About This Award

This $60,000 award was created to provide an opportunity for a young neuroradiologist (including junior faculty) to pursue research in a topic that will advance the diagnosis and treatment of cerebrovascular disease. Our understanding of the mechanisms of cerebrovascular disease are continually changing and new methods for treatment of these disease entities continue to be developed. For many reasons, it is important that neuroradiologists continue to be in the forefront of development and testing of new diagnostic and therapeutic techniques in cerebrovascular disease. The research project should specifically focus on an aspect of cerebrovascular disease that is likely to be important in patient care. Recent awardees have performed research on such topics as (1) clinical assessment of aneurysms treated with endovascular coils using 3T MR scanners and (2) assessment of methods to improve MR perfusion imaging in patients with atherosclerotic carotid artery disease.

The 2008 deadline has passed -- check this site in the summer of 2008 for details on the 2009 award.