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| = The Office = == Our address == We are now located on the 10th floor but the Admin office where mail goes is 2301. Our full mailing address is: <<BR>>Massachusetts General Hospital <<BR>>Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging <<BR>>Bldg. 149, 13th Street, CNY 2301 <<BR>>Charlestown, MA 02129 == Directions to our location == You can find directions to our location here: <<BR>> https://surfer.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/fswiki/DirectionsCNY --------- |
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| == Things to do during your first week == === Lab Mailing List === Ask Allison to subscribe you to the lab's email list if she hasn't already. |
Welcome to the lab! You have likely already received many instructions from MGH HR and/or Martinos Center administrators (Jill & Matt). Please follow all of their directions and make sure to complete all the required training & appointments they mention. |
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| === Wiki Account === We use a wiki to not only document !FreeSurfer, but to document our projects as well. You will probably be asked to create a wiki in order to document your work. In order to do this you willhave to get a wiki username. You can do that here: https://surfer.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/fswiki/GettingAccess |
Here you'll find more information than you need about our lab and getting started here. Please read through everything, however, below is a short list of the most important things to give your attention: |
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| (be sure to follow through on Step 2 and email fswiki-help@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu and cc Allison to have your profile added to the Users List and various access groups). | 1. Give your supervisor and/or Leah/Allison your MGH employee ID # (on the back of your ID card), the 6 digit # on the back of your ID in the top right corner, Partners username, your MGH email address, a photo of yourself and your birthday. 1. If you are sitting at a desktop machine in the lab, read the [[https://surfer.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/fswiki/LcnNewMember#YourComputer|Your Computer]] section. 1. Complete IRB training (if it applies), wet lab training (if it applies), and Fire Safety training as soon as possible. See the [[https://surfer.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/fswiki/LcnNewMember#Training|Training]] section. 1. If you plan to use the MRI scanners, sign up for the [[https://surfer.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/fswiki/LcnNewMember#MRSafetyTraining|mri-scan mailing list]] once you have your Partners email. 1. If you're using a laptop and connecting to the Partners network (via wired connection or non-guest Partners wifi), that laptop must be encrypted. Read more [[https://surfer.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/fswiki/LcnNewMember#Encrypt.26RegisterYourLaptop|here]]. |
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| === Martinos Center Profile === Set up your Martinos Center profile to be displayed on the martinos.org website. Directions for how to do so are [[https://martinos.org/martinos/secure|here]]. |
== Martinos Center Account == In order to log into your computer in our lab, log in to the scanners, or get access to files on the network, you need a Martinos Center login. This is different from your Partners login which was assigned to you when your employee/nonemployee paperwork was approved (and was likely given to you during orientation or by Jill Smith). As of 2016, the same username will be used for Martinos Center as is used by Partners but the passwords will be different unless you opt to sync them (the Martinos Center helpdesk will email you information on how to do this). |
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| The lab has its own website where your profile can also be displayed: <<BR>>http://martinos.org/lcn/ Please send a brief description of your background and what you're working on to Louis (vinke@nmr) so he can update the page with your info. |
Allison, Leah or another supervisor can request an account for you on''' [[https://surfer.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/fswiki/LCNComputers?highlight=(LCNComputers)|this website]]. '''To do so, they will need your current email address, your Partners username (it will contain your initials and a number, i.e. AAS41), your MGH ID #, and a picture of you. Note that you are not allowed to forward Partners or Martinos Center emails to gmail, yahoo, or hotmail addresses. |
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| === Training === You are required to meet a variety of training requirements depending on what type of work you will do here. Just about everyone must do the IRB Training & the Fire safety training. |
Your Martinos Center account can take up to 48 hours to be created. Once your Martinos Center account is created, you will have an nmr.mgh.harvard.edu email alias that forwards to your Partners email account. However, you won't be able to send emails from this 'nmr' email address. |
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| ==== Required Training ==== ===== IRB Training ===== In order to work with human subjects data, you must be certified to do so. To get certified, you have to read a couple of articles and then take a quiz on the material you have read. This takes a few hours but is important to do before you can start work on any projects. You can find information on how to do the training here: http://healthcare.partners.org/phsirb/aboutciti.htm |
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| When you have successfully completed the course, please email Allison (astevens AT nmr.mgh.harvard.edu) a copy of the completion certificate (you may want to keep a copy for your own records) so she can add you to the appropriate IRB protocols. |
= Lab Basics = == Important Phone Numbers == * Security Desk- x6-5400 * Environmental Health and Safety, '''Martinos office''' - x6-0191 (first contact for chemical spills, hazardous waste removal) * Environmental Health and Safety, '''MGH main campus office''' - x4-8419 (call for seriously hazardous chemical spills, report fire hazards, chemical exposure, etc. Do not call for waste removal) * Buildings and Grounds - x6-5270 (fix broken fixtures, change light bulbs, move furniture, install whiteboards etc.) * You can submit work orders online [[http://webmaint.partners.org/|here]]. It requires your Partners password. Building issues such as loud vents or temperature issues do not require a fund number. * Environmental Services - x6-5490 or email CRIVERA3 at PARTNERS dot ORG (book conference rooms, housekeeping issues) * MGH Operator- x6-2000 |
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| '''You will have to renew this training every 3 years.''' | * Bruce - x6-4897 * Allison - x6-4050 * RA Desk Phone (Leah's desk) - x6-6598 * Biochem Lab - 643-3699 (our lab downstairs where we pack brains) * Bay 5 - x4-8840 * RF Lab - 643-5106 * Parking - x4-6588 |
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| You'll also need to give Allison a print out of your CV with your signature and the date at the top. | |
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| ===== Fire Safety Training ===== ====== For Non-Lab Personnel ====== Please complete the course on Fire and Safety training for Research & Clinical Lab Personnel within 30 days of your start date. http://www.partners.org/healthstream |
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| If you've never logged into healthstream before, it takes your Partners username and the password abc123. You'll find the training under Catalog > Search by Category > MGH General Safety Training. |
= Learning the Basics = == MRI Information == Dictionary of terms: [[http://www.mr-tip.com/serv1.php?type=db1&dbs=Pulse%20Sequence|http://www.mr-tip.com/serv1.php?type=db1&dbs=Pulse%20Sequence]] ''' ''' |
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| '''This training must be done once a year.''' | Intro to MRI: http://www.mritutor.org/mritutor/ ''' ''' |
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| ====== For Lab Personnel ====== Please complete the course on Fire and Safety training within 30 days of your start date. https://hub.partners.org/register/?return%5furl=%2flab%2dsafety%2f |
Helpful Website for Intro to MRI Physics: https://www.mriquestions.com/index.html ''' ''' |
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| ==== Other Training ==== ===== MR Safety Training ===== If you plan to spend any time in the scanner bays, you will have to do the MR Safety training. |
Martinos Center documentation for Siemens scanners: http://www.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/~benner/siemens/N4/index.shtml ''' ''' |
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| For the large bore scanners, subscribe to the mri-scan email list to get announcements about the next scheduled safety training. Mary Foley (O'Hara) holds a safety course about once a month and sends the dates and times for this course to this list. The training consists of watching a video and taking a quiz. If you pass the quiz, you will get a yellow badge which allows you in the scanner bays with supervision. Four months after you receive your yellow badge, you can take the exam to get your green badge which allows you to scan without supervision. |
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| Once you complete the MR safety training, ask Allison to request a scanner login account for you from Karen Dervin (you may already have one if Allison requested it when you were first hired) & to add you to the appropriate scanner projects. | == Neuroanatomy Information == http://homepage.smc.edu/russell_richard/Psych2/Graphics/human_brain_directions.htm ''' ''' |
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| For small bore scanners, contact George Dai for access and training. You will have to attend scan sessions with an approved supervisor until you feel comfortable to take the small bore scanning exam. | http://www.neuroanatomy.ca/cross_sections/sections_coronal.html ''' ''' |
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| ===== Unix & Scripting Tutorials ===== If you are unfamiliar with the UNIX operating system, there are many online tutorials. Here are a few: http://www.ee.surrey.ac.uk/Teaching/Unix/ http://www.fmrib.ox.ac.uk/fslcourse/unix_intro/ https://supportweb.cs.bham.ac.uk/documentation/tutorials/docsystem/build/tutorials/unixscripting/unixscripting.html |
http://da.biostr.washington.edu/cgi-bin/DA/imageform ''' ''' http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/ ''' ''' == Unix & Scripting Tutorials == If you are unfamiliar with the UNIX operating system, there are many online tutorials. Here are a few: <<BR>>http://www.ee.surrey.ac.uk/Teaching/Unix/ <<BR>>http://www.fmrib.ox.ac.uk/fslcourse/unix_intro/ <<BR>>https://supportweb.cs.bham.ac.uk/documentation/tutorials/docsystem/build/tutorials/unixscripting/unixscripting.html ''' ''' |
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| ===== Shipping Infectious Substances Training ===== If you will be working in the wet lab and shipping tissue samples, you must complete the training below:<<BR>> http://intranet.massgeneral.org/ehs/ehs_programs_trainingprogram.htm#2 |
== Freesurfer == Documentation for !FreeSurfer is on the wiki:<<BR>> https://surfer.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/fswiki/FreeSurferWiki ''' ''' |
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| ===== Active Shooter Training ===== What to do in the event of a shooter on campus:<<BR>> http://intranet.massgeneral.org/digitalmedia/MGH/PoliceAndSecurity/index.html |
This page documents how to teach yourself !FreeSurfer by conducting your own online course: <<BR>> https://surfer.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/fswiki/TeachYourselfFreeSurfer ''' ''' |
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| == Lab Basics == === Lab Meetings === We have lab meetings every Wednesday at 2pm in Chesler Library (and occasionally in room 2695). |
you can also sit in on one of our local !FreeSurfer courses or lectures. Check with Allison or Leah to see when the next one will be. |
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| Emails about what will be covered during the meeting go out each week to the lab email list (lcn@nmr...) to which you can also send announcements once you have been added to the list (Allison or Lilla can add you). | == Why & How Schedule == A lecture series that teaches the basics of a wide variety of topics, this may be on hold during COVID-19: <<BR>> https://gate.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/wiki/whynhow/index.php/Main_Page |
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| === Email === You'll receive an email once your Martinos Center email account is set-up which will give you instructions on how to change your password. |
== Other Informative Talks == On Wednesdays, there are usually "Brainmap" lectures from guest speakers on a wide variety of interesting topics in the field of neuroscience. You can sign up to the brainmap emails or Allison/Leah can forward these to you until you're able to sign up yourself. |
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| You can check your Martinos Center email from anywhere (except you shouldn't use public computers) using this link:<<BR>> https://mail.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/webmail/src/login.php |
Also on Wednesdays, at 2 pm, we have our weekly lab meetings. Sometimes we invite guest speakers, sometimes we listen to presentations from our lab members and sometimes we discuss important lab admin and decisions. |
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| or feel free to use pine, Thunderbird, Outlook, or any other mail program on and off-site. Just be sure to follow the Encryption rules (can't access email without an encrypted laptop; non-public desktops are okay; phones have additional requirements): http://helpdeskselfservice.partners.org/applications/encryption/encryptionfaqs.aspx '''Tip''': Typing out "@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu" can get annoying! You can also get email by replacing all of that with @martinos.org. ==== Partners Email ==== You should check your Partners email often. Most importantly, IRB notifications will be sent to this address. They'll also send emails about benefits, holiday parties, summer picnics, flu shot clinics, emergency situations, etc. to the Partners one but not to your NMR one. Partners email can be checked here:<<BR>> http://www.partners.org/email Instructions on forwarding which is not allowed are here:<<BR>> https://www.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/martinos/userInfo/computer/outlook/index.php You might also want to set up your Partners profile so you can be searched from the Partners database [[http://is.partners.org/hr/New_Web/mgh/mgh_receiving.htm|here]]. Here, if you chose MGH for the email distribution list, you will get important hospital-wide announcements, mentioned above, sent to your Partners email. === Printing === If you need to print, you can send jobs to 'decacolor' which is located in the same area as the fridge. To print double-sided, print to 'decadouble'. === Freesurfer === Documentation for !FreeSurfer is on the wiki:<<BR>> https://surfer.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/fswiki/FreeSurferWiki You can find online tutorials teaching you how to use !FreeSurfer here: <<BR>> https://surfer.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/fswiki/FsTutorial/ Before downloading the tutorial dataset, check with Allison to see if she has a copy already downloaded that you can use. |
On Friday afternoons, our center organizes Science on Tap which is usually a social time with a short talk from someone at the center on their research. At the moment this is being hosted on Zoom every week. These announcements usually go to everyone with an nmr email address. Until yours is up and running, Leah/Allison can forward these announcements to you. |
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| If you want to search for something on the wiki, you'll have the best luck if you click the 'Text' button to search rather than the 'Titles' button. You can find a full list of all material on the wiki here: <<BR>> https://surfer.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/fswiki/TitleIndex |
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| To learn more about !FreeSurfer, you can sit in on one of our local !FreeSurfer courses or lectures. Check with Allison to see when the next one will be. | = MGH-related Living & Commuting = == Peoplesoft == Partners website to view your paycheck, sign up for health benefits and discount MBTA passes as well as anything else HR-related: https://peoplesoftportal.partners.org/login/login.asp?CTAuthMode=BASIC |
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| == Temporary Housing == Most require a minimum 30 day stay and provide furnished housing. ''' ''' |
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| == Martinos Center Basics == === Publications === All papers published while working at the Martinos Center must acknowledge the P41 grant which pays for a lot of the resources at the Center. You can acknowledge it as "NIH (National Center for Research Resources) P41-EB015896". For MGH logos and a list of grants to acknowledge based on resources/systems you use, you can find that here: http://www.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/martinos/userInfo/operations/miscOps.php |
National Corporate Housing<<BR>> The West End Apartments<<BR>> (Formerly Equity Corp. Housing)<<BR>> (617) 948-9876<<BR>> 5 Longfellow Pl, Ste. 102 Boston MA<<BR>> Adjacent to MGH campus<<BR>> www.nationalcorporatehousing.com ''' ''' |
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| ==== ADNI-related publications ==== All manuscripts using ADNI data must be reviewed and approved by the ADNI Data and Publications Committee prior to submission. The DPC will strive to have a response back to you within 10 working days after you submit your manuscript so as not to slow down your efforts. Any manuscript submissions or questions may be submitted to edrake@genetics.med.harvard.edu |
Furnished Quarters<<BR>> (617) 236-4908<<BR>> 221 Mass. Avenue, Boston, MA<<BR>> www.furnishedquarters.com<<BR>> ''' ''' |
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| Let Louis know (vinke AT nmr...) of any new publications or exciting news so he can post it on the lab website. |
Oakwood Temporary Housing<<BR>> (617) 723-8050<<BR>> 1 India Street, 2nd floor, Boston, MA<<BR>> www.oakwood.com<<BR>> Ask for Maryellen Daly or Deidre Fistori ''' ''' |
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| Interim Housing Solutions<<BR>> (866) 279-4471<<BR>> http://www.interimhousingsolutions.com <<BR>> National program matches individuals with furnished, short-term apartment rental. ''' ''' | |
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| Savin Hill area has some nice temporary housing. Contact Mary Lynch at mary.t.lynch@verizon.net ''' ''' | |
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| Don't know anyone who has used this site but Louis came across it:<<BR>> http://www.athomeinboston.org/ ''' ''' | |
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| == IMPORTANT NUMBERS == *Security Desk x6-5400 *Buildings and Grounds - x6-5270 (fix broken fixtures, change light bulbs, installations, etc.) *Environmental Services - x6-5490 (book conference rooms, housekeeping issues) *Fire/Chemical Safety- x4-8419 (chemical spill, report fire hazards, chemical exposure, etc.) *MGH Operator x6-2000 *Bruce - x6-4897 *Allison - x6-4050 *Biochem Lab x-65823 (our lab downstairs where we pack brains) *Bay 5 x4-8840 *RF Lab 643-5106 *Parking - x4-6588 |
== Commuting == === Parking === MGH Commuter Services [[http://intranet.massgeneral.org/intranet/az_directory/commuter_services.asp|Their website]] 617-724-6588 ''' ''' |
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| * Charlestown Navy Yard Parking Garage (Building 199) - prices as of 10/2/16 * monthly pass- unlimited 24/7 access- $120 (taken out of your paycheck after tax weekly) ''' ''' * or can buy 20 debits (single entry/exit per debit) for $140 - no expiration date |
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| <<BR>>Our room # is 2248 but the Admin office where mail goes is 2301 | === Discount T pass === For rates, see [[http://intranet.massgeneral.org/intranet/az_directory/commuter_services.asp|this website]]. |
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| == USEFUL LINKS == === LCN group, IRB, & new hire info === A list of the lab's unix groups and IRBs are on this page along with detailed information about how to hire different types of employees: https://surfer.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/fswiki/LcnAdmin |
You can sign up for a discounted T pass through your Peoplesoft account. After signing in, click on HRMS production, Self Service, Payroll and Compensation, then MBTA Pass Enrollment. You must sign up on or before the second Thursday of the month PRIOR to use (ex. sign up June 10th for a July pass). The Martinos Admin Office should have your pass a few days before the 1st of the month. If you sign up after the 2nd Thursday of the month, or the Martinos Admin Office does not have your pass, you must get it from the Commuter Services office on the main campus (232 Wang). ''' ''' |
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| === LCN online notebook === You can find some helpful tips from the life-practical (the process of getting a bank account for someone who just moved to the U.S.) to work-helpful (common commands used in exvivo processing): www.evernote.com username: lcn149 password: ask Allison, Louis, or Maritza |
Paychecks are deducted on the third paycheck of the month. |
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| === Computer/tech related questions: === https://www.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/martinos/userInfo/computer/index.php http://www.martinos.org/martinos/userInfo/computer/faq.php |
If you initially get a discounted T pass from MGH, but later decide that you want to drive to work everyday and park in the CNY199 Parking Garage, you will have to give up your discounted pass. (You cannot sign up for monthly parking at the parking office in the garage until you have canceled your T pass in !PeopleSoft.) MGH subsidizes the T pass on the basis that that is how you get to work everyday. If you sign up for monthly parking at the garage, they know you are no longer using the T to get to work, so you cannot keep the discounted pass. Unfortunately you cannot just add money at a T ticket kiosk to your existing !CharlieCard that you got from MGH. The MGH Parking and Commuter Services office said this is because our cards are special corporate cards that are encrypted, so you can't add your own money to it. Allison M. went to the MBTA ticket office at North Station in March 2015 and they confirmed this. You must simply get a new !CharlieCard. (You do not have to give them your old MGH card, and Carol didn't say that we had to hand them back into her either.) ''' ''' |
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| === Register your Encrypted Laptop === https://www.martinos.org/martinos/secure/changePass.php |
=== Benefits for Non-drivers === Guaranteed Ride Home: If you take the bus, subway, commuter rail, carpool, vanpool, bike or walk to work, you can receive a free ride home in the event of an emergency or unscheduled overtime. Now you can ease your fears of being stuck at work because of something that may happen once or twice a year. MGH Parking and Commuter Services pays all transportation costs, including tolls and gratuity the program is completely free for you! Register now to get your voucher number for PlanetTran, the Nation's first environmentally friendly livery service. Visit ABCTMA.COM to learn more. ''' ''' |
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| === Clusters === https://www.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/martinos/itgroup/launchpad.html |
Ridematching: Ever wonder if you may have a neighbor or co-worker whom you could share a ride into work with once or twice a week? You can use our on-line ridematching system to find out if others who live and work near you are interested in sharing a ride in a carpool or vanpool. ''' ''' |
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| Also see the lab's evernote account for information on how to submit jobs to launchpad. | Cycling and Walking Rewards: Our “Workout to Work” program provides employees who bike or walk to work. Each month when you submit your miles, biked or walked, to a transportation organization called A Better City Transportation Management Association (ABC TMA), you will be rewarded with free safety equipment and chances to win other prizes. ''' ''' |
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| === Peoplesoft === Partners website to view your paycheck, sign up for health benefits and discount MBTA passes as well as anything else HR-related: https://peoplesoftportal.partners.org/login/login.asp?CTAuthMode=BASIC |
Vanpool Subsidy: You can receive $220 over six months from the ABC TMA for joining a vanpool. A vanpool of 9-15 riders is the most affordable way to commute to work from New Hampshire, Central/Western Massachusetts and Cape Cod. ''' ''' |
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| === IRB/INSIGHT === https://insight.partners.org/login/login.asp?CTAuthMode=BASIC |
Carpool Subsidy: You can receive $210 over six-months when you join an existing carpool or form a new carpool. By covering up to $35 in fuel for six months this program helps reduce your costs of commuting to work. ''' ''' |
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| === IRB Tips & Info === https://surfer.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/fswiki/IRBguidelines |
Express Yourself: If you drive alone you can receive up to $100 per month for three months to purchase an MBTA Express Bus, Private Bus, or MBTA Commuter Boat pass. This can cut the monthly cost of your commute by almost 50%. ''' ''' |
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| === Why & How Schedule === https://gate.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/wiki/whynhow/index.php/Main_Page |
REGISTER IN THESE FREE PROGRAMS ONLINE AT www.abctma.com ''' ''' |
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| === MRI Information === Dictionary of terms: http://www.mr-tip.com/serv1.php?type=db1&dbs=Pulse%20Sequence Intro to MRI: http://www.mritutor.org/mritutor/ Info on Coil Tuning: http://www.cis.rit.edu/htbooks/mri/chap-9/detail/det-d-1.htm Martinos Center documentation for Siemens scanners: http://www.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/~benner/siemens/N4/index.shtml Martinos Center Scanner Usage: http://www.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/~benner/siemens/N4/scanner/index.shtml Bay 5 Helium webcam and coldhead reading: https://www.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/~coldhead/ Bay 5 Helium boiloff plots: http://www.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/~equipmon/coldhead/last2weeks.log_BoilOff.png === Neuroanatomy Information === http://homepage.smc.edu/russell_richard/Psych2/Graphics/human_brain_directions.htm http://www.neuroanatomy.ca/cross_sections/sections_coronal.html http://da.biostr.washington.edu/cgi-bin/DA/imageform http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/ === Unix & Scripting Tutorials === http://www.fmrib.ox.ac.uk/fslcourse/unix_intro/ https://supportweb.cs.bham.ac.uk/documentation/tutorials/docsystem/build/tutorials/unixscripting/unixscripting.html === Waste Disposal Table === Need to recycle batteries? Printer Cartridges? Dispose of chemicals? <<BR>> You'll find information on how to do these things here: <<BR>> http://intranet.massgeneral.org/ehs/ehs_wastestable.htm == MRI SCANNER INFO == === MRI schedules === (where we can sign up for time on the scanner):<<BR>> https://www.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/facility/schedule/index.html === Time Slot Rules === *Any slot that is listed as 'OPEN' can be grabbed. If there is a time you would like for which no slot exists (for example, 6-7am), email mri-time to request the slot and they will add it to the schedule. (For bay 5, you can add these slots yourself with the 'Add' button.) *For all slots you take and are assigned, you must enter the names of the individuals who will be doing the scanning during that slot. To do this, click on the slot and then click "Edit Note". If you do not have names in the "Note" section then Mary or Larry can give the slot to someone else. *You can sign up to be notified when slots are released. Most often these are slots in the immediate future but you'll also see slots that are released far in advance: https://www.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/facility/secure/schedule/notify.html Under Bay 4, for example, you would select "Open" to receive these notifications. *Slots must be cancelled 24 hours in advance or you will be charged for the slot. A slot may be cancelled in less than 24 hours without being charged if you have a valid excuse like "last minute subject cancellation", "subject illness", "subject no-show", "subject discomfort". *-Cancellations that are less than 24 hours in advanced must be emailed to mri-scan so others are alerted to the open slot. If you have a valid excuse, you'll want to cc mri-time so you don't get charged. *If you are done with your slot early you must release the slot by emailing mri-time@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu and mri-scan@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu this allows other groups to use the slot if they need to. You would make the subject line say something like "Bay 4 free until 11am today" and then in the email you would write "due to early finish" or any other reason that you are finished early. ##== Funding Opportunities == == Miscellaneous Info == === Selecting Benefits === Once a year (during late October through November)*, you are able to change your health benefits. For info on the different types of benefits, you can find that here: http://is.partners.org/hr/New_Web/mgh/index.htm (it's an internal website that can only be viewed when connected to the MGH network) Benefit slection happens through PeopleSoft: https://peoplesoftportal.partners.org/login/login.asp?CTAuthMode=BASIC If you want to keep the same benefits you currently have, you don't have to do anything except in the case of the Flexible Spending Account or Dependent Care Account where you have to specify a new amount for the next year (if you use those). *An exception is that you can change your benefits if you have a Qualifying Life event, such as getting married, divorced, having a child, etc. The website above explains instances of a qualifying life event. === MGH Discounts === http://is.partners.org/hr/New_Web/mgh/mgh_perks.htm (Below, you can sign up for Perks emails to learn about discount programs, etc.): http://pulse.partners.org/common/index.asp === Non-professional Employee Raises === You won't be notified when your raise kicks in, you'll just notice an increase in your weekly paycheck. You can see the raise in Peoplesoft under Payroll and Compensation > Compensation History. On your paycheck, you'll notice a higher rate (and thus higher weekly pay) as well as something called Retro Reg (for Retro regular pay aka salary you are owed because the raise does go into effect on your annual anniversary) and Retro Bnft (for flexible salary you are owed). === Commuter Options === MGH Commuter Services [[http://intranet.massgeneral.org/intranet/az_directory/commuter_services.asp|Their website]] 617-724-6588 *Charles Navy Yard Parking Garage (Building 199) *$98 monthly ($22.62 taken out of your paycheck after tax weekly) *Can buy 20 debits to enter the garage for $115 *Discount T pass - see their website above for rates Other info:<<BR>> Guaranteed Ride Home: If you take the bus, subway, commuter rail, carpool, vanpool, bike or walk to work, you can receive a free ride home in the event of an emergency or unscheduled overtime. Now you can ease your fears of being stuck at work because of something that may happen once or twice a year. MGH Parking and Commuter Services pays all transportation costs, including tolls and gratuity the program is completely free for you! Register now to get your voucher number for PlanetTran, the Nation's first environmentally friendly livery service. Visit ABCTMA.COM to learn more. Ridematching: Ever wonder if you may have a neighbor or co-worker whom you could share a ride into work with once or twice a week? You can use our on-line ridematching system to find out if others who live and work near you are interested in sharing a ride in a carpool or vanpool. Cycling and Walking Rewards: Our “Workout to Work” program provides employees who bike or walk to work. Each month when you submit your miles, biked or walked, to a transportation organization called A Better City Transportation Management Association (ABC TMA), you will be rewarded with free safety equipment and chances to win other prizes. Vanpool Subsidy: You can receive $220 over six months from the ABC TMA for joining a vanpool. A vanpool of 9-15 riders is the most affordable way to commute to work from New Hampshire, Central/Western Massachusetts and Cape Cod. Carpool Subsidy: You can receive $210 over six-months when you join an existing carpool or form a new carpool. By covering up to $35 in fuel for six months this program helps reduce your costs of commuting to work. Express Yourself: If you drive alone you can receive up to $100 per month for three months to purchase an MBTA Express Bus, Private Bus, or MBTA Commuter Boat pass. This can cut the monthly cost of your commute by almost 50%. REGISTER IN THESE FREE PROGRAMS ONLINE AT www.abctma.com === Choosing/Being a Mentor === Slides from an HMS talk on this topic can be found [[http://www2.massgeneral.org/facultydevelopment/cfd/pdf/20121116CHADDMentoring-Rollins.pdf|here]]. === Taxes === Dylan Tisdall and Martin Reuter have given presentations to explain the U.S. tax protocol to those who are new to it. They are not tax experts, however, they have shared their experiences as a starting point for someone looking to get more information on the process. The slides for this talk can be found here [[attachment:Taxes.pdf]]. === Publishing Papers === All papers published while working at the Martinos Center must acknowledge the P41 grant which pays for a lot of the resources at the Center. You can acknowledge it as "NIH (National Center for Research Resources) P41-EB015896". For MGH logos and a list of grants to acknowledge based on resources/systems you use, you can find that here: http://www.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/martinos/userInfo/operations/miscOps.php All manuscripts using ADNI data must be reviewed and approved by the ADNI Data and Publications Committee prior to submission. The DPC will strive to have a response back to you within 10 working days after you submit your manuscript so as not to slow down your efforts. Any manuscript submissions or questions may be submitted to edrake@genetics.med.harvard.edu. *****ATTENTION!!!: If you have a strict page number limit like in a workshop publication, consider if you want to use ADNI data in the first place or leave at least one page free for the ADNI acknowledgements and author names. Let Louis know (vinke AT nmr...) of any new publications or exciting news so he can post it on the lab website. === Submitting a Reimbursement === Peoplesoft<<BR>> https://securelogon.partners.org/ Click on Financials Production At the top, click on Main Menu > Employee Self service > Travel and expense center Under the Expense report section, choose Create Quick Start: Blank Report<<BR>> Approver: MML40<<BR>> Description: what you are getting reimbursed for<<BR>> Default location: click on magnifying glass<<BR>> Reference: can be blank I think Click on Accounting Defaults and add the following:<<BR>> % 100<<BR>> GL Unit 1200<<BR>> Dept 000000<<BR>> Phys leave blank<<BR>> Project put fund # you are using<<BR>> leave the rest blank Once done, click on Check for errors<<BR>> Submit === Egencia (Buying a flight) === Information on business travel can be found [[http://is.partners.org/finance/travelcentral.html|here]]. First you must create an Egencia account [[https://www.egencia.com/pub/agent.dll?qscr=newa&gpid=14B18A80EFAB&nojs=1&dchg=&zz=1365179188713|here]]. Once the account is created, you can then book a flight and pay by fund number, [[https://www.egencia.com/pub/agent.dll?qscr=logi&&zz=1156430977699&nojs=1&dchg=EX01C9B47105KX%2431%243DBVJU%243Dx%2430%2435u%2434%2436u%2437%2434%2433%2434x%2435%2438%2434u%2435%2438i%2434xpd%2430%2435mx%2430%2439p%2431%2436%243B.|here]]. === Travel Safety === Get tips before your trip and alerts during your trip through MGH: http://intranet.massgeneral.org/id/travelsafe/ === Poster Printing === All info is here: https://www.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/martinos/userInfo/computer/posterPrinting.php Don't wait until last minute or there will be a long queue! === Grant Submissions === These links are pertinent:<<BR>> http://martinos.org/martinos/userInfo/grants/planSubmit.php <<BR>>http://martinos.org/martinos/userInfo/grants/index.php === Business Cards === Generally, these require a sundry fund to purchase. The cost is $34.25 for 1,000 cards. Email the payment form to partnersformsmanagament@standardregister.com If you buy from Harvard University, the cost is $35 for 300 cards with 2 colors. It is $45 for full color (if we wanted to use our own logo, we could email them a .tiff with the logo). === Ergonomics === Anastasia Yendiki is a Partners certified ergonomics coach. Please see her if you have any pain or discomfort that you think is associated with how you use your workstation. The Haworth desk chair that most of us have has many degrees of freedom so it can most likely be adjusted to fit you, but it's unlikely that it's adjusted perfectly for you just the way you found it. Small changes can make a lot of difference if you're sitting at your desk for several hours every day. Partners ergonomics also has a lot of useful info on their site, including a self-assessment questionnaire ("assess your workstation" on the blue side bar on the left): http://pulse.partners.org/Ergonomics/ErgoHome.html === Temporary Housing === Most require a minimum 30 day stay and provide furnished housing. National Corporate Housing<<BR>> The West End Apartments<<BR>> (Formerly Equity Corp. Housing)<<BR>> (617) 948-9876<<BR>> 5 Longfellow Pl, Ste. 102 Boston MA<<BR>> Adjacent to MGH campus<<BR>> www.nationalcorporatehousing.com Furnished Quarters<<BR>> (617) 236-4908<<BR>> 221 Mass. Avenue, Boston, MA<<BR>> www.furnishedquarters.com<<BR>> Oakwood Temporary Housing<<BR>> (617) 723-8050<<BR>> 1 India Street, 2nd floor, Boston, MA<<BR>> www.oakwood.com<<BR>> Ask for Maryellen Daly or Deidre Fistori Interim Housing Solutions<<BR>> (866) 279-4471<<BR>> http://www.interimhousingsolutions.com <<BR>> National program matches individuals with furnished, short-term apartment rental. === Private Funding Opportunities === MGH lists numerous opportunities here: <<BR>> http://www2.massgeneral.org/facultydevelopment/orcd/faculty-research-funding.html === Martinos Center Grant Writing Group === The group will (1) offer a place to share and critique proposals in progress, and (2) have individual investigators talk about their experiences in developing grants. https://mail.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/writing To hear about more opportunities, subscribe to this newsletter:<<BR>> http://researchlistweb.partners.org/list/w/mgh/subscribeMGH.html |
=== Bicycle Parking === As of the end of October, 2014, there is a bicycle cage with ID access inside the garage across from Building 149. You must go to the garage office (hours: Mon-Fri, 8AM-4PM) and fill out a form with your bike make, model and serial number to get a decal for your bike and to get access to the cage. There is a one time $10 fee. Unless you have a decal, MGH security has the right to remove your bike without notice. The bicycle racks in front of the building are supposed to be reserved for visitors. |
Contents
The Office
Our address
We are now located on the 10th floor but the Admin office where mail goes is 2301. Our full mailing address is:
Massachusetts General Hospital
Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging
Bldg. 149, 13th Street, CNY 2301
Charlestown, MA 02129
Directions to our location
You can find directions to our location here:
https://surfer.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/fswiki/DirectionsCNY
LCN Orientation for New Staff
Welcome to the lab! You have likely already received many instructions from MGH HR and/or Martinos Center administrators (Jill & Matt). Please follow all of their directions and make sure to complete all the required training & appointments they mention.
Here you'll find more information than you need about our lab and getting started here. Please read through everything, however, below is a short list of the most important things to give your attention:
- Give your supervisor and/or Leah/Allison your MGH employee ID # (on the back of your ID card), the 6 digit # on the back of your ID in the top right corner, Partners username, your MGH email address, a photo of yourself and your birthday.
If you are sitting at a desktop machine in the lab, read the Your Computer section.
Complete IRB training (if it applies), wet lab training (if it applies), and Fire Safety training as soon as possible. See the Training section.
If you plan to use the MRI scanners, sign up for the mri-scan mailing list once you have your Partners email.
If you're using a laptop and connecting to the Partners network (via wired connection or non-guest Partners wifi), that laptop must be encrypted. Read more here.
Martinos Center Account
In order to log into your computer in our lab, log in to the scanners, or get access to files on the network, you need a Martinos Center login. This is different from your Partners login which was assigned to you when your employee/nonemployee paperwork was approved (and was likely given to you during orientation or by Jill Smith). As of 2016, the same username will be used for Martinos Center as is used by Partners but the passwords will be different unless you opt to sync them (the Martinos Center helpdesk will email you information on how to do this).
Allison, Leah or another supervisor can request an account for you on this website. To do so, they will need your current email address, your Partners username (it will contain your initials and a number, i.e. AAS41), your MGH ID #, and a picture of you. Note that you are not allowed to forward Partners or Martinos Center emails to gmail, yahoo, or hotmail addresses.
Your Martinos Center account can take up to 48 hours to be created. Once your Martinos Center account is created, you will have an nmr.mgh.harvard.edu email alias that forwards to your Partners email account. However, you won't be able to send emails from this 'nmr' email address.
Lab Basics
Important Phone Numbers
- Security Desk- x6-5400
Environmental Health and Safety, Martinos office - x6-0191 (first contact for chemical spills, hazardous waste removal)
Environmental Health and Safety, MGH main campus office - x4-8419 (call for seriously hazardous chemical spills, report fire hazards, chemical exposure, etc. Do not call for waste removal)
- Buildings and Grounds - x6-5270 (fix broken fixtures, change light bulbs, move furniture, install whiteboards etc.)
You can submit work orders online here. It requires your Partners password. Building issues such as loud vents or temperature issues do not require a fund number.
- Environmental Services - x6-5490 or email CRIVERA3 at PARTNERS dot ORG (book conference rooms, housekeeping issues)
- MGH Operator- x6-2000
- Bruce - x6-4897
- Allison - x6-4050
- RA Desk Phone (Leah's desk) - x6-6598
- Biochem Lab - 643-3699 (our lab downstairs where we pack brains)
- Bay 5 - x4-8840
- RF Lab - 643-5106
- Parking - x4-6588
Learning the Basics
MRI Information
Dictionary of terms: http://www.mr-tip.com/serv1.php?type=db1&dbs=Pulse%20Sequence
Intro to MRI: http://www.mritutor.org/mritutor/
Helpful Website for Intro to MRI Physics: https://www.mriquestions.com/index.html
Martinos Center documentation for Siemens scanners: http://www.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/~benner/siemens/N4/index.shtml
Neuroanatomy Information
http://homepage.smc.edu/russell_richard/Psych2/Graphics/human_brain_directions.htm
http://www.neuroanatomy.ca/cross_sections/sections_coronal.html
http://da.biostr.washington.edu/cgi-bin/DA/imageform
http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/
Unix & Scripting Tutorials
If you are unfamiliar with the UNIX operating system, there are many online tutorials. Here are a few:
http://www.ee.surrey.ac.uk/Teaching/Unix/
http://www.fmrib.ox.ac.uk/fslcourse/unix_intro/
https://supportweb.cs.bham.ac.uk/documentation/tutorials/docsystem/build/tutorials/unixscripting/unixscripting.html
Let Allison know if you are new to UNIX and she'll give you a few more resources.
Freesurfer
Documentation for FreeSurfer is on the wiki:
https://surfer.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/fswiki/FreeSurferWiki
This page documents how to teach yourself FreeSurfer by conducting your own online course:
https://surfer.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/fswiki/TeachYourselfFreeSurfer
you can also sit in on one of our local FreeSurfer courses or lectures. Check with Allison or Leah to see when the next one will be.
Why & How Schedule
A lecture series that teaches the basics of a wide variety of topics, this may be on hold during COVID-19:
https://gate.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/wiki/whynhow/index.php/Main_Page
Other Informative Talks
On Wednesdays, there are usually "Brainmap" lectures from guest speakers on a wide variety of interesting topics in the field of neuroscience. You can sign up to the brainmap emails or Allison/Leah can forward these to you until you're able to sign up yourself.
Also on Wednesdays, at 2 pm, we have our weekly lab meetings. Sometimes we invite guest speakers, sometimes we listen to presentations from our lab members and sometimes we discuss important lab admin and decisions.
On Friday afternoons, our center organizes Science on Tap which is usually a social time with a short talk from someone at the center on their research. At the moment this is being hosted on Zoom every week. These announcements usually go to everyone with an nmr email address. Until yours is up and running, Leah/Allison can forward these announcements to you.
MGH-related Living & Commuting
Peoplesoft
Partners website to view your paycheck, sign up for health benefits and discount MBTA passes as well as anything else HR-related: https://peoplesoftportal.partners.org/login/login.asp?CTAuthMode=BASIC
Temporary Housing
Most require a minimum 30 day stay and provide furnished housing.
National Corporate Housing
The West End Apartments
(Formerly Equity Corp. Housing)
(617) 948-9876
5 Longfellow Pl, Ste. 102 Boston MA
Adjacent to MGH campus
www.nationalcorporatehousing.com
Furnished Quarters
(617) 236-4908
221 Mass. Avenue, Boston, MA
www.furnishedquarters.com
Oakwood Temporary Housing
(617) 723-8050
1 India Street, 2nd floor, Boston, MA
www.oakwood.com
Ask for Maryellen Daly or Deidre Fistori
Interim Housing Solutions
(866) 279-4471
http://www.interimhousingsolutions.com
National program matches individuals with furnished, short-term apartment rental.
Savin Hill area has some nice temporary housing. Contact Mary Lynch at mary.t.lynch@verizon.net
Don't know anyone who has used this site but Louis came across it:
http://www.athomeinboston.org/
Commuting
Parking
MGH Commuter Services Their website 617-724-6588
- Charlestown Navy Yard Parking Garage (Building 199) - prices as of 10/2/16
monthly pass- unlimited 24/7 access- $120 (taken out of your paycheck after tax weekly)
- or can buy 20 debits (single entry/exit per debit) for $140 - no expiration date
Discount T pass
For rates, see this website.
You can sign up for a discounted T pass through your Peoplesoft account. After signing in, click on HRMS production, Self Service, Payroll and Compensation, then MBTA Pass Enrollment. You must sign up on or before the second Thursday of the month PRIOR to use (ex. sign up June 10th for a July pass). The Martinos Admin Office should have your pass a few days before the 1st of the month. If you sign up after the 2nd Thursday of the month, or the Martinos Admin Office does not have your pass, you must get it from the Commuter Services office on the main campus (232 Wang).
Paychecks are deducted on the third paycheck of the month.
If you initially get a discounted T pass from MGH, but later decide that you want to drive to work everyday and park in the CNY199 Parking Garage, you will have to give up your discounted pass. (You cannot sign up for monthly parking at the parking office in the garage until you have canceled your T pass in PeopleSoft.) MGH subsidizes the T pass on the basis that that is how you get to work everyday. If you sign up for monthly parking at the garage, they know you are no longer using the T to get to work, so you cannot keep the discounted pass. Unfortunately you cannot just add money at a T ticket kiosk to your existing CharlieCard that you got from MGH. The MGH Parking and Commuter Services office said this is because our cards are special corporate cards that are encrypted, so you can't add your own money to it. Allison M. went to the MBTA ticket office at North Station in March 2015 and they confirmed this. You must simply get a new CharlieCard. (You do not have to give them your old MGH card, and Carol didn't say that we had to hand them back into her either.)
Benefits for Non-drivers
Guaranteed Ride Home: If you take the bus, subway, commuter rail, carpool, vanpool, bike or walk to work, you can receive a free ride home in the event of an emergency or unscheduled overtime. Now you can ease your fears of being stuck at work because of something that may happen once or twice a year. MGH Parking and Commuter Services pays all transportation costs, including tolls and gratuity the program is completely free for you! Register now to get your voucher number for PlanetTran, the Nation's first environmentally friendly livery service. Visit ABCTMA.COM to learn more.
Ridematching: Ever wonder if you may have a neighbor or co-worker whom you could share a ride into work with once or twice a week? You can use our on-line ridematching system to find out if others who live and work near you are interested in sharing a ride in a carpool or vanpool.
Cycling and Walking Rewards: Our “Workout to Work” program provides employees who bike or walk to work. Each month when you submit your miles, biked or walked, to a transportation organization called A Better City Transportation Management Association (ABC TMA), you will be rewarded with free safety equipment and chances to win other prizes.
Vanpool Subsidy: You can receive $220 over six months from the ABC TMA for joining a vanpool. A vanpool of 9-15 riders is the most affordable way to commute to work from New Hampshire, Central/Western Massachusetts and Cape Cod.
Carpool Subsidy: You can receive $210 over six-months when you join an existing carpool or form a new carpool. By covering up to $35 in fuel for six months this program helps reduce your costs of commuting to work.
Express Yourself: If you drive alone you can receive up to $100 per month for three months to purchase an MBTA Express Bus, Private Bus, or MBTA Commuter Boat pass. This can cut the monthly cost of your commute by almost 50%.
REGISTER IN THESE FREE PROGRAMS ONLINE AT www.abctma.com
Bicycle Parking
As of the end of October, 2014, there is a bicycle cage with ID access inside the garage across from Building 149. You must go to the garage office (hours: Mon-Fri, 8AM-4PM) and fill out a form with your bike make, model and serial number to get a decal for your bike and to get access to the cage. There is a one time $10 fee. Unless you have a decal, MGH security has the right to remove your bike without notice. The bicycle racks in front of the building are supposed to be reserved for visitors.