Auburn University MRI Research Center

The AU Neuroimaging Center staff had a wonderful time celebrating the end of another school year at the lake this past weekend! We loved getting to spend time together and treat staff members to a relaxing day on the water☀️

A huge thank you to our wonderful hosts- Dr. Tom Denney & Melissa Denney!

New study alert!🚨 The AU Neuroimaging Center & College of Nursing are looking for adults age 55+ to participate in a study examining whether yoga improves cognitive health in patients with heart failure. Participants can earn up to $250🧠

To see if you’re eligible, fill out the survey below!
https://aub.ie/screening

War Eagle!

Want to see your own brain (and contribute to some of the most innovative neuroscience research in the country)? Email [email protected] & ask to be added to our volunteer list!

This email account is where we send out all of our opportunities to volunteer for any test scans & research projects we have going on🧠 Auburn University students as well as Auburn/Opelika residents are invited to join!

Last weekend, members of our staff attended Alabama Advanced Imaging Consortium (AAIC) at Lake Martin. Researchers from Auburn, University of Alabama, University of Alabama at Birmingham, and University of South Alabama met to learn & teach on the latest in neuroimaging🧠

We are so grateful for the community that we’ve created here, and we can’t wait for next year! 🧡

Last week we hosted our 10th annual AU Brain Camp! High school students came to campus from all across the country & spent the week learning all about neuroscience, anatomy, and psychology🧠 We owe a BIG thank you to our friends at for helping make this such an awesome experience, and we cannot wait for the next one!🐯

New study alert!🚨 The AU MRI Center is looking for participants age 18-30 to participate in a single scanning session looking at the brain during video memory. Participants can earn up to $50 and 3 hours of SONA credit (if applicable)🧠

If you’re interested, fill out the survey below to see if you’re eligible!

https://auburn.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cPhOnteSmVdWeMe

New study alert!🚨 The AU MRI Center is looking for participants age 19-50 to participate in one scanning session. Participants can earn up to $20 & 3 hours of SONA credit (if applicable). To see if you’re eligible please fill out the following survey:

https://auburn.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_dbXIOnIFbbWb5jM

Reach out to Steven Nichols ([email protected]) for more information!

Happy belated birthday (3/21) to our very own Julie Rodiek!🎉 Julie keeps the AU Neuroimaging Center running smoothly, and we are so lucky to have her. Join us in wishing Julie a happy birthday!🧡 Julie Borstorff Rodiek

World's first field-installed, clinically-approved parallel transmit 7T MRI scanner resides at Auburn University Certified by the Food and Drug Administration for use on clinical patients, the $9 million Siemens MAGNETOM 7T — centerpiece of the newly named Samuel Ginn College of Engineering's Neuroimaging Center — provides superior images compared to the university’s previous 7T research device.

A big "War Eagle!" is in order for the first FDA-approved clinical 7T scanner in the world, and it's right here in Auburn!

The Food and Drug Administration has certified the MRI Center's 7T scanner for use on clinical patients. Before this certification, 7T scanning could only be done for research purposes, but now we have the ability to help image clinically.

This is an incredible update for the MRI Center and for Auburn University. FDA certification opens doors in research and treatment that cannot be done anywhere else in the world!
To learn more, read the full article online: https://eng.auburn.edu/news/2024/03/world-first-field-installed-clinically-approved-parallel-transmit-7t-mri-scanner-resides-at-auburn