UCLA Journal of Radiation Oncology FALL 2024 and ANNUAL REPORT - Flipbook - Page 61
UCLA RADIATION ONCOLOGY JOURNAL
FACULTY
HONORS AND AWARDS
2023 UCLA TDG Innovation Fund MedTech Team Winner
VesicoRT - Novel Device for Targeted Irradiation of Bladder Cancer; $150K; Co-PI with Dr. Robert Chin
2024 Radiation Oncology Institute Advancing Care for All: Innovations to Drive Access to Radiotherapy; Animated, multilingual, ADA-accessible videos for patient education; $50K; Faculty Mentor for Dr. Eulanca Liu
2024 Translational Science National Meeting (Las Vegas, NV). Clinical Informatics for Head & Neck Cancer Patient Managament. 1st Place
Ricky Savjani, MD, PhD
2024 ARRO Educator of the Year
Invited to present at the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiology (RANZCAR) Day
Trudy Wu, MD
2024 2nd Place Biomedical & Health Informatics Data Challenge
Research project, "Collaborative Synergy and Upcycling to Enable Academic AI Research and Education," awarded an
ORCA Acceleration Grant (OAG).
Dan Ruan, PhD, FAAPM
Awarded $50,000 by the Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma Research Foundation
Awarded $50,000 by Theragenics
Grant reviewer for Canadian Cancer Clinical Trials Network
Drew Moghanaki, MD
AAPM Global Research Mentorship Program (GREMP) rewards ($10k)
Sharon Qi, PhD
Dr. Tania Kaprealian was appointed Vice Chair of Clinical Operations for the Department of Radiation Oncology at the David Geffen School
of Medicine at UCLA. Dr. Kaprealian will oversee the clinical operations within the department, including strategic planning, community
outreach and engagement and collaboration across all clinical services. Dr. Kaprealian was also elected Chief of Staff Elect (2024-2026) and
Chief of Staff (2026-2028).
Tania Kaprealian, MD, MBA
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