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| = LCN Orientation for New Staff = == ESSENTIALS == === EMAIL === You'll receive an email once your NMR account is set-up which will give you instructions on how to change your password. |
= Welcome! = Welcome to the lab! Once you officially start, you will gain access to many more resources about training, computational infrastructure, and MGH benefits. Below is some information you might be looking for before you start. If there is anything you think would be helpful to have on this page that is not here, let us know! |
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| You can check your NMR email from anywhere (except you shouldn't use public computers) using this link: https://mail.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/webmail/src/login.php |
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| or feel free to use pine, 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): |
= 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 |
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| http://helpdeskselfservice.partners.org/applications/encryption/encryptionfaqs.aspx | == 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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| === LAB MEETING SCHEDULE === We have lab meetings every Wednesday at 2pm in Chesler Library. |
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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, Lilla, or Nick can add you). | = Learning the Basics = If you would like to learn about MRI, !FreeSurfer, or neuroanatomy before you join the lab, below are some good resources. |
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| === 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 |
== 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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| When you have successfully completed the course, please email Sita (sita AT nmr.mgh.harvard.edu) and 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. You will have to renew this training every 3 years. |
Intro to MRI: http://www.mritutor.org/mritutor/ ''' ''' |
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| You'll also need to give Sita a print out of your CV with your signature and the date at the top. | Helpful Website for Intro to MRI Physics: https://www.mriquestions.com/index.html ''' ''' |
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| === PRINTING === If you need to print, you can send jobs to 'decacolor' which is located across from Sita (and sort of above the fridge). To print double-sided, print to 'decadouble'. === PARTNERS EMAIL === You should have your Partners email forwarded to your NMR email account. 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. Instructions on how to do this are here: 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. === WIKI === 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 (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). Once you have a username, you can create a wiki or edit an existing one. === 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://www.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/martinos/people/editing.php|here]]. 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. === Publications === All publications from here are supposed to acknowledge the p41 grant (EB015896). See this page for more information on acknowledgements for posters and papers: http://www.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/martinos/userInfo/operations/miscOps.php Let Louis know (vinke AT nmr...) of any new publications or exciting news so he can post it on the lab website. == TRAINING == === MRI TRAINING === You must subscribe to the mri-scan email list to get announcements about the next scheduled safety training. Mary Foley holds a safety course about once a month and sends the dates and times for this course to this list. You must take this training before you can work with the scanners so be on the look-out for those emails. If you do not have a scanner account (depends on whether one was requested for you when you got your NMR username), you will need to request one from Karen Dervin. Four months after you receive your yellow badge, you can take the exam to get your green badge (allows you to scan without supervision). === 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 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. This training must be done once a year. ==== 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 === UNIX TUTORIAL === We use the UNIX operating system in our lab. If you are unfamiliar with this operating system, Allison can give you a tutorial. There is an online tutorial that is worth trying to go through first just to help you get accustomed to this. http://www.ee.surrey.ac.uk/Teaching/Unix/ Try out all the commands mentioned in there in your home directory (when you open a terminal window, you'll start out in your home directory). UNIX may be a little intimidating at first but it gets very easy as you go on. You just have to get used to typing out commands. === TOOLS TUTORIAL === You will be working with several different tools that we develop here. There is a tutorial you can go through to get you used to them. This is located here: https://surfer.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/fswiki/ToolsTutorial === FREESURFER === If you're curious about FreeSurfer, you can learn more about it by going to the main page of the wiki located here: https://surfer.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/fswiki/FreeSurferWiki At some point, there will be a FreeSurfer course. You are always welcome to sit in on these to learn more about FreeSurfer. You can find online tutorials teaching you how to use FreeSurfer here: 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. |
Martinos Center documentation for Siemens scanners: http://www.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/~benner/siemens/N4/index.shtml ''' ''' (Allison had this transferred elsewhere; she needs to find it and link it here) |
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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: https://surfer.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/fswiki/TitleIndex |
== Neuroanatomy Information == * Orientation terminology: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK10971/ |
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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: |
* A fun, interactive website that provides different types of images (including MRI) to learn anatomy (choose "cortex" to get started): https://www.neuroanatomy.ca and http://www.neuropsychologysketches.com/Neuroanatomy_tutorial.html |
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| http://intranet.massgeneral.org/ehs/ehs_programs_trainingprogram.htm#2 | * MRI anatomical atlas: https://jhpmribrainatlas.rcc.uchicago.edu |
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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 |
* Gross/Histology atlas (includes quizzes!): https://webpath.med.utah.edu/HISTHTML/NEURANAT/NEURANCA.html * Index of additional resources: https://www.learnmedicalneuroscience.nl/virtual-lab/neuroanatomy/ * Search by structure name: 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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| <<BR>>Our room # is 2248 but the Admin office where mail goes is 2301 | |
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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 |
== Freesurfer == Documentation for !FreeSurfer is on the wiki:<<BR>> https://surfer.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/fswiki/FreeSurferWiki ''' ''' |
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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 |
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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| === Computer/tech related questions: === https://www.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/martinos/userInfo/computer/index.php http://www.martinos.org/martinos/userInfo/computer/faq.php |
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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| === Clusters === https://www.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/martinos/itgroup/launchpad.html Also see the lab's evernote account for information on how to submit jobs to launchpad. === 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 === IRB/INSIGHT === https://insight.partners.org/login/login.asp?CTAuthMode=BASIC === IRB Tips & Info === https://surfer.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/fswiki/IRBguidelines === Why & How Schedule === https://gate.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/wiki/whynhow/index.php/Main_Page === 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 == 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. == 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. 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. |
== Why & How Schedule == A lecture series that teaches the basics of a wide variety of topics: <<BR>> https://gate.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/wiki/whynhow/index.php/Main_Page |
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| REGISTER IN THESE FREE PROGRAMS ONLINE AT www.abctma.com | = MGH-related Living & Commuting = |
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| Slides from an HMS talk on this topic can be found [[http://www2.massgeneral.org/facultydevelopment/cfd/pdf/20121116CHADDMentoring-Rollins.pdf|here]]. | == Moving to Boston == Lots of useful tips and info here: https://pips.partners.org/living-in-boston/finding-an-apartment/default.aspx == 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. ''' ''' 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:<<BR>> http://www.athomeinboston.org/ ''' ''' == Commuting == === Parking === MGH Commuter Services [[http://intranet.massgeneral.org/intranet/az_directory/commuter_services.asp|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 [[http://intranet.massgeneral.org/intranet/az_directory/commuter_services.asp|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. |
Welcome!
Welcome to the lab! Once you officially start, you will gain access to many more resources about training, computational infrastructure, and MGH benefits. Below is some information you might be looking for before you start. If there is anything you think would be helpful to have on this page that is not here, let us know!
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
Learning the Basics
If you would like to learn about MRI, FreeSurfer, or neuroanatomy before you join the lab, below are some good resources.
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 (Allison had this transferred elsewhere; she needs to find it and link it here)
Neuroanatomy Information
Orientation terminology: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK10971/
A fun, interactive website that provides different types of images (including MRI) to learn anatomy (choose "cortex" to get started): https://www.neuroanatomy.ca and http://www.neuropsychologysketches.com/Neuroanatomy_tutorial.html
MRI anatomical atlas: https://jhpmribrainatlas.rcc.uchicago.edu
Gross/Histology atlas (includes quizzes!): https://webpath.med.utah.edu/HISTHTML/NEURANAT/NEURANCA.html
Index of additional resources: https://www.learnmedicalneuroscience.nl/virtual-lab/neuroanatomy/
Search by structure name: 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
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:
https://gate.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/wiki/whynhow/index.php/Main_Page
MGH-related Living & Commuting
Moving to Boston
Lots of useful tips and info here: https://pips.partners.org/living-in-boston/finding-an-apartment/default.aspx
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.