Van der Veer News

Alzheimer’s Awareness

The annual ‘Forget Me Not‘ appeal by Alzheimer’s New Zealand ran from 26 July to 1 Aug, 2009. To coincide with this, the Institute highlighted its current research into functional, structural, and cerebral bloodflow MR imaging in Alzheimer’s.
Sarah Wright’s PhD project was covered in local station CTV’s ‘Today in Canterbury’ News on 30th July:

The project [...]

PhD Scholarship in MRI Brain Research

In conjunction with the University of Canterbury, the Van der Veer Institute is offering a PhD scholarship for a brain research project, starting in 2009, using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques.
The successful student will be based at the Van der Veer Institute and will conduct research using the Hagley Radiology 3T MRI scanner in the [...]