Albert Kim

I am a medical oncologist with interests in using machine learning and Omics to develop precision-based treatment paradigms for cancer patients. I have a special interest in central nervous system metastases, and my laboratory efforts leverage Omics-based techniques, medical imaging, and machine ...

MEG Method May Hold the Secret to Baldness

A variety of factors can stop hair from forming and growing properly, leading to hair diseases and baldness. A new method developed recently by investigators at the MGH Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging examines the activity of hair follicles and could be useful for testing the effects of di...

Hakan Ay

Dr. Hakan Ay is an MD with residency training in Neurology and fellowshipĀ training in Vascular Neurology. He currently serves as an Associate ProfessorĀ at Harvard Medical School with appointments in both departments of NeurologyĀ and Radiology at the Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Ay has 28 y...

Daphne Holt

Dr. Holt has studied the neural basis of psychosis throughout her career, initially in post-mortem samples and subsequently (since 2002) using neuroimaging. Using functional neuroimaging in combination with physiology, behavioral tasks and clinical assessments, she has investigated the neurocogni...

Education & Diversity

Education lies at the heart of everything we do: from training the next generation of scientists - students and postdoctoral fellows, among others - to hosting immersive, weeklong courses covering a range of advanced imaging techniques. Educational Courses The Martinos Center has for many years...

Moving Beyond Biopsy for Liver Fibrosis

Chronic liver disease is a growing health concern in the U.S. and around the world, with links to alcoholism, diabetes and even obesity. One of the early manifestations of the disease is fibrosis, an excessive buildup of scar tissue that results from repeated injury to the liver. While its effect...

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...

Tommi Raij

Dr. Raij is a researcher currently serving as the Director of Transcranial MagneticĀ Stimulation (TMS) Clinical Research at the Martinos Center. He aims to understandĀ the human brain mechanisms and improve the treatment of psychiatric andĀ neurological disease, such as depression, schizophrenia, co...

MGH Launches the Center for Precision Imaging

Massachusetts General HospitalĀ has announcedĀ the Center for Precision Imaging (CPI), associated with the Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging and led by Martinos Center investigator Umar Mahmood. Precision medicine is a burgeoning field in which health outcomes are optimized by specifically tai...

Iris Yuwen Zhou

Dr. Iris Yuwen Zhou is an Assistant Professor of Radiology at Massachusetts GeneralĀ Hospital and Harvard Medical School and a faculty member in the Athinoula A.Ā Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging. She has a background in both electronic engineering and biomedical engineering, with specific tr...

Treating Aneurysm with MR Coagulation

A team of investigators in the MGH Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, in collaboration with medical device company Robin Medical, has developed a new method that could help to address cerebral aneurysm while adding therapeutic capabilities to magnetic resonance imaging. Cerebral aneurysm,...

Jacob Hooker

Jacob Hooker, PhD, is currently Lurie Family Professor of Radiology in the Field of Autism Research and a Phyllis and Jerome Lyle Rappaport MGH Research Scholar. Dr. Hooker also serves as Scientific Director of the Lurie Center for Autism, as editor-in-chief for ACS Chemical Neuroscience and has...

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...