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IMPACT: UNC/Sichuan Radiochemistry Partnership Boosts Global Basic Science Collaboration

October 12, 2018

  When it opened within the Biomedical Research Imaging Center (BRIC) in summer 2014, UNC’s Radiochemistry and Cyclotron Facility positioned the University at the fore of translational cancer imaging research not only nationwide, but on a worldwide scale. As the facility’s new Director, Dr. Zibo Li invested his expertise in developing novel radiolabeling methods and … Read more

G. Li Awarded R01 Funding to Develop Cortical Parcellation Computational Tools for Exploring Early Brain Development

October 12, 2018

The Department would like to recognize Gang Li, PhD, for receiving five-year R01 funding (7/11/2018 – 4/30/2023), renewed annually ($388K+/year), for his project entitled, “Parcellating Infant Cerebral Cortex based on Developmental Patterns of Multimodal MRI.” Development in recent years of infant-dedicated cortical surface analysis tools and atlases has significantly advanced the processing of infant brain MRI … Read more

YZ Lee: Advancing Battlefield Head Trauma Imaging via DoD Trauma Care $1.27M+ Research Award

October 12, 2018

The Department would like to recognize Lead PI Yueh Lee, MD, PhD, for receiving a collaborative three-year Department of Defense (DOD) Medical Research and Development Program Precision Trauma Care Research Award ($1.27M+/year), renewed annually, in September 2018 for a project entitled, “Development and Evaluation of a Solid State Head CT.” UNC co-collaborators on the development … Read more

Li, Shen, Wang Receive NIMH Award to Apply Infant-centric Analytical Tools to Baby Connectome Project Data

October 12, 2018

L to R: Drs. Gang Li, Dinggang Shen & Li Wang The Department would like to congratulate Co-Principal Investigators Gang Li, PhD, Dinggang Shen (contact), PhD, and Li Wang, PhD, for receipt of National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) funding ($466.5K/year), renewed annually, for their five-year project (8/03/2018 – 4/30/2023) entitled, “Continued Development of Infant Brain Analysis Tools.” This … Read more

4th-year Kaleigh Burke Awarded ACR Travel Grant for UNC Radiology Malawi Program Pursuits

October 12, 2018

The Department celebrates resident scholarly achievement in congratulating 4th-year Diagnostic Radiology resident Dr. Kaleigh Burke on receiving a 2018 American College of Radiology (ACR) Goldberg-Reeder Resident Travel Grant, among seven resident recipients this year. In August 2018, Burke received $2000 to support her forthcoming work during a four-week global health elective in Malawi. UNC Project … Read more

Spotlight on Education: Q&A with Associate Chief Resident Dr. Bryan Ashley

October 12, 2018

Q & A with Associate Chief Resident Dr. Bryan Ashley (@BryanEAshley) Q1: Bryan let’s start with you – tell us about yourself. A1: I came to UNC as a lifelong South Carolinian. I completed my undergraduate work at the University of South Carolina, and then matriculated at MUSC for medical school. For residency, I felt … Read more

Spotlight on Basic Science

October 12, 2018

The Basic Research Division continues to excel in the past quarter in publications as well secured extramural funding.  There are two ongoing faculty recruitment, aiming to recruit faculty with strong expertise on developing novel machine learning approaches for radiological applications.  More detailed information regarding progress of Labs in the Basic Research Division is provided below. … Read more

Spotlight on Clinical Research

October 12, 2018

The Clinical Research Division continues its recent growth, including the recent addition of two new research assistants, Markeela Lipscomb and Jasmin Merhout. In collaboration with the Department of Physics and Astronomy and the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Daniel Nissan, MD, MPH, MSEE; Yueh Lee, MD, PhD; Benjamin Smith, MD; and Troy Maetani, MD will conduct a new clinical trial to evaluate wrist fractures … Read more

Jeff Creasy: A Leader in Radiology Informatics, All Beginning at UNC

October 12, 2018

Many leaders in radiology make their mark early career playing key roles in the advancement of their field. In the 1980s, UNC Department of Radiology Immediate Past Chair Dr. Joseph K.T. Lee became the most recognized radiologist in applications of CT as lead editor of the first comprehensive textbook on computed body tomography. That same … Read more

New Faculty & Staff

October 12, 2018

The Department of Radiology was pleased to welcome Clinical Assistant Professor of Radiology Mitchel Muhleman, MD, in July 2018, as the newest member of the Nuclear Medicine Division. Dr. Muhleman joins this team under the direction of Division Chief Dr. Amir Khandani. Before arriving at UNC, Dr. Muhleman was a Nuclear Medicine PET/CT Fellow (2017-2018) … Read more