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:
- Bin Deng (08/2020 – present)
- Bryan Kennedy (09/2021 – present)
- Nikita Malladi (08/2022 – present)
- Parker Kotlarz (08/2022 – present)
Past Organizers:
- Aina Frau-Pascual, (08/2018 – 08/2020)
- Allen Alfadhel (09/2021 – 01/2023)
- Avery Berman (08/2018 – 08/2021)
- Mainak Jas (09/2019 – 01/2023)
- Valeria Barletta (09/2019 – 01/2023)
Why & How Presentations
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Clinical Interpretation of MRI
Daniel Burje-Chonde, MD, PhD
Massachusetts General Hospital
Clinical Interpretation of MRI
Why & How, 21 Oct 2021
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
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Why & How: Diffusion MRI Made Ridiculously Simple
Hong-Hsi Lee, Postdoctoral Fellow
MGH Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging
Diffusion MRI Made Ridiculously Simple
Why & How, 7 October 2021
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
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Intro to Biomedical Optics
Ikbal Sencan, PhD, and Bin Deng, PhD
Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging
Intro to Biomedical Optics
Why & How, 07 January 2021
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
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Navigating the Postdoctoral Funding Landscape
Caroline Magnain, PhD & Julie Price, PhD
Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging
Navigating the Postdoctoral Funding Landscape
Why & How, 29 April 2021
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
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Introduction to MEG and EEG
Padma Sundaram, Ph.D., Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging
Introduction to MEG and EEG
Why & How, 25 February 2021
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
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Intro to FreeSurfer
Devani Cordero and Erendira Garcia Pallares
Intro to FreeSurfer
Why & How, 11 Feb 2021
For more information about the Why & How Seminar Series and series organizers, visit
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Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging
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What Is the MLSC Computer Cluster?
Paul Raines, PhD, MGH Martinos Center
What Is the MLSC Computer Cluster?
Why & How, 21 Jan 2021
For more information about the Why & How Seminar Series and series organizers, visit
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Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging
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Why N How: Introduction to fMRI
Kaisu Lankinen
Introduction to fMRI
Why N How, 14 Jan 2021
For more information about the Why N How Seminar Series and series organizers, visit
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Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging
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Introduction to PET imaging
David Izquierdo-Garcia, PhD
Assistant Professor in Radiology at Harvard Medical School.
Dr. Izquierdo-Garcia's activity at the Integrated MR-PET Imaging Laboratory focuses on non-invasive molecular imaging with combined PET/MRI of the brain and heart.
Introduction to PET imaging
Why & How Seminar Series, 12/03/2020
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/
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Remote Consent and Electronic Data Capture
Lynn Simpson, MGB Research Information Science & Computing
Kassandra Round, MGH Martinos Center
Rowan Staley, MGH Martinos Cener
Remote Consent and Electronic Data Capture
Why & How Seminar Series, 10/29/2020
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/
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