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  • CCIR researchers land $1.1M National Science Foundation grant to advance safer, faster and less expensive medical-imaging technology

    The team is working to develop an artificial intelligence (AI) alternative that generates virtual contrast-enhanced images without chemical agents. “With this grant, our multidisciplinary team aims to improve the medical-imaging process for clinical staff and patients,” said project leader Shuo Li, associate professor,…

  • Fox 8 News Cleveland covers ground-breaking imaging research

    Physicians and scientists at UH and CWRU have worked side-by-side to develop the transformative MR Fingerprinting technology. This new imaging technology was recently approved by the FDA and enables fast and precise disease diagnosis as well as the ability to detect changes in treatment response. MR Fingerprinting also…

  • Dr. Dan Ma named to Crain's 40 Under 40

    Dan Ma, assistant professor in the department of biomedical engineering and member of the CCIR, is one of 2023's Crain's Cleveland Business 40 Under 40!

  • Dr. Chris Flask and CCIR team science highlighted in Bruker BioSpin newsletter

    A recent Bruker BioSpin “customer insight” article, “Imaging Serves as a Scientific Hub to Unite Preclinical and Clinical Research” highlights how Chris Flask, PhD, and his team are uniting preclinical and clinical research at the CWRU Center for Imaging Research (CCIR).

  • CWRU Postdoc Spotlight of the Month: Pinunta (Petch) Nittayacharn

    Pinunta (Petch) Nittayacharn first arrived at CWRU in 2016 to pursue a PhD in biomedical engineering with support from the Royal Thai Government Scholarship under the Ministry of Science and Technology. Upon graduating in 2022, she remained at the university and is a postdoctoral scholar in the Department of Radiology and Exner Lab.

  • Fulbright Spotlight: Dr. Satish Viswanath

    Satish Viswanath, associate professor of biomedical engineering and member of the CCIR, traveled to Malaysia in August as part of the Fulbright Specialist Program. "This award gave me the opportunity to make connections with multiple international institutions who are interested in AI, digital pathology and radiology."

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  • Dr. Amit Gupta selected to join Council of Early Career Investigators in Imaging (CECI2) Class of 2023

    Amit Gupta, MD, MRMD, Associate Professor of Radiology, CWRU/UH, was nominated and selected to join the Council of Early Career Investigators in Imaging (CECI2) Class of 2023 of The Academy for Radiology & Biomedical Imaging Research. Read about the Academy's CECI2 program here.

  • Dr. Leonardo Kayat Bittencourt featured on Science@UH podcast

    CCIR member Dr. Leo Kayat Bittencourt was recently interviewed by Dr. Daniel Simon on the Science@UH podcast about the work he is leading through the Radiology AI and Diagnostic Innovation Collaborative at UH, known as RadiCLE. Check out the 20-minute interview, "Transforming Patient Outcomes through Radiology Partnerships and AI Solutions".

  • Dr. Chris Flask receives the Academy's 2023 Distinguished Investigator Award

    Chris A. Flask, PhD, Professor of Radiology, CWRU/UH, was named to the 2023 class of Distinguished Investigators of The Academy for Radiology & Biomedical Imaging Research. Dr. Flask joins six of his fellow faculty colleagues who have also received this award: Drs. Basilion, Exner, Griswold, Lee, Muzic, and Wang.