Kick-off Meeting 9.4T MRT in Magdeburg

“High-field Neuroimaging of Small Animals – Achievements and Perspectives”

Program:

Thursday, September 27, 2018

Welcome, greetings and introduction*

14:00-14:15        Welcome by Prof. Dr. Eckart Gundelfinger, Director of the LIN Magdeburg

14:15-14:30        Greetings from Prof. Dr. Armin Willingmann, Minister for Economy, Science and Digitalization of Saxony-Anhalt

14:30-14:45        Introduction into the the new 9.4T lab at the LIN, PD Dr. Eike Budinger, LIN Magdeburg

Scientific talks I

14:45-15:15        “Characterizing brain microstructure using MRI – Towards in-vivo histology”, Prof. Dr. Nikolaus Weiskopf, MPI CBS Leipzig

15:15.15:45        “High resolution structural and vascular imaging in humans”, Prof. Dr. Oliver Speck, OvGU Magdeburg

15:45-16:15        Coffee break

Scientific talks II

16:45-17:15        “Functional brain networks in stroke and neurodegeneration”, Prof. Dr. Mathias Hoehn, MPI MR Köln

17:15-17:45        “Of mice and primates: High-field MRI of mice and non-human primates”, Prof. Dr. Susann Boretius, DPZ Göttingen

17:45-18:15        “Studying brain function and dysfunction from mouse to human by means of (f)MRI and graph-theory”, Prof. Dr. Andreas Hess, FAU Erlangen

18:30     BBQ @LIN, visit of the 9.4T lab

* in German, all other sessions in English