Naming Opportunity for the Image Analysis Laboratory
$1M

The Image Analysis Laboratory contains approximately 20 computer workstations used for image analysis and image post-processing, as is therefore the analytic hub of the lab.  This room is the location where most of the data from the laboratory are analyzed for virtually all studies.  It is also the room in which most of our trainees, graduate students and post-doctoral fellows spend a considerable amount of time working on image analysis.  This room is also extensively used for training.  We conduct training workshops on image analysis that are attended by trainees and faculty.  The workstations in this facility need constant upgrading and replacement.  They were last replaced in Fall, 2004.  They need replacing approximately every two years as technology advances.  In addition, some of the software that runs on these workstations is expensive and requires constant upgrading.  Moreover, each of the workstations is connected to our storage area network (SAN) that provides large-scale storage and back-up.  We currently have approximately 15 terabytes of online storage and we must add approximately 6 terabytes per year of new disk space.  Each workstation costs approximately $2500 and each terabyte costs approximately $10,000. 

 A gift of $1M to the Brain Imaging Laboratory Endowment would provide a naming opportunity for this important facility.  These funds would guarantee long-term appointments for two key members of our team, an expert on fMRI post-processing, and a full-time system administrator for the Brain Imaging Lab.