Faculty highlights
October 10, 2013
Jeff Siewerdsen and the I-STAR Lab win the 2013 Spine Technology Award
The LevelCheck algorithm aims to eliminate the incidence of wrong-level spine surgery while improving workflow.
October 7, 2013
Rachel Karchin named William R. Brody Faculty Scholar
Leading-edge achievements in advancing computational methods to interpret genomic data for individualized medicine cited
September 30, 2013
Natalia Trayanova, PhD is awarded the 2013 NIH Director’s Pioneer Award for her project “virtual electrophysiology laboratory”
The award will provide up to $2.5 million over five years to support the development of a patient-specific heart modeling system.
August 23, 2013
Virtual 3-D Heart Model Guides Defibrillator Placement in Children
Biomedical engineer, Natalia Trayanova, and pediatric cardiologist Jane Crosson, teamed up to develop a 'virtual heart' that precision-guides defibrillator placement in children with heart defects.
August 14, 2013
Dr. Xiaofeng Jia Awarded Stem Cell Research Funds from Maryland State
A $200,000 exploratory grant was awarded to Dr. Jia and collaborators for funding of research to advance the field of regenerative medicine.
July 26, 2013
Dr. Jeffrey Siewerdsen elected to the AAPM Board of Directors
Jeffrey H. Siewerdsen, Ph.D., has been elected to serve on the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) Board of Directors effective January 1, 2014.
July 15, 2013
Dr. Xiaofeng Jia Awarded NIH RO1 Grant
The R01 research grant, which provides support for health-related research and development based on the NIH mission, will provide Dr. Jia $2 million in funds.
