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My research in a nutshell
The Edinburgh Imaging QMRI Facility (Clinical Research Imaging Centre) has a range of state-of-the-art clinical imaging research devices. Our facility house a dedicated research 3T wide-bore MRI system, 2 PET-CT scanners (one dedicated to clinical research, the other to nhs clinical scanning), a PET-MRI dedicated research scanner, two retinal imaging labs, and a dedicated image analysis research core. In addition, we house an on-site cyclotron and radiochemistry production facility with a range of research and GMP hot-cells to manufacture novel and clinical-grade radiopharmaceuticals for our PET imaging devices. We work across this range of modalities in a wide variety of clinical applications, such as cardiovascular disease, advanced neuro imaging in populations ranging from the fetus through to the ageing brain. Our mission statement is to develop non-invasive functional imaging biomarkers of normal and pathological processes in the clinical setting. My particular focus is non-invasive clinical imaging of cardiovascular disease, specifically in the development and application of novel imaging agents, such as targeted MRI contrast agents, and novel PET radiotracers. We work closely with our colleagues in the Edinburgh Imaging pre-clinical facilities to translate novel imaging technique from early development in preclinical models through to clinical translation. My group is actively developing new methods of non-invasively imaging inflammation and fibrosis in a range of clinical applications.
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Clinical cardiac functional MRI, Robert Gordon University
Award Date: 1 Jan 2001
Master of Science, Contrast improvement in cine-cardiac MRI using four different magnetisation preparations, University of Strathclyde
Award Date: 1 Jan 1996
Master of Science, Combined use of sensory and motor evoked potentials in the assessment of spinal cord damage, University of Strathclyde
Award Date: 1 Jan 1995
Bachelor of Science (Honours), University of Edinburgh
Award Date: 1 Jan 1994
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Molecular Calcification Imaging and Ascending Aortic Disease in Patients With a Bicuspid Aortic Valve
Nash, J., Debono, S., Loganath, K., Whittington, B., Tzolos, E., Syed, M., Clark, L., Mitic, T., Tavares, A. A. S., Macaskill, M., Sellers, S. L., Clark, T., Semple, S., MacNaught, G., van Beek, E. J. R., Dey, D., Slomka, P., Walker, N., Madine, J. & Field, M. & 6 others, , 23 Feb 2026, In: JAMA network open. 9, 2, 12 p., e2560385.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Anthracycline Dose, Myocardial Injury, and Change in Left Ventricular Function in the Cardiac CARE Trial
Loganath, K., Lee, K. K., Oikonomidou, O., Hall, P., Mills, N. L., Joshi, S., Singh, T., McGillivray, T., Semple, S., Lang, N. N., Dweck, M. R. & Henriksen, P. A., 14 Aug 2025, In: JACC: CardioOncology. 7, 6, p. 725-735Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Deep learning and genome-wide association meta-analyses of bone marrow adiposity in the UK Biobank
Xu, W., Mesa Eguiagaray, I., Morris, D. M., Wang, C., Gray, C., Sjostrom, S., Papanastasiou, G., Badr, S., Paccou, J., Li, X., Timmers, P. R. H. J., Timofeeva, M., Farrington, S. M., Dunlop, M. G., Semple, S. I. K., MacGillivray, T., Theodoratou, E. & Cawthorn, W. P., 2 Jan 2025, In: Nature Communications. 16, 99.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Clinical implications of bone marrow adiposity identified by phenome-wide association and Mendelian randomization in the UK Biobank
Xu, W., Mesa-Eguiagaray, I., Morris, D. M., Wang, C., Gray, C. D., Sjöström, S., Papanastasiou, G., Badr, S., Paccou, J., Wang, L., Li, X., Timmers, P. R. H. J., Timofeeva, M., Semple, S. I., MacGillivray, T., Theodoratou, E. & Cawthorn, W. P., 2025, In: Nature Communications. 16, 22 p., 8332.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A novel deep learning method for large-scale analysis of bone marrow adiposity using UK Biobank Dixon MRI data
Morris, D. M., Wang, C., Papanastasiou, G., Gray, C. D., Xu, W., Sjöström, S., Badr, S., Paccou, J., Semple, S. I., MacGillivray, T. & Cawthorn, W. P., Dec 2024, In: Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal. 24, p. 89-104 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Finding A Treatment For Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy
Newby, D. (Principal Investigator), Dweck, M. (Co-investigator), Kershaw, L. (Co-investigator), Semple, S. (Co-investigator) & Williams, M. (Co-investigator)
1/08/24 → 31/07/28
Project: Research
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Deep Phenotyping Of Cardiovascular Disease With Photon-counting Computed Tomography
Williams, M. (Principal Investigator), Newby, D. (Co-investigator), van Beek, E. (Co-investigator), Mair, G. (Co-investigator), Wardlaw, J. (Co-investigator), Dweck, M. (Co-investigator), Dhaun, N. (Co-investigator), Mills, N. (Co-investigator), Salman, R. (Co-investigator), Semple, S. (Co-investigator), Williams, S. (Co-investigator) & Whiteley, W. (Co-investigator)
1/06/24 → 17/10/26
Project: Research
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Application of functional MRI to improve assessment of chronic kidney disease (AFRIM study)
Semple, S. (Principal Investigator)
National Institute for Health Research
1/09/20 → 28/02/27
Project: Research
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Application of functional MRI to improve assessment of chronic kidney disease (AFRIM study)
Semple, S. (Principal Investigator)
1/09/20 → 28/02/27
Project: Research
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Deep phenotyping of cardiovascular disease with photon-counting computed tomography
Williams, M. (Principal Investigator), Dhaun, N. (Co-investigator), Dweck, M. (Co-investigator), Mills, N. (Co-investigator), Newby, D. (Co-investigator), Semple, S. (Co-investigator), Williams, S. (Co-investigator) & van Beek, E. (Co-investigator)
1/06/24 → 17/10/25
Project: Research
Datasets
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Fiona C Denison studies
Semple, S. (Creator), Edinburgh DataVault, 25 Apr 2023
DOI: 10.7488/b490a90d-ca71-431c-9f14-96285d4ec457
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Scottish Family Mental Health (SFMH) Study Dataset
Cooper, A. (Creator), Blackwood, D. (Creator), Lawrie, S. (Creator), McIntosh, A. (Creator), Romaniuk, L. (Creator), Semple, S. (Creator), Duff, B. (Creator) & Whalley, H. (Creator), Edinburgh DataVault, 10 Oct 2023
DOI: 10.7488/7f08e5f1-b300-4a32-bd18-ef511f82c390
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Long-echo-time MR spectroscopic imaging in human brain at 1.5T and 3T
Thrippleton, M. (Creator), Parikh, J. (Creator), Semple, S. (Creator), Harris, B. (Creator), Wardlaw, J. (Creator), Marshall, I. (Creator) & Andrews, P. J. D. (Creator), Edinburgh DataShare, 12 Dec 2017
DOI: 10.7488/ds/2267
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