Research

The Division of Research and Education (DORE) strives, through education, scientific review, allocation of resources and technical development, to foster sound, innovative and, ultimately, funded imaging research by Department of Radiology staff in collaboration with the AECOM (Albert Einstein College of Medicine) community. The educational mission of the Division focuses on imaging science and technology to facilitate research and enable our trainees to optimally utilize imaging technology in clinical practice.

Radiology Research Residents
Six-month intensive experience in research for Radiology Residents under the mentorship of established AECOM investigators.

January-June 2001
Resident: Jack Farhinas, M.D
Mentor: Robert Bilder, Ph.D.,  AECOM Psychiatry/Nathan S. Kline Institute
Project: fMRI of new antipsychotic medications

July-December 2002
Resident: Todd Miller, M.D.
Mentor: Lucy Brown, Ph.D., Professor of Neurology & Neuroscience
Project:  Functional Architecture of the Mammalian Striatum: mouse vascular and striosome organization and their anatomic relationships

January-June 2003
Resident: Ari Bleicher, M.D.
Mentor: Lucy Brown, Ph.D., Professor of Neurology & Neuroscience
Project:  Functional and Structural Imaging of the Basil Ganglia

July-December 2005
Resident: Bill Gomes, M.D.
Mentor: Hoby Hetherington, Ph.D., Professor of Radiology/ Director of The Gruss MR Research Center
Project:  Use of Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy in the Evaluation of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

Call for Proposals 2007
AECOM faculty involved in imaging research are invited to submit proposals for Radiology Research Residents. Each resident (up to two per year) will be made available for 6 months full-time. More information

To submit a proposal, please download and fill out this MS Word file, then submit it to Jessica Delvalle(jdelvall@montefiore.org), Administrative Assistant. Deadline: September 15, 2001. 

Allocation of Research Resources
The Radiology Research Development Committee (RRD), composed of Radiology Faculty and other AECOM faculty, oversee and allocate time for imaging research on the facilities at Montefiore Medical Center and Gun Hill MRI. The committee is charged with fostering research that serves the mission of the Division.

Magnetic Resonance Physics Course
An intensive 40-hour, one-week, interactive course covering the basic physics and technology employed in clinical magnetic resonance imaging. Advanced applications are introduced. The impact of technical choices on image quality is stressed.