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Dr. Christian Kerskens

Lead Physicist (Trinity Inst. of Neurosciences (TCIN))
LLOYD INSTITUTE

 Christian.Kerskens@tcd.ie

 3531896 8470

Associate Research Lecturer (Clinical Medicine)


Research Tags

  Physics

Research Projects

 Development of new cerebral perfusion biomarkers

David López Pérez, Arun L.W. Bokde, Christian Kerskens, Complexity analysis of heartbeat-related signals in Brain MRI time series as a potential biomarker for ageing and cognitive performance, The European Physical Journal - Special Topics, 232, (1), 2023, p123 - 133, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Tornifoglio B., Johnston R.D., Stone A.J., Kerskens C., Lally C., Microstructural and mechanical insight into atherosclerotic plaques: an ex vivo DTI study to better assess plaque vulnerability, Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology, 2023, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  TARA - Full Text  DOI
Brooke Tornifoglio, Alan J. Stone, Pattie Mathieu, Emma Fitzpatrick, Christian Kerskens, Caitriona Lally, Measuring Vascular Graft Cellularity Non-Destructively: Merging Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Tissue Engineering, Advanced Materials Technologies, 2023, Journal Article, PUBLISHED
Grandjean J, Desrosiers-Gregoire G, Anckaerts C, Angeles-Valdez D, Ayad F, Barrière DA, Blockx I, Bortel A, Broadwater M, Cardoso BM, Célestine M, Hess A, Author Correction: A consensus protocol for functional connectivity analysis in the rat brain., Nature neuroscience, 2023, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Christian Kerskens, David López Pérez, Reply to Comment on: `Experimental indications of non-classical brain function" (2022 Journal of Physics Communications 6 105001), Journal of Physics Communications, 7, (3), 2023, p038002 , Journal Article, PUBLISHED
Grandjean J, Desrosiers-Gregoire G, Anckaerts C, Angeles-Valdez D, Ayad F, Barrière DA, Blockx I, Bortel A, Broadwater M, Cardoso BM, Célestine M, Hess A, A consensus protocol for functional connectivity analysis in the rat brain., Nature neuroscience, 2023, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Tornifoglio B., Stone A.J., Kerskens C., Lally C., Ex Vivo Study Using Diffusion Tensor Imaging to Identify Biomarkers of Atherosclerotic Disease in Human Cadaveric Carotid Arteries, Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology, 42, (11), 2022, p1398 - 1412, p1398-1412 , Journal Article, PUBLISHED  TARA - Full Text  DOI
Christian Matthias Kerskens, David López Pérez, Experimental indications of non-classical brain functions, Journal of Physics Communications, 6, (10), 2022, p105001 , Journal Article, PUBLISHED
Kerskens CM, Perez DL, Experimental evidence of non-classical brain functions, 2022, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Syed Salman Shahid, Christian M. Kerskens, Malcolm Burrows, Alice G.Witney, Elucidating the complex organization of neural micro-domains in the locust Schistocerca gregaria using dMRI, Scientific Reports, 11, (3418), 2021, p1 - 12, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  TARA - Full Text  DOI
  

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Flamini V,Kerskens C, Lally C, Study of the 3D fibre distribution through A Porcine Aorta using diffusion tensor imaging, Sir Barnard Crossland symposium, 2008, 2008, Conference Paper, ACCEPTED
Blau C, Kelly L, Kerskens C, Lynch M, The age-related increase in microglial activation in rat brain is coupled with a decrease in blood flow as measured by MRI, MNIEST conference, UCD Dublin, march 2008, 2008, Meeting Abstract, PUBLISHED
Kelly ME, Blau CW, Kerskens CM, Bolus-tracking arterial spin labelling - theoretical and experimental results, 17th Annual NMR Symposium, Sheffield, UK, March 31st 2008, 2008, Meeting Abstract, PUBLISHED
Döge C, Kerskens CM, Romero BI, Brunecker P, v. Pannwitz W, Junge-Hülsing J, Müller B, Villringer A, . Infarct evolution differs between gray and white matter: a MRI study, 9th European Stroke Conference, Vienna, Austria, May 24-27, 2000, 2000, Conference Paper, PUBLISHED
Schmitz B, Bock C, Kerskens CM, Hoehn-Berlage M, Boettiger BW, Hossmann K-A, Nicht-invasives Monitoring der funktionellen Erholung des Gehirns nach Herz-Kreislaufstillstand mittels funktioneller NMR-Bildgebung, Wissenschaftliche Arbeitstage der deutschen Gesellschaft der Anaesthesisten, Wuerzburg, Germany, 23. -24. Februar, 1996, 1996, Conference Paper, PUBLISHED
Schmitz B, Bock C, Kerskens CM, Hoehn-Berlage M, Boettiger BW, Hossmann K-A, Funktionelle NMR-Bildgebung zur Untersuchung der Erholung des Gehirns nach Herz-Kreislaufstillstand und Reanimation im Tiermodell, Deutscher Anaesthesiekongreß (DAK), Nuernberg, Germany, 19. - 22. Juni, 1996, 1996, Conference Paper, PUBLISHED

  

Research Interests

Description Of Research Interests

Non-classical brain mechanisms, Extra vascular transport mechanisms, Quantification of cerebral blood flow, Neurovascular coupling, Physiological noise in the brain, Time series analysis of MRI data,Direct detection of cell activation with NMR, NMR relaxation mechanisms in biological tissue, Intra and extra cellular diffusion, Technical development for living science research