Author Archives: Sheerah Coe

Congratulations Yueh Lee, MD, PhD, Professor of Radiology in the Neuroradiology Division. He was awarded a Creativity Hubs Award from the UNC Office of Vice Chancellor for Research for his project titled Advanced Medical Screening in Underserved Populations using a Transportable Nanotube Enabled Imaging System – the Carolina CONNECT (CarbON...

Congratulations to Zhanhong Wu, Associate Professor of Radiology on her latest grant award! Dr. Wu received an estimated $400,000 award from the Tripill Biotechnology, Corp./National Cancer Institute for her research titled, The Development of Radiolabeled PSMA Agent with Low Salivary Gland Uptake. Dr. Wu is the Overall PI on the...

Congratulations to Pew-Thian Yap, Professor of Radiology on his latest Grant Award! Professor Yap received an estimated $3.1 million award from the National Institute of Mental Health for his research titled, Multifaceted Characterization of Early Human Brain Development. We are so proud of Professor Yap and excited for him to...

Sahar Ahmad, PhD, research instructor and member of Pew-Thian Yap lab, has achieved a significant milestone by winning the prestigious Fetal, Infant, and Toddler Neuroimaging Group (FIT’NG) Young Investigator Award. This award not only recognizes Sahar’s outstanding work but also provides crucial support for her attendance at the upcoming conference...

Uzay E. Emir, PhD, sat to discuss his research, how being an academic was in his career path even as a little kid, and his belief that there are no stupid questions. Dr. Emir, is an Associate Professor in the UNC Department of Radiology with a joint appointment in the Department...

UNC Radiology held its annual graduation event on Saturday, June 22, 2024, at the Chapel Hill Country Club. The event hosted graduates, their families, and faculty with a cocktail hour, awards, and dinner. Everyone came together to honor and celebrate the graduation of our wonderful residents and fellows. Congratulations to...

Mauricio Castillo, MD, FACR, Matthew A. Mauro, Distinguished Professor of Radiology Retires, Leaving Behind an Impactful Legacy With bittersweet emotions, we announce Mauricio Castillo, MD, FACR, is retiring. His last day is June 30, 2024. The department and the neuroradiology division will deeply feel Dr. Castillo’s retirement, but it is...

The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging presented Steven Rowe, MD, chief of UNC Radiology MIT division with the 2023 Barry Siegel Lectureship Award! The Correlative Imaging Council Barry Siegel Lectureship Award honors an individual who has made groundbreaking and consistent educational contributions to correlative imaging and to the...

A new ground-breaking clinical trial exploring treatments for pelvic venous disorders has launched SIR Foundation, The VIVA Foundation, and Penumbra, Inc., announce the start of the EMBOLIZE Trial March 25, 2024—This article was featured in Endovascular Today. A new prospective randomized controlled trial evaluating ovarian vein embolization (OVE) to reduce...

Congratulations Will Pryor, MD, Assistant Professor in the Division of Pediatrics. Dr. Pryor won the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) 2024 Award-Winning Scientific Session Oral Presentation – Certificate of Merit. He and his co-authors won for this year’s ARRS Scientific Session Program oral presentation of abstract ID 2134, entitled, “Accuracy...

Congratulations to ASNR 2023-2024 Twitter Case of the Year Winner: Case #172: X-Linked Charcot Marie Tooth Type 1. The submitting case authors were Cardiothoracic Fellow Dr. Selima Siala and Neuroradiology Associate Professor, Dr. Alex Hung. Dr. Siala wins a FREE registration to #ASNR25.

Congratulations Katrina McGinty, MD, Associate Professor of Abdominal Imaging and Director of Global Radiology. Dr. McGinty was awarded a $20,000 Educational Grant from the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). Title: Virtual MRI Education in Low Resource Setting Project Dates: 07/01/2024-06/30/2025 Budget: $20,000 Brief Project Summary: The World Health Organization...