Title and logo - MRI Study of Normal Brain Development

Participating centers

Pediatric Study Centers (PSC) are those sites that recruit subjects.

Children's Hospital, Boston
Principal Investigator: Michael Rivkin, M.D.
Associate Investigators: Heidelise Als, Ph.D., Gloria B. McAnulty, Ph.D., Robert Mulkern, Ph.D., Deborah Waber, Ph.D.

Washington University St. Louis
Principal Investigators: Kelly Botteron, M.D., Robert McKinstry, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Investigators: C. Robert Almli, Ph.D., John Constantino, M.D., Jeffrey Neil, M.D., Ph.D., Richard Todd, M.D., Ph.D.
Children's Hospital Medical Center of Cincinnati
Principal Investigator: William S. Ball, M.D.
Associate Investigator: Anna Byars, Ph.D.
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Principal Investigator: DJ Wang, Ph.D.
Associate Investigator: Ed Moss, Ph.D.
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston/University of Houston - Texas Medical Center Annex
Principal Investigator: Michael E. Brandt, Ph.D.
Associate Investigators: Jack Fletcher, Ph.D., Larry Kramer, M.D.
University of California, Los Angeles
Principal Investigator: James T. McCracken, M.D.
Associate Investigators: Jeffry R. Alger, Ph.D., Robert Asarnow, Ph.D., Jennifer Levitt, M.D., Joseph O'Neill, Ph.D.

The Coordinating Centers coordinate study activities, ensure quality control and data comparability, and analyze data.

Data Coordinating Center (DCC)
Montreal Neurological Institute, Montreal, CA
Principal Investigator: Alan Evans, Ph.D.
Associate Investigators: Louis Collins, Ph.D., Gabriel Leonard, Ph.D., Tomas Paus, M.D., Ph.D., Bruce Pike, Ph.D., Alex Zijdenbos, Ph.D.

Affiliates
Associate Investigator: Nicholas Lange, Sc.D., Harvard University/McLean Hospital:
Associate Investigator: John W. VanMeter, Ph.D., Georgetown University


Clinical Coordinating Center (CCC)
Washington University St. Louis
Principal Investigator: Kelly Botteron, M.D.
Associate Investigator: C. Robert Almli, Ph.D

 


The Specialized Processing Centers
perform DTI and spectroscopy data processing and analyses.

Diffusion Tensor Processing Center (DPC)
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH
Principal Investigator: Carlo Pierpaoli, MD, Ph.D.
Associate Investigators: Peter Basser Ph.D., Lin-Ching Chang, Ph.D., Guan Koay, Ph.D., Linsday Walker, MSc.
Spectroscopy Processing Center (SPC)
University of California, Los Angeles
Principal Investigator: James T. McCracken, M.D.
Associate Investigators: Jeffry R. Alger, Ph.D., Jennifer Levitt, M.D., Joseph O'Neill, Ph.D.,