Professor Joseph Hajnal FREng

Professor of Imaging Science, King’s College London

Professor Jo Hajnal has pioneered major developments in the field of medical imaging, in particular the development of novel approaches to Magnetic Resonance (MR) imaging, including the development of fundamental pulse sequences such as FLAIR. He is also a pioneer in the development of medical image analysis techniques such as image registration and image segmentation; his work has won many international awards and is highly cited.

His research has led to the formation of IXICO and influenced technologies and products for clinical trials and patient-specific diagnostics, especially for neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's.