Risk, Resiliency in Aging Brain Focus of $33 Million Grant

A large study that investigates just what keeps our brains sharp as we age and what contributes to cognitive decline has been launched by Martinos Center researchers in collaboration with colleagues from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, the University of Minnesota Medical Sc...

Susie Huang Receives Jim Thrall, MD, Mentoring Award

The Martinos Center's Susie Huang, MD, PhD, was one of two research faculty in the Department of Radiology at Massachusetts Hospital to receive the 2024 Jim Thrall, MD, Mentoring Award. The award was established to recognize and honor mentoring contributions of faculty who have demonstrated susta...

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

The Center's magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) facilities include the following. Large-bore MRI Systems  * All subject bays are equipped with Blu-ray/DVD players for subject entertainment Bay 1: Siemens 3T MRI Skyra with 128ch receive capabilities and 2ch pTx This is a Siemens 3T Skyra wit...

Larry Wald to Receive Distinguished Investigator Award

The Academy for Radiology & Biomedical Imaging Research has announced the MGH Martinos Center's Larry Wald as one of 42 researchers to receive the Academy’s 2018 Distinguished Investigator Award. This prestigious honor recognizes individuals for their accomplishments in the field of medical i...

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...

Students

The Martinos Center is home to full-time Ph.D. and Master’s students in a host of disciplines: from Physics and Chemistry to Biology, Neuroscience and Psychology. The breadth of research at the Center provides many opportunities for students to find a lab that suits their interests. You can learn...

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.  The annual Rad...

‘Women in Science’ Series Tackles Sexism, Other Issues

The MGH Martinos Center’s first-ever “Women in Science” 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...

Thomas Yeo

Thomas Yeo is an Assistant Professor at the National University of Singapore (NUS). Thomas received his B.S. and M.S. from Stanford University and Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Prior to NUS, Thomas was a research fellow at Harvard University and Duke-NUS Medical School. Th...

MGB Radiology Research Celebration 2023 – BWH

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.  The annual Rad...

Capital Contributions

Ever since the Martinos family’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...

Imaging Services

The backbone of the Martinos Center is the Martinos Technology Core, comprising Imaging and Computational Core resources. The Imaging Cores include the MRI, MEG and Optical Imaging Cores, with an extensive and expanding inventory of state-of-the-art imaging facilities and equipment, including rel...

Daphne Holt Receives MGH Research Scholars Award

The Martinos Center's Daphne Holt is among the distinguished investigators in the 2018 Class of MGH Research Scholars. She received the honor for her project "Altered neural mechanisms of personal space in schizophrenia: a novel biomarker of negative symptoms and treatment target." Schizophren...

Heidi Jacobs

The Jacobs Lab aims to detect the earliest brain changes that contribute to cognitive decline and behavioral changes associated with the earliest stages of Alzheimer's disease. Our focus is on neuroimaging method development, biomarker evaluation and testing new preventive interventions targeting...