Working Group 3
Brainstem Analyses (Best practices & methods development in segmentation & data processing)
Key objectives of the Working Group
a) establish best practice pipelines for automatic brainstem segmentations in anatomical brainstem data and for analysing functional brainstem data; integrate these into standard analyses toolboxes,
b) establish a research platform for extending available automatic segmentations, improving denoising approaches and integrating additional physiological measurements,
c) establish multivariate genetic architectures of brainstem structures based on more precise segmentations.
WG Meetings:
Regular meetings: Monthly subgroup meetings will be scheduled after the first meeting
First meeting: 11 March 2026
Time: 10:00 CET or 16:30 CET (same content; attend one)
Meeting link: will be sent separately by email to all WG members prior
Main focus: introductions, discussion of WG3 activities, planning consensus papers and small analysis projects, and organizing subgroups for future work
More Information regarding your WG can be found on the Actions folder.
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)
Aurora Gasparello
Member
Institution affiliation:
Université de Liège
Country of affiliation:
Belgium (BE)
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)
Christian Lambert
WG5 Lead, MC Core Member
Institution affiliation:
University College London
Country of affiliation:
United Kingdom (UK)
Anna Letournel
Member
Institution affiliation:
Instituto Politecnico De Setubal
Country of affiliation:
Portugal (PT)
Laura McLaughlin
Member
Institution affiliation:
University College Cork
Country of affiliation:
Ireland (IE)
David Meder
MC Member
Institution affiliation:
Copenhagen University Hospital Amager Hvidovre
Country of affiliation:
Denmark (DK)
Huden Nese
Member
Institution affiliation:
Bogazici University
Country of affiliation:
Türkiye (TR)
Ali Faruk Ozyasar
Member
Institution affiliation:
Karadeniz Teknik Universitesi
Country of affiliation:
Türkiye (TR)
Igor Petrusic
MC Member
Institution affiliation:
Faculty of Physical Chemistry, University of Belgrade
Country of affiliation:
Serbia (RS)
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)
Aylin Toplu
Member
Institution affiliation:
Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi
Country of affiliation:
Türkiye (TR)
Gilles Vandewalle
Member
Institution affiliation:
Université de Liège
Country of affiliation:
Belgium (BE)
Elma Zanaj
MC Member
Institution affiliation:
Polytechnic University of Tirana
Country of affiliation:
Albania (AL)
Luigi Zecca
Member
Institution affiliation:
National Research Council of Italy
Country of affiliation:
Italy (IT)
Alina Zhunussova
Member
Institution affiliation:
Universitaet Innsbruck
Country of affiliation:
Austria (AT)
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)
Özlem Acar
Member
Institution affiliation:
Selcuk Universitesi
Country of affiliation:
Türkiye (TR)
Omar Al-Kadi
Member
Institution affiliation:
University Of Jordan
Country of affiliation:
Jordan (JO)
Neşe Ayşit
Member
Institution affiliation:
Istanbul Medipol University
Country of affiliation:
Türkiye (TR)
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)
Max Dünnwald
Member
Institution affiliation:
Otto von Guericke Universität
Country of affiliation:
Germany (DE)
Oguzhan Erdem
Member
Institution affiliation:
TRAKYA UNIVERSITY
Country of affiliation:
Türkiye (TR)
Şahi Nur KALKIŞIM
Member
Institution affiliation:
Karadeniz Teknik Universitesi
Country of affiliation:
Türkiye (TR)
Turgut Karademir
Member
Institution affiliation:
Izmir Demokrasi Unversitesi
Country of affiliation:
Türkiye (TR)
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)
Manuel Maria Loureiro da Rocha
Member
Institution affiliation:
University of Twente
Country of affiliation:
Netherlands (NL)
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)
Valeria Oliva
Member
Institution affiliation:
Istituto Superiore di Sanità (National Institute of Health)
Country of affiliation:
Italy (IT)
Özgür PALANCI
Member
Institution affiliation:
Gumushane University
Country of affiliation:
Türkiye (TR)
Roberta Sclocco
Member
Institution affiliation:
Harvard Medical School
Country of affiliation:
United States (US)
Nicholas John Simos
Member
Institution affiliation:
Université de Liège
Country of affiliation:
Belgium (BE)
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)
Duygu YILMAZ
Member
Institution affiliation:
Kütahya Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi
Country of affiliation:
Türkiye (TR)
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)
Neli Atanasova
Junior Research Coordinator, MC Core Member
Institution affiliation:
Meditcinsky Universitet-Plovdiv
Country of affiliation:
Bulgaria (BG)
Elif Can Yildirim
Member
Institution affiliation:
Universiteit Maastricht
Country of affiliation:
Netherlands (NL)
Simone Cauzzo
WG3 Lead, MC Core Member
Institution affiliation:
University of Padova
Country of affiliation:
Italy (IT)
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)
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)
Başak Esin Köktürk Güzel
Member
Institution affiliation:
Izmir Demokrasi Unversitesi
Country of affiliation:
Türkiye (TR)
Xhilda MERKAJ
Member
Institution affiliation:
University of Tirana
Country of affiliation:
Albania (AL)
Veronica Mäki-Marttunen
MC Member
Institution affiliation:
Oslo Universitetssykehus Hf
Country of affiliation:
Norway (NO)
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)
Joana Pinto
Member
Institution affiliation:
Siemens Healthineers AG
Country of affiliation:
Germany (DE)
Kadir Sabanci
Member
Institution affiliation:
Karamanoglu Mehmetbey University
Country of affiliation:
Türkiye (TR)
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)
Maryam Ziaei
MC Member
Institution affiliation:
Norwegian University of Science and Technology - Kavli institute for systems neuroscience
Country of affiliation:
Norway (NO)
RUKİYE ÇİFTÇİ
Member
Institution affiliation:
GAZİANTEP İSLAM BİLİM VE TEKNOLOJİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Country of affiliation:
Türkiye (TR)
Simone Cauzzo
WG3 Lead, MC Core Member
Institution affiliation:
University of Padova
Country of affiliation:
Italy (IT)