A Multi-Disciplinary Multi-Development Core on Musculoskeletal Imaging

描述（由申请人提供）：治疗已经联合起来，形成了一个多学科研究人员的核心，专注于肌肉骨骼成像的定量发展。肌肉骨骼和定量成像研究（MQIR）核心建议针对RFA-OD-09-005制定一份提案。这个P30 RFA是为了支持新招募的教师在MQIR核心中心的背景下开发研究项目。我们建议用三个关键来增强这一核心。教师招聘。一名成像科学家，主要研究小动物的分子和功能成像，尤其关注肌肉-骨骼退化、病理和再生的动物模型一个专注于开发成像技术的教师职位，利用这些技术进行定量建模，并结合步态分析、生物力学和人类表现。磁共振成像科学家，将专注于开发新的平移成像和图像处理方法，主要关注骨科研究所的仪器。此外，还将为技术人员、学生和博士后研究人员的支助寻求资金，并支付使用核心充值来发展试点项目的费用。用于支付成像时间的资金也将通过放射科种子资助计划和试点资助计划提供。如果被聘用的教师需要支持，每个部门将承诺在P30资助后的两年内支持一个教师职位。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Therapy have joined together to form a core of multi-disciplinary researchers focusing on the quantitative development of musculo-skeletal imaging. The Musculoskeletal and Quantitative Imaging Research (MQIR) Core proposes to develop a proposal in response to RFA-OD-09-005. This P30 RFA is to support the hiring of newly recruited faculty to develop research projects within the context of MQIR Core Center. We propose to enhance this core with three key.faculty recruitments. An imaging scientist, focusing on molecular and functional imaging, of small animals, especially focused on animal models of musculo-skeletal degeneration, pathologies and regeneration. A faculty position focused on developing imaging techniques, utilizing these technologies for quantitative modeling, in conjunction with gait analysis, biomechanics and human performance. A magnetic resonance imaging scientist who will focus on developing novel translational imaging and image processing methodologies, with primary focus on the instrumentation at the Orthopedics Institute. In addition, funds will be sought for technicians, student and post-doctoral researcher support, and to cover use of core recharges to develop pilot projects. Funds to cover imaging time will also be made available through the Department of Radiology Seed Grant program and Pilot funding programs. Each department will commit to the support of one faculty position for the two years after the P30 grant, should the faculty member hired need the support.