Section: Partnerships and Cooperations

Regional Initiatives

Biogenouest

The VisAGeS team and the Neurinfo platform integrated the Biogenouest "Groupement d'Intérêt Scientifique (GIS)" in 2012.

Biogenouest is a Western France life science and environment core facility network. Research programmes are undertaken in the fields of Marine biology, Agriculture/Food-processing, Human health, and Bioinformatics. Set up in keeping with the inter-regional principle of complementarity, Biogenouest coordinates over twenty technological core facilities in both the Brittany and Pays de la Loire regions.

COREC projects

COREC is the "COmité de REcherche Clinique" of the University Hospital of Rennes. This comity proposes an annual project funding in the limit of 30k€ per project. In 2012, the Neurinfo platform as an incitative action for clinical research project emergence accompanied the COREC call by financially supporting the imaging part of the projects up to 50 MRI hours, ie 30k€. Two projects were selected by the COREC. The MALTA project led by radiologist Jean-Christophe Ferré will compare the ability of functional BOLD MRI and perfusion ASL MRI to detect language areas in patients with brain tumor.

Projet CRITT Santé Bretagne : AfaCorVis3D

Participants : Elise Bannier, Isabelle Corouge, Christian Barillot.

duration: 12 months from November 2011

A research projet in fMRI involving 3D visual stimulation was performed to try and differentiate areas activated by 2D versus 3D visualisation, whether static or dynamic. The task was evaluated on 10 volunteers in the context of the Master Research Projet of Guillaume Koch. Areas activated specifically by 3D visualisation were extracted.

Défis Scientifiques Emergents - Université de Rennes I

Participants : Aurore Esquevin, Isabelle Corouge, Elise Bannier, Jean-Christophe Ferré, Christian Barillot, Jean-Yves Gauvrit.

duration: 22 months from March 2012 (end: December 31, 2013)

The ASLDEM project was partially funded the University of Rennes 1 "Défis Scientifiques Emergents" grant (7000 euros).

Fondation de l'Avenir - Depression, suicide and fMRI

Participants : Elise Bannier, Isabelle Corouge, Jean-Christophe Ferré, Christian Barillot.

duration: 12 months from November 2012

In collaboration with EA 4712 "Comportement et Noyaux Gris Centraux" of the University of Rennes I, a complementary funding (20 000€) was obtained to support an ongoing fMRI research project on emotions, impulsivity and suicide. The study protocol and the fMRI task was finalized. Inclusions will start early 2013.

Fondation de l'Avenir - Stroke, rehabilitation and fMRI

Participants : Elise Bannier, Isabelle Bonan, Isabelle Corouge, Jean-Christophe Ferré, Christian Barillot, Jean-Yves Gauvrit.

duration: 12 months from November 2012

A complementary funding (20 000€) was obtained to support a new research project on rehabilation of stroke patients. The fMRI protocol was setup, the task developed and validation on volunteers is ongoing. Patient inclusions will start in spring 2013.

Fondation Planiol

Participants : Elise Bannier, Hélène Raoult, Jean-Yves Gauvrit.

duration: 12 months from November 2012

In the context of a neurovascular imaging research study, funding (13500€) was obtained to perform a phantom study on test objects representing carotid stenosis, with a circulating flow. This project will be performed as part of a collaboration with Dr Cavaro Ménard - Angers (LISA), Dr Langevin - Compiègne (UTC) and Pr Saint Jalmes - PRISM (UR1).