physics, Master of Science, Single Hodgkin-Huxley neuron dynamics and its implications to coupled and noisy neurons, University of the Philippines (Diliman)
Award Date: 24 Mar 2014
Applied Physics, Bachelor of Science, Applications of complex network analysis on neural systems and multilevel marketing enterprise, University of the Philippines (Diliman)
Award Date: 23 Mar 2012
External positions
Visiting Scientist, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Mar 2021 → …
Adjunct Lecturer, Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
Aug 2020 → …
Honorary Fellow, University of Queensland
Jul 2020 → …
Research area keywords
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Computational Neuroscience
- Neuroimaging
- Networks
- Modelling
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Projects
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Loss of blood volume at the capillary level contributes to poor outcomes for preterm infants
Eiby, Y., Wright, I., Lingwood, B., Pang, J., Wixey, J., Sandow, S., Bjorkman, S. & Miller, S.
1/01/20 → 31/12/23
Project: Research
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Evolutionary shaping of human brain dynamics
Pang, J. C., Rilling, J. K., Roberts, J. A., van den Heuvel, M. P. & Cocchi, L., 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Computational Neuroscience. p. 15 1 p., O15.Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract › peer-review
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Cortical depth-dependent modeling of visual hemodynamic responses
Lacy, T. C., Robinson, P. A., Aquino, K. M. & Pang, J. C., 21 Feb 2022, In: Journal of Theoretical Biology. 535, 11 p., 110978.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Evolutionary shaping of human brain dynamics
Pang, J. C., Rilling, J. K., Roberts, J. A., Van Den Heuvel, M. P. & Cocchi, L., 26 Oct 2022, In: eLife. 11, 26 p., e80627.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus) -
Risk of sustained SARS-CoV-2 transmission in Queensland, Australia
Sanz-Leon, P., Stevenson, N. J., Stuart, R. M., Abeysuriya, R. G., Pang, J. C., Lambert, S. B., Kerr, C. C. & Roberts, J. A., Dec 2022, In: Scientific Reports. 12, 1, 9 p., 6309.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access3 Citations (Scopus) -
The individuality of shape asymmetries of the human cerebral cortex
Chen, Y-C., Arnatkeviciute, A., McTavish, E., Pang, J. C., Chopra, S., Suo, C., Fornito, A., Aquino, K. M. & for the Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative, 2022, In: eLife. 11, 28 p., e75056.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access4 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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David van Essen Award for Outstanding Early Career Researcher
Pang, James (Recipient), 2018
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International Postgraduate Research Scholarship
Pang, James (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Activities
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Resting State Brain Connectivity Conference
James Pang (Invited speaker)
18 Sept 2023 → 20 Sept 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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Organization for Computational Neuroscience
James Pang (Invited speaker)
16 Jul 2023 → 20 Jul 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to workshop, seminar, course
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Symposium at the Organization for Human Brain Mapping
James Pang (Organiser)
22 Jul 2023 → 26 Jul 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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Maths in the Brain
James Pang (Invited speaker)
28 Nov 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to workshop, seminar, course
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Frontiers in Neuroscience (Journal)
James Pang (Editorial board member)
2019 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
Press/Media
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Have we got the brain all wrong? A new study shows its shape is more important than its wiring
31/05/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature