BrainMap

The BrainMap seminar series is offered by and for researchers using neuroimaging to study brain structure and function. Presented by invited speakers from around the world, as well as by investigators who call the Martinos Center home, the talks cover the gamut of topics – with a particular focus on using imaging to map the highways and byways and the many hidden corners of the living human brain. Explore the range of talks below and learn more about the fascinating work of the world-class scientists who have presented as part of the series.

Seminar Organizers

BrainMap Seminars

BrainMap: The future of concurrent TMS-fMRI: towards reproducible and reliable acquisitions

Lucia Navarro de Lara, PhD, MGH Martinos Center. The future of concurrent TMS-fMRI: towards reproducible and reliable acquisitions with the RF Cap. BrainMap, January 14th, 2026. For more information about the BrainMap Seminar Series and series organizers, visit https://www.martinos.org/education/brainmap/ Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging https://www.martinos.org/ Follow @MGHMartinos on Facebook, Instagram + Twitter!

BrainMap: Monitoring tumor responses to treatment using near-infrared optical tomography

Bin Deng, PhD, MGH Martinos Center. Monitoring tumor responses to treatment using near-infrared optical tomography and MR elastography. BrainMap, February 19th, 2025. For more information about the BrainMap Seminar Series and series organizers, visit https://www.martinos.org/education/brainmap/ Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging https://www.martinos.org/ Follow @MGHMartinos on Facebook, Instagram + Twitter!

BrainMap: Acoustic holograms for personalized ultrasonic neuromodulation

Antonios Pouliopoulos, PhD, King's College London. Acoustic holograms for personalized ultrasonic neuromodulation and drug delivery into the brain. BrainMap, December 10th, 2025. For more information about the BrainMap Seminar Series and series organizers, visit https://www.martinos.org/education/brainmap/ Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging https://www.martinos.org/ Follow @MGHMartinos on Facebook, Instagram + Twitter!

BrainMap: Development and Validation of Neuronal Activity-Related Sodium (NARS) fMRI Method

Prof. Xin Yu, PhD — Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging (MGH), Harvard Medical School Development and Validation of Neuronal Activity-Related Sodium (NARS) fMRI Method BrainMap, November 12th, 2025 For more information about the BrainMap Seminar Series and series organizers, visit https://www.martinos.org/education/brainmap/ Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging https://www.martinos.org/ Follow @MGHMartinos on Facebook, Instagram + Twitter!

BrainMap: Center for Mesoscale Mapping—2025 Update

Center for Mesoscale Mapping BrainMap, 17 Dec. 2025 For more information about the BrainMap Seminar Series and series organizers, visit: https://www.martinos.org/education/brainmap/ Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging https://www.martinos.org/

BrainMap - Ivan Luptak: X-Nuclei MR Spectroscopy of the Heart: Insights from 23Na, 31P, and 13C NMR

Ivan Luptak, MD, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Boston University School of Medicine and a cardiologist at Boston Medical Center. X-Nuclei MR Spectroscopy of the Heart: Insights from 23Na, 31P, and 13C NMR BrainMap Seminar Series, 08/10/2025 For more information about the BrainMap Seminar Series and series organizers, visit https://www.martinos.org/education/brainmap/ https://www.martinos.org/education/scienceontap/ https://www.martinos.org/education/whyhow/ https://wis.martinos.org/ Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging https://www.martinos.org/ Follow @MGHMartinos on Facebook, Instagram + Twitter!

BrainMap - Marta Bianciardi: Tips on grant writing: How to write a Specific Aims page

Marta Bianciardi, Ph.D., Martinos Center, MGH/Harvard Medical School Tips on grant writing: How to write a Specific Aims page BrainMap Seminar Series, 22/10/2025 For more information about the BrainMap Seminar Series and series organizers, visit https://www.martinos.org/education/brainmap/ https://www.martinos.org/education/scienceontap/ https://www.martinos.org/education/whyhow/ https://wis.martinos.org/ Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging https://www.martinos.org/ Follow @MGHMartinos on Facebook, Instagram + Twitter!

BrainMap - Kevin J Chung: Total-Body PET Across Scales and Systems

Kevin J. Chung, PhD, American Heart Association (AHA) Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Radiology at UC Davis Health Total-Body PET Across Scales and Systems BrainMap Seminar Series, Recording 2025/10/09 For more information about the BrainMap Seminar Series and series organizers, visit https://www.martinos.org/education/brainmap/ https://www.martinos.org/education/scienceontap/ https://www.martinos.org/education/whyhow/ https://wis.martinos.org/ Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging https://www.martinos.org/ Follow @MGHMartinos on Facebook, Instagram + Twitter!

BrainMap: Brain Microstructure Imaging with Diffusion MRI

Dr. Santiago Coelho, PhD — New York University School of Medicine "Brain Microstructure Imaging with Diffusion MRI" BrainMap, October 15th, 2025 For more information about the BrainMap Seminar Series and series organizers, visit https://www.martinos.org/education/brainmap/ Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging https://www.martinos.org/ Follow @MGHMartinos on Facebook, Instagram + Twitter!

BrainMap: Contrast and Spatial Encoding with Nonlinear Gradients

Horace Zhang, Ph.D. candidate, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Yale University “Contrast and Spatial Encoding with Nonlinear Gradients” BrainMap Seminar Series, September 17th 2025 For more information about the BrainMap Seminar Series and series organizers, visit https://www.martinos.org/education/brainmap/ https://www.martinos.org/education/scienceontap/ https://www.martinos.org/education/whyhow/ https://wis.martinos.org/ Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging https://www.martinos.org/ Follow @MGHMartinos on Facebook, Instagram + Twitter!

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