Martinos Spinal Cord Workshop

November 14-16, 2023

The inaugural Martinos Spinal Cord Workshop was held in November 2021. Following the success of the 2021 workshop, we are holding the next workshop as a hybrid (in-person+virtual) event from November 14-16, 2023.

The Martinos Spinal Cord Workshop is designed for researchers and clinicians who are interested in using MRI to study the human spinal cord. Imaging the spinal cord entails a number of complications compared to whole-brain imaging because the cord is a thin, flexible, 3-dimensional organ surrounded by pulsating cerebrospinal fluid and a complex vertebral structure. We hope to spare you from the various pitfalls and failures based upon our years of experience in spinal cord imaging.

• Update #4 (October 20): We are now 25 days away from the start of this workshop and I’m pleased to announce that Dr. Ken Weber confirmed that he will be traveling to Boston to attend the workshop in-person!

• Update #3 (September 18): Please note that the workshop schedule has been updated — an additional talk has been confirmed! :) As we are now 57 days away from this workshop, I have received a few inquiries about the “in-person” component of this hybrid event. As of today, I anticipate that at least four faculty members (Drs. Cohen-Adad, Landelle, Deshpande, and myself) will attend in-person while the other faculty members will present via zoom. However, this is tentative and of course subject to change based upon everyone’s schedules and other events that may be beyond our control (e.g., a massive uptick in COVID cases and/or a change in the hospital’s policy regarding in-person events). Some registrants have indicated that they will attend virtually while others have indicated that they plan to attend in-person. If you plan to attend in-person, please check back here for updates or email me at Robert.Barry@mgh.Harvard.edu if you have any questions. Thanks!
  

FACULTY Robert Barry, Ph.D. [Course Director] Govind Bhagavatheeshwaran, Ph.D. Julien Cohen-Adad, Ph.D. Ranga Deshpande, Ph.D. Jürgen Finsterbusch, Ph.D. Patrick Freund, MD, Ph.D. Nawal Kinany, Ph.D. Yazhuo (Joe) Kong, Ph.D. Caroline Landelle, Ph.D. Josefina Maranzano, MD, Ph.D. Kristin O’Grady, Ph.D. Anirban Sengupta, Ph.D. Johanna Vannesjo, Ph.D. Kenneth Weber, DC, Ph.D.

Please click on the above image to view the 2023 workshop schedule. (Last updated: November 5, 2023)

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Please include an informal statement describing your background (academic, clinical, research, industrial, other) and experience with spinal cord imaging and functional neuroimaging. This is also an opportunity to state what you most hope to get out of the program. This biosketch will be distributed to the faculty and other course participants. It should be no more than two paragraphs in length. PLEASE: Make the biosketch informal. It is intended to introduce you to the other participants and staff, not to apply for a job.

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• November 14-16, 2023

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• Normal Registration $900
• Postdoctoral Fellow $750 (ONLY if your institution is not paying or reimbursing)
• Full-time Graduate Student $600

A reduced rate is available to graduate students with a letter of verification from their department chair. NOTE: MDs and PhDs do not qualify for the graduate student rate and are expected to pay the full fee. However, if a post-doctoral applicant is paying out-of-pocket (rather than the more normal grant-funded or institutionally-funded payment), then a discounted rate is available. Course fees are refundable up to 30 days prior to the session. A $200 fee will be deducted, should you cancel and request a refund between 30 days and 21 days (3 weeks) prior to the start of the program. After that, the tuition can be applied to a future program, or 50% refunded. Please email fmrivfp@mgh.harvard.edu with any questions.

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