Working Group 2
Brainstem imaging (Best practices & methods development Brainstem MRI)
Key objectives of the Working Group
a) establish current best practices and reliabilities in brainstem MRI protocols through multi-site evaluations,
b) facilitate the translation of advanced neuroimaging protocols from ultrahigh-field imaging to clinical settings and from development to clinical application,
c) establish a platform for identifying, jointly developing, and promoting new brainstem characterization tools that integrate pulse sequence development with anatomical priors and image segmentation tools,
d) establish a research infrastructure which will allow to increase the specificity of brainstem neuroimaging by bridging histology and neuroimaging.
WG Meetings:
First Meeting: postponed
Please note that meeting dates may occasionally change. Always check our drive or your emails for any postponements or cancellations. Meeting times, dates, and links can be found in the "Meeting times and links" document on our drive. The meeting link will also be sent by email to all WG members prior to each meeting. Recordings of previous meetings are stored on a local server in Innsbruck; the link can be found on our drive or in the newsletter.
Members of the Working Group
Anita Arsovska
MC Member
Institution affiliation:
Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje
Country of affiliation:
North Macedonia (MK)
Anja Beqaj
Member
Institution affiliation:
University of Medicine Tirana
Country of affiliation:
Albania (AL)
César Caballero-Gaudes
Member
Institution affiliation:
Bcbl Basque Center On Cognition Brain And Language
Country of affiliation:
Spain (ES)
Herberto Dhanis
Member
Institution affiliation:
University College London
Country of affiliation:
United Kingdom (UK)
Abdulsamet Efdal
Member
Institution affiliation:
Hitit University
Country of affiliation:
Türkiye (TR)
Eşref Erdoğan
Member
Institution affiliation:
Selcuk Universitesi
Country of affiliation:
Türkiye (TR)
Dorothea Hämmerer
Action Chair
Institution affiliation:
Universitaet Innsbruck
Country of affiliation:
Austria (AT)
Heidi Jacobs
Member
Institution affiliation:
Massachusetts General Hospital
Country of affiliation:
United States (US)
Evgeniya Kirilina
WG2 Lead, MC Core Member
Institution affiliation:
Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences
Country of affiliation:
Germany (DE)
Anna Letournel
Member
Institution affiliation:
Instituto Politecnico De Setubal
Country of affiliation:
Portugal (PT)
Hendrik Mattern
Member
Institution affiliation:
OTTO-VON-GUERICKE UNIVERSITAET MAGDEBURG
Country of affiliation:
Germany (DE)
Huden Nese
Member
Institution affiliation:
Bogazici University
Country of affiliation:
Türkiye (TR)
Claire O'Callaghan
Member
Institution affiliation:
The University Of Sydney
Country of affiliation:
Australia (AU)
Esin Ozturk Isik
Member
Institution affiliation:
Bogazici University
Country of affiliation:
Türkiye (TR)
Ali Faruk Ozyasar
Member
Institution affiliation:
Karadeniz Teknik Universitesi
Country of affiliation:
Türkiye (TR)
Gábor Perlaki
Junior Research Coordinator, MC Core Member
Institution affiliation:
HUN-REN-PTE Clinical Neuroscience MR Research Group
Country of affiliation:
Hungary (HU)
Hristina Popovska
Member
Institution affiliation:
University Clinic of Neurology, UKIM,Skopje
Country of affiliation:
North Macedonia (MK)
Abdurrahman Sonmezler
Member
Institution affiliation:
Gaziantep Sehir Hastanesi
Country of affiliation:
Türkiye (TR)
Burak TASCI
Member
Institution affiliation:
Fırat Üniversitesi
Country of affiliation:
Türkiye (TR)
Gilles Vandewalle
Member
Institution affiliation:
Université de Liège
Country of affiliation:
Belgium (BE)
Alpay ÖZCAN
Member
Institution affiliation:
Bogazici University, Electrical and Electronics Eng.
Country of affiliation:
Türkiye (TR)
Sirin Yagmur Abaci
Member
Institution affiliation:
Bogazici University
Country of affiliation:
Türkiye (TR)
Tuncer Acar
Member
Institution affiliation:
Selcuk Universitesi
Country of affiliation:
Türkiye (TR)
neşe Ayşit
Member
Institution affiliation:
Istanbul Medipol University
Country of affiliation:
Türkiye (TR)
Joana B. Pereira
Member
Institution affiliation:
Karolinska Institutet
Country of affiliation:
Sweden (SE)
Tomi Boshkovski
Member
Institution affiliation:
Brainster Next College
Country of affiliation:
North Macedonia (MK)
Martin J. Dahl
Member
Institution affiliation:
Max Planck Institute for Human Development
Country of affiliation:
Germany (DE)
Maria Guidi
Member
Institution affiliation:
Museo Storico Della Fisica E Centro Studi E Ricerche Enrico Fermi
Country of affiliation:
Italy (IT)
Remy Guillevin
Member
Institution affiliation:
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Poitiers
Country of affiliation:
France (FR)
Ömer Kartal
Member
Institution affiliation:
University of Health Sciences, Umraniye Training and Research Hospital
Country of affiliation:
Türkiye (TR)
Timothy Lawn
Member
Institution affiliation:
Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging
Country of affiliation:
United States (US)
Sabrina Lenzoni
Member
Institution affiliation:
Universitaet Innsbruck
Country of affiliation:
Austria (AT)
Mareike Ludwig
Member
Institution affiliation:
University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
Country of affiliation:
Germany (DE)
Mara Mather
Member
Institution affiliation:
University Of Southern California
Country of affiliation:
United States (US)
Laura McLaughlin
Member
Institution affiliation:
University College Cork
Country of affiliation:
Ireland (IE)
Valeria Oliva
Member
Institution affiliation:
Istituto Superiore di Sanità (National Institute of Health)
Country of affiliation:
Italy (IT)
Igor Petrusic
MC Member
Institution affiliation:
Faculty of Physical Chemistry, University of Belgrade
Country of affiliation:
Serbia (RS)
NIKOS PRIOVOULOS
Member
Institution affiliation:
Universiteit Maastricht
Country of affiliation:
Netherlands (NL)
Metin Turgay
Member
Institution affiliation:
Selcuk Universitesi
Country of affiliation:
Türkiye (TR)
Yeo-Jin Yi
Member
Institution affiliation:
OTTO-VON-GUERICKE UNIVERSITAET MAGDEBURG
Country of affiliation:
Germany (DE)
Büşra Zencirci
Member
Institution affiliation:
Adiyaman University
Country of affiliation:
Türkiye (TR)
sinem özdemir
Member
Institution affiliation:
Karadeniz Teknik Universitesi
Country of affiliation:
Türkiye (TR)
GULNİHAL DENIZ
Member
Institution affiliation:
Erzurum Technical University
Country of affiliation:
Türkiye (TR)
Funda Dinc
Member
Institution affiliation:
Mugla Sitki Kocman University
Country of affiliation:
Türkiye (TR)
CANAN ERTEMOGLU OKSUZ
Member
Institution affiliation:
Karadeniz Technical University
Country of affiliation:
Türkiye (TR)
Mansoureh Fahimi
Member
Institution affiliation:
Boston Scientific Limited
Country of affiliation:
Ireland (IE)
Patrícia Figueiredo
MC Member
Institution affiliation:
Instituto Superior Técnico
Country of affiliation:
Portugal (PT)
Aykut Fatih Güven
Member
Institution affiliation:
Yalova Unviersity
Country of affiliation:
Türkiye (TR)
Leen HAKKI
Member
Institution affiliation:
Bogazici University
Country of affiliation:
Türkiye (TR)
pelin ismailoglu
Member
Institution affiliation:
Recep Tayyip Erdogan University
Country of affiliation:
Türkiye (TR)
Paul Mullins
Member
Institution affiliation:
Bangor University
Country of affiliation:
United Kingdom (UK)
Ruben Nechifor
MC Member
Institution affiliation:
Babes-Bolyai University
Country of affiliation:
Romania (RO)
Mert Ocak
Member
Institution affiliation:
Ankara Universitesi
Country of affiliation:
Türkiye (TR)
Pinar Ozbay
WG2 Lead, MC Core Member
Institution affiliation:
Bogazici University
Country of affiliation:
Türkiye (TR)
Hanna Palahuta
Member
Institution affiliation:
Uzhhorod National University
Country of affiliation:
Ukraine (UA)
Özgür PALANCI
Member
Institution affiliation:
Gumushane University
Country of affiliation:
Türkiye (TR)
Joana Pinto
Member
Institution affiliation:
Siemens Healthineers AG
Country of affiliation:
Germany (DE)
Seyed Ali Sadegh Zadeh
Member
Institution affiliation:
Staffordshire University
Country of affiliation:
United Kingdom (UK)
Alzbeta Sejnoha Minsterova
Member
Institution affiliation:
Masaryk University - CEITEC – Central European Institute of Technology
Country of affiliation:
Czech Republic (CZ)
Michael Sommerauer
Member
Institution affiliation:
University Hospital Bonn
Country of affiliation:
Germany (DE)
RUKİYE ÇİFTÇİ
Member
Institution affiliation:
GAZİANTEP İSLAM BİLİM VE TEKNOLOJİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Country of affiliation:
Türkiye (TR)
Evgeniya Kirilina
WG2 Lead, MC Core Member
Institution affiliation:
Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences
Country of affiliation:
Germany (DE)