Research
February 10, 2016
Dr. Jarvik Awarded Radiology Alliance for Health Services Research Achievement Award
Our own Dr. Jerry Jarvik was awarded the 2015 Radiology Alliance for Health Services Research (RAHSR) Achievement Award. The RAHSR Awards Committee selects a distinguished researcher whom they feel has made outstanding contributions to health services research. This award is presented at the AUR Annual Awards Ceremony. The Association of University Radiologists (AUR) consists of over 3,000…
Dr. David Marcinek Receives Unsolicited Award of $60,000
Dr. Marcinek received an unsolicited award of $60,000 from the Glenn Foundation for Medical Research. Glenn Awards were initiated in 2007, to provide unsolicited funds to researchers investigating the biology of aging. Award recipients are selected from nominees provided by an anonymous scientific advisory committee. Applications are not accepted.
December 24, 2015
UW Radiology Research Retreat
UW Radiology held a landmark faculty research retreat on September 30, 2015 at the lovely Graham visitor center at the Washington Arboretum. There were an astounding 71 Faculty attendees, including colleagues from other departments and the Vice Dean of Research and Education. After an intense but enjoyable day, several key priorities were identified, including new multidisciplinary…
December 21, 2015
UW and Tsinghua University form Joint Research Center
In conjunction with the UW Global Innovation Exchange (GIX) program, the Department of Radiology is proud to announce a new collaboration with the Center for Biomedical Imaging Research at Tsinghua University to explore forming a joint research center and other partnerships to develop medical imaging technology. In front, shaking hands after the signing of the…
March 3, 2009
VPDiagnostics Announces Plaque Analysis Software for MRI and Starts a Clinical Trial on Stroke Risk Stratification
VPDiagnostics, Inc., a Washington state company specializing in MRI image processing software for analyzing vascular disease, announces its new product, MRI-PlaqueView. VPDiagnostics also announces the start of a multi-center clinical trial sponsored by the NIH. MRI-PlaqueView provides researchers and clinicians an efficient tool for analyzing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of carotid artery atherosclerosis. It is…