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A few Current and Former UCLA Neuromaging Trainees

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Allison Clements Burggren, Ph.D.

Currently: Post-Doctoral Fellow, UCLA
I was attracted to UCLA initially as a graduate student because of the diversity of research options I had available to me. Now as a post-doctoral fellow, I find more and more that UCLA is simply a wonderful to place to do research because of the supportive environment from both faculty and other trainees. My scientific interests are mainly in using functional and structural neuroimaging to facilitate an earlier diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. I am particularly inerested in neural correlates of genetic differences in people at increased risk for Alzheimer's disease.

 

Jane Sunand (current graduate fellow)

I greatly appreciate the collaborative nature of neuroimaging work at UCLA, which spans several departments and faculties. UCLA has provided me with access to a wide variety of neuroimaging methods, allowing me to develop a comprehensive portrait of the psychological phenomena that I am interested in, particularly P50 suppression in schizophrenia

K. Ian Mathis (current graduate fellow)

My research interests are focused on identifying the brain systems underlying motivation and emotion regulation using source localization with dense array EEG.
 

Lara Foland (current graduate fellow)

UCLA is a perfect fit for students such as myself, who are interested in pursuing a career in clinical neuroscience. Neuroimaging faculty range from psychologists and psychiatrists, to those specializing in engineering and animal based models of disease, creating an exciting and enriched atmosphere for students. I have found that whether or not a faculty person is a member of your advisory committee, they are always available for feedback and advice.
 

Ahmad Hariri, Ph.D.

Currently: Director, Developmental Imaging Genomics Program, Department of Psychiatry, Carnegie-Mellon University
The training program in neuroimaging at UCLA played an instrumental role in shaping my research. The breadth and depth of the faculty and resources not only provided an invaluable foundation in the basic methodologies of neuroimaging but also a critical illustration of how these many and varied tools can be employed to better understand the neurobiological mechanisms supporting complex behaviors and contributing to emergence of clinical disorders.
 

Anita Narasimhan (current graduate fellow)

Being one of the country's foremost neurological research centers, the NeuroImaging center at UCLA has been a leader for several scientific approaches. As a doctoral student I have been very privileged to interact with the scientific community here who have a multi-disciplinary background and are a constant source of motivation to do research with excitement and creativity.

My project involves removal of motion-corrupted signal, induced due to pathology in ocular movement, from MR images.
 

Jennifer Pfeifer (above)(current graduate fellow)
with Karen Song (trainee)

 

Kristi Clark (current graduate fellow)

As a graduate student at UCLA, I have had the opportunity to work with some of the best scientists in the world. Students can build a strong graduate training program that includes: rigorous coursework, journal clubs, seminars, and talks given by invited speakers from around the world. Students also have access to high performance scanners and advanced computer systems for imaging analysis.
My research is focused on evaluating the impact of acquisition and analysis parameters on the reliability of structural neuroimaging, particularly in diffusion tensor imaging. I have gotten a lot of support in my research, and I like that the research environment feels more collaborative than competitive.
 

Jennifer Bramen (current graduate fellow)

As a student at UCLA, I have had access to an excellent community of imaging researchers. I have built several collaborations with highly respected scientists here, giving me multiple perspectives on science and functional imaging. Overall the faculty have treated me more as a colleague than a student. Also, the extensive coursework in imaging, cognitive neuroscience and systems neuroscience are of innumerable value. I am currently seeking a post doctoral position, and between the reputation of the UCLA imaging program, my collaborators, and the way I have learned to think about both science and methodological issues, I am finding myself in a position to chose from a wide range of possibilities.

 

Nanthia Suthana (current graduate fellow)

I am continuously amazed at the diverse range of training opportunities in the Neuroimaging Program here at UCLA. Not only are students provided with a strong foundation in all aspects of brain imaging including understanding basic technology, data acquisition, multi level analysis, and experimental design, but also the collaborative and enthusiastic attitude of faculty provides an exciting environment where creative research interests can be developed and expressed.
 

Amy Hubbard (current graduate fellow)

The UCLA neuroimaging facility has an optimum mix of state-of-the-art technology, cutting-edge researchers, and cross-disciplinary projects. I am excited to be a part of Dr. Dapretto's lab, as she is doing work that expands our understanding of many facets of language organization in the brain and language-related disorders.

 

 

Terrance Williams (current graduate fellow)

My primary research interests focus on neurocognitive and affective abnormalities in schizophrenia. Through the exceptional training provided here at UCLA, I have come to understand how neuroimaging can offer unique and valuable insights into such abnormal processes. I greatly appreciate the specialized training that I am receiving in EEG methodology while also being exposed to the many other neuroimaging methods available at UCLA.
 

Stephen Wilson, Ph.D.

Currently: Postdoctoral researcher in the Laboratory for Cognitive Brain Research at the University of California, Irvine
UCLA is a great interdisciplinary environment where trainees can learn the wide range of skills which are necessary to become a successful researcher in cognitive neuroscience, from MR physics to fMRI experimental design and analysis.

Lisa Aziz-Zadeh, Ph.D.

Currently: Brain and Creativity Institute and Dept of Occupational Sciences at USC
UCLA is definitely a wonderful place to learn how to design, scan, and analyze your experiments.
 

Meredith Braskie, Ph.D.

Currently: Post-Doctoral Fellow, UC Berkeley
I chose UCLA for two main reasons: a large number of terrific imaging faculty members, and a strong emphasis on students learning all aspects of imaging, including data collection. The breadth of quality faculty meant there would be a better chance of my finding a lab that was a good fit, and of forming collaborations that would facilitate interesting research. The focus on neuroimaging training meant that I would be better prepared for work after graduate school. Neuroimaging is a big part of the neuroscience program at UCLA; nota sideline, so there are classes offered that teach things like MRI physics, functional neuroanatomy, critical thinking related to imaging studies, and task design. In my time here, I learned that other factors important to imaging were also present: the MRI scanners are up-to-date and produce high-quality images, and they are research-dedicated which means that there is usually ample scan time at reasonable hours.

 

 

Peter Bachman, Ph.D.

Currently: Post-doctoral fellow, UCLA
UCLA’s Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience programs provide an enriching and supportive environment for interdisciplinary work, including my graduate and postdoctoral study of electrophysiological correlates of impaired information processing in schizophrenia patients. In particular, I worked with Ty Cannon as a graduate student, and received training in basic functional neuroimaging methodology. For my dissertation, I focused on electroencephalography (EEG), and was advised by both Ty and Cindy Yee-Bradbury. As a post-doc now, I’m working with Cindy, as well as Keith Nuechterlein in Psychiatry, to continue my training in EEG methodology and expand it to include autonomic nervous system activity.

 

Richard Albistegui-DuBois, Ph.D.

Currently: Assistant Professor of Life Science, Palomar College

The neuroimaging program at UCLA is unmatched at providing a thorough grounding in all aspects of imaging design, applications, and analysis. The diverse faculty provide in expertise in all aspects of the field, from device engineering to pulse sequence programming to advanced analysis techniques to applications in many areas of neuroscience. Between the modern facilities (organized around maximizing investigators' ability to get their work done) and the collegial atmosphere, trainees in the UCLA neuroimaging program get what they need to do creative and productive science

 

 

Marco Iacoboni, M.D., Ph.D.

Currently: Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Science, UCLA
The neuroimaging training experience i received at UCLA in the mid-nineties was fantastic. There is a strong emphasis on methods and multi-modality in brain imaging, such that one learns easily how to integrate multiple brain imaging approaches. The campus is also highly interdisciplinary and collaborative and it is easy to establish collaborations with other labs. UCLA is a fabulously rich environment and its imaging training was a wonderful experience for me.

 

 

Ben Thompson

Curently: Postdoctoral Fellow at McGill University
The high quality of neuroimaging training available at UCLA allows for a smooth progression from an initial hypothesis to experimental design, implementation of imaging protocols and subsequent analysis. Being based in the psychology department at UCLA I accessed the neuroimaging center through collaborations and interactions with faculty members in both the psychology department and the neuroimaging center, all of whom where highly knowledgeable and encouraging. I found the atmosphere at UCLA to be friendly, supportive and productive.
   
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The UCLA Neuroimaging Training Program is funded by generous awards from the National Institutes of Health, grant numbers R90 DA022768 and T90 DA023422