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Biography
Professor Nellie Georgiou-Karistianis is a cognitive neuroscientist and Professor of Psychology, with over twenty years’ experience in academia, research and leadership. She is currently the Deputy Dean of Academic and Graduate Affairs of Monash University’s Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences. In this role, Professor Georgiou-Karistianis oversees academic performance across the areas of probation, performance development and promotion, as well as managing the Faculty’s graduate research degree programs.
Professor Georgiou-Karistianis has a Bachelor of Science (Honours) and was awarded her Doctor of Philosophy in 1997. She heads the Georgiou-Karistianis Experimental Neuropsychology Research Unit within the Turner Institute of Brain and Mental Health. She is internationally renowned for her pioneering work in Huntington’s disease and Friedreich ataxia, and has discovered novel biomarkers for tracking the diseases’ progression, now being used in early drug development for clinical trials. Her work has provided new insights paving the way in how we examine and treat these diseases at the brain, cognitive and motor levels.
Professor Georgiou-Karistianis has led large interdisciplinary clinical projects (IMAGE-HD and IMAGE-FRDA), attracting over $14m in research funding from competitive government granting schemes and philanthropic bodies. As Coordinating Principal Investigator, she leads TRACK-FA – an international study comprising six academic partners and five industry sponsors with a focus on validating neuroimaging biomarkers so that they’re ready to be pushed through the drug development pipeline. In this role she is also Chairperson of the TRACK-FA Neuroimaging Consortium. She has supervised 29 PhD students to completion, with seven successful recipients of NHMRC Early Career Researcher (ECF) fellowships.
Professor Georgiou-Karistianis has published over 200 peer-reviewed papers and book chapters, and she has been the invited keynote speaking at leading international conferences, including the World Congress of Huntington’s Disease; Cure Huntington’s Disease Initiative (CHDI) Foundation Annual Therapeutics Conference; and European Huntington’s Disease Network. She is the Director of the Huntington’s Research Group of Victoria (HRGV) and is a member of the editorial board for the Journal of Huntington's Disease. She currently serves on a number of international committees, including with the Huntington’s Disease Regulatory Science Consortium (HD-RSC), Critical Path Institute and the Cure Huntington’s Disease Initiative (CHDI) Foundation and on the Board of Directors of Health Education Australia Limited (HEAL).
Education/Academic qualification
Bachelor of Science (Honours), MONASH UNIVERSITY
Doctor of Philosophy, MONASH UNIVERSITY
Leadership for Senior Executives, Harvard University
Williamson Community Leadership, Leadership Victoria
Research area keywords
- Cognitive Function
- Friedreich Ataxia
- Huntington Disease
- Motor Function
- Neurodegenerative disorders
- Neuroimaging
- Exercise training
- Cognitive neuroscience
- Dementia
- Cognitive brain training
Network
Projects
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A Prospective Registry Study in a Global Huntington's Disease Cohort (Enroll-HD)
Stout, J. & Georgiou-Karistianis, N.
10/06/13 → 8/07/23
Project: Research
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Neuroinflammation in Friedreich Ataxia: Mechanism, Biomarker, and Therapeutic Target
Harding, I., Egan, G., Delatycki, M., Corben, L. & Georgiou-Karistianis, N.
1/11/18 → 31/10/20
Project: Research
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Brain Network Modelling of Large-Scale Subcortical Systems
Harding, I. & Georgiou-Karistianis, N.
Monash University – Internal Faculty Contribution
5/05/15 → 31/12/15
Project: Research
Research output
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Accuracy of automated amygdala MRI segmentation approaches in Huntington's disease in the IMAGE-HD cohort
Alexander, B., Georgiou-Karistianis, N., Beare, R., Ahveninen, L. M., Lorenzetti, V., Stout, J. C. & Glikmann-Johnston, Y., May 2020, In : Human Brain Mapping. 41, 7, p. 1875-1888 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Brain compensation during response inhibition in premanifest Huntington's disease
Soloveva, M. V., Jamadar, S. D., Hughes, M., Velakoulis, D., Poudel, G. & Georgiou-Karistianis, N., Jun 2020, In : Brain and Cognition. 141, 12 p., 105560.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Brain compensation during visuospatial working memory in premanifest Huntington's disease
Soloveva, M. V., Jamadar, S. D., Velakoulis, D., Poudel, G. & Georgiou-Karistianis, N., Jan 2020, In : Neuropsychologia. 136, 11 p., 107262.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Dual tasking impairments are associated with striatal pathology in Huntington’s disease
Lo, J., Reyes, A., Pulverenti, T. S., Rankin, T. J., Bartlett, D. M., Zaenker, P., Rowe, G., Feindel, K., Poudel, G., Georgiou-Karistianis, N., Ziman, M. R. & Cruickshank, T. M., Sep 2020, In : Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology. 7, 9, p. 1608-1619 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Longitudinal increases in cerebral brain activation during working memory performance in Friedreich ataxia: 24-month data from IMAGE-FRDA
Shishegar, R., Harding, I. H., Corben, L. A., Delatycki, M. B., Storey, E., Egan, G. F. & Georgiou-Karistianis, N., 2020, In : Cerebellum. 19, p. 182-191 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Activities
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Journal of Huntington's Disease (Journal)
Nellie Georgiou-Karistianis (Editor in chief)
2017 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
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Recent Patents on Biomarkers (Journal)
Nellie Georgiou-Karistianis (Editor in chief)
2017 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
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NHMRC Project Grants Peer Review (Event)
Nellie Georgiou-Karistianis (Editor in chief)
2004 → 2017Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review responsibility
Press / Media
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11/10/17
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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