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Dr. Zaman and Dr. Hsiai

Sep 2024

Dr. Tzung Hsiai Visits Dr. Zaman's Lab

Dr. Tzung Hsiai, Professor of Medicine and Bioengineering and the Maud Cady Guthman Endowed Chair at UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, visited Dr. Zaman's laboratory. During the visit, they engaged in an in-depth exchange of research insights and discussed potential future collaborations. The discussions highlighted the potential for interdisciplinary collaboration, with both professors expressing enthusiasm about combining their strengths to address pressing health challenges. Dr. Hsiai, known for his pioneering work in cardiovascular medicine and bioengineering, shared innovative approaches to understanding cardiovascular diseases.

Photo: Dr. Hsiai and Dr. Zaman (left to right)

World Molecular Imaging Congress

Sep 2024

Dr. Shu Kang Receives Industry Sponsored Poster Award at World Molecular Imaging Congress

Congratulations to Dr. Kang on receiving the Industry Sponsored Poster Award at the 2024 World Molecular Imaging Congress (WMIC)! This year's WMIC, hosted by the World Molecular Imaging Society, took place from September 9-13 in Montreal, Canada. WMIC brings together experts from across the globe, representing the entire spectrum of Molecular Imaging, a field that lies at the heart of precision medicine. As the premier event in this domain, WMIC not only showcases the latest innovations in Molecular Imaging but also demonstrates the utility of novel imaging strategies in clinical investigation and disease study.

Photo: Dr. Shu Kang and Melissa Yin (Product Manager at FUJIFILM VisualSonics)

Dr. Zaman with Natasha Banga

Aug 2024

Amgen Scholars visited Dr. Zaman's lab

Amgen Scholars visited Dr. Zaman's lab today. Photo: Dr. Raiyan Zaman with Natasha Banga from Stanford University.

SNMMI 2024

June 2024

Dr. Raiyan Zaman and Dr. Shu Kang Present Research at SNMMI 2024 Annual Meeting

At the SNMMI 2024 conference, Dr. Raiyan Zaman was delighted to have a warm conversation with the current Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) president, Dr. Helen Nadel, MD, FRCPC, FACNM, FSNMMI. They are old colleagues from Stanford University School of Medicine. This year's SNMMI annual meeting was held in Toronto, Canada, attracting top experts and companies from the field of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging worldwide. Dr. Raiyan Zaman and Dr. Shu Kang shared the latest research from our laboratory at the conference.

WISMAC night

April 2024

Wonderful night with WISMAC members

Dr. Zaman has been a member of WISMAC, the Institutional Standing Committee of UTSW Medical Center, since 2023. She was part of the organizing committee that arranged this year's event featuring Visiting Professor Dr. Catherine M. Bollard, an accomplished scientist and the Dr. Robert J. and Florence T. Bosworth Distinguished Professor of Cancer and Transplantation Biology Research. Dr. Bollard is also the Interim Executive Vice President and Chief Academic Officer at Children’s National Hospital/Children’s National Research Institute, interim Chair of the Department of Pediatrics, Associate Dean of Pediatric Academic Affairs, and Director of the Center for Cancer and Immunology Research at Children’s National Hospital at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences.

Following Dr. Bollard’s keynote lecture, all the WISMAC members gathered at Dr. Naomi Winick’s house to welcome Dr. Bollard. It was a lovely evening with all members of WISMAC. Dr. Winik is an amazing cook! She prepared a delicious meal for all 16 members and our invited speaker. It was truly a night to remember.

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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. Raiyan 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!

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March 2024

Dr. Shu Kang has been selected to present her research work at the Women in Science and Medicine Advisory Committee (WISMAC)

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February 2024

Dr. Raiyan 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/
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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.

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January 2024

Dr. Raiyan 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)
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January 2024

Mohit Gupta has joined Dr. Zaman's lab. He will do Biodesign Project under Dr. Zaman's supervision.

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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.

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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.

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November 2023

Dr. Shu Kang has joined Dr. Zaman's lab as a postdoctoral researcher.

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October 2023

Dr. Zaman was selected by The Vanguard comittee to receive the 2023 Synergy Grant for Collaborative Research.

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October 2023

Dr. Zaman has been nominated for the Wipe Out Kids' Cancer competition from UT Southwestern Medical Center

https://www.wokc.org/
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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.

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July 2023

Ian Zurutuza was selected to present a poster at the World Molecular Imaging Congress 2023 in Prague, Czech Republic.

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July 2023

Dr. Raiyan Zaman is nominated by UT Southwestern for this year's Hartwell Foundation Individual Biomedical Research Award competition.

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July 2023

Zane Akers joins the Zaman Lab for a summer internship.

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June 2023

Dr. Zaman accepts the Women in Nuclear Medicine Rising Star Award at the SNMMI Annual Meeting in Chicago, IL.