2008 OUTSTANDING TEACHER AWARDS
Last updated 10-02-09
 
  To recognize outstanding educational contributions to the ISMRM Annual meeting, the Annual Meeting Program Committee acknowledges the highest rated speaker in each educational course. Recipients of these awards have been determined by the evaluation scores which attendees gave to the speakers.  
  We thank all our attendees who, with their responses, chose these outstanding teachers:  

 
WEEKEND COURSESS   Winner
Saturday & Sunday MR Engineering 1 & 2 Blaine Chronik, Ph.D.
Saturday Advanced Topics in Diffusion and Perfusion MRI  Peter Basser, Ph.D.
  Advanced Topics in Analysis of Structural and fMRI Data Michael Chappell, Ph.D.
  Advanced Brain Imaging  Marco Catani, M.D.
  MR Physics for Physicists Michael Markl, Ph.D.
  Body MRI by the Experts  Peter L. Choyke, M.D.
  Clinical MRI: from Physical Principles to Practical Protocols Donald B. Plewes, Ph.D.
  Probing Cancer with MR  I: Molecular Pathways to Experimental Models Robert Gillies, Ph.D.
Sunday Cardiovascular MRI: Basic Techniques and Applications Orlando P. Simonetti, Ph.D.
  Cancer MR Spectroscopy:  Clinical and Research Applications John Jurhanewicz, Ph.D.
  Imaging Strategies John Mugler III, Ph.D.
Molecular Imaging A. Dean Sherry, Ph.D.
  Translating Physics to the Clinic: Diffusion, Perfusion and Functional Imaging Stefan Sunaert, M.D., Ph.D.
  Probing Cancer with MR II: From Animal Models to Clinical Assessment Dow-Mu Koh, M.D.
  Current Concepts in MSK MRI Christine Chung, M.D.
  fMRI: Hardware, Interpretations and Applications Rasmus M. Birn, Ph.D.
MONDAY - FRIDAY COURSES    
Morning Categorical Absolute Beginner's Guide to Anatomical and Functional MRI of the Human Brain  Derek K. Jones, Ph.D.
Courses Clinical Applications of Cardiovascular Imaging Matthias G. Friedrich, M.D.
  Safety  Paul M. Glover, Ph.D.
  High Field  Peter Ullmann, Dipl. Phys.
  Cell Tracking Anna V. Moore, Ph.D.
  Hyperpolarization: How to Obtain and Use a 100,000-fold Increase in Polarization Bastiaan Driehuys, Ph.D.
  Tissue Contrast in MSK MRI: From Physics to Physiology Douglas W. Goodwin, M.D.
  Clin Science for Physicists and Engineers Matthias G. Friedrich, M.D.
  Neuro:  What Can the Clinician Learn from the Animal Model Work Tracy D. Farr, Ph.D.
  Cardiovascular Molecular MR Contrast Ag.: From Bench to Bedside Zahi A. Fayad, Ph.D.
  Body 2: Functional Lung MRI;  Prostate Multiparametric Jurgen Futterer, M.D., Ph.D.
Clinical Categorical Imaging Brain Tumors:  From Physiology to Therapy Meng Law, M.D.
Courses CMR of Myocardial Infarction  Christopher M. Kramer, M.D.
  Areas to Watch:  Unique Lesions in Pediatric Lower Extremity R. Paul Guillerman, M.D.
  Neuro:  Imaging CNS Autoimmune Disease Vincent Dousset, M.D.
  Shoulder Instability: Clinical Considerations and Imaging Needs? Diane L. Dahm, M.D.
Areas to Watch:  Clinical Developments in Lung Imaging Christian Fink, M.D.
  Other Body Courses   Regina Beets-Tan, M.D., Ph.D. (Female Pelvis Course)
  Claude Sirlin, M.D.
Case-Based Teaching    
Courses    
Other Courses SMRT Forum:  NSF Emanuel Kanal, M.D., F.A.C.R.
  Grant Writing: Prospects, Pearls & Pitfalls Richard L. Ehman, M.D.
  Image Processing  Timothy F. Cootes, Ph.D. 
  Ethics in Imaging Research A. Gregory Sorenson, M.D.
  So You Want to Start an MRI Company? - What You Need to Know Mark Jay, Esq.
  MR Physics for Clinicians Walter Kucharczyk, M.D.