James Pang
Dr | Research Officer
+61 7 3845 3009james.pang@qimrberghofer.edu.au
CAREER HISTORY
Dr James Pang completed his PhD at the University of Sydney in 2019. Then, he joined the institute as a postdoctoral fellow to work in the fields of connectomics, neuroimaging, and brain modelling. His research combines tools and techniques from physics, neuroscience, mathematics, and computer science to analyse brain structure and the mechanisms of brain dynamics and function. He is also a Chief Investigator on a $1.3M 2020-2023 NHMRC Ideas grant to understand the neurovascular underpinnings leading to poor health outcomes in preterm infants.
CURRENT APPOINTMENTS
2018-current: Research Officer, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
2020-current: Honorary Fellow, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Queensland
2020-current: Adjunct Lecturer, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology
PREVIOUS APPOINTMENTS
2018: Higher Education Officer, School of Physics, University of Sydney
ORCID NUMBER
RESEARCHER ID
K-1218-2019
CURRENT AREA OF RESEARCH
Dr Pang’s current area of research is on computational neuroscience, neuroimaging, and neurovascular research, with focus on brain modelling and developing cutting-edge neuroimaging tools. He employs a multi-disciplinary approach that combines biophysical models and electrophysiological and imaging data to better understand the mechanisms of brain function in both healthy and diseased cohorts.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
2020-current: Postdoc Committee, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
2019-current: Organization for Human Brain Mapping Australia Chapter
2019-current: Organization for Computational Neurosciences
2016-current: Organization for Human Brain Mapping
2014-current: National Research Council of the Philippines
AWARDS RECOGNITION
2019: Best PhD Thesis Prize, University of Sydney Centre for Complex Systems
2019: Merit Abstract Award, Organization for Human Brain Mapping
2019: Early Career Researcher Travel Bursary Award, Organization for Human Brain Mapping Australia Chapter
2018: Postgraduate Prize, Faculty of Science, University of Sydney
2018: David van Essen Award for Outstanding Early Career Researcher, ARC Centre of Excellence for Integrative Brain Function
2018: Postgraduate Research Support Scheme, University of Sydney
2018: Travel Award, Organization for Human Brain Mapping Hackathon
2018: Student Travel Grant, University of Sydney Centre for Complex Systems
2016: Postgraduate Research Support Scheme, University of Sydney
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
2019: PhD, University of Sydney
2014: MSc Physics, University of the Philippines
2012: BSc Applied Physics, University of the Philippines