On Capitol Hill, Top U.S. Academic Radiology Departments Convene to Showcase Cutting-Edge Academic Imaging Research On May 18, 2011, the Academy of Radiology Research ’sAcademic Council sponsored its second annual congressional reception focu sing on the latest advancements in imagin g research. Chairs and representa tives from leading academic radiology departments presented posters which displayed a snapshot of their institution’s ongoing imaging research projects. Members of Congress, staff and patient advocates were able to meet some of their State’s top academic researchers, and staff and Members were encouraged to talk with poster-presenters about their research and actual ly participate in the process by which science is vetted and disseminated. The popular event filled the Gold Room of the Rayburn House Office Building, with an attendance of 185 Congressional staff, pati ent advocates, NIH staff and indu stry representatives. Overall attendance wa s up 55% from 2010. CIBR and Academy Leadership: William Bradley Jr. MD, PhD (UCSD), Jonathan Lewin, MD (Hopkins), Carolyn Meltzer, MD (Emory), Renee Cruea (CIBR), Steven Seltzer, MD (Brigham & Women’s), Richard Ehman, MD (Mayo), Mike Kalutkiewicz (CIBR)
3
Embed
CIBR Congressional Events Summary-Academic Council
This document is posted to help you gain knowledge. Please leave a comment to let me know what you think about it! Share it to your friends and learn new things together.
Transcript
8/6/2019 CIBR Congressional Events Summary-Academic Council
On Capitol Hill, Top U.S. Academic Radiology Departments Convene to
Showcase Cutting-Edge Academic Imaging Research
On May 18, 2011, the Academy of Radiology Research’s Academic Council sponsored its second annual
congressional reception focusing on the latest advancements in imaging research. Chairs and representatives
from leading academic radiology departments presented posters which displayed a snapshot of theirinstitution’s ongoing imaging research projects. Members of Congress, staff and patient advocates were able
to meet some of their State’s top academic researchers, and staff and Members were encouraged to talk with
poster-presenters about their research and actually participate in the process by which science is vetted and
disseminated.
The popular event filled the Gold Room of the Rayburn House Office Building, with an attendance of 185
Congressional staff, patient advocates, NIH staff and industry representatives. Overall attendance was up 55%
from 2010.
CIBR and Academy Leadership: William Bradley Jr. MD, PhD (UCSD),
Jonathan Lewin, MD (Hopkins), Carolyn Meltzer, MD (Emory), Renee
Cruea (CIBR), Steven Seltzer, MD (Brigham & Women’s), Richard
Ehman, MD (Mayo), Mike Kalutkiewicz (CIBR)
8/6/2019 CIBR Congressional Events Summary-Academic Council