🙌 Thrilled to announce $20K in Azure Service Credits from @uwescience.bsky.social @microsoft.com for #SPARK2025! Thanks to Dr.Mehmet Kiurt @kurtlab.bsky.social , SPARK Faculty & Mentor, this award supports 300 trainees across 36 countries with cloud tools for #MICCAI research & submissions🌍☁️🧠
Mehmet Kurt
@kurtlab.bsky.social
Associate Professor, University of Washington. Brain biomechanics, neuroimaging, and AI/ML in medical imaging. He/him 🌈 www.kurtlab.com
Read about our recent work on measuring brain stiffness with 7T MR Elastography www.me.washington.edu/news/article...
Measuring brain mechanics
Researchers like Em Triolo (ME Ph.D. ’24) are testing imaging methods that could provide insights about brain diseases like Alzheimer’s.
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Reminder! We have a new Climate Survey for #LGBTQIA+ Academics in #Psychology and #Neuroskyence! This is a quick survey from @network_alba and will really help us out :) tinyurl.com/LGBTNeuro #queerinstem
Climate Survey - LGBTQIA+ in Neuroscience | Climate Survey - LGBTQIA+ in Neuroscience
Climate Survey - LGBTQIA+ in Neuroscience
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Hi Bluesky! @eitans.bsky.social is leading a climate survey for LGBTQIA+ folks in neuroscience and we would love to have you participate. The link is below, please feel free to spread the word! tinyurl.com/LGBTNeuro
Climate Survey - LGBTQIA+ in Neuroscience | Climate Survey - LGBTQIA+ in Neuroscience
Climate Survey - LGBTQIA+ in Neuroscience
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November 18 is the International Day of LGBQTIA+ People in STEM! Today more than ever we want to stress the importance of communities, building connections, and raising each other up. Let's keep leaving our mark for the betterment of us all! 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 #QueerinSTEM prideinstem.org/lgbtstemday/
Download our database of 492 (!) funding opportunities for EARLY-CAREER FACULTY AND RESEARCHERS. For each entry, we provide link to funder, description, amount, deadline, and eligibility criteria (e.g. citizenship). Download freely here: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...
In our recent study published in Physics in Medicine & Biology, we developed 7T MR Elastography imaging for quantifying human brain stiffness at 1.1mm resolution, an unprecedented detailed look into human brain mechanics. iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
UW Mechanical Engineering is hiring! We have multiple faculty positions available, including one in medical imaging physics. Please feel free to DM me with any questions and hope you help spread the word! Come join us in Seattle 🌧️ www.me.washington.edu/about/job-op...
Job openings
Explore the following opportunities to join ME at the UW, which was recently named one of the U.S. News & World Report’s top 10 global universities and one of the top universities worldwide by Times H...
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Would love to start a biomechanics starter pack, let me know your suggestions!
Hi Bluesky! 👋 Hoping to find a non-toxic community here. I’m Mehmet, a professor at the University of Washington, passionate about neuroimaging, AI in medicine, brain biomechanics, LGBTQ+ visibility, and diversity and inclusion in STEM. Would love to connect with you all!