Rate My Professor Kiran Thapaliya

Thapaliya is lead or corresponding author on numerous high-impact publications. Notable works include 'Brainstem volume changes in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome and long COVID patients' (NeuroImage: Clinical, 2023), revealing enlarged brainstem volumes; 'Diffusion tensor imaging reveals neuronal microstructural reorganisation in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome' (Human Brain Mapping, 2022), identifying altered white matter microstructure; 'Imbalanced Brain Neurochemicals in Long COVID and ME/CFS: A Preliminary Study Using MRI' (The American Journal of Medicine, 2025), showing elevated choline levels; 'Hippocampal subfield volume alterations and associations with severity measures in long COVID and ME/CFS: A 7T MRI study' (PLOS ONE, 2025); and 'Altered brain tissue microstructure and neurochemical profiles in long COVID' (NeuroImage: Clinical, 2025). His studies demonstrate overlaps such as salience-default mode network dysconnectivity, hippocampal alterations, and neurochemical imbalances, garnering citations exceeding 400 and media coverage including ABC News on brain swelling in long COVID. As Chief Investigator B on a $438,000 grant for ME/CFS progression research (2024), alongside collaborators like Associate Professor Leighton Barnden, Thapaliya advances neuroimmunology, contributing to diagnostic insights and funded projects at Menzies Health Institute Queensland.