Congratulations to Arthur F. Gmitro, PhD, the 2016 Founders Day lecturer at the UA College of Medicine!
Dr. Gmitro will give the 2016 Founders Day lecture at noon, November 17, in Kiewit Auditorium.
Founders Day is an occasion when we pause to honor the individuals whose scientific contributions allow the College of Medicine - Tucson to pursue its mission and fulfill its vision. The day is named in recognition of all those people, past and present, who have participated in the establishment and growth of the College. The Founders Day speaker is selected through a comprehensive process in the Office of the Dean, College of Medicine – Tucson.
More about Dr. Gmitro
Dr. Gmitro is a professor of Medical Imaging and Optical Sciences; professor and head of the Department of Biomedical Engineering; and the Fenton Maynard Chair in Cancer Imaging at the University of Arizona Cancer Center.
Dr. Gmitro is an outstanding researcher and faculty member contributing interdisciplinary discoveries at the University of Arizona. His research impacts disciplines within the colleges of Medicine, Optical Sciences and Engineering and the University of Arizona Cancer Center. He is a leader in team science research, and through his collaborations and inspiring style, he has promoted the spread and use of biomedical imaging across the campus.
Dr. Gmitro is the creator and director of the NIH-supported Training Program in Biomedical Imaging and Spectroscopy and is an active and respected teacher and researcher. He began his research at the University in the 1970s when, as a student, he designed a hybrid-digital-optical computer, for which he won the Rudolph Kingslake award from the International Optical Engineering Society and the Francois Erbsmann prize from the International Conference on Information Processing in Medical Imaging. As a faculty member, he has spent over 30 years in medical imaging research, including technology development in CT, MRI and optical imaging. He has applied these technologies in clinical and research applications including neurological imaging, cancer and cardiovascular imaging. He has published more than 60 papers on medical imaging topics.
Dr. Gmitro was key in establishing the research MRI facility in partnership with the hospital. The facility is a key resource to investigators in the colleges of Medicine and Science, the Arizona Cancer Center and the Sarver Heart Center and supports research from 18 federally funded grants.
Dr. Gmitro earned his Ph.D. in Optical Sciences from the University of Arizona in 1982. He then became an assistant professor of diagnostic radiology at Yale University before returning to the University of Arizona in 1987 as an associate professor of radiology and director of the research program in Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
Please plan to join us to listen to and congratulate Dr. Gmitro at noon on November 17 in Kiewit Auditorium. A complimentary lunch will be provided. Please RVSP by November 10 to glinda@medadmin.arizona.edu.