2019 SNMMI and SNMMI-TS Grants and Awards Recipients

2019 Grants and Awards Recipients (funded by the ERF)

Michael J. Welch Award - Xiaoyuan (Shawn) Chen, PhD

Berson-Yalow Award - Sai Kiran Sharma, PhD

Michael J. Welch Postdoctoral Travel Grant - Dawei Jiang, PhD

Loevinger-Berman Award - Lars Johan Sören Mattsson, Ph.D

Robert E. Henkin, MD, Government Relatitons Fellowship - Courtney Lawhn Health, MD

Mitzi & William Blahd, MD, Pilot Research Grant - Simone Krebs, MD

ERF SNMMI Predoctoral Molecular Imaging Scholar Program - Ivis Chaple, PhD Candidate

ERF SNMMI Molecular Imaging Research Grant for Junior Academic Faculty - Jeremie Calais, MD

ERF-SNMMI CMIIT Laboratory Professional Recognition Award for Contributions to Molecular Imaging - Joseph Blecha, MS

Bradley-Alavi Student Fellowships: Cyrus Ayubcha, Paige Burrell, Stephanie Slania

Paul C. Aebersold, PhD Award - Jason Lewis, PhD

Ursula Mary Kocemba-Slosky, PhD Professional Relations Fellowship - Elizabeth Dibble, MD

Hyman-Ghesani RAD-AID SNMMI Global Health Scholarship - Tony Abraham, DO, MPA and Nerisha Govender, MD

ERF-SNMMI JNM Best Paper Awards - 

Editors’ Choice Award

FOR THE OVERALL BEST ARTICLE IN 2018

is presented to

Jeremie Calais, Johannes Czernin, Minsong Cao, Amar U. Kishan, John V. Hegde, Narek Shaverdian, Kiri Sandler, Fang-I Chu, Chris R. King, Michael L., Steinberg, Isabel Rauscher, Nina-Sophie Schmidt-Hegemann, Thorsten Poeppel, Philipp Hetkamp, Francesco Ceci, Ken Herrmann, Wolfgang P. Fendler, Matthias Eiber, and Nicholas G. Nickols

Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, Ahmanson Translational Imaging Division, UCLA, Los Angeles, California

for

68Ga-PSMA-11 PET/CT Mapping of Prostate Cancer Biochemical Recurrence After Radical Prostatectomy in 270 Patients with a PSA Level of Less Than 1.0 ng/mL: Impact on Salvage Radiotherapy Planning
J Nucl Med. 2018; 59:230–237

EDITORS’ CHOICE AWARD

FOR THE BEST BASIC SCIENCE ARTICLE IN 2018

is presented to

David J. Donnelly, R. Adam Smith, Paul Morin, Dasa Lipovšek, Jochem Gokemeijer, Daniel Cohen, Virginie Lafont, Tritin Tran, Erin L. Cole, Martin Wright, Joonyoung Kim, Adrienne Pena, Daniel Kukral, Douglas D. Dischino, Patrick Chow, Jinping Gan, Olufemi Adelakun, Xi-Tao Wang, Kai Cao, David Leung, Samuel J. Bonacorsi, Jr., and Wendy Hayes

Bristol-Myers Squibb Research and Development, Princeton, New Jersey

for

Synthesis and Biologic Evaluation of a Novel 18F-Labeled Adnectin as a PET Radioligand for Imaging PD-L1 Expression

J Nucl Med. 2018; 59:529–535

EDITORS’ CHOICE AWARD

FOR THE BEST CLINICAL ARTICLE IN 2018

is presented to

Jeremie Calais, Johannes Czernin, Minsong Cao, Amar U. Kishan, John V. Hegde, Narek Shaverdian, Kiri Sandler, Fang-I Chu, Chris R. King, Michael L. Steinberg, Isabel Rauscher, Nina-Sophie Schmidt-Hegemann, Thorsten Poeppel, Philipp Hetkamp, Francesco Ceci, Ken Herrmann, Wolfgang P. Fendler, Matthias Eiber, and Nicholas G. Nickols

Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, Ahmanson Translational Imaging Division, UCLA, Los Angeles, California

for

68Ga-PSMA-11 PET/CT Mapping of Prostate Cancer Biochemical Recurrence After Radical Prostatectomy in 270 Patients with a PSA Level of Less Than 1.0 ng/mL:
Impact on Salvage Radiotherapy Planning

J Nucl Med. 2018; 59:230–237

EDITORS’ CHOICE AWARD

FOR THE BEST TRANSLATIONAL ARTICLE IN 2018

is presented to

Anastasia Loktev, Thomas Lindner, Walter Mier, Jürgen Debus, Annette Altmann, Dirk Jäger, Frederik Giesel, Clemens Kratochwil, Philippe Barthe, Christian Roumestand, and Uwe Haberkorn

Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

for

A Tumor-Imaging Method Targeting Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts

J Nucl Med. 2018; 59:1423–1429

Susan C. Weiss Clinical Advancement Scholarship - Christopher Owens, RT(R)(N)(CT)(MR)

ERF-SNMMI-TS Bachelor's or Master's Degree Completion Scholarship - Lyndsi Hay, CNMT, RT(N) and Ricardo Hidalgo, BS, CNMT, PET, NMTCB(CT), R.T(N)(CT)(MR

ERF-SNMMI-TS Advanced Degree Scholarship - Sara Johnson, MEd

ERF-SNMMI-TS Outstanding Technologist - Tina M. Buehner, MS, CNMT, NMTCB(CT), RT(N), RT(CT), FSNMMI-TS

ERF-SNMMI-TS Outstanding Educator - Joseph Hawkins, MSEd, CNMT

Paul Cole Student Technologist Scholarship - Madison Coppersmith, Dustin Ikeda, Alysha Mayenburg, Jessica Mendicino, Lauretta Mukam, Hayley Olson, Adrienne Purpura, Kattelyn Smith, Momitul Talukdar, Angela Weiler 

ERF SNMMI-TS Tech Abstract Award - Robert Williams, Sarah Frye and Anna McMunn, Douglass Vines, Kathryn Beaulieu, Courtney Shih, Gabrielle Bergelin, Yuya Sekikawa, Corina Weyermann, Kohei Hanaoka

ERF-SNMMI-TS JNMT Best Paper Awards - 

EDITORS’ CHOICE AWARD

FOR 1st PLACE ARTICLE IN 2018

is presented to

Shelley N. Acuff, Anetia S. Jackson, Rathan M. Subramaniam, and Dustin Osborne

Department of Radiology, University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, Tennessee

for

Practical Considerations for Integrating PET/CT into Radiation Therapy Planning

J Nucl Med Technol. 2018; 46:343–348

EDITORS’ CHOICE AWARD

FOR 2nd PLACE ARTICLE IN 2018

is presented to

Sara M. Nardinger, Thuy D. Tran, Tiffinee N. Swanson, Lacey R. Ellingson, Courtney M. Solberg, Michael K. O’Connor, and Carrie B. Hruska

Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota

for

Guidelines for Quality Control Testing of Molecular Breast Imaging Systems

J Nucl Med Technol. 2018; 46:349–354

EDITORS’ CHOICE AWARD

FOR 3rd PLACE ARTICLE IN 2018

is presented to

Thuy D. Tran, Lacey R. Ellingson, Tiffinee N. Swanson, Courtney M. Solberg, Michael K. O’Connor, and Carrie B. Hruska

Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota

for

Molecular Breast Imaging: Administered Activity Does Not Require Adjustment Based on Patient Size

J Nucl Med Technol. 2018; 46:265–267

EDITORS’ CHOICE AWARD

FOR BEST CONTINUING EDUCATION ARTICLE IN 2018

is presented to

Amanda Abbott, Christopher G. Sakellis, Eric Andersen, Yuji Kuzuhara, Lauren Gilbert, Kelly Boyle, Matthew H. Kulke, Jennifer A. Chan, Heather A. Jacene, and Annick D. Van den Abbeele

Department of Imaging and Center for Biomedical Imaging in Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts

for

Guidance on 177Lu-DOTATATE Peptide Receptor Radionuclide Therapy from the Experience of a Single Nuclear Medicine Division

J Nucl Med Technol 2018; 46:237–244

EDITORS’ CHOICE AWARD

FOR BEST EDUCATORS’ FORUM ARTICLE IN 2018

is presented to

Anthony W. Knight

Department of Radiology, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics

for

How Clinical Instructor Behavior Affects Student Clinical Engagement from a Motivational Perspective

J Nucl Med Technol 2018; 46:99–106

2019 Grants and Awards Recipients (funded by the Nihon Medi-Physics)

Wagner-Torizuka Fellowship Program - Drs. Ryotaro Ogawa, Ryusuke Nakamoto and Hiroyuki Tatekawa

2019 Grants and Awards Recipients (funded by the PDEF)

PDEF Mickey Williams Minority Scholarship - Jeremie Oubda and Milton Nieves

PDEF Professional Development Scholarship - Mary Beth Farrell, MS, CNMT, NCT, FSNMMI-TS

2019 Council and Center Awards

Tom Miller Memorial Lecture - Mark Tulchinsky, MD, FACNM, CCD

Academic Council Distinguished Service Award - David Brandon, MD

Academic Council Lifetime Achievement Award - Jon Baldwin, DO

Saul Hertz Award - Richard Baum, MD, PhD

Peter E. Valk, MD Memorial Lecuteship/Award - Hossein Jadvar, MD, PhD, MPH, MBA, FACNM, FSNMMI

GCNMC Lifetime Achievement Award - Christopher Palestro, MD, FSNMMI

GCNMC Lectureship Award - Anca Avram, MD, FACNM

CIC Barry Siegel Lectureship Award - Barry Siegel, MD, FSNMMI

Tracey Lynn Faber Award - Jing Tang, PhD

Edward Hoffman Lecture Award - Georges El Fakhri, PhD

Kuhl Lassen Award - Alexander Drzezga, MD

Hermann Blumgart Award - Terrence Ruddy, MD