RSNA News - October 2004
RSNA Research & Education Foundation Honors Donors
More than 2,650 individuals and 37 corporations donated more than
$2,043,000 to the RSNA Research & Education Foundation from October
1, 2003, until September 30, 2004.
One way the Foundation is acknowledging these contributions to "Funding
Radiology's Future" is with a Donor Wall at RSNA 2004. In addition,
the Pavilion will feature posters honoring Visionaries, members of
the President's Circle and Exhibitor's Circle, the Vanguard Companies
and the 2004 RSNA grant recipients.
New!
As the Foundation celebrates its 20th anniversary, a videotaped program
showcasing the Foundation's history and accomplishments will be played
on television monitors at the Pavilion and at the spouse/guest lounge
in the Palmer House Hilton Hotel. Established in 1984, the RSNA Research
& Education Foundation has provided 524 grants totaling more than
$20 million.
The Foundation has several types of giving programs:
Individual
Visionariescommitments to the Foundation through bequests
President's Circledonations of at least $1,500 per year
Individual Donationsdonations of any amount
Corporate
Vanguard Programendowment of at least $200,000
Exhibitor's Circledonations of at least $1,000 per year
A full list of corporate sponsors is available
online at rsna.org/research/foundation/corporate.html.
R&E Foundation Pavilion
The Foundation Pavilion will be located in the Lakeside Center Ballroom,
Level 3. Throughout the annual meeting, the R&E Foundation staff
will be available to answer questions and provide information on all
of the Foundation's grant and giving programs. In addition to highlighting
the Foundation programs, the R&E Foundation Pavilion will also
have information on the RSNA Department of Research programs and the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering.
Donor Lounge
The Pavilion will also feature a Donor Lounge where R&E Foundation
donors can relax, check e-mails, hang their coat or converse with
colleagues. Complimentary beverages will be available throughout the
day and light refreshments will be available 7:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m., and
2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. A white and gold donor ribbon acknowledging a
donation to the Foundation is required for entry to the lounge.
Contributions will be accepted onsite at the Pavilion, Donor Lounge
and Membership Booth.
R&E Foundation Pavilion
| Lakeside Center BallroomLevel 3 |
| Saturday |
12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. |
| Sunday |
7:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
| Monday - Thursday |
7:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. |
| Friday |
7:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. |
R&E Foundation Donor Lounge
| Lakeside Center BallroomLevel 3 |
| Sunday |
7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
| Monday - Thursday |
7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. |
Refreshments: 7:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m.,
2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. daily
Beverages: Throughout the day
RSNA Research & Education Foundation Grant and Award Recipients
Research Scholar Grant
Smita Patel, M.B.B.S., M.R.C.P., F.R.C.R.
University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor
GE Healthcare Technologies/RSNA Research Scholar Grant
ECG-gated 16-slice CT Coronary Angiography: Comparison with Catheter
Coronary Angiography
Alexander R. Gottschalk, M.D., Ph.D.
University of California, San Francisco
Eastman Kodak Company/RSNA Research Scholar Grant
The Role of PTEN Mutations in the Pathogenesis of Prostate Cancer
and Resistance to Therapy
Joe Chang, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston
Tyco Healthcare/Mallinckrodt/RSNA Research Scholar Grant
Radiotherapy Sensitization by Apoptotic Gene Therapy and Molecular
Imaging of Apoptosis in a Human Lung Cancer Model
Jingfei Ma, Ph.D.
University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston
Bracco Diagnostics/RSNA Research Scholar Grant
Differentiation between Benign and Malignant Vertebral Compression
Fractures with Quantitative Diffusion and Fat MR Imaging
Christine B. Chung, M.D.
University of California, San Diego
GE Healthcare-Medical Diagnostics/RSNA Research Scholar Grant
MR Imaging of Patellofemoral and Femorotibial Articular Cartilage:
Qualitative and Quantitative Assessment with Ultrashort TE (UTE) Imaging
Research Fellowship in Basic Radiologic Sciences
Shahriar Yaghoubi, Ph.D.
Department of Radiology and Immunology
Stanford University School of Medicine, California
Agfa Corporation/RSNA Research Fellowship in Basic Radiologic Sciences
Application of Positron Emission Tomography (PET) for Imaging
Cell Trafficking in Adoptive Immune Cell Gene Therapy of Rheumatoid
Arthritis (RA)
Michael Rosol, Ph.D.
Childrens Hospital Los Angeles and University of Southern California
Keck School of Medicine
FONAR Corporation/RSNA Research Fellowship in Basic Radiologic Sciences
Dynamic Tracking of Engraftment and Enhancement of Human Common
Lymphoid Progenitor Cells in vivo Using Bioluminescent Imaging
Research Fellow Grant
David E. Sosnovik, M.D.
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
Agfa Corporation/RSNA Research Fellow Grant
Imaging of Cardiomyocyte Apoptosis by MRI Using Magnetic Nanosensors
Oleg E. Bronov, M.D.
University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia
Siemens Medical Solutions, Inc./RSNA Research Fellow Grant
Accuracy and Reliability of Transcranial Color-Coded Duplex Sonography
in Assessing Degree of Occlusion of Intracranial Aneurysms After Endovascular
Coiling
Research Resident Grant
Jeffrey S. Anderson, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Utah, Salt Lake City
Cesare Gianturco/RSNA Research Resident Grant endowed by Cook Inc.
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Multiple Sclerosis
Sean Collins, M.D., Ph.D.
Georgetown University, Lombardi Cancer Center, Washington, D.C.
RSNA President's Circle Research Award/Research Resident Grant
BRCA1 Regulation of Cellular Radiation Sensitivity via Modulation
of the Ubiquitin/Proteasome System
Srini Tridandapani, Ph.D., M.D.
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Siemens Medical Solutions, Inc./RSNA Research Resident Grant
Achieving Optimal Gating for Cardiac Computed Tomography
Paolo Nucifora, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Philips Medical Systems/RSNA Research Resident Grant
Imaging Cerebral Connectivity: A New Avenue in the Diagnosis of
Schizophrenia
Benjamin Tubb, M.D., Ph.D.
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore
Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc./RSNA Research Resident Grant
Targeted MR Contrast Agents for Quantitative Assessment of Pancreatic
Beta Cell Mass
Research Seed Grant
Heike E. Daldrup-Link, M.D.
University of California, San Francisco Medical Center
Berlex Laboratories/RSNA Research Seed Grant
Visualization of Stem Cell Differentiation and Gene Expression
Using a Galactosidase-sensitive Contrast Agent for Magnetic Resonance
Imaging
Fengming Kong, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
FUJIFILM Medical Systems/RSNA Research Seed Grant
A Pilot Study to Evaluate the Impact of Functional Images on Predicting
Local Tumor Control and Lung Toxicity in the Treatment of Non Small
Cell Lung Cancer
Mannudeep Karanvir Singh Kalra, M.B.B.S., M.D., D.N.B.
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
Hitachi Medical Systems/RSNA Research Seed Grant
A Basic Research Study to Evaluate the Distribution, Localization
And Pharmacokinetics of a New PET Radiopharmaceutical Agent 18-F Fluorothymidine
in Subjects with Pancreatic Cancer
Holman Pathway Research Resident Seed Grant
John D. MacKenzie, M.D.
Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston
Philips Medical Systems/RSNA Holman Pathway Research Resident Seed
Grant
Fusion of Magnetic Resonance and Molecular Imaging to Quantify
Inflammatory Arthritis
David G. Kirsch, M.D., Ph.D.
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
Philips Medical Systems/RSNA Holman Pathway Research Resident Seed
Grant
Combining Anti-angiogenesis Therapy with Radiation Therapy for
the Treatment of Lung Cancer in Mice
Dong Wook Kim, M.D., Ph.D.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tenn.
Varian Medical Systems/RSNA Holman Pathway Research Resident Seed
Grant
Molecular Profiling of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Cancer to Determine
Predictive Markers of Response to Radiation and Receptor Tyrosine
Kinase Inhibitor Therapy
John P. Plastaras, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia
Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc./RSNA Holman Pathway Research
Resident Seed Grant
Role of Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase/Akt Signaling in Radiation-Induced
Apoptosis
Daniel Allan Hamstra, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Philips Medical Systems/RSNA Holman Pathway Research Resident Seed
Grant
In vivo Imaging of p53 Activation During Chemoradiotherapy as
a Tool to Understanding Normal Tissue Toxicities
Medical Student Departmental Program Grant
Department of Radiological Sciences
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Chairman: Dieter R. Enzmann, M.D.
Scientific Advisor: Theodore R. Hall, M.D.
Student: Ahmed El-Sherief
RSNA Medical Student Departmental Program Grant
Teaching Radiology to Medical Students: Longitudinal Radiology
Clerkship versus a Two-Week Core Radiology Clerkship
Department of Radiological Sciences
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Chairman: Dieter R. Enzmann, M.D.
Scientific Advisor: Lawrence W. Bassett, M.D.
Student: Dawn Michael
RSNA Medical Student Departmental Program Grant
Contributions of Diagnostic Imaging in the Evaluation of the Clinically
Abnormal Breast
Department of Radiology
University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles
Chairman and Scientific Advisor: Edward G. Grant, M.D.
Student: Benjamin K. Hom
Philips Medical Systems/RSNA Medical Student Departmental Program
Grant
Evaluation of the Use of Ultrasound Contrast Agent, Optison, in
Liver, Pancreas or Renal Transplantation
Department of Radiology
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport
Chairman and Scientific Advisor: Horacio D'Agostino, M.D.
Student: Martin Pilat
FUJIFILM Medical Systems/RSNA Medical Student Departmental Program
Grant
Central Pancreatic Fluid Collection: Surgical or Percutaneous
Drainage?
Department of Radiation Oncology
Washington University, St. Louis
Chairman: Carlos A. Perez, M.D.
Scientific Advisor: Perry W. Grigsby, M.D.
Student: Julie Schwarz
Philips Medical Systems/RSNA Medical Student Departmental Program
Grant
Identification of Molecular Markers Associated with Poor Prognosis
in Hypoxic Tumors of the Uterine Cervix
Department of Radiology
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
Chairman: James H. Thrall, M.D.
Scientific Advisor: Udo Hoffmann, M.D.
Student: Ayaz Mohammad Rahman
Canon U.S.A., Inc./RSNA Medical Student Departmental Program Grant
Progression of Coronary Artery Calcium by MDCT
Department of Radiology, Section of Radiation Oncology
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston
Chairman: Michel E. Mawad, M.D.
Scientific Advisors: John E. McGary, Ph.D., and Bin S. Teh, M.D.
Student: Karen Shahar, M.S.E.
Section Chief: E. Brian Butler, M.D.
Philips Medical Systems/RSNA Medical Student Departmental Program
Grant
Dose-Volume Assessment of Late Rectal Bleeding in Prostate Cancer
Patients Treated with Definitive Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy
(IMRT)
Department of Radiation Oncology
University of Texas Health Science Center - San Antonio
Chairman: Terence S. Herman, M.D.
Scientific Advisor: Marin Fuss, M.D., Ph.D.
Student: David Hiller
RSNA Medical Student Departmental Program Grant
Executive Control Function as a Measure of Cognitive Function
Deficits in Patients Receiving Cranial Irradiation
Department of Radiology
Northwestern University Medical Center, Chicago
Chairman: Eric J. Russell, M.D.
Scientific Advisor: F. Scott Pereles, M.D.
Student: James A. Gehl
RSNA Medical Student Departmental Program Grant
Comparison of MRI versus X-Ray Guided Renal Angioplasty in Swine
University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington
Special thanks to Massachusetts General Hospital department of radiology
for research facilities and scientific guidance:
Chairman: James H. Thrall, M.D.
Scientific Advisor: Mannudeep K. Kalra, M.B.B.S., M.D., D.N.B.
Student: Tejas Dalal
RSNA Medical Student Departmental Program Grant
Radiation Dose Optimization for CT Scanning
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston
Chairman: Philip Costello, M.D.
Scientific Advisor: Claudio J. Schonholz, M.D.
Student: Josh Hubbard
RSNA Medical Student Departmental Program Grant
The Effect of Transjugular Intrahepatic Porto-Systemic Shunts on Serum Serotonin Levels,
and the Role of Serotonin as a Marker of Post-Procedure Complications
World Wide Web-Based Educational Program Grant
Charles Robert Russell Hayter, M.D., F.R.C.P.
Joyce Marion Nyhof-Young, Ph.D.
Toronto Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre
GE Healthcare Technologies/RSNA World Wide Web-Based Educational Program
Grant
Development of a Virtual Elective in Radiation Oncology
Linda Lanier, M.D.
Co-investigators: Chris Sistrom, M.D., and Richard Rathe, M.D.
University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville
RSNA World Wide Web-based Educational Program Grant
Curriculum in Radiology Reporting: An interactive Web-based Educational
and Assessment Program in Communication Essentials
Educational Scholar Program Grant
W. Robert Lee, M.D., M.S.
Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, N.C.
Philips Medical Systems/RSNA Educational Scholar Program Grant
Development and Validation of a Radiation Oncology Assessment
System (ROAS)
International Radiology Education Program Grant to "Teach the
Teachers" from Emerging Nations
Maurice M. Reeder, M.D.
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda
RSNA International Radiology Education Program Grant to "Teach
the Teachers" from Emerging Nations
"Teaching the Teachers" Initiative for Tropical Imaging
Training in Africa
Barry B. Goldberg, M.D.
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia
RSNA International Radiology Education Program Grant to "Teach
the Teachers" from Emerging Nations
"Teaching the Teachers" Initiative for Ultrasound Training
in Latin America (Caribbean, Central and South America)
Institutional Clinical Fellowship in Cardiovascular Imaging
Department of Radiology
Stanford University Medical Center, California
Department Chair: R. Brooke Jeffrey, M.D.
Scientific Advisor: Geoffrey D. Rubin, M.D.
2004-05 Fellow: Mark D. Hiatt, M.D.
RSNA Institutional Clinical Fellowship in Cardiovascular Imaging
Cardiovascular Imaging Fellowship
Department of Radiology
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Chairman: Michael T. Modic, M.D.
Scientific Advisor: Richard D. White, M.D.
2004-05 Fellows:
Brett B. Carmichael, M.D., National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda
Ali Islam, M.D., B.Sc., University of Western Ontario, London
GE Healthcare-Medical Diagnostics/RSNA Institutional Clinical Fellowship
in Cardiovascular Imaging
Cardiovascular Tomography Fellowship Program