Department of Radiology 2008-2009 Imaging Sciences Grand Rounds

The Department of Radiology is pleased to announce its 2008–2009 Imaging Sciences Grand Rounds program.  The program features 6 internationally recognized scientists in the fields of basic imaging sciences and translational imaging research.  The speakers will visit the department on the dates listed below and offer a lecture at noon to 1 pm.  All faculty, trainees, and research scientists are encouraged to attend the lectures. This represents an excellent opportunity for researchers at the University of Washington to meet with leaders in the field.

Adam Alessio, Ph.D., 2008–2009 Grand Rounds Organizer

Satoshi Minoshima, M.D., Ph.D.

Jiang Hsieh, Ph.D., Sept. 25, 2008

Recent Advances in CT Technology and Clinical Applications   

Chief Scientist at the Applied Science Laboratory of GE Healthcare

Dr. Jiang Hsieh received his Ph.D. from Illinois Institute of Technology. Dr. Hsieh is part Chief Scientist at the Applied Science Laboratory of GE Healthcare.  Dr. Hsieh is a pioneer in computed tomography and holds over 100 patents, has co-authored over 100 articles, and is the author of a leading textbook on the subject. His research Interests are tomographic reconstruction, CT image artifact reduction and correction, signal processing, image processing, and advanced CT applications.

UW Host: Adam Alessio

Location:  Turner Conference Room E 202

Time: 12:00 to 1:00 pm

Alexei Bogdanov, Ph.D., Oct. 31, 2008

Sensing Agents for Molecular Imaging of Enzymatic Activity

Professor of Radiology and Cell Biology, University of Massachusetts Medical School

Dr. Alexei Bogdanov is the Director of the Laboratory of Molecular Imaging Probes, Department of Radiology at the University of Massachusetts School of Medicine.

UW Host: Xiaoming Yang

Location:  Turner Conference Room E 202

Time: 12:00 to 1:00 pm

Robert Lenkinski, Ph.D., Nov. 21, 2008

Vice Chairman, Director of Research

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Dr. Lenkinski is a chemist by training. He received his B.Sc. from the University of Toronto in 1968. He completed his Ph.D in Chemistry in 1973 at the University of Houston. Dr. Lenkinski was a post-doctoral fellow in the Isotope Department at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel. One of his major research interests is in clinical applications of in vivo Magnetic Resonance spectroscopy. Dr Lenkinski is also developing in vivo multinuclear MR imaging methods, primarily Na-23. A more recent area of interest has been molecular imaging. This new area involves the development of novel MR and optical based imaging contrast agents.

UW Host: Jeffrey Jarvik

Location:  RR 202

Time: 12:00 to 1:00 pm

Markus Schwaiger, M.D.,  Mar. 2009

Chairman, Department of Nuclear Medicine

Technical University of Munich

UW Host: Satoshi Minoshima

 Location:  To be announced

Time: 12:00 to 1:00 pm

Kamil Ugurbil, Ph.D., Mar.  29, 2009

Professor of Radiology, Neurosciences, and Medicine, University of Minnesota

Dr. Kamil Ugurbil is a Professor in the Departments of Radiology, Neurosciences, and Medicine, and holds the McKnight Presidential Endowed Chair of Radiology at the University of Minnesota. He is also the Director of the Center for Magnetic Resonance Research.

UW Host: Martin Kushmerick

Location:  To be announced

Time: 12:00 to 1:00 pm 

Kyle Myers, Ph.D., Apr. 24, 2009

Director, NIBIB/CDRH Laboratory for the Assessment of Medical Imaging Systems

Kyle J. Myers, Ph.D., works for the Center for Devices and Radiological Health of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, where she is currently the Director of the NIBIB/CDRH Laboratory for the Assessment of Medical Imaging Systems. Along with Harrison H. Barrett, she is the coauthor of Foundations of Imaging Science, published in 2004 and winner of the First Biennial J. W. Goodman Book Writing Award from OSA and SPIE.

UW Host: Paul Kinahan

Location:  To be announced

Time: 12:00 to 1:00 pm