April 8, 2008

Two OHSU medical students receive prestigious RSNA Research Medical Student Grant awards from the Research and Education Foundation of the Radiological Society of North America.  Faisal Siddiqui, PhD  and Kristen O'Donnell, both members of the OHSU medical school Class of 2009, received funding.

Ms. O'Donnell's grant is titled "Assessment of Target Lymph Node variation & Dosing with Use of Cone-Beam CT Image-Guidance for Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy of Anal Cancer".  Dr. Siddiqui's grant is titled "Prostate Cancer Screening and Staging by Dynamic-Contrast-Enhanced MRI Pharmacokinetics". 

According to Department chair, Dr. CR Thomas, Jr., this is another unprecedented academic achievement which speaks to the commitment to training the next generation of leaders in academic radiation medicine.  On behalf of the entire OHSU family, we extend are wholehearted congratulations to Kristen and Faisal for their success in obtaining peer-reviewed grant funding, as they embark on careers in academic medicine.