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Support cutting-edge research and study in the field of Radiology in the University of Utah Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine
While the Utah Center for Advanced Imaging Research (UCAIR) is located in a building, and while the bulk of our research MRI machines reside there, UCAIR is much more than a facility. Above all else, UCAIR is a community of researchers who collaborate, encourage one another, and form a truly unique center of expertise focused on medical imaging.
Many universities have an MRI center or a PET center, but UCAIR is deliberately formed of faculty who specialize in all modalities – MRI, CT, PET, ultrasound, and interventional techniques. What’s more, we house cardiac researchers next to brain researchers; general physicists next to translational interventionalists. The result is an unparalleled environment for ideas and innovation.
What does this mean for students and postdocs? It means that if you have a question about the hardware is constructed, just knock on the door of the Coil Lab. It means that if you want to compare the mathematics of dealing with imaging artifacts, you can ask expert CT and MRI mathematicians and physicists at the white board by the espresso machine. It means that faculty are ready and waiting to help support research.
For researchers, in addition to regular lab group meetings, several events are structured for everyone to attend:
- Monthly RECON seminars that highlight work going on throughout UCAIR
- Annual research symposiums that attract internationally known keynote speakers
- A 13-week grant writing class (perfect for postdocs) offered once or twice each year, complete with a mock review session staffed by our senior faculty
- Monthly grant proposal open workshops for anyone working on a funding proposal
With so much to offer, it is no wonder that UCAIR has been a leader in many technologies to impact the medical imaging field. Gifts to the program support research initiatives and make a large impact
