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The Human Magnetic Resonance Center (hMRC), a UMass Amherst Core Facility within the Institute for Applied Life Sciences (IALS), hosted a one-day “Translational MR Imaging” workshop on Nov. 3. Over 50 participants from UMass Amherst, Baystate Medical Center, Holyoke Medical Center and UMass Chan Medical School attended. 

The event promoted interdisciplinary collaboration and highlighted innovation and advances in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) across clinical and research settings.

The program included sessions on exercise-related imaging of muscle and brain, clinical and novel magnetic resonance methods, preclinical imaging, neuroimaging of sleep and cognition, and AI in imaging. A panel discussion also explored collaborative opportunities with University Health Services and Holyoke Medical Center, emphasizing the health care potential of MR technologies.

Students and faculty from UMass Amherst and UMass Chan presented numerous posters. Luke Arieta from the Department of Kinesiology, Melissa Horger from the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, and Meghan Perdue from UMass Chan were honored with Best Poster awards.

Sponsored by the Center for Personalized Health Monitoring and IALS, the workshop featured cutting-edge MR technologies from Bruker and Siemens.