Satoshi Minoshima, MD, PhD, was named chair of the RSNA Research & Education (R&E) Foundation Board of Trustees.
Minoshima
Dr. Minoshima is the Anne G. Osborn Chair and Professor of the Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. His scientific contributions in the field of neuroscience are imaging phenotypic characterizations of neurodegenerative diseases such as the discovery of very early sign of Alzheimer's disease in the posterior cingulate cortex as well as invention and worldwide dissemination of diagnostic statistical mapping technology. He has published numerous peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, review articles, proceedings and scientific abstracts, lectured extensively, and supported industry partners to advance imaging technology, sciences and practice.
A leader in organized radiology, Dr. Minoshima served as the chair of the RSNA Molecular Imaging Committee, president of the Brain Imaging Council for the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI), chair of the SNMMI Scientific Program Committee, and the president of the SNMMI. He is currently serving as chair of the SNMMI Value Initiative. He also works with the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency to advance neuroimaging in dementia.
Dr. Minoshima has received multiple awards including the Tetalman Memorial Award, the Kuhl-Lassen Award, the Presidential Distinguished Service Award and the Henry Wagner Jr. Lecture Award from the SNMMI. He was awarded a gold medal from the American Roentgen Ray Society and the University of Washington Presidential Entrepreneur Faculty Fellow Award. Dr. Minoshima is an honorary member of the Japanese Radiological Society and received the Healthcare Design Top 10 MVP Award.
In addition, Michael J. Harsh was appointed secretary and Bonnie Joe, MD, PhD, was reappointed for a second term. New trustees are Michael S. Gee, MD, PhD, Carolyn C. Meltzer, MD, and Bruce G. Haffty, MD.
