Why & How

The Why & How seminar series is designed to introduce research assistants, graduate students, and postdoctoral and clinical fellows – really, anyone who is interested – to the many tools used in the Center. These include software tools and most of the major imaging modalities wielded by Martinos investigators (MRI, PET, EEG, MEG, optical, TMS and others). As the name of the series suggests, the talks cover both the reasons researchers might need a particular tool and the nuts and bolts of how to apply it. You can watch videos of the overviews below.

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Seminar Organizers:

Avery Berman, (08/2018 – present)
Bin Deng, (08/2020 – present)
Mainak Jas, (09/2019 – present)
Valeria Barletta, (10/2019 – present)

Past Organizers:

Aina Frau-Pascual, (08/2018 – 08/2020)

Why & How Presentations

Neuroanatomy II (Macroscopic)

Zeynab Alshelh Postdoctoral Research Fellow https://scholar.harvard.edu/cipni/people/zeynab-alshelh-phd Martinos Center for BioMedical Imaging Neuroanatomy II (Macroscopic) Why & How Seminar, 09/17/2020 For more information about the Why & How Seminar Series, visit https://www.martinos.org/education/whyhow/ Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging https://www.martinos.org/ Follow @MGHMartinos on Facebook, Instagram + Twitter! Video edited by Laura Gee

Development and Applications of Molecular Probes for PET and MRI

Changning Wang & Veronica Clavijo Jordan MGH Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging Development and Applications of Molecular Probes for PET and MRI Why & How Seminar Series, April 30/2020 For more information about the Why & How Seminar Series and series organizers, visit https://www.martinos.org/education/whyhow/ Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging https://www.martinos.org/ Follow @MGHMartinos on Facebook, Instagram + Twitter!

Introduction to Python

Jay Patel PhD Candidate, Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology Introduction to Python Why & How Seminar Series, 03/19/2020 Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging https://www.martinos.org/ Follow @MGHMartinos on Facebook, Instagram + Twitter!

Introduction to MATLAB (for non-CS people!)

Michele Scipioni, Ph.D Research Fellow Harvard Medical School & Massachusetts General Hospital Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging LinkedIn @scipionimichele Twitter @mscipioTW Why & How Seminar Series, recorded 03/12/2020 Note: This seminar also appeared live on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/MGHMartinos/videos/235897604233406/ Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging https://www.martinos.org/ Follow @MGHMartinos on Facebook, Instagram + Twitter!

Navigating the postdoctoral funding landscape

Christin Sander & Bruce Rosen Navigating the postdoctoral funding landscape Why & How Seminar Series, 02/20/2020 Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging https://www.martinos.org/ Follow @MGHMartinos on Facebook, Instagram + Twitter!