2015 - Outcome

• Potentials For Intervention in Preventing Post-Traumatic Osteoarthritis After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries: Characterization of Inflammatory and Metabolic Profile of Synovial Fluid.
  Keiko Amano, MD, Staff Research Associate, UC San Francisco, $12,500
• Development Of 18F-GE-180 PET/MR as a Biomarker for Image Guided Treatment of Low Back Pain.
  William Dillon, MD, Professor, UC San Francisco, $10,000
• In vivo Longitudinal Imaging of Mesenchymal Stem Cell Therapy of Osteoarthritis.
  Sergey, Magnitsky, PhD, Assistant Researcher, UC San Francisco, $12,500
• Quantitative MRI Analysis of Intervertebral Discs as a Clinically-feasible Technique for Lower Back Pain Assessment.
  Prachi Pandit, Specialist, UC San Francisco, $3,000
• Longitudinal Effects of Hip Arthroscopy on Cartilage and Muscle Composition.
  Michael Samaan, PhD, Postdoctoral Scholar, UC San Francisco,$5,250

2014 - Outcome

• Accuracy of Measuring Meniscus Resection Volume with MRI.
  Brian Feeley, MD, Assistant Professor in Residence, UC San Francisco, $5,760
• Facet Osteoarthritis and Disc Degeneration using simultaneous PET-MR.
  Prachi Pandit, PhD, Specialist, UC San Francisco, $50,000
• Knee Osteoarthritis and Cartilage-Bone interactions using PET-MR.
  Dragana Savic, Associate Specialist, UC San Francisco, $50,000
• gagCEST imaging of Knee Cartilage at 3T.
  Anand Venkatachari, Associate Specialist, UC San Francisco, $10,000

2013 - Outcome

• Development of in vivo MR Imaging Technique for Monitoring Mesenchymal Stem Cell Therapy for Bone Pathologies.
  Sergey Magnitsky, PhD, Assistant Researcher, UC San Francisco, $8,000
• Gait Retraining to Reduce Progression of Knee OA.
  Richard Souza, PhD, PT, Associate Professor in Residence, UC San Francisco, $10,000

2012 - Outcome

• Structural, Metabolic, and Biomechanical Effects of High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) on Bone.
  Matthew Bucknor, MD, Assistant Professor in Residence, UC San Francisco, $25,000
• Gastric Bypass Surgery Induced Weight-loss and Knee Cartilage, Meniscus and Muscle Composition.
  Deepak Kumar, PhD, Postdoctoral Scholar, UC San Francisco, $2,000
• Temperature Mapping of Bone using UTE-MRI and HIFU.
  Roland Krug, PhD, Assistant Professor in Residence, UC San Francisco, $2,500
• Afferent Deficits and Lower Extremity Osteoarthritis.
  Nancy Lane, MD, Professor, UC Davis, $1,430
• Kinematic and Quantitative MR Imaging Evaluation of ACL Reconstructions Using the Mini-two Incision Method Compared to the Anteromedial Portal Technique.
  Drew Anderson Lansdown, MD, Resident, PGY-3, UC San Francisco, $10,000
• Effect of Kartogenin on Cartilage and Bone in a Rodent Model of Osteoarthritis.
  Geetha Mohan, PhD, Postdoctoral Scholar, UC San Francisco, $10,000

2011 - Outcome

• Ultra-high-field MRI and Image Analysis for Improving the Management of Osteoarthritis.
  Abhijit J. Chaudhari, PhD, Assistant Professor, UC Davis, $13,000
• Ultrashort Echo Time MRI of the Achilles Tendon at 7T.
  Misung Han, PhD, Postdoctoral Scholar, UC San Francisco, $3,000
• Static and Dynamic Knee Alignment, Muscle Balance and Cartilage Composition in Young Adults.
  Deepak Kumar, PhD, Postdoctoral Scholar, UC San Francisco, $4,940
• Quantitative MRI of Articular Cartilage in a Guinea Pig OA Model: Measurement of T1ρ Dispersion and T2 at 7T.
  Gerd Melkus, PhD, Postdoctoral Scholar, UC San Francisco, $9,981.50
• Testing the Role of the Alternatively Spliced EDA Segment of Fibronectin in Osteoarthritis.
  John Peters, MD, Associate Professor, Internal Medicine, UC Davis, $11,000
• Development of Cartilage T1ρ/T2 Imaging at 7 Tesla and Comparison to 3 Tesla.
  Cory Wyatt, PhD, Postdoctoral Scholar, UC San Francisco, $4,815

2010 - Outcome

• Short-term Effects of Running on MR Relaxation of Knee Cartilage and Meniscus.
  Subburaj Karupppasamy, PhD, Postdoctoral Scholar, UC San Francisco, $5,000