''Emerging Concepts in advanced imaging of neurodegenerative diseases workshop at İstanbul,Turkey'' October 18th-20th, 2015
“Emerging Concepts in Advanced Imaging of Neurodegenerative Diseases Istanbul, Turkey” October 18th-20th, 2015

| NAME | INSTITUTION | DEPARTMENT |
| Peter Barker | Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, USA | Department of Radiology, Division of Neuroradiology |
| Gülin Öz | University of Minnesota, USA | Center for Magnetic Resonance Research |
| Aziz Müfit Uluğ | Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, NY, USA | Center for Neurosciences |
| Chunlei Liu | Duke University, USA | Radiology, Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering |
| Güven Güzeldere | Harvard University, USA | Department of Psychology |
| L.Tugan Müftüler | Medical College of Wisconsin | Department of Neurosurgery |
| Yekta Ülgen | Bogazici University, Istanbul, TR | Institute of Biomedical Engineering |
| Cengizhan Öztürk | Bogazici University, Istanbul, TR | Institute of Biomedical Engineering |
| Esin Öztürk Işık | Bogazici University, Istanbul, TR | Institute of Biomedical Engineering |
| Tamer Demiralp | Istanbul University, TR | Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Physiology |
| Hakan Gürvit | Istanbul University, TR | Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurology |
| Başar Bilgiç | Istanbul University, TR | Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurology |
| Burak Acar | Bogazici University, Istanbul, TR | Department of Electrics and Electronics Engineering |
| Evren Özarslan | Bogazici University, Istanbul, TR | Department of Physics |
| Haşmet Hanağası | Istanbul University, Istanbul, TR | Instıtute for Experimental Medicine, Department of Neuroscience |
| Erdem Tüzün | Istanbul University, Istanbul, TR | Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurology |
| Ahmet Ademoğlu | Bogazici University, Istanbul, TR | Institute of Biomedical Engineering |
| Mehmed Özkan | Bogazici University, Istanbul, TR | Institute of Biomedical Engineering |
| Özgür Kocatürk | Bogazici University, Istanbul, TR | Institute of Biomedical Engineering |
| Albert Güveniş | Bogazici University, Istanbul, TR | Institute of Biomedical Engineering |
| Hale Saybaşılı | Bogazici University, Istanbul, TR | Institute of Biomedical Engineering |
| Ergin Atalar | Bilkent University, Ankara, TR | UMRAM |
| Alp Dinçer | Acıbadem University, Istanbul, TR | Faculty of Medicine, Department of Radiology |
| Kader Karlı Oğuz | Hacettepe University, Ankara, TR | Faculty of Medicine, Department of Radiology |
| Aslı Demirtaş Tatlıdede | Istanbul University | Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurology |
| Emine Ülkü Sarıtaş Çukur | Bilkent University, Ankara, TR | UMRAM |
| Tolga Çukur | Bilkent University, Ankara, TR | UMRAM |
| Can Ölçek | Middle East Technical University, Ankara, TR | Institute of Informatics |
| Didem Gökçay | Middle East Technical University, Ankara, TR | Informatics Institute |
| Ali Bayram | Üsküdar University, Istanbul, TR | Department of Computer Engineering |
| Adil Deniz Duru | Marmara University, Istanbul, TR | Sports Health Sciences |
| Zeynep Fırat | Yeditepe University, İstanbul, TR | Medical Faculty, Department of Radiology |
| Gözde Ünal | Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, TR | Faculty of Computer Engineering and Informatics |
| Mehmet Ergen | Acıbadem University, İstanbul, TR | Medical Faculty, Department of Physiology |
| Yasemin Keskin Ergen | Bahcesehir University, İstanbul, TR | Medical Faculty, Department of Physiology |
| Mehmet Aygüneş | Istanbul University, Istanbul, TR | Faculty of Letters, Department of Linguistics |
| Uğur Özbek | Istanbul University, Istanbul, TR | Institute of Experimental Medicine &Hulusi Behcet Life Sciences Research Laboratory |
| Muhteşem Ağıldere | Başkent University | Department of Radiology |
| Azim Çelik | GE | |
| Nihal Apaydın | Ankara University | Brain Research Center |
| Dilek Duru | Istanbul Arel Üniversitesi | Department of Biomedical Engineering |
| Cumhur Taş | Üsküdar University | Department of Psychology |
| Barış Metin | Üsküdar University | Department of Psychology |
| Raşit Tükel | Istanbul University | Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry |
| Andaç Hamamcı | Yeditepe University | Department of Biomedical Engineering |
| Bahattin Hakyemez | Uludağ University, Bursa, TR | Department of Radiology |
| Esin Karahan | Bogazici University, Istanbul, TR | Institute of Biomedical Engineering |
| Elif Kurt | Istanbul University, Istanbul, TR | Hulusi Behçet Life Sciences Research Laboratory |
| Çiğdem Ulaşoğlu | Istanbul University, Istanbul, TR | Hulusi Behçet Life Sciences Research Laboratory |
| Uğur Halıcı | Middle-East Technical University, Ankara, TR | Department of Computer Engineering |
| Neslihan Şengör | Istanbul Technical University,Istanbul, TR | Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering |
| Ali Albert Salah | Bogazici University,Istanbul, TR | Cognitive Sciences |
| Haluk Bingöl | Bogazici University,Istanbul, TR | Department of Computer Engineering |
| İlke Ali Gürses | Istanbul University,Istanbul, TR | Istanbul Faculty of Medicine Department of Anatomy |
| Efsun Ürger Zagra | Istanbul Cerrahi Hospital,Istanbul, TR | Department of Radiology |
| Cem Ersoy | Bogazici University,Istanbul, TR | Department of Computer Engineering |
| Ufuk Çağlayan | Bogazici University,Istanbul, TR | Department of Computer Engineering |
| Demet Belgin Özbabalık | Osmangazi University, Eskişehir, TR | Medical School, Department of Neurology |
| Derya Durusu Emek Savaş | Dokuz Eylül University,Izmir, TR | Department of Computer Engineering |
| Hasan Fahrettin Keleştemur | The Turkish Institutes of Health Sciences, President, Kayseri, TR | Faculty of Medicine |
| Lütfü Hanoğlu | İstanbul Medipol University,Istanbul, TR | Department of Neurology |
| Seda Nilgün Dumlu | İstanbul Medipol University,Istanbul, TR | |
| Ali Demir | İstanbul Medipol University,Istanbul, TR | |
| Kaya Oğuz | Ege University,Izmir, TR | |
| Gökhan Savaroğlu | Osmangazi University,Eskişehir, TR | |
| Suzan Sanlısoy | Osmangazi University,Eskişehir, TR | |
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October 18, Sunday |
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09:00—10:00 |
Workshop Registration and Coffee |
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10:00—10:30 |
Opening Remarks for the Workshop (Representatives of supportting universities and societies) Overview of TÜBİTAK/NIH Bilateral Projects and Objectives of the Workshop Esin Öztürk Işık - Cengizhan Öztürk - Tamer Demiralp |
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10:30—12:00 |
Plenary Session 1 Moderators: Emine Ülkü Sarıtaş, Hakan Gürvit Novel Imaging Protocols & Hardware - Ergin Atalar (Bilkent U, UMRAM) Imaging the Brain, Understanding the Mind: A Historical & Philosophical Perspective - Güven Güzeldere (Harvard U) |
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12:00—13:00 Lunch |
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13:00—14:30 |
Panel Session 1 - Clinical and Research Priorities on Structural and Functional Connectivity in Neurodegenerative Diseases
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14:30—15:00 Coffee Break |
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15:00—16:30 |
Plenary Session 2 - MR Spectroscopic Techniques in Neurodegenera ve Diseases Moderators: Muhteşem Ağıldere, Esin Öztürk Işık Recent Developments in High Field MRS and Applications in Neurodegeneration and Psychiatric Diseases - Peter Barker (Johns Hopkins U) MRS Biomarkers of Neurodegeneration: Consideration for Multisite Trials - Gülin Öz (U Minnesota) |
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16:30—17:00 Coffee Break |
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17:00—18:30 |
Panel Session 2 - MR Spectroscopic Techniques in Brain Disorders Moderators: Peter Barker, Gülin Öz Fast Mutil Nuclei MR Spectroscopic Imaging of Brain Lesions - Esin Öztürk Işık (Boğaziçi U) The Reassessment of MRS as a Clinical Tool: The Impact of 32 Channel Head Coil and 3T - Alp Dinçer (Acıbadem U) 1H-MR Spectroscopy of Focal Brain Lesions - Muhteşem Ağıldere (Başkent U) |
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18:30—21:00 Welcome Dinner |
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October 19, Monday |
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09:00—10:30 |
Plenary Session 3 - Novel MR Techniques for Imaging of Neurodegenerative ve Diseases Moderators: Cengizhan Öztürk, Aslı Demirtaş-Tatlıdede Quantative Susceptibility Mapping (QSM) in Neurodegeneration - Chunlei Liu (Duke U) MRI Acquisition & Processing Techniques to Study Neurodegeneration - Tugan Müftüler(Medical College of Wisconsin) Integrated PET-MR Scanners and Their Applications - Azim Çelik (GE Healthcare) |
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10:30—11:00 Coffee Break |
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11:00—12:30 |
Plenary Session 4 - Novel Imaging Protocols & Hardware Development Moderators: Yekta Ülgen, Tugan Müftüler High-Resolution Diffusion MRI / Magnetic Particle Imaging - Emine Ülkü Sarıtaş (Bilkent U, UMRAM) Medical Device Advances in Interventional MRI - Özgür Kocatürk (Boğaziçi U) |
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12:30—13:30 Lunch |
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13:30—15:00 |
Panel Session 3 - Diffusion MRI Techniques in Neurodegenerative Diseases Moderators: Gözde Ünal, Burak Acar An Early Registration Method for Group Tractography - Aziz Uluğ (Feinstein Med. Cent.) Characterizing Diffusion Anisotropy with a Stiffness Tensor - Evren Özarslan (Boğaziçi U) Post-Analysis Techniques for Di usion MRI in Neuroimaging - Gözde Ünal (ITU) |
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15:00—15:30 Coffee Break |
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15:30—17:00 |
Panel Session 4 - Computational Approaches for the Imaging and Monitoring of Neurodegenerative Diseases
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17:00—19:00 |
Round Table Discussion 1 Open Questions in Functional and Structural Connectivity and MRS Based Approaches to Neurodegenerative Diseases & Possibilities for Joint Projects Moderators: Güven Güzeldere, Tamer Demiralp (Short presentation of Turkish research groups) |
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October 20, Tuesday |
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09:00—09:30 |
Plenary Session 5 Moderators: Cengizhan Öztürk |
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09:30—11:30 |
Round Table Discussion 2 Novel MR Techniques and Computational Methods for Analysis of Neuroimaging Data in Neurodegenerative Diseases & Possibilities for Joint Projects Moderators: Aziz Uluğ, Tolga Çukur (Short presentation of Turkish research groups) |
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11:30—12:00 |
Bilateral TÜBİTAK/NIH Funding Opportunities - Zeynep Arzıman Büyükboduk (TÜBİTAK, UİDB) |
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12:00—12:30 |
Summary of Roundtable Discussions and Closing Remarks (15 min summary of each Round Table Session) |
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12:30—13:30 Lunch |
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