April 2024
WISMAC Members Enjoy a Lovely Evening Together
Dr. Zaman is a member of WISMAC, Institutional Standing Committee of UTSW Medical Center since 2023. She was part of the organizing committee to arrange the event for this year Visiting Professor Dr. Catherine M. Bollard, an accomplished scientist, Dr. Robert J. and Florence T. Bosworth Distinguished Professor of Cancer and Transplantation Biology Research. She is also the Interim Executive Vice President and Chief Academic Officer at the Children’s National Hospital/Children’s National Research Institute, interim Chair of the Department of Pediatrics, Associate Dean of Pediatric Academic Affairs, Director of Center for Cancer and Immunology Research at Children’s National Hospital at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Science. After Dr. Bollard’s keynote lecture all the WISMAC members gathered at Dr. Naomi Winick’s house to welcome Dr. Bollard. It was absolutely a lovely evening with all members of the WISMAC. Dr. Winik is an amazing cook!!! She prepared delicious meal for all 16 members and our invited speaker. This was a night to remember.
March 2024
Dr. Zaman's seminal work was acknowledged in the publication 'Fight Heart Disease, Like Cancer‘
As an accomplished Cardiologist and Professor of Internal Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine, Dr. Michael McConnell recalls Dr. Zaman's research during her postdoctoral fellowship at Stanford in his latest publication, "Fight Heart Disease, Like Cancer" and concluded a chapter titled “Cancer and Heart Disease Intertwined” on how Dr. Zaman’s seminal work on a novel catheter PET scanner would convert radioactive signal from FDG into light for closeup imaging of plaque inflammation. Dr. Zaman’s work provided another opportunity for cardiologist to learn how to image heart disease like an oncologist by providing guidance on identifying malignant plaques that need treatment. What a wonderful lifelong connection! Let's continue to fight side by side in heart disease research!
March 2024
Dr. Shu Kang has been selected to present her research work at the Women in Science and Medicine Advisory Committee (WISMAC)
February 2024
Dr. Zaman received a highly competitive research grant from Wipe Out Kinds’ Cancer Foundation. Her proposed research aligns with the mission of this foundation to bring comfort, hope, and support to kids with pediatric cancer and their families while relentless pursuing of cure through a novel device for early detection of cancer.
https://www.wokc.org/
February 2024
Dr. Zaman received the collaborative research award for trailblazer ground-breaking research ideas
Dr. Raiyan Zaman (PhD, MSEE), PI of this Synergy Grand received the collaborative research award along with her collaborating PIs Dr. Joseph Hill (MD, PhD, Cardiology) and Dr. Kareem Azab (PhD, Biomedical Engineering) for their high risk, high impact research project focusing on Precision-targeted Theragnostic Approach Combined with Silencing cGAS-STING Pathway to improve Myocardial Ischemia. This award is a highly competitive award given by the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center for trailblazer ground-breaking research ideas.
January 2024
Dr. Zaman was invited to be a moderator for the Imaging Strategy Session of the 2024 Symposium on Optical Surgical Navigation
On January 26th, this event filled with talks on cutting-edge research in image-guided surgery by world-renowned scientists, including engineers, chemists, and surgeons, took place. Following individual presentations, a panel discussion followed with intriguing questions. Dr. Zaman was among the speakers, alongside Dr. Baowei Fei from UTSW/UTD, and the organizer, Dr. Stephan Rogalla from Stanford University School of Medicine. For further information please check:
2024 Symposium on Optical Surgical Navigation (onlineregistrationcenter.com)
January 2024
Mohit Gupta has joined Dr. Zaman's lab. He will do Biodesign Project under Dr. Zaman's supervision.
December 2023
Distinguished Experts Discuss Biomedical Engineering Solutions at UT Southwestern Mini-Symposium
Dr. Bruce Tromberg, Director of the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering at the National Institutes of Health, and Dr. Samuel Achilefu, Chair of the UT Southwestern Medical Center Biomedical Engineering department, delivered insightful speeches at a mini-symposium titled "Biomedical Engineering Solutions to Medical Challenges in the 21st Century." The event, held on December 8th at the UT Southwestern Tom and Lula Gooch Auditorium, brought together professionals to explore innovative approaches for addressing contemporary medical challenges.
During the symposium, Dr. Raiyan Zaman engaged in cordial and insightful discussions with Dr. Tromberg and Dr. Achilefu. The accompanying photograph, from left to right, features Dr. David Shiu, Dr. Tromberg, Dr. Zaman, and Dr. Achilefu.
December 2023
Dr. Shu Kang has been selected to present her research work at the American College of Nuclear Medicine (ACNM) Annual Meeting in February 2024 in Orlando, Florida.
November 2023
Dr. Shu Kang has joined Dr. Zaman's lab as a postdoctoral researcher.
October 2023
Dr. Zaman was selected by The Vanguard comittee to receive the 2023 Synergy Grant for Collaborative Research.
October 2023
Dr. Zaman has been nominated for the Wipe Out Kids' Cancer competition from UT Southwestern Medical Center
https://www.wokc.org/
October 2023
Dr. Zaman has been appointed as a member of the Women in Science and Medicine Advisory Committee at UT Southwestern Medical Center. This institutional standing committee is composed of appointed representatives of UT Southwestern's faculty, administration, fellows, and student body.
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/life-at/campus-academic-life/wismac/
July 2023
Ian Zurutuza was selected to present a poster at the World Molecular Imaging Congress 2023 in Prague, Czech Republic.
July 2023
Dr. Raiyan Zaman is nominated by UT Southwestern for this year's Hartwell Foundation Individual Biomedical Research Award competition.
July 2023
Zane Akers joins the Zaman Lab for a summer internship.
June 2023