Zhongliang Zu Receives R21 Grant: “Development of an Innovative Non-Invasive MR Imaging Technique for Assessing Membrane Lipids and Their Properties in Alzheimer’s Disease”
Zhongliang Zu, PhD, Research Associate Professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, has received a one-year R21 grant from the National Institute on Aging for $275,405 to fund his project, “Development of an Innovative Non-Invasive MR Imaging Technique for Assessing Membrane Lipids and Their Properties in Alzheimer’s Disease.”
Todd Peterson Receives S10 Grant: “Automated Multi-run Carbon-11 Radiosynthesis System”
Todd Peterson, PhD, Professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, has received an S10 Shared Instrumentation Grant from the National Institutes of Health for $609,250, funding his project, “Automated Multi-run Carbon-11 Radiosynthesis System.”
Allen Newton Receives R21 Grant: “Human Craniosynostosis Atlas (HuCA): Standardizing & Establishing a Public Repository for Genomic and Imaging Data”
Allen Newton, PhD, Associate Professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences and Pediatrics, has received a two-year R21 grant, totaling $498,240, from the National Institute of Dental & Craniofacial Research for his project, “Human Craniosynostosis Atlas (HuCA): Standardizing & Establishing a Public Repository for Genomic and Imaging Data."Dr. Newton will be working with his co-principal investigator, Michael Golinko, MD, FACS, FAAP, Associate Professor of Plastic Surgery, Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, and Neurosurgery, in his research.
Rochelle Andreotti Named Medical Director of Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program
VUMC Radiology is proud to share that Rochelle Andreotti, MD, will take on the role of Medical Director of the Diagnostic Medical Sonography (DMS) Program.The endeavor is an accredited certificate program offered through Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Center for Programs in Allied Health. It prepares students with education and clinical training to become ultrasound technologists, also known as sonographers. This includes an 18-month demanding curriculum of didactic coursework along with a scanning lab and clinical practicum courses.
Peter Shanahan Joins VUMC Radiology as Assistant Professor
VUMC Radiology is happy to welcome back Peter Shanahan, MD, to our department! A graduate of our Diagnostic Radiology residency program and Neuroradiology fellowship, Dr. Shanahan returns to VUMC as an Assistant Professor in our Neuroradiology section. After finishing his fellowship in 2016, Dr. Shanahan went to work for Radiology Alliance in Nashville, where he stayed until coming back to Vanderbilt.
