Expertise
Dr Brian Tse
Preclinical Imaging Facility Manager
Experience
Dr Tse has been the Senior Preclinical Imaging Scientist at TRI since 2015. He provides expertise to researchers on in vivo imaging in a collaborative manner, including image acquisition, data analysis, experimental design, project development, grant submissions, ethics applications, and publications.
He is highly experienced in preclinical imaging technologies: 1) microCT, 2) microPET-CT, 3) image-guided radiation therapy, 4) optical (bioluminescence, fluorescence), 5) high-frequency ultrasound, 6) photoacoustics, 7) nuclear magnetic resonance, 8) planar X-ray, 9) gamma counting, and 10) radionuclide therapy (alpha and beta).
Dr Tse completed his PhD from UNSW in 2010 in the field of cancer immunotherapy, where he gained expertise in cutting-edge imaging modalities (optical imaging, ultrasound and microCT). He then undertook a two-year post-doctoral position at the Lowy Cancer Research Centre in Sydney researching on ovarian cancer. In 2012, he moved to Brisbane to join QUT to work on several projects including prostate cancer imaging and elucidating the molecular drivers of disease progression.
Dr Tse has received funding from the USA Department of Defence (Post-doc Fellowship), NHMRC (Project grant), QUT (ECR grant) and TRI (infrastructure grants). In total, he has attracted >$2m in research funding towards research projects and research infrastructure. He has 30 publications, in journals that include Oncogene, Cell, Theranostics, Small, European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Research, and Annals of Oncology.
Dr Tse also holds visiting scientist appointments with QUT and UQ.
He has a Diploma In Innovation Management degree (UNSW) and completed several management and leadership courses through the Australian Institute of Management (AIM).
Team
The PreClin team provides comprehensive one-on-one training on image acquisition and data analysis on specific instruments, and expert advice on experimental design, project development, grant applications, animal ethics applications, and publications. The team is always happy to support researchers and their projects from any stage.