NAC-Group

The NAC group is a group of scientists at BWH in Boston who are doing research in neuroimaging and neuroimage analysis. This group is open to all interested participants.

The purpose of this group is to advance our individual research agendas by

• exchanging know-how about image acquisition and image analysis tools and capabilities
• coordinating our efforts to improve infrastructure at the institution

Current members:

• Ferenc Jolesz National Center for Image Guided Therapy
• Martha Shenton Psychiatry Neuroimaging Laboratory
• Ron Kikinis Surgical Planning Laboratory
• Jill Goldstein
• William Wells Surgical Planning Laboratory
• Carl Fredrik Westin Laboratory of Mathematics in Imaging
• Charles Guttmann Center for Neurologic Imaging
• Reisa Sperling
• Alex Golby Golbylab
• Marek Kubicki Psychiatry Neuroimaging Laboratory
• Cindy Wible

Please feel free to add yourself to this list.

Funding

• This group has funding from many different agencies, both federal and private.
  • F. Jolesz
    • MR Guided Therapy Jolesz 09/30/95-04/30/07 NCI P01CA067165
    • Multidisciplinary Training in Image Guided Therapy Jolesz 09/24/01-06/30/07 NCI R25CA089017
  • M. Shenton
    • Computerized Image Analyses of MR Scans in Schizophrenia Shenton 05/01/94-08/31/10 NIH/NIMH R01 MH 50740 PI
    • Clinical Symptoms & Brain Abnormalities in Schizophrenia Shenton 09/16/04-08/31/09 NIH/NIMH K05 MH 70047 PI
    • MR Brain Diffusion Tensor Imaging in Schizophrenia Shenton 10/01/03-09/30/08 VA Merit PI
    • Biological Basis of Schizotypal Personality Disorder McCarley/Shenton 08/01/94-03/01/10 NIH/NIMH R01 MH 52807 Co-PI
    • Neuroimaging Studies of Schizophrenia McCarley/Shenton 04/01/03-03/31/09 Research Enhancement Award Program

Co-PI

• • • National Alliance for Medical Imaging Computing (NAMIC) Site PI 09/17/04-07/31/07 NIH/NIBIB U54 EB005149 Site-PI
    • Vulnerability to Progression in Schizophrenia McCarley 0X/0X/07-0X/0X/12 NIMH P50MH80272 Core & Project PI
  • R. Kikinis
    • Neuroimaging Analysis Center Kikinis 09/30/98-07/31/08 NIH/NCRR P41 RR13218 PI
    • National Alliance for Medical Imaging Computing (NAMIC) Kikinis 09/17/04-07/31/09 NIH/NIBIB U54 EB005149 PI
  • Jill Goldstein
    • Shared Fetal Antecedents to Depression and Risk to CVD Goldstein 12/01/06-11/30/11 NIMH & NHLBI R01 MH074835
    • Gender and Brain Abnormalities in Schizophrenia Goldstein 07/15/97-06/30/11 NIMH R01MH056956
    • Sex & Brain Abnormalities in Schizophrenia Phase III Goldstein 07/01/06-06/30/11 NIMH RO1MH56956
    • Hormones/Genes in Women's Health: From Bench to Bedside Goldstein 09/01/05-07/31/10 NICHHD K12HD051959
  • Carl-Fredrik Westin
    • Novel DT-MRI Analyses of White Matter in Schizophrenia Westin 11/01/06-10/31/11 NIH R01 MH074794 PI
    • Real-time Control of 3D-Slicer Visualization Using Coordinates from Electrophysiological Catheter Tracking System Westin 10/01/05-09/30/07 CIMIT Application Development Award PI
  • Charles Guttmann
    • MRI Characterization of Cortical Lesions in MS Guttmann 10/01/04-09/30/07 National Multiple Sclerosis Society PI
  • Reisa Sperling
    • Alzheimer’s Association Sperling 11/01/06-10/31/09 Investigator Initiated Research Grant PI
    • American Federation in Aging Research Sperling 07/01/03-06/30/08 Beeson Award PI
    • FMRI assessment of hippocampal response to treatment with memantine Sperling 03/01/04-06/30/07 Investigator ***Initiated-Corporate Sponsored/Forest Pharmaceuticals PI
    • Evolution of memory-related fMRI activation over the course of MCI and AD Sperling 05/01/06-01/31/11 NIA R01AG027435 PI
  • Alex Golby
    • Brain basis of memory studied by fMRI & intercranial EEG Golby 07/01/04-06/30/09 NIDS K08NS048063

Upcoming Events

1. Working Session on Acquisition Protocols for Neuroresearch Jan 25th at 9.30-10.30 in Neurosurgery conference room on the fourth floor of Carrie Hall.