Research Seed Grant

Every great discovery starts with a spark. This grant provides seed money to test hypotheses and conduct pilot studies in preparation for major grant applications to corporations, foundations, and government agencies. One-year grant of up to $40,000.

Asim K. Bag, MD  
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital  
Linking Altered Sleep Patterns with Neuroinflammation  
Joan Eliasoph / RSNA Research Seed Grant  

Ramy El Jalbout, MD, MSc DABR
CHU Sainte-Justine  
Development of Quantitative Measure of Red Blood Cell Aggregation on Ultrasound to Detect Complications of Sickle Cell Disease in Children
RSNA Research Seed Grant  

David Fetzer, MD  
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center  
Validation of Ultrasound Liver Fat Quantification Techniques by Novel Lipid Microparticle Phantoms  
RSNA Research Seed Grant  

Louis Gagnon, MD, PhD  
Laval University  
Deep Learning Segmentation of Cellular Tumor from Multishell Diffusion MRI  
RSNA Research Seed Grant  
 
Chenchan Huang, MD  
New York University  
Improving Risk Prediction for Malignancy in Pancreatic Cystic Lesions  
Siemens Healthineers / RSNA Research Seed Grant  

Abhilash S. Kizhakke Puliyakote, MS, PhD  
University of Iowa  
Standardization of UTE MRI for Lung Texture Analysis  
RSNA Research Seed Grant