MEG Symposium and Open House
Date: December 7, 2023
Time: 3pm - 6:30pm
Location: Atkinson Hall
Please join us for the opening of the new MEG Center, located at UC San Diego’s Qualcomm Institute. This facility is one of only about 20 in the nation to perform magnetoencephalography (MEG), a non-invasive, painless and quiet technique for measuring the very weak magnetic fields in the brain which are associated with the brain’s electrical activity. MEG is the most advanced and accurate functional brain imaging technique currently available.
Thursday, December 7, 2023
3 – 4 p.m. Symposium. Speakers will include :
- Ramesh Rao, director of QI, UC San Diego
- Robert Continetti, senior associate vice chancellor of academic affairs, UC San Diego
- Jim Brewer, chair, neurosciences, School of Medicine, UC San Diego
- Alexander Khalessi, chair, neurological surgery, School of Medicine, UC San Diego
- Zafiris “Jeff” Daskalakis, chair, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, UC San Diego
- Roland Lee, director of MEG Center, QI, UC San Diego; also emeritus professor of radiology, School of Medicine, UC San Diego, and physician with Veterans Affairs (VA) San Diego Healthcare System (speaking on NIH S10 grant and clinical MEG)
- Mingxiong Huang, co-director of MEG Center, QI, UC San Diego; also adjunct professor in both the UC San Diego Electrical and Computer Engineering (Jacobs School of Engineering) and Radiology Departments (School of Medicine) and scientist with VA San Diego Healthcare System (speaking on MEG research, advanced features of the MEG system)
- Tao Song, director of operations, MEGIN (presented by Dr. Huang)
- Eric Halgren, professor, radiology, School of Medicine, UC San Diego (on a broad overview of the significance of MEG research)
- Ksenija Marinkovic, associate professor, San Diego State University, and associate adjunct professor, radiology, School of Medicine, UC San Diego (presented by Dr. Halgren, on MEG’s value for inter-institutional research
- Emilia Farcas, associate research scientist, QI, UC San Diego (on MEG education for graduate and undergraduate students)
- Imanuel Lerman, professor in UC San Diego’s Electrical and Computer Engineering (Jacobs School of Engineering) and Anesthesiology Departments (School of Medicine) (on research with OPM MEG sensors and magnetic shielded room)
- Dewleen Baker, professor in residence, psychiatry, School of Medicine, UC San Diego (on MEG research on PTSD and mild TBI)
- Brian Arnold, former MEG patient with epilepsy
4 – 6:30 p.m. MEG Tours (rotating small group tours) | Reception | Student Poster Displays
Hosts:
Roland Lee, M.D., MEG Center Director
Mingxiong Huang, MEG Center Co-Director
Ramesh Rao, Qualcomm Institute Director
Location:
The Qualcomm Institute at Atkinson Hall: 1st floor Auditorium and MEG Center
3195 Voigt Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093
CAMPUS PARKING
Visitors Visitor parking (“V”) is available at Hopkins Parking Structure. There is a ticket-dispensing machine near the elevators on each level or download the ParkMobile App on your phone to pay for parking.
UCSD Employees The nearest parking is at Hopkins Parking Structure and lot P510.
The MEG Center will support both research and clinical activities with its advanced functional brain imaging techniques and state-of-the-art equipment. With the ability to accurately and non-invasively detect brain activity, the facility can assist physicians and researchers in many ways, including to pinpoint seizure sites, map brain function ahead of surgery, and develop markers for the diagnosis of brain disorders such as concussions, schizophrenia and post-traumatic stress disorder.
For additional background on the MEG Center, see these QI news stories:
New Study Shows Noninvasive Brain Imaging Can Distinguish Among Hand Gestures
Unable to join us in person? Here is the LINK to YouTube to watch the event virtually!