Ludovica Griffanti
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Ludovica Griffanti
PhD
Associate Professor
- Principal Investigator, Neuroimaging Analysis for Clinical Translation (N-ACT) Group
- NIHR Oxford Senior Research Fellow
Research Summary
I lead a research group at the Oxford Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging (OxCIN), where we develop image analysis tools to support clinical applications.
Our work is part of the NIHR Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre (OH-BRC) focusing on dementia and brain technologies. Current projects include translating MRI research into memory clinic practice through the Oxford Brain Health Clinic, and harmonising MRI measures across sites to make scans more comparable.
I also contribute to methodological development within the OxCIN Analysis group, particularly in structural MRI (lesion segmentation) and resting-state fMRI (artefact removal and reproducibility), as part of the FSL software package.
My background is in bioengineering (PhD, Politecnico di Milano, Italy), and I have worked on imaging studies in ageing, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and vascular disease.
Teaching & Supervision
I contribute to teaching, supervision, and training within the University of Oxford and through international courses and workshops.
At the University of Oxford
- MSc in clinical and therapeutic neuroscience - Lecturer on the MRI analysis module, examiner, and supervisor for student research projects.
- MSc in Experimental and Translational Therapeutics - Lecturer.
- Oxford Clinical Neuroimaging Course (online) - Section coordinator and lecturer.
- College Advisor and Research Member of the Common Room, Kellogg College
International Courses and Workshops
- FSL course - Co-chair of the Organising Committee and Faculty (international course on neuroimaging analysis)
- Alzheimer’s Imaging Consortium (AIC), Alzheimer’s Association – Pre-conference workshop “Getting started with neuroimaging analysis” – Co-organiser and Tutor
Recent publications
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Risk and protective factors of healthy cognitive ageing across diverse global cohorts and causal effect of education
Journal article
Johansen-Berg H. et al, (2025)
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Evaluating Traditional, Deep Learning and Subfield Methods for Automatically Segmenting the Hippocampus From MRI.
Journal article
Sghirripa S. et al, (2025), Hum Brain Mapp, 46
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Prevalence of dementia risk factors in the Oxford Brain Health Clinic.
Journal article
Blane J. et al, (2025), Sci Rep, 15
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From Big Data to the Clinic: Methodological and Statistical Enhancements to Implement the UK Biobank Imaging Framework in a Memory Clinic.
Journal article
Gillis G. et al, (2025), Hum Brain Mapp, 46
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Automated characterisation of cerebral microbleeds using their size and spatial distribution on brain MRI.
Journal article
Sundaresan V. et al, (2025), Eur Radiol Exp, 9
Academic & Professional Engagement
I am involved in a range of committees and working groups that support departmental, institutional, and professional initiatives.
- Department of Psychiatry Academic Career Development Working Group Member
- Oxford Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging (OxCIN) Translation Advisory Group Member
- Alzheimer’s Research UK ARUK Thames Valley Network Centre Organising Committee Member
- Alzheimer’s Association - ISTAART Neuroimaging PIA Executive Committee Member