Kate Frederick-Dyer Named Magnetic Resonance Medical Director
The Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences is happy to announce that Associate Professor Kate Frederick-Dyer, MD, MRMD, has been named Magnetic Resonance Medical Director. Dr. Frederick-Dyer is an MRMD certified physician and will use her training to ensure the safety of our patients, faculty and staff.“I am proud to serve the department as MRMD and help promote MRI safety across our hospital system,” says Dr. Frederick-Dyer.
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.
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.”
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.
