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Patryk Filipiak on Tractography, Humility, and Seeing the Brain Accurately

Patryk Filipiak, research scientist who specializes in diffusion MRI and tractography, talks about visualizing neural fibers, imaging the world’s first whole-eye transplant, and striving to see what’s really there.

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Eros Montin on Cloud MR, Omics, and Contemplating Free Will

Eros Montin, research scientist who develops MRI simulation software and investigates radiomics, talks about building a virtual scanner, using orthogonal information, and what he thinks about while walking down the street.

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Yu Veronica Sui on Cortical Myelin, Resilience, and Making a Beeline for Imaging

Yu Veronica Sui, postdoctoral fellow who investigates neuropsychiatric conditions and the brain, talks about grey-matter myelin, developing expertise in MRI, and how psychology led her to imaging.

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Mary Bruno on Advanced Practice and Being in the Right Place

Mary Bruno, MRI technologist on an advanced practice team at NYU Langone Health, talks about patient care, quality improvement, scientific research, and always learning.

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Valentina Mazzoli on Muscle, Aging, and the ‘Magic’ of Imaging

Valentina Mazzoli, imaging scientist searching for biomarkers of muscle health, talks about what makes muscles special, the toll that time can take on them, and the wonder of her first encounter with MRI.

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Marcelo Zibetti on Efficiency, Diverse Perspectives, and Learning from a Book

Marcelo Zibetti, imaging scientist at NYU Langone Health, talks about efficiency in MRI, the value of differing vantage points, and learning by thinking across disciplines.

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Ivan Kirov on Spectroscopy, Rigor, and How Everyone Hits Their Head Differently

Ivan Kirov, scientist who uses magnetic resonance spectroscopy as a window into the brain, talks about MRS, being methodical, and why drawing clear conclusions can be so challenging.

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Santiago Coelho on Diffusion, Serendipity, and Underexplored Sources

Santiago Coelho, postdoctoral fellow who develops diffusion MRI methods for brain imaging, talks about modeling tissue properties, entering the field by chance, and what he proposes to do next.

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Artie Shen on Interpreting AI, Learning New Hypotheses, and ‘Fortune Telling’

Yiqiu “Artie” Shen, machine learning researcher who develops artificial intelligence systems for medical imaging, talks about AI’s ability to explain itself, guide discovery, and predict cancer risk.

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Ilias Giannakopoulos on Matrices, Electromagnetics, and Role Models

Ilias Giannakopoulos, postdoctoral fellow in MRI, talks about how electromagnetic waves interact with the body, why matrix compression matters, and where he finds inspiration.