The Research & Education Foundation of the Radiological Society of North America has received an endowment from Martin D. Prince, MD, PhD, to fund the new Prince Research Resident Grant. An RSNA member since 1989, Prince is also a former Research Resident Grant recipient.
“The R&E Foundation creates a pipeline of research and development, generating the necessary data to fuel technology and develop new clinical techniques,” said James P. Borgstede, MD, chair of the RSNA R&E Foundation Board of Trustees. “Dr. Prince’s career exemplifies the importance of continuing to support this research.”
Currently a professor of radiology at Weill Cornell and Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York, Prince also serves as Chief of MRI at New York Hospital and runs an active program of MR research. He developed contrast-enhanced MR arteriography and techniques to synchronize the center of k-space with the arterial phase of a contrast agent bolus, methods eventually commercialized by all scanner manufacturers. Prince’s research also led to the development of the SmartSet hand injection system for MR angiography and bolus chase MR angiography, which have also been widely adopted.
“I’ve realized I can have an impact that goes beyond my local institution,” Prince said of creating the endowment. “I thought, what better cause could I support than the R&E Foundation, which has a great track record and with which I have personal experience?” He serves on the editorial board of RSNA’s peer-reviewed journal Radiology and has taught refresher courses during the RSNA Annual Meeting and Scientific Assembly.
“Dr. Prince’s generosity demonstrates an admirable dedication to his profession,” Borgstede said. “He clearly understands that in this time of dwindling support from outside sources, funding our specialty falls squarely on our shoulders as radiologists.”
