Jean Rintoul
Project Title: Non-invasive focused stimulation of neural activity
Supervisor: Dr Nir Grossman
Location: Level 5, Burlington Danes Building, Hammersmith Campus, Du Cane Road, W12 0NN
About me
I am a PhD student in the Grossman lab, within the Department of Brain Sciences at Imperial College London. My goal is to help pioneer new routes in non-invasive neural imaging and stimulation utilizing cutting edge physics, innovating better tools to understand the brain and nervous system. Better tools will give us a better understanding of the mechanisms of neurodegenerative disease, enabling earlier and more effective interventions.
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science (Advanced), University of Sydney
- Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering (Honors), University of Sydney
Research Interests
- Medical Physics
- Neuromodulation
- Bioelectronics
- Medical Imaging
Selected Publications
Rintoul, J.L., Neufeld, E., Butler, C. et al. Remote focused encoding and decoding of electric fields through acoustoelectric heterodyning. Commun Phys 6, 79 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s42005-023-01198-w
Jonveaux, L., Schloh, C., Meng, W., Arija, J. and Rintoul, J., 2022. Review of Current Simple Ultrasound Hardware Considerations, Designs, and Processing Opportunities. Journal of Open Hardware, 6(1), p.3.DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/joh.28
Jaoquin A Anguera, Jacqueline Boccanfuso, Jean L Rintoul et al, 2013, Video game training enhances cognitive control in older adults, Nature 501 (7465), 97-101 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nature12486
Patents:
- Detection of Emotional States: United States US2015/0245777
- Integrated Biometric sensing and Display Device WO2012/092221
Contact Details
Email: jeanrintoul@imperial.ac.uk
LinkedIn: jeanrintoul
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A new study led by Dr Marco Brancaccio (UK DRI at Imperial) and Dr Marieke Hoekstra (former UK DRI at Imperial, now VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research) offers a deeper insight into how a neuroprotective pathway is regulated both by temperature and the body clock. This research, published in the journal PNAS, could open up new therapeutic avenues for neurodegenerative disease. Read more on the UK DRI website
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Dr Cynthia Sandor, former Emerging Leader at the UK DRI at Cardiff, joins the UK DRI at Imperial as a Group Leader, where she will be tackling early diagnosis of Parkinson’s.
With a background in genetics, Dr Sandor uses computational methods to bring greater understanding to the underlying molecular mechanisms of Parkinson’s. Read more about Cynthia's work on the UK DRI website.
