Dr Kaye Morgan - Researcher Profile

Biography

Kaye works in the Faculty of Science at Monash University as a Research Fellow on a Discovery Early Career Researcher Award.  Her research is developing sensitive, high-resolution phase contrast x-ray imaging for live observation of the airway surface.  This imaging is currently being utilised to monitor the effectiveness of new treatments for Cystic Fibrosis.

Keywords

Synchrotron Imaging, Airway Imaging, X-ray Optics, Phase Contrast X-ray Imaging

Qualifications

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 2011

BSC.(MATHEMATICS AND PHYSICS)

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 2007

BE (ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER SYSTEMS) (1ST HONS)

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 2007

Publications

Book Chapters

Myers, G.R., Siu, K.K.W., Morgan, K.S., 2013, Propagation-based imaging, in Emerging Imaging Technologies in Medicine, eds Mark A Anastasio and Patarick La Riviere, CRC Press, Florida USA, pp. 75-91.

Journal Articles

Donnelley, M., Morgan, K.S., Siu, K.K.W., Parsons, D.W., 2012, Dry deposition of pollutant and marker particles onto live mouse airway surfaces enhances monitoring of individual particle mucociliary transit behaviour, Journal Of Synchrotron Radiation [P], vol 19, issue 4, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Inc, Malden USA, pp. 551-558.

Morgan, K.S., Paganin, D., Siu, K.K.W., 2012, X-ray phase imaging with a paper analyzer, Applied Physics Letters [P], vol 100, issue 12, American Institute of Physics, College Park USA, pp. 1-4.

Morgan, K., Paganin, D., Siu, K., 2011, Quantitative single-exposure x-ray phase contrast imaging using a single attenuation grid, Optics Express [P], vol 19, issue 20, Optical Society of America, USA, pp. 19781-19789.

Morgan, K., Paganin, D., Siu, K., 2011, Quantitative x-ray phase-contrast imaging using a single grating of comparable pitch to sample feature size, Optics Letters [P], vol 36, issue 1, Optical Society of America, USA, pp. 55-57.

Donnelley, M., Siu, K., Morgan, K., Skinner, W., Suzuki, Y., Takeuchi, A., Uesugi, K., Yagi, N., Parsons, D., 2010, A new technique to examine individual pollutant particle and fibre deposition and transit behaviour in live mouse trachea, Journal Of Synchrotron Radiation [P], vol 17, issue 6, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Inc, Malden Massachusetts USA, pp. 719-729.

Irvine, S., Morgan, K., Suzuki, Y., Uesugi, K., Takeuchi, A., Paganin, D., Siu, K., 2010, Assessment of the use of a diffuser in propagation-based x-ray phase contrast imaging, Optics Express [P], vol 18, issue 13, Optical Society of America, Washington DC USA, pp. 13478-13491.

Morgan, K.S., Irvine, S., Suzuki, Y., Uesugi, K., Takeuchi, A., Paganin, D., Siu, K.K.W., 2010, Measurement of hard x-ray coherence in the presence of a rotating random-phase-screen diffuser, Optics Communications [P], vol 283, issue 2, Elsevier Science BV, Amsterdam Netherlands, pp. 216-225.

Morgan, K.S., Siu, K.K.W., Paganin, D., 2010, The projection approximation and edge contrast for x-ray propagation-based phase contrast imaging of a cylindrical edge, Optics Express [P], vol 18, issue 10, Optical Society of America, Washington DC USA, pp. 9865-9878.

Morgan, K., Siu, K., Paganin, D., 2010, The projection approximation versus an exact solution for x-ray phase contrast imaging, with a plane wave scattered by a dielectric cylinder, Optics Communications [P], vol 283, issue 23, Elsevier Science BV, Amsterdam Netherlands, pp. 4601-4608.

Donnelley, M., Morgan, K.S., Fouras, A., Skinner, W.M., Uesugi, K., Yagi, N., Siu, K.K.W., Parsons, D.W., 2009, Real-time non-invasive detection of inhalable particulates delivered into live mouse airways, Journal Of Synchrotron Radiation [P], vol 16, Wiley-Blackwell Munksgaard, Denmark, pp. 553-561.

Parsons, D.W., Morgan, K.S., Donnelley, M., Fouras, A., Crosbie, J., Williams, I.M., Boucher, R., Uesugi, K., Yagi, N., Siu, K.K.W., 2008, High-resolution visualization of airspace structures in intact mice via synchrotron phase-contrast X-ray imaging (PCXI), Journal of Anatomy, vol 213, Wiley Blackwell, UK, pp. 217-227.

Siu, K.K.W., Morgan, K.S., Paganin, D.M., Boucher, R., Uesugi, K., Yagi, N., Parsons, D.W., 2008, Phase contrast X-ray imaging for the non-invasive detection of airway surfaces and lumen characteristics in mouse models of airway disease, European Journal of Radiology, vol 68, Elsevier, Ireland, pp. 22-26.

Conference Proceedings

Donnelley, M., Parsons, D., Morgan, K., Siu, K., 2010, Animals in synchrotrons: Overcoming challenges for high-resolution, live, small-animal imaging, AIP Conference Proceedings, 15 February 2010 to 18 February 2010, American Institute of Physics, Melville New York USA, pp. 30-34.

Morgan, K.S., Paganin, D., Parsons, D.W., Donnelley, M., Yagi, N., Uesugi, K., Suzuki, Y., Takeuchi, A., Siu, K.K.W., 2009, Optimising coherence properties for Phase Contrast X-ray Imaging (PCXI) to reveal Airway Surface Liquid (ASL) as an airway health measure, IFMBE Proceedings, Springer, Germany, pp. 135-138.

Awards

Academic awards (national, international)

The Australian Synchrotron Thesis Medal 2011
The Australian Synchrotron

Grants

Title:

Application of single shot large-grating phase contrast imaging to the monitoring of airway surface liquid depth in the airways.

Investigators:

Morgan, K

Funding:

(2011 - 2015). Australian Synchrotron.

Title:

Establishing techniques for the assessment of therapies for Cystic Fibrosis using X-ray phase contrast imaging.

Investigators:

Morgan, K, Siu, K, Parsons, D, Donnelley, M

Funding:

(2009 - 2013). Australian Nuclear Science & Technology Organisation (ANSTO).

Title:

Phase contrast synchrotron X-ray imaging of airway changes in mice with pharmacological treatments.

Investigators:

Kitchen, M, Morgan, K, Wong, E

Funding:

(2007 - 2011). Australian Nuclear Science & Technology Organisation (ANSTO).

Title:

Visualising living airways: A new x-ray technique to assess Cystic Fibrosis treatments.

Investigators:

Morgan, K

Funding:

(2012 - 2016). Australian Research Council (ARC).