Research Medical Student Grant

R&E Foundation

RSNA Research & Education Foundation
Research Medical Student Grant

Deadline Date: February 1, 2009.

Purpose: to make radiology research opportunities possible for medical students and to encourage them, early in their medical careers, to consider academic radiology as an important option for their future. Students are expected to complete a 3-month, full-time research project under the guidance of a scientific advisor.

Nature of Projects: Any area of research related to the radiologic sciences is eligible for Research Medical Student Grant support.

Amount: $3,000, to be matched by the sponsoring department ($6,000 total), as a stipend for the medical student. Funds are intended to secure protected time for the recipient and may not be used for non-personnel research expenses.

Eligibility:

Applicants must be full-time medical students at an accredited North American medical school
The research project must take place in a department of radiology, radiation oncology, or nuclear medicine in a North American, educational institution; however, it is not required that the research take place in the same institution where the student is enrolled
Applicants must not have received grant/contract amounts totaling $50,000 or more in a single calendar year as principal investigator

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Current Research Medical Student Grant Recipients

	Nisha Mehta, BS 2007-08 Philips Medical Systems/RSNA Research Medical Student Grant Radiology University Of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA Department Chair: R Nick Bryan, MD, PhD Scientific Advisor: Curtis Langlotz, MD, PhD *Utility of an Open Source Web Based Application for Radiology Decision Support and Operational Efficiency*		Kiran Sheikh, BA 2007-08 Canon USA/RSNA Research Medical Student Grant Radiology New York University Medical Center New York, NY Department Chair: Robert I Grossman, MD Scientific Advisor: Bachir Taouli, MD *Perfusion MR Imaging Methods for Characterization of Prostate Cancer: Preliminary Experience* Note: Kiran is enrolled at the University of Michigan Medical School
	Michael P. Greenbaum, PhD 2007-08 FUJIFILM Medical Systems/RSNA Research Medical Student Grant Radiation Oncology The University of Texas/M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Houston, TX Department Chair: Thomas A Buchholz, MD Scientific Advisor: Wendy A Woodward, MD, PhD *Evaluation of Iocoregional Recurrence (LRR) Before and After Implementation of a Computed Tomography (CT)-Based Treatment Planning in Post-Mastectomy Radiation Therapy (PMRT*)		Ricky T. Tong, PhD 2007-08 RSNA Research Medical Student Grant Radiology Stanford University Stanford, CA Department Chair: Gary M Glazer, MD Scientific Advisor: Sanjiv S Gambhir, MD, PhD *The Mighty Mouse: Ubiquitous Expression of Tri-Fusion Imaging Multimodality (Bioluminescence, Fluorescence, PET) Reporter Gene in Transgenic Mouse*
	Jacob Shabason, BA 2007-08 RSNA Research Medical Student Grant Radiation Oncology University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Philadelphia, PA Department Chair: Stephen M Hahn, MD Scientific Advisor: Gary Kao, MD, PhD *Imaging, Identification, and Irradiation of Bladder Cancer Stem Cells: A Novel Determinant of Treatment Resistance?*		Alex Yeung, MS 2007-08 RSNA Research Medical Student Grant Radiology University of Toronto Toronto, ON, Canada Department Chair: Walter Kucharczyk, MD Scientific Advisor: Mostafa Atri, MD *Utility of Silicone Rubber Contrast-Enhanced MicroCT in Evaluating the Angioarchitecture of Malignant Prostatectomy Specimens* Note: Alex is enrolled at Queen's University
	David M. Chacko, MPhil 2007-08 RSNA Research Medical Student Grant Radiation Oncology University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Philadelphia, PA Department Chair: Stephen Hahn, MD Scientific Advisor: Lawrence Solin, MD, FACR *Cosmetic Outcomes and Complications After Breast Conservation Treatment in Early-Stage Breast Breast Cancer: Electron Boost Versus Iridium Implant*		Suneet Pramanik, BS, BA 2007-08 RSNA Research Medical Student Grant Radiology The David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA Department Chair: Dieter Enzmann, MD Scientific Advisor: Noriko Salamon, MD *Quantitative Analysis of FDG-PET-MRI Fusion and DTI to Determine the the Epileptogenic Region in Children with Tuberous Sclerosis*
	George Lin, MS 2007-08 RSNA Research Medical Student Grant Radiology Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine Chicago, IL Department Chair: Eric J Russell, MD, FACR Scientific Advisor: James C Carr, MD *Analysis of Cardiac MR Imaging Sequences for Optimal Detection of Intracardiac Thrombi*		Ryan Lo, BA 2007-08 RSNA Research Medical Student Grant Radiology Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine Chicago, IL Department Chair: Eric J Russell, MD, FACR Scientific Advisor: Todd B Parrish, PhD *Predicting Patient Responsiveness to Stroke Therapy Using Diffusion Tensor Imaging*
	Neel K. Naik, BS 2007-08 RSNA Research Medical Student Grant Radiology Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine Chicago, IL Department Chair: Eric J Russell, MD Scientific Advisor: Reed Ali Omary, MD *MRI Assessment of Diffusion Changes in Hepatocellular Carcinomas Post Chemoembolization*		Mathieu W. Nader, BS 2007-08 RSNA Research Medical Student Grant Radiology Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport Shreveport, LA Department Chair & Scientific Advisor: Horacio R D’Agostino, MD *Biliary Spills and Collections: Causes, Diagnosis, and Management by Interventional Radiology*
	Christopher Abraham, BS, RT 2007-08 RSNA Research Medical Student Grant Radiation Oncology Washington University St Louis, MO Department Chair: Simon Powell, MD, PhD Scientific Advisor: Daniel Low, PhD Determination and Utilization of Optimum Oblique Cutplanes of the Prostate for Use in Radiotherapy Countouring		Jeffrey Shyu, BS 2007-08 RSNA Research Medical Student Grant Radiology New York University School of Medicine New York, NY Department Chair: Robert I. Grossman, MD Scientific Advisor: Daniel H Turnbull, PhD *MRI of Neural Stem Cell Migration in Response* *to Excitotoxic Injury in the Adult Mouse Brain*
	Heather Clark, BA 2007-08 RSNA Research Medical Student Grant Radiology Wake Forest University School of Medicine Winston-Salem, NC Department Chair: Allen D. Elster MA, MD, MBA Scientific Advisors: Paige Clark, MD and Osvaldo Delbono MD, PhD *Detection of Skeletal Muscle Denervation in Living Aging Rodents with Positron Emission Tomography*		Susie Yi Huang, PhD 2007-08 RSNA Research Medical Student Grant Radiology Massachusetts General Hospital/ Harvard Medical School Boston, MA Department Chair: James H. Thrall, MD Scientific Advisor: Lawrence Wald, PhD *Designing Active Feedback-Enhanced Contrast for Improved Lesion Detection by MRI*
	Matthew R. McCurdy, PhD 2007-08 RSNA Research Medical Student Grant Radiation Oncology The University of Texas/M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Houston, TX Department Chair: Thomas A. Buchholz, MD Scientific Advisor: Thomas M Guerrero, MD, PhD *Taxanes Increase the Radiation Pneumonitis Response in Esophagus* *Cancer Patients* Note: Matthew is enrolled at Baylor College of Medicine		Cyrus A. Raji BS, BA 2007-08 RSNA Research Medical Student Grant Radiology University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Pittsburgh, PA Department Chair: Scott A. Mirowitz, MD, FACR Scientific Advisor: Charles Lee, MD *Development of Reader Criteria for Early Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease Using Arterial Spin Labeled MRI*
	Christopher Takehana, BS 2007-08 RSNA Research Medical Student Grant Radiology Northwestern University/Feinberg School of Medicine Chicago, IL Department Chair: Eric Russell, MD Scientific Advisor: Kent Sato, MD *TRIP-MRI Monitoring of Hepatic Tumor Perfusion Changes Following TheraSphere and SIR-Sphere Radioembolization*		Navneet Singh, BHSc 2007-08 RSNA Research Medical Student Grant Radiology University of Toronto Toronto, ON, Canada Department Chair: Patrice Bret, MD Scientific Advisor: Alan R. Moody, MD *Relationship of Cerebrovascular Outcomes and Carotid Intraplaque Hemorrhage Detected By Magnetic Resonance Direct Thrombus Imaging*
	Christopher R Spencer, MS, BS 2007-08 RSNA Research Medical Student Grant Radiation Oncology Washington University School of Medicine St Louis, MO Department Chair: Simon N. Powell, MD, PhD Scientific Advisor: Perry W. Grigsby, MD, MBA, FACR *Identification of Molecular Markers Associated with Poor Prognosis in Tumors of the Uterine Cervix*		Anna M. Weyand, BA 2007-08 RSNA Research Medical Student Grant Radiation Oncology Baylor College of Medicine Houston, TX Department Chair: Michel E. Mawad, M.D. Scientific Advisor: Bin Sing Teh, MD Critical Functional Pathway Sparing Approach in Brain Radiotherapy
	Ken Y. Lin, BS 2007-08 RSNA Research Medical Student Grant Biophysics and Health Sciences and Technology Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA Department Chair: James H. Thrall, MD Scientific Advisor: Umar Mahmood, MD, PhD *Imaging Pancreatic Cancer Vascular Phenotypes to Determine Tumor Genotype-Specific Responsiveness to TGF-ß Inhibitor Using Intravital Fiber-Optic Confocal Microcatheter and Fractal Analysis*		Michael Chan, BS 2007-08 RSNA Research Medical Student Grant Radiology University of California, San Diego San Diego, CA Department Chair: William G. Bradley, Jr, MD, PhD Scientific Advisor: Michael D. Kuo, MD *Validation of Non-Invasive Imaging Surrogates for Gene Expression Modules in Human Glioblastoma Multiforme*

Past Research Medical Student Grant Recipients

Kiarash Vahidi, BS, 2006, Fujifilm Medical Systems USA/RSNA Medical Student/Scholar Assistant Grant, Non-invasive Evaluation of Fetal Lung Maturity by MR Spectroscopy: Development and Assessment of Ex Vivo and In Vivo Techniques
Amy M, White, BS, 2006, Philips Medical Systems/RSNA Medical Student Departmental Program Grant, Longitudinal Outcomes and Parametric Analysis of a Large Database of Patients after Uterine Artery Embolization for Fibroids: UAE Implications in Symptomatic Relief, Quality of Life, Imaging Outcomes, Recurrence and Complications
Vishal K Agarwal, BS, 2006, Canon USA, Inc./RSNA Medical Student Departmental Program Grant, Personal Computer Management of Information Assets Using Prospective Metadata Indexing Across Global Media Domains.
Bharat Samy, BA, 2006, Philips Medical Systems/RSNA Medical Student Departmental Program Grant, Association of CT Angiographic Patterns of CAD to Traditional Risk Prediction Instruments
Jonathan Park, BA, 2006, Philips Medical Systems/RSNA Medical Student Departmental Program Grant, MRI-Guided Angioplasty of Renal Artery Stenosis
Mihran Naljayan, BS, 2006, RSNA Medical Student Departmental Program Grant, Strategy to Differentiate a Soft Tissue Attenuation Artifact from a True Perfusion Defect on Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
Pavan M Jhaveri, BS, 2006, RSNA Medical Student Departmental Program Grant, Evaluation of Urinary Toxicity Related to Radiotherapy for the Treatment of Prostate Cancer
Alex J Lewis, BS, 2006, RSNA Medical Student Departmental Program Grant, Comparison of Independent Coronal MPR Images Versus Transverse Images Alone for Primary Interpretation of Liver Lesions. A Prospective Study with Intra-Operative Ultrasound Correlation
Oleg Leontiev, BS, 2006, RSNA Medical Student Departmental Program Grant, Imaging Cerebral Oxygen Consumption in HIV-Associated Dementia
Robert P Jones, BA, 2006, RSNA Medical Student Departmental Program Grant, Radiation Dose Reduction and Computer-Aided Diagnosis for Nodule Detection in Pediatric Chest MDCT
Albert Hsiao, PhD, 2006, RSNA Medical Student/Scholar Assistant Grant, MRI-Functional Genomic Correlates of Glioblastoma Multiforme Tumors
Peter Y Shen, 2005, Asymptomatic Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysm Screening Feasibility Study (AURIAS)
Jared Allen, PhD, 2005, Assessment of Airway Reactivity in Asthma by Functional Computed Tomography
Amy M. White, BS, 2005, Longitudinal outcomes and parametric analysis of a large database of patients after Uterine Artery Embolization for fibroids: UAE implications in symptomatic relief, quality of life, imaging outcomes, recurrence and complications
Srinivas Peddi, 2005, Use of Diffusion Tensor Imaging for Assessment of Leukodystrophies
Jahan Aghalarpour, 2005, Comparison between Cesium and CT Attenuation Correction of PET Images
Joseph Y Young, 2005, MRI Monitoring of Transcatheter Hepatic Artery Embolization of Liver Tumors
Adrian Wong, 2005, Assessment of Quality of Life and Toxicity in the Treatment of Abdominal Malignancies Utilizing BAT Daily Ultrasound Targeting for Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy
Gautam Bahl, 2005, Magnetic Resonance Imaging Quantitative Texture Analysis of Liver Fibrosis
Snehal Subodh Desai, BS, 2005, Pelvic Lymph Nodes Mapping and Its Implications
Andrew Styperek, AB, 2005, Imaging ABCs: A cost comparison of imaging service models
Jeffrey J Hom, BA, 2005, Velocity-encoded cine phase-contrast MR imaging of aortic coarctation: Functional assessment of hemodynamic compromise before and after stent placement
Marianne J Mullin, BS, 2005, IVC Filter and Pic Line Placement Through the Same Upper Extremity Access
Michael Tse-Yin Lu, BA, 2005, Right Ventricular Dilation on MDCT: Risk Stratification in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
Pooja R Rohatgi, 2005, p53 polymorphisms as a molecular predictor of outcome after radiotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer
Ahmed El-Sherief, 2004, Teaching Radiology to Medical Students: Longitudinal Radiology Clerkship versus a Two-Week Core Radiology Clerkship
Alanna Morris, 2004, Lower Dose CT Angiography for the Detection of Acute Pulmonary Embolism
Ayaz Rahman, 2004, Progression of Coronary Artery Calcium by MDCT
Benjamin K. Hom, 2004, Evaluation of the Use of Ultrasound Contrast Agent, Optison, in Liver, Pancreas or Renal Transplantation
David Hiller, 2004, Executive Control Function as a Measure of Cognitive Function Deficits in Patients Receiving Cranial Irradiation
Dawn C. Michael, 2004, Contributions of Diagnostic Imaging in the Evaluation of the Clinically Abnormal Breast
James A. Gehl, 2004, Comparison of MRI versus X-Ray Guided Renal Angioplasty in Swine
Josh Hubbard, 2004, The Effect of Transjugular Intrahepatic Porto-Systemic Shunts on Serum Serotonin Levels, and the Role of Serotonin as a Marker of Post-Procedure Complications
Julie Schwarz, 2004, Identification of Molecular Markers Associated with Poor Prognosis in Hypoxic Tumors of the Uterine Cervix
Karen Shahar, MSE, 2004, Dose-Volume Assessment of Late Rectal Bleeding in Prostate Cancer Patients Treated with Definitive Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)
Martin Pilat, 2004, Central pancreatic fluid collection: surgical or percutaneous drainage?
Peter Y. Shen, 2004, Asymptomatic Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysm Screening Feasibility Study (AURIAS)
Tejas Dalal, 2004, Radiation Dose Optimization for CT Scanning
D Thor Johnson, 2003, Mitochondrial Transplantation for the treatment of liver failure
Daniel W Hwang, AM, 2003, Acetic Acid pH Diffusion Mapping in an Ex Vivo Calf Liver Model
Farhan Fadoo, MS, 2003, MR-Guided Cardiovascular Thjerapy
Hsiu Su, 2003, Radiolabeling CLK peptide with Technetium 99m for assessing tumor angiogensis and tumor invasiveness.
Jabali Wells, MPH, 2003, Medical Student Research in Radiology: Clinical Evaluation of a Microbubble Contrast Agent and US in the Assessment of Vascular Complications from Organ Transplantation
Javier A Nazario-Larrieu, MS, 2003, Lowering the Tyroid Dose in Trauma CT of the Entire Cervical Spine
Jilbert Eradat, 2003, Insular Cortex Abnormalities in Anexity Disorders
John A H Braud, MS, 2003, Recurrance and Failure of Percutaneous Drainage of Pancreatic Fluid Collections in 125 Patients
Mark Haupt, 2003, Rapid Evaluation of Cardiac Disease with MRI
Pavan Narra, MS, 2003, Quantitative Comparison of Hardness between in vitro and in vivo clots at different age
Raymond Malveaux, 2003, 19F NMR Detection of Trifluoperazine Crossing Blood-Brain BarrierThrough Pgp Modulation
William E Jones III, 2003, Changes in Executive Control Function in Patients Receiving Irradiation
Daniel C Schiffner, 2002, MRI-Guided Cardiovascular Therapy
Lusine Tumyan, 2002, Contributions of Diagnostic Imaging in the Evaluation of the Clinically Abnormal Breast
Clifton Fuller, 2002, Executive Control Function as a Measure of Cognitive Function Deficits in Patients Receiving Cranial Irradiation
Marna J Eissa, 2002, Percutaneous Placement of Extraluminal Stent-Graft: A New Concept for Treatment of Occlusive Disease in the Superficial Femoral Artery
Gregory M. Heideman, 2002, Phase Contrast Imaging using Vastly Undersampled Isotropic Projection Imaging (VIPR)
William Graham Carlos III, 2002, The Role of Apoptosis in Venous Intimal Hyperplasia
Daniel Resnick, 2001, The Use of Contrast-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging versus Myocardial Scintigraphy To Assess Cardiac Viability and Function
Gita Varaprasathan, 2001, MRI-Guided Cardiovascular Therapy
Jeremy Collins, 2001, Hybrid Peripheral MRA as a Novel Techniquen to Image the Lower Vasculature by MRA
Michelle Lee, 2001, Diffusion Lung Imaging with Hyperpolarized 3He Gas: A New Imaging Modality to Reveal the Structure and Functioning of Alveoli in Human Lung
Patrick Y Lee, 2001, Comparison of outcomes and complication rates of diagnostic procedures performed by radiologists vs non-radiologists.
Paul J Rochon, 2001, Percutaneous Placement of Extraluminal Stent-Graft: A New Concept for Treatment of Occlusive Disease in the Superficial Femoral Artery
Syam Vasireddy, 2001, Real-Time Magnetic Resonance-Guided Endovascular Treatment of Renal Artery Stenosis in a Swine Model
Alvin J. Yamamoto, 2000, Combined Ventilation/Perfusion Pulmonary MRI with Focused MRA to Improve the Noninvasive Diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism
Andrew Gerdeman, 2000, Not Titled
Lauretta Bucher, 2000, Assessment of Age-Related Differences in Working Memory Using Functional MRI
Lillian Wang, 2000, Not Titled
Michael A. Papagikos, 2000, Intensity Modulation in a Phase I Trial of Patients with Pancreatic Cancer
Vish Baskaran, 2000, Not Titled
Daniel S Koscielski, 1999, Not Titled
David Isaac, 1999, Not Titled
Helen A. Shih, 1999, Not Titled
Jason L. Arthur, 1999, Diagnosis of Multicentric and Multifocal Breast Cancer
Jean-Pierre Gagne, 1999, Not Titled
John Hamide, , 1999, Transcervical Placement of a Retrievable Polyurethane Occlusion Device for Tempory/Permanent Female Sterilization
Judi Turner, PhD, 1999, Not Titled
Mark Guelfguat, 1999, Comparison of Diagnostic and Theapeutic Strategies for Acute Appendicitis: A Decision Analysis
Robert F. Short, 1999, Not Titled
William D. Bowen, MD, 1999, Not Titled
Andrew Mong, 1998, Not Titled
Anthony Ton, 1998, Not Titled
Armisted D. Williams III, 1998, Not Titled
Chandu Karadi, PhD, 1998, Not Titled
Ming Tong, 1998, Not Titled
Tejas Shinde, 1998, Not Titled
Wei-Shen Griggs, PhD, 1998, Not Titled
Wendy Hsu, 1998, Not Titled
William D. Bowen, 1998, Not Titled
Bonaventure B. Ngu, 1997, Not Titled
Chris Miller, 1997, Not Titled
Jeremy Kuniyoshi, 1997, Not Titled
John G. Alley, Jr, 1997, Not Titled
Lance A. Faddis, 1997, Not Titled
Michael N. Cantwell, 1997, Not Titled
Michael Pollack, 1997, Not Titled
Alexander R. Guimaraes, PhD, 1996, Not Titled
Hubert Yang, 1996, Not Titled
Michael Hobbs, 1996, Not Titled
Michael M. Fonte, 1996, Mapping Individual MR Data Sets Into A Standard Space: An Artificial Neural Network Approach
Stanley Cheng, 1996, Not Titled
Brett T. Weinzapfel, 1995, Functional Imaging of Cholinergic Stimulation with PET
Frederick H. Frank, 1995, Not Titled
G. Bradford Cabe, 1995, Not Titled
Joel K. Erickson, 1995, Not Titled
Joseph T. Ferrucci III, 1995, Understanding the Molecular Basis of Contrast Enhanced MR Imaging
Liesl K. Nottingham, 1995, Not Titled
Richard Y. Chai, 1995, An Investigation into Hypertensive Encephalopathy: A Clinical and Experimental Approach
Yashica K. Ghelani, 1995, Not Titled
David K. Doty, BS, 1994, Not Titled
Dorothy Sipkins, BS, 1994, Not Titled
Jeffrey T. Hunter, BS, 1994, Not Titled
Margaret O'Neill, AB, 1994, Not Titled
Serge Ouanounou, BA, 1994, Not Titled
Constantino S. Pena, MD, 1993, Assessment of Peripheral Vascular Disease with Quantitative Magnetic Resonance Flow Measurement and Spectroscopy
J. Paul Yurkanin, BS, 1993, Neoplastic Transformation of Human Prostate and Cervical Cells by Ionizing Radiation

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RSNA Research & Education Foundation Research Medical Student Grant

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