Summer Research Program

The MIR Summer Research Program offers undergraduate and medical students an excellent introduction to current radiological sciences research. You can start this 10-week program, which is based on approximately 40 hours per week, any time between May 24 and June 1.

Before submitting your application, please contact potential faculty mentors to discuss your interest in their research.

Diane S. Abou, PhD
Assistant Professor of Radiology
Hongyu An, PhD
Director, Biomedical MR Center
Beau M. Ances, MD, PhD
Daniel J. Brennan, MD, Professor of Neurology
David H. Ballard, MD
Assistant Professor of Radiology
Kevin M. Bennett, PhD
Associate Professor of Radiology
Tammie L.S. Benzinger, MD, PhD
Professor of Radiology
Mikhail Y. Berezin, PhD
Associate Professor of Radiology
Janine D. Bijsterbosch, PhD
Assistant Professor of Radiology
Kevin J. Black, MD
Professor of Psychiatry
Ganesh B. Chand, PhD
Assistant Professor of Radiology
Arindam Rano Chatterjee, MD
Associate Professor of Radiology
James R. Duncan, MD, PhD
Professor of Radiology
Adam T. Eggebrecht, PhD
Associate Professor of Radiology
Aimilia Gastounioti, PhD
Assistant Professor of Radiology
Brian A. Gordon, PhD
Assistant Professor of Radiology
Manu S. Goyal, MD
Associate Professor of Radiology
Tamara Hershey, PhD
Director, Neuroimaging Labs Research Center
Joseph E. Ippolito, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Radiology
Amin H. Jahromi, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Radiology
Abhinav K. Jha, PhD
Assistant Professor of Radiology
Richard Laforest, PhD
Professor of Radiology
Yongjian Liu, PhD
Professor of Radiology
José Marcio Luna, PhD
Assistant Professor of Radiology
Christopher D. Malone, MD
Assistant Professor of Radiology
Daniel S. Marcus, PhD
Director, Computational Imaging Research Center
Mikhail V. Milchenko, PhD
Assistant Professor of Radiology
Scott A. Norris, MD
Associate Professor of Neurology
Joel S. Perlmutter, MD
Elliot H. Stein Family Professor of Neurology
Vikas Prasad, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Radiology
Cyrus A. Raji, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Radiology
Patrícia M. Ribeiro Pereira, PhD
Assistant Professor of Radiology
Nassir Rostambeigi, MD
Associate Professor of Radiology
Vijay Sharma, PhD
Professor of Radiology
Joshua S. Shimony, MD, PhD
Professor of Radiology
Kooresh I. Shoghi, PhD
Professor of Radiology
Ryan G. Short, MD
Assistant Professor of Radiology
Cary L. Siegel, MD
Professor of Radiology
Marilyn J. Siegel, MD
Professor of Radiology
Sheng-Kwei (Victor) Song, PhD
Professor of Radiology
Aristeidis Sotiras, PhD
Assistant Professor of Radiology
Yuan-Chuan Tai, PhD
Senior Vice Chair and Division Director, Radiology Research Facilities
Daniel L.J. Thorek, PhD
Associate Professor of Radiology
Zhude (Will) Tu, PhD
Director, Precision Radiotheranostics Translation Center
Richard L. Wahl, MD
Professor of Radiology
Qing Wang, PhD
Assistant Professor of Radiology
Dmitriy A. Yablonskiy, PhD
Professor of Radiology
Jie Zheng, PhD
Associate Professor of Radiology
  • Breast imaging
  • Cardiovascular imaging
  • Contrast agent development
  • Diagnostic radiology
  • Digital imaging
  • Magnetic resonance imaging
  • Magnetic resonance spectroscopy
  • Molecular pharmacology
  • Neuroscience imaging
  • Nuclear medicine
  • Optical imaging
  • Positron emission tomography
  • Radiopharmaceutical development
  • Ultrasound
  • X-ray computed tomography

To foster equity in the next generation of imaging excellence, the program encourages women and URiM students to apply. Learn more about diversity, equity and inclusion at MIR.

Applicants selected for the Summer Research Program will receive $7,000 for a 10-week summer research period.

Please return your completed application, transcripts from all undergraduate schools (and medical school if applicable), and two letters of recommendation as indicated in the MIRSP application.

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