Resume

Education

• B.S. In Engineering - Computer Science & Engineering

• Chemistry 1 & 2, Anatomy & Physiology 1 & 2

• Biology 1 & 2

Professional Experience

Electrophysiology Lab Manager / MRI Research Assistant

• Managed EEG lab, including 3 research assistants. Performed EEGs/ERPs on subjects

• Used Matlab, C++, and Perl to create internal applications to analyze MRI data

• Wrote abstracts and manuscripts from analyzed data

• Created experiments and studies

• Analyzed EEG/ERP data on Solaris and Linux using ERPSS, created automated system for generating ERP analyses

• Performed MRIs on 3T scanner, performed maintenance on scanner, created basic pulse sequences

• Automated the analysis of several thousand fMRI datasets using SPM2, Matlab, and Perl

• Designed, implemented and maintained network of 15 servers to manage ~17TB of MRI and EEG data

• Designed and built MRI data request system to query and distribute over 85,000 MRI datasets

• Built servers using stock parts, then installed Solaris and RedHat OSs on servers

• Created fractionalized anisotropic (FA) maps of white matter connectivity from diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) data

• Consented subjects for studies. Observed SCID and PCL-R interviews

• Taught other RAs Perl, Matlab, bash and other programming concepts

Personal Business Venture

• Created a line of reference cards for science and programming topics

• Researched and designed Chemistry 1, 2, and C/C++ reference cards

• Hired authors to research Organic Chemistry and PHP reference cards

• Designed Organic Chemistry and PHP reference cards

• Obtained ISBNs and marketed the reference cards through amazon.com, eBay, and gbookcards.com

• Sold over 350 cards to date

Software Engineer

• Created application in C++ for creating maps from geospatial data

• Created company-wide geolocation/geographic search utility, saving approximately $250,000/yr

• Created application to convert Word documents into single, structured PDF document

• Database maintenance, Perl scripts, created ASP applications against SQL Server database

           Webmaster/Programmer

• Created WebOffice virtual office using Perl and Apache on a Unix system; with login, scheduler, calendar, address book, admin functions, file manager, email system

• Designed Oracle database, multi-office support, server security

• Developed timesheet, purchase order, and patent submission systems

         Tutor

• Tutored students in the introductory and upper-division computer science, chemistry, and calculus courses.

         Computer Technician, Systems

• Maintained UConn MBA program’s database application; wrote an application user’s guide

• Migrated printed forms and letterhead into Word documents for mail merge through VB

Posters

• G.A. Book, M.C. Stevens, G. Pearlson, K.A. Kiehl - Fusion of fMRI and the Pupil Response During an Auditory Oddball Task - Submitted to the 2008 Conference of the Cognitive Neuroscience Society (Pending acceptance)

• L.A. Miller, M. Assaf, G.A. Book, G. Pearlson - Face Building: An fMRI investigation of brain activation of faces versus houses, objects, and patterns in individuals with high functioning autism - Submitted to the 2008 Conference of the Cognitive Neuroscience Society (Pending acceptance)

• G.A. Book, A.D. Thomas, M.R. Johnson, J.L. Hylton, M.M. Andrews, M. Assaf, G.D. Pearlson. - Reward Processing in Social Competitive Task in Subjects with Familial History of Alcoholism - International Conference on Applications of Neuroimaging to Alcoholism (ICANA) January 2008

• M. M. Andrews, S. A. Meda, G. Book, J. L. Hylton, A. D. Thomas, M Potenza, P Worhunsky, M. C. Stevens G. D. Pearlson - Differences In Reward Circuit Activation In People With a Family History Of Alcoholism - International Conference on Applications of Neuroimaging to Alcoholism (ICANA) January 2008

• Amy L. Byrd, Matthew S. Shane, Gregory A. Book, Emile Mulder, Rachel E. Kahn, Olga Antonenko, Kent A. Kiehl - Response Inhibition as a Protective Factor against Incarceration in Those High and Low in Psychopathic Traits - Presented at the April 2007 conference of the Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathy (SSSP)

Presentations

• Migraine Pathogenesis – Gregory A Book. Presented at Olin Data Talks September 25, 2007

• Putting Neurobiological Models of OCD to the Test - An fMRI Study of Specifity and Response to Treatment – Nicholas Maltby, Patrick Worhunsky, Gregory A. Book, Kent A. Kiehl, David F. Tolin

• Introduction to Perl Programming – Gregory A Book. Presented at Olin Center, August 2006

Awards

• $8,955 – fMRI of Brain Activation During Menstrual Migraine – Departmental award from Olin Center, July 2006

Projects

Hyperscanning – Olin Neuropsychiatry Research Center, ongoing.

• Developed game of dominos to be played simultaneously over the internet at two fMRI locations. Basis for 2007 Eureka Award.

MRI Data Request System - Olin Neuropsychiatry Research Center

• Created system to reconstruct data from the MRI scanner into formats for use in SPM and other analyses. Created an online storage and data request system for users to search and request over 5TB (85,000 datasets) of fMRI data.

Reward Processing in Family History of Alcohol Dependence – Olin Neuropsychiatry Research Center

• Analyzed fMRI data from 45 subjects during a game of dominos to determine differences in reward circuit between healthy controls and those family history of alcoholism. Abstract accepted to International Conference on Applications of Neuroimaging to Alcoholism (ICANA) January 2008

fMRI study of Menstrual Migraine - Olin Neuropsychiatry Research Center, ongoing

• Began a project studying cortical spreading depression (CSD) at the onset of migraine in women. Collaborated with local neurologist (Dr. Tanya Bilchik). Wrote & submitted IRB application, consent and study protocol. Created migraine questionnaires. Created new high-resolution 128x128x34 slice EPI pulse sequence. Designed fMRI experiment. Awarded $8,955 to scan 15 subjects. Wrote grant application for $45,000 of additional funding to scan 40 more subjects.

Medical Image Viewer (MIView) – Independent project, ongoing - http://gbooksoft.com

• Created a medical image viewer in C++ to view and manipulate DICOM, Analyze, and Nifti formats. Implemented using OpenGL. Used wxWidgets framework for program structure and GUI. Used multiple threads for rendering. Created volume rendering, maximum intensity projection, and orthogonal views. Used 3D textures and GLSL shaders.

Pupillary Response to Auditory Oddball – Olin Neuropsychiatry Research Center, ongoing

• Analyzed pupil diameter data collected on 3T scanner during an auditory oddball task. Developed analysis programs to filter, normalize, smooth, and find the average pupil response during auditory stimuli. Created plots of individual and group averages. Used data fusion technique developed by Vince Calhoun to combine pupil response in 19 individuals with their fMRI data.

Eye-Gaze Tracking System – UConn, senior project

• Designed and implemented simple gaze tracking system. Built the camera apparatus and designed and wrote multithreaded interface program. Developed basic iris-finding algorithm

Research Interests

• Diagnostic medical imaging using MRI and CT

• Medical image visualization using volume rendering

• Functional MRI of body and disease processes

• Parallelization of image visualization

Special Skills

fMRI analysis ? EEG/ERP analysis ? pupillary response and eye gaze analysis ? data analysis using independent & principle component analysis (ICA & PCA) ? interviewing skills ? Image analysis ? Experimental design ? Engineering methods ? Diagnostic/analytic skills ? familiarity with SCID & PCLR tests, and DSM-IV diagnoses ? Teaching/mentoring skills ? Vital signs monitoring ? MRI/medical imaging principles ? Chemistry Principles ? IRB Applications ? Shader based graphics programming

Software – Windows ? Linux ? Solaris ? MS Office ? Visual C++ ? IIS ? Apache ? Matlab ? SQL Server ? Oracle ? Video For Windows ? DirectX SDK ? MySQL ? Visual Studio.Net ? PageMaker ? SPM ? VAPP/CIRC ? ERPSS ? digitize ? E-prime ? Presentation

Programming Languages – C ? C++ ? Visual Basic ? Perl ? CGI ? VB.Net ? ASP ? ASP.Net ? SQL ? HTML ? JavaScript ? Pascal ? Java ? OpenGL ? MFC ? PostScript ? PHP ? Matlab ? IDL ? wxWidgets ? GL Shading Language

Publications Reviewed

• Huang - “The Engaging and Disengaging Brain: Event-Related Electroencephalographic Dynamics in a Continuous Compensatory Task” Submitted to HBM 2006.

• Nicolaou, et al – “Automatic Artefact Removal From Event-Related Potentials Via Clustering” Submitted to Machine Learning & Signal Processing Conference 2005.

Television Appearances

• “Most Evil”, EEG Technician – Aired on Discovery Channel, July 2006

• “Addicted to Hoarding”, MRI Technologist – Aired on ABC Good Morning America Weekend, February 2006