Michael Kerich joined NIAAA in 1986 as a Computer Specialist/Scientist after received his BS in Chemistry/Minor in Biochemistry with honors in 1982 and his BS in Computer Science in 1986. He has been involved in the collection and processing of structural and functional images for the NIAAA. He also helps retrieve and integrate psychological, genetic, and demographic data with the imaging data for analysis. He maintains the linux systems used for analysis and backups all the imaging data for the CNIRC. He also provides limited desktop support for users in the Core. He also helps develop electronic data entry forms and kiosks using Filemaker for the lab.