Nanodiamond-enhanced MRI: A Dazzling New Approach to Imaging

Nanodiamonds ā€“ synthetic industrial diamonds only a few nanometers in size ā€“ have recently attracted considerable attention because of the potential they offer for the targeted delivery of vaccines and cancer drugs as well asĀ for other uses. Thus far, options for imaging nanodiamonds have been li...

With New PET Probe, Researchers Image Fibrosis of the Lungs

The MGH Martinos Center's Pauline DĆ©sogĆØre and colleagues have described a new positron emission tomography (PET) probe that canĀ help to advanceĀ noninvasive diagnosis of pulmonary fibrosis. Reported in a Science Translational MedicineĀ paper published onlineĀ today, the probe enables detection and ...

Meher Juttukonda

Dr. Juttukondaā€™sĀ research interests are in studying the balance between hemodynamic and metabolic function in the human brain as well as in the translation ofĀ these methods for characterizing microvascular health in cerebrovascularĀ diseases. A principal objective of his work has been to develop q...

Jason Stockmann

Jason Stockmann, PhD, is broadly interested in magnetic resonance imaging hardware andĀ acquisition methods for improving data quality for both structural andĀ functional imaging. He has worked on diverse MRI scanners ranging in fieldĀ strength by two orders of magnitude, from low-field (80 mT) to u...

Understanding Eye-contact Avoidance in People With Autism

Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often have difficulty looking others in the eyes. This is typically interpreted as a sign of social and personal indifference, but self-reports from people with autism suggests otherwise. Many say that looking others in the eye is uncomfortable or s...

Robert Savoy

Dr. Savoy received his academic training in applied mathematics at MIT (BSĀ 1971; MS 1975) and experimental psychology at Harvard University (PhDĀ 1980). This period included 10 years of work at Polaroid Corporationā€™sĀ Vision Research Laboratory, after which he joined the newly formed RowlandĀ Instit...

Mainak Jas

Dr. Jas completed his PhD from Telecom ParisTech. His thesis focused on automating MEG/EEG analysis pipelines. He is a proponent of open and reproducible science. He has been a key contributor to several open source neuroimaging tools: most notably MNE-Python, MNE-BIDS, and HNN-core. He develope...

ā€˜Women in Scienceā€™ Series Tackles Sexism, Other Issues

The MGH Martinos Centerā€™s first-ever ā€œWomen in Scienceā€ seminar series, held this spring, brought together investigators, staff and others from throughout the community for a host of important and thought-provoking discussions. The series proved so successful the organizers are planning to hold a...

MGB Radiology Research Celebration 2023

In 2023, the joint departments of Radiology Research at Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital seek to recognize and support the accomplishments of our outstanding research faculty. We are immensely appreciative of the quality and quantity of their work.Ā  The annual Rad...

TRANSLATE (Translational Research in Radiology)

The TRANSLATE seminar series offers conversations about the latest advances in translational research in radiology, and about the process of translational research itself. Each seminar brings together a physician with particular clinical needs and a researcher developing imaging technologies that...

Ilknur Ay

Dr. Ay is an Assistant Professor at the Martinos Center for BiomedicalĀ Imaging at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. She hasĀ a broad background in vascular pharmacology with fellowship training inĀ neuroscience at the Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Ayā€™s main researc...

Capital Contributions

Ever since the Martinos familyā€™s first capital gift to create the Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging in 1999, the Center has benefited from the generosity of its supporters. Capital gifts, generally to the physical center or endowment, differ from annual support. Instead, capi...

Early Screening of ASD With a New Eye-tracking Paradigm

Studies have shown that early diagnosis and intervention significantly impact the prognosis of individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD): the earlier the detection and diagnosis, the better the prognosis and functional status later in life. Currently, the average age of diagnosis is approxi...

AMA @ Martinos: Anastasia Yendiki

The 2022 meeting of the Organization of Human Brain Mapping (OHBM), to be held June 19-22 in Glasgow, Scotland, will feature keynote lectures by no fewer than two Martinos Center researchers: Anastasia Yendiki and Jon Polimeni. In anticipation of the meeting, we approached Anastasia about putting...