Our Affiliates

CFMI supports a diverse range of research labs from Georgetown University and beyond. Our facilities are used by our affiliates to study language, aging, neurodevelopment, HIV, mental health, and more. Explore the research groups conducting MRI-based studies at CFMI below.

Want Your Lab Listed?

If you work with CFMI and would like your lab included on this page, email us at cfmi-scanning-team@georgetown.edu with:

  • Your lab name
  • PI name, Institution and Department
  • A short (1–2 sentence) description of your research interests, current studies, etc.
  • A link to your lab website or PI bio page

Brain and Language Lab

Principal Investigator: Michael Ullman
Institution: Georgetown University Medical Center, Department of Neuroscience
The Brain and Language Lab focuses on the neurobiological and cognitive bases of first and second language, and their relation to learning and memory circuits in the brain.

DeMarco Advanced Research in Neurorehabilitation (DARN) Lab

Principal Investigator: Andrew DeMarco, PhD, CCC-SLP
Institution: Georgetown University Medical Center, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine
The DARN lab is studying the way that brain function changes over the timecourse of recovery after stroke to allow better speech and language communication skills. Tracking the brain and behavior over time of people who have had a stroke will help us understand how brain networks change to support better outcomes after one year.

Cognitive Neuroimaging Laboratory

Principal Investigator: Xiong Jiang, PhD
Institution: Georgetown University, Department of Neuroscience
The Cognitive Neuroimaging Laboratory uses neuroimaging techniques such as MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and EEG/ERP (electroencephalography/event-related potentials) to study brain function and plasticity. We aim to develop and test neuroimaging techniques that are sensitive to neural injury at early stages of neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease and HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders. 

Huntington Disease Care, Education, and Research Center (HD-CERC)

Principal Investigators: Dr. Karen Anderson (Department of Psychiatry), Dr. Fahd Amjad (Department of Neurology), Dr. Steven Lo (Department of Neurology)
Institution: Georgetown University Medical Center
The Huntington Disease Care, Education, and Research Center uses a multi-disciplinary approach to the treatment of patients and their families. Consistent with Georgetown University Medical Center’s devotion to cura personalis, or care of the whole person, the HD-CERC aims towards cura familia, or care of the whole family. Our services and support encompass family members and caregivers. Visit our website page “Research and Clinical Trials” to see current enrolling studies.

Nutritional Neuroscience Lab

Principal Investigator: Kathleen Holton, PhD, MPH
Institution: American University
The Nutritional Neuroscience Lab is working to understand the impact of food and food additives on neurological and psychiatric disorders. A primary aim of the lab is to understand the negative impact of dietary excitotoxins on neurological function.

Right Hemisphere Emotion, Cognition and Recovery (RHECO) Lab

Principal Investigator: Anna Greenwald, PhD
Institution: Georgetown University Medical Center, Departments of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine
The RHECO lab investigates cognitive functions often ascribed to the brain’s right hemisphere (certain visuospatial skills, attention, prosody), how these functions and their brain basis are changed after stroke, and how these changes impact everyday life for stroke survivors and those around them. Our long-term goal is to translate our findings into better diagnostics and treatment options for people who had a stroke.