USC Master of Science in Neuroimaging and Informatics

Congratulations to NIIN alum Kerilyn Matson (’26) on her new role at UCLA! 🎉

We’re so proud to see our alumni putting their NIIN training into action and making an impact in the field 🧠

Our Institute's Spring Newsletter is here 🌿

🧠Read about new research on Alzheimer’s disease risk and stroke recovery, grants, awards, faculty promotions, NIIN student learning experiences & more.

Read the full issue here:

USC INI Newsletter Spring 2026 A team led by Hosung Kim has discovered that the brains of people who experience severe physical impairment after a stroke may reorganize themselves in unexpected ways, showing signs of “younger” brain structure in undamaged regions as they adapt to injury. They analyzed brain scans from more th...

Recent NIIN grad Marie Lassaigne '26 is now a lab manager for the BRAVe Lab at USC Dornsife. She's working on a longitudinal project investigating behavioral inhibition and developmental risk for anxiety. We know she'll do a great job! 🧠👩‍🔬

Congrats to NIIN alum, Harmony Cen! She will begin her MD-PhD program at the University of Alabama-Birmingham this summer, starting with a neuroimaging rotation followed by a genetics rotation 👏🩺

🧠The Stevens INI 2025 Annual Report is now live 🧠

Inside: AI-driven discovery, imaging breakthroughs, global collaborations, and student training that are shaping the future of brain science.

Read more about the institute that houses our MS program here:

INI Annual Report 2025

Congratulations to our fantastic MS in Neuroimaging and Informatics class of 2026! 🎉🎓

Can't wait to see what comes next for them 🌟

Congratulations to our NIIN students. You are done! 🎉
It was fun to celebrate the end of year with students, faculty and staff last night.

🌟For his Fulbright project, NIIN student, Marco Ebeling, will conduct research on restoring vision using neurotechnology 👁️
He will work under Drs. Eduardo Fernández and Gema Martínez-Navarrete at the Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche in Elche, Spain.
Congrats, Marco!! 🎉

NIIN 560 students got a hands-on look at mouse brain anatomy and histology in the lab, learning how tissue preparation and microscopy can reveal the structures that shape brain function 🔬🧠