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Neuro Image Research and Analysis Laboratories
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Department of Psychiatry
Medical School
CB# 7160
Chapel Hill, NC 27599

 
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Structural & DTI analysis group: active projects

 

General methodology:

 

Project namePrincipal investigator
Funding source
National Alliance for Medical Image Computing Martin Styner NIH
Statistical Analysis of Biomedical Imaging Data in Curved Space Hongtu Zhu NIH

 

Human studies:

  • Pediatric developmental studies

Project name
Principal investigator
Funding source
Conte Neonate
John Gilmore
Conte Center
Twin
John Gilmore
NIH
Conte Mapping poject
Aysenil Belger
Conte Center
Candidate Gene and Brain Structure
Rebecca Knickmeyer
NIH
Turner's syndrome
Rebecca Knickmeyer
TBD
Autism in 2-4 year old
Heather Cody Hazlett, Joe Piven
NIH
Fragile X in 2-4 year old
Joe Piven
NIH / Complete
Autism Center of Excellence
Joe Piven
NIH / Complete
Krabbe
Maria Escolar
NIH
MPS
Maria Escolar
NIH
MLD Study
Maria Escolar
NIH
IDDRC P40 Joe Piven NIH
Brain Development in Fragile X Heather Cody Hazlett NIH
Fetal Programming of the Newborn  and Infant Brain Claudia Buss (UC Irvine) NIH
Duchenne Muscular Distrophy / Pompe Joe Kornegay, Jane Fan In preparation

  • Adult / Elderly studies

Project name
Principal investigator
Funding source
DTI in Huntington's disease tracking
Martin Styner
CHDI
Parkinson's disease
Xuemei Huang
NIH
Brain and fitness Bonita Marks, Larry Katz In preparation / BRIC

 

Animal Studies:

  • Primates

Project name Principal investigator Funding source
Developmental Brain Atlas tools Martin Styner NIH
Abuse and Brain Development Mar Sanchez (Emory) NIH
Flu exposure Christopher Coe, John Gimore NIH

  • Rodents

    • Rats

Project name Principal investigator Funding source
Neurobiology of Adolescent Drinking in Adulthood Fulton Crews NIH
Cocaine exposure Josephine Johns NIH

    • Mice

Project name Principal investigator Funding source
Prenatal Alcohol Exposure
 Kathy Sulik NIH
Automatic brain segmentation Martin Styner NIH

  • Canine

Project name Principal investigator Funding source
Muscular distrophy Joseph Kornegay NIH