Since 2005, Prof. Vernooij is applying population imaging, the acquisition of medical images in large cohorts, to study
development of brain diseases and vascular diseases. A specific focus of her work is on imaging markers which may be used as
preclinical markers for cerebrovascular and neurodegenerative diseases, including dementia. She uses quantitative imaging to
gain a deeper understanding of disease etiology and to improve disease prediction. She collaborates with the Alzheimer Center of
Erasmus MC to translate her population findings into clinical practice for precision medicine.

Her work has been recognized with the European Prize for Neuroradiology (Lucien Appel Prize 2014), the Stroke Innovation
Award by the Journal Stroke, and the Lourens Penning Prize of the Dutch Society of Radiology.

Prof. Vernooij has authored over 230 peer-reviewed publications in the field of Population Neuroimaging and is currently
supervising 7 PhD students and 4 postdocs. She combines her research line with clinical neuroradiology, with in patient care a
specific focus on neurodegeneration as well. Prof. Vernooij is member of the diagnostic committee of the European Society of
Neuroradiology, in which she leads a working group on Imaging in Dementia.