People
John Gabrieli, PhD - Director
Professor 
John Gabrieli directs the research and administrative activities of the Center, providing executive-level leadership and oversight to the Center's operations. He is an Investigator at the McGovern Institute and a professor in the MIT department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences and the Harvard-MIT division of Health Sciences and Technology. His research interests include the neural basis of memory, thought and emotion in the human brain, and he also seeks to understand the brain abnormalities that underlie neurological and psychiatric disease.
gabrieli at mit dot edu | 617-253-8946 | MIT Bldg 46-4033B | Gabrieli lab website
Atsushi Takahashi, PhD -- Assistant Director, Research Scientist, MR Physicist
Atsushi Takahashi is responsible for technological oversight of the MRI scanners and for the development of new imaging methods. He collaborates with users to develop and optimize new pulse sequences and provides advice on all aspects of MR imaging. His own research focuses on the development of novel image acquisition and reconstruction methods, characterizing the MR hardware to improve fMRI data quality and using MRI to make quantitative measurements of physiologically and metabolically significant processes.
atsushi1 at mit dot edu | 617-324-2706 | MIT Bldg 46-1165
Steven Shannon, R.T. (R)(MR) – Operations Manager and Research Technologist
Steve Shannon coordinates the daily activities of Center users. He is responsible for safety training, teaching users how to operate the MR scanner and related equipment, performing quality assurance scans and measurements, and coordinating all facilities-related issues.
sshannon at mit dot edu | 617-324-2702 | MIT Bldg 46-1171
Sheeba Arnold Anteraper, MS – Senior Programmer
Sheeba Anteraper is responsible for system administration and database engineering, including installing, configuring, and upgrading hardware and software; managing file systems and monitoring server performance; setting up fMRI peripherals and backup systems; and maintaining the scanner time-schedule. She also develops software for image processing and applications, and assists in scanning and conducting daily quality assurance procedures.
sheeba at mit dot edu | 617-324-2703 | MIT Bldg 46-1171
Dimitrios Pantazis, Ph.D – Research Scientist, Head of MEG Lab
Dimitrios Pantazis is responsible for the magnetoencephalography (MEG) Laboratory. He oversees its operations, provides training for new users, and consults with users on all aspects of MEG data analysis. His research interest is in the application of signal processing theory to the analysis of neuroimaging data, including MEG, EEG and MRI.
pantazis at mit dot edu | 617-324-6292 | MIT Bldg 46-5147
Susan Whitfield-Gabrieli, Ph.D – Research Scientist
Sue Whitfield-Gabrieli works closely with MIT investigators at the Center on post-acquisition analyses of data, developing quantitative methods to analyze data from fMRI, DTI, and ERP; utilizing multimodal imaging techniques to investigate functional and anatomical connectivity; and exploring novel approaches to multimodal integration. In addition to consulting with individual PIs and users, she regularly conducts group trainings and offers courses on Advanced and Basic SPM.
swg at mit dot edu | 617-324-2893 | MIT Bldg 46-4041 | website
Martinos Executive Committee
The executive committee provides guidance on strategic priorities and policies for the imaging center, including coordination with the affiliated Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). Its current members include:
- Elfar Adalsteinsson (MIT)
- Bruce Fischl (MGH)
- John Gabrieli (MIT)
- Nancy Kanwisher (MIT)
- Bruce Rosen (MGH)
Visiting Committee
- Susan Bookheimer (UCLA)
- Jonathan Cohen (Princeton University)
- Gary Glover, Chair (Stanford University)
- Alan Koretsky (NIH-NINDS)
- Ed Scolnick (Broad Institute, MIT)
