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Publications
ASNR’s agship publications are the AJNR and Neurographics, launched in 1980
and 2011, respectively. During its rst decade of publication, the American Journal
of Roentgenology co-published articles in the AJNR, reecting the journal’s coownership by the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS). On January 1, 1986,
full ownership of the AJNR passed from the ARRS to ASNR [24].
AJNR has had seven editors-in-chief: Juan M.Taveras (1980–1989), Michael
S.Huckman (1989–1997), Robert M.Quencer (1997–2005), Robert I.Grossman
(Jan 2006–2007), Mauricio Castillo (2007–2015), Jeffrey Ross (2015–2023),
and Max Wintermark (2023–present). Since the 1990s, AJNR has increased in
size, article submissions, international authorship, and impact factor. AJNR has
grown from 6 to 12 issues a year, began digital publication in September 2000,
and launched a mobile app in 2010. In January 2025, AJNR transitioned its publication to an all-digital format. A major update to AJNR’s website “WEB 2.0”
in 2010 added “Case of the Week,” “Classic Case,” AJNR Blog, podcasts, and a
Fellows’ Club among other features [25]. Manuscript submissions have steadily
increased since the 1990s, from 610in 1998 to over 1700in 2020 [26]. By 2007,
over 50% of submissions to the journal came from outside the United States [27].
Between 2010 and 2023, AJNR’s impact factor has ranged from 2.9–4.9. Since
2016, the ASNR has offered free or low-cost journal access to developing nations
through the WHO HINARI program. Current Editor, Dr. Max Wintermark has
introduced the AJNR Academy of Reviewers to elevate the quality of the peer
review process, and AJNR “SCANtastic” to promote AJNR content via social
media [28].
Neurographics is ASNR’s peer-reviewed, quarterly, educational journal published online since June 2011, and bimonthly since 2015. Neurographics serves
“to supplement the basic and clinical science research published in the AJNR
with high-quality neuroradiology educational articles.” [29] Since March 2013,
Neurographics has offered Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits. Drs.
Quencer and Castillo served as the initial editors and the journal consisted of
educational exhibits selected from the annual meeting. Barton F.Branstetter IV
MD, then Chair of the ASNR Education Committee, was the rst editor-in-chief.
He was succeeded as editor-in-chief by Joshua P.Nickerson, MD in June 2020.
In early 2026, Neurographics was rebranded as AJNR Clinical Practice, focused
on high-quality, peer-reviewed, practice-oriented clinical content.
The monthly AJNR Podcast reviewing journal highlights began with the
November–December 2009 issue. There have been ve podcast editors to date:
C.Douglas Philips, MD (2009–2012) Yvonne W.Lui, MD (2013–2017), Wende
Gibbs, MD (2017—2021), Courtney Tomblinson, MD (2021), and Keven Hiatt,
MD (2021-Present). Mauricio Castillo started the AJNR Blog in January 2009 to
provide space for book reviews, annotated bibliography of neuroradiological literature, and other important editorial news. By December 2009, the Blog received
about 5000 visits per month [30].
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Standards, Guidelines, andCurriculum Development
ASNR’s educational, training, and curriculum development activities have advanced
to meet the changing needs of neuroradiology professionals, embracing state-ofthe-art technology, and ensuring the relevance of continuing education.
Initiatives are as follows: Introduction of the Core Curriculum Course in 1994,
development of the Bracco-sponsored Neurocurriculum Live in 2014,5 creation of
the Neuroradiology Fellowship Curriculum in January 2021, and a Comprehensive
Neuroradiology Course in September 2022 to supplement institutional curricular
offerings. Currently, ASNR’s Education Connection platform provides a library of
on-demand webinars, podcasts, and other resources. Since its launch in September
2019, ASNR has hosted over 120 webinars and learners have earned over 84,000
CME hours [31].
The Society secured accreditation for neuroradiology fellowships by the
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) in 1992, with the
objectives of addressing the subspecialty workforce crisis in the late 1990s and
adapting training standards to innovative technologies and practice patterns. ASNR
advocated for a “Neuroradiology Fellowship Match” in January 2001 which organized and streamlined the trainee selection process, improved fairness, and reduced
no-show rates among fellows.
ASNR focused on recruiting and supporting future leaders through leadership
development programs, targeted meeting features for fellows, and the establishment
of the Young Professionals Committee in 2014. Free membership for “Members-inTraining” category, and the development of a Career Center arrived in March 2021.
ASNR has collaborated with other societies, such as SNIS and AANS6 to dene
practice standards for neuroradiology, including guidelines for neurointerventional
training and articial intelligence standards.
ASNR Digital Presence andSocial Media
ASNR has embraced digital presence and social media as crucial components of its
strategy to engage members, disseminate knowledge, and foster community within
neuroradiology. The journey began on December 20, 1996, with the launching of its
website, marking the start of its online presence. Over the years, ASNR has matured
its digital strategy, including major website redesigns in 2008 and in 2022 to improve
user experience, searchability, and access to curated content, embracing social media
platforms in April 2010 and launching a Facebook page in December 2012 [32].
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Neurocurriculum Live was rebranded “Neuroradiology Core Education Series” in 2022.
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Society of Neurointerventional Surgery and American Association of Neurological Surgeons.
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Governance
ASNR Executive Leadership
During its early years, a small Executive Committee comprising elected ofcers
conducted the Society’s business. ASNR lacked physical headquarters or administrative staff. ASNR presidents relied on their personal staff and resources to fulll
their duties. The increasing complexity of the Annual Meeting in the 1970s, coupled
with membership growth, led the Society to seek an experienced meeting planner
and managerial support. ASNR approached the Radiological Society of North
America (RSNA) for help. In 1983, ASNR hired George F.Schuyler, the RSNA’s
director of scientic meetings, to assist in planning its annual meeting and other
activities. Schuyler was both a “Meeting Consultant” and a “Managing Director.” In
that capacity, he remained an RSNA employee and worked for the ASNR parttime [33].
Schuyler retired from RSNA in 1989 and was succeed by Patricia Grosshauser
who had served as ASNR’s assistant managing director since 1985. Grosshauser
played an instrumental role in gaining ownership of AJNR [34]. In the Summer of
1990, ASNR achieved full independence from RSNA with its own ofce and administrative staff. After Grosshauser left, the ASNR began a search for a new Executive
Director.
In 1993, ASNR hired James B. Gantenberg, FACHE to serve as Executive
Director. Gantenberg brought a wealth of managerial experience, including 5years
as Executive Director of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. Gantenberg
brought skills in strategic planning and implementation, organizational development, corporate relations, fundraising, and scal management to bear on the challenges facing the Society. He built ASNR’s professional staff, from 5 to 17, bringing
in experts in functional areas like nance, human resources, technology, and meeting planning.
Over the next two decades, Gantenberg and physician leaders oversaw the growth
and evolution of ASNR from a radiology subspecialty society operating under the
auspices of RSNA into an independent national organization with over 5500 members and strong international partners. With Gantenberg scheduled to retire at the
end of 2016, ASNR conducted a national search and selected Mary Beth Hepp,
MBA to succeed him. Hepp came to ASNR with over a decade of executive leadership experience, most recently as Executive Director and Foundation President of
Helping Hand Center, a large social services organization [35]. In her role as ASNR
Executive Director, Hepp oversees a staff of 17 and the work of ASNR’s Board of
Directors to ensure that the society remains dedicated to the fulllment of its educational, research, and advocacy missions.
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ASNR Physician Leadership
The ASNR physician leadership structure has changed in size, structure, and composition since its founding. ASNR chooses ofcers annually. Until the early 1990s,
a “Nominating Committee” made recommendations on a slate of candidates, effectively selected the president without input from the members. Historically, ASNR
leadership has come from major academic institutions on the east and west coasts of
the United States and the Mayo Clinic. In 1992, in response to member feedback
that elections were undemocratic, ASNR began soliciting its general membership
for nominations for elected positions [12]. In 1995, Dr. Robert Lukin was the rst
president of the ASNR elected through this more inclusive member ballot process.
In its 61-year history, ASNR has made strides, particularly in the last decade, to
improve the diversity of the senior leadership to reect the changing membership,
and the elevation of women, and community practitioners. To date, ten women have
served as president. The rst woman to serve as president was Anne G.Osborn, MD
in 1988–89. Another 17 years would pass before a second woman, Patricia
A.Rhyner, MD, was elected president in 2005. Since that time, eight other women
have served as president, including Tina Young Poussaint, MD, FACR, and Past
President Yvonne W.Lui, MD FACR [36]. In 2018, Robert M.Barr became the rst
private practice neuroradiologist to be elected ASNR president.
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ASNR Executive Committee
The ASNR Executive Committee (The “Ex Comm”) had been the society’s principal decision-making body since October 1962. The Ex Comm functioned like a
traditional corporate board of directors empowered to conduct the society’s business, controlled funds and “the safe keeping or sale of property.” [37] For many
years, the Ex Comm consisted of the president, president-elect, vice president, secretary, and treasurer. All standing committees of the ASNR reported up to the
Ex-Comm. By the early 1990s, members raised concerns that the Ex Comm had
become too insular, unresponsive to the needs of subspecialists and private practitioners, inadequately defended turf, and lacked participation in reimbursement policy decisions. In 1992, the ASNR revamped its governance structure to allow for
greater member representation, greater authority, and expansion into new elds of
public policy and practice standards [38].
By 1994, the Ex Comm had grown to include the senior elected ofcers, one
member-at-large, the three most recent past presidents, the chair of the Rules
Committee, and representatives of the Subspecialty Groups recognized by the
Executive Committee [39]. That year, a small “Administrative Committee” was
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established.8 The Ex Comm was empowered to carry out business between meetings of the membership. Whereas the Society empowered the Administrative
Committee to conduct business between meetings of the Executive Committee [40].
Over the next decade, ASNR’s Ex Comm expanded to incorporate representatives of preexisting standing committees and those of newly formed committees
created over the years to address various issues such as health policy, research,
and fellowship training. By 2014, the Ex Comm had 22 voting members and 11
non- voting members [41]. The Ex Comm became a valuable component of the
ASNR leadership, fostering collaboration among various regional and subspecialty societies and including input from committee chairs, the ACR council, and
other societies. It had also become unwieldy. ASNR needed a smaller, nimbler
group to oversee management and functions and to improve the efciency and
focus of leadership [42].
In 2015, ASNR restructured its governance, rebranding the Administrative
Committee as the “Board of Directors” (BOD). The new BOD consisted of the
president, president-elect, vice-president, secretary, treasurer, rst, second, and
third president, executive director (ex-ofcio, non-voting), Chair of the Foundation
of the ASNR Board of Trustees, editor-in-chief of the American Journal of
Neuroradiology (AJNR), and up to three additional members chosen by the
Board [43].
Four years later, in 2019, ASNR underwent another signicant leadership reorganization, replacing the Ex Comm with the Board of Directors and a new Advisory
Council (“AC”). The BOD retained its composition and duciary responsibilities,
while the larger AC (comprising the elected ofcers and chairs of the standing committees) functions to advise the Board in meeting strategic goals and initiatives and
has some specic authorities. ASNR redened terms of service of its ofcers, and
assigned the vice president as chair of the AC [44].
ASNR Committee Structure
ASNR’s committees are necessary to promote the Society’s mission and fulll its
vision. Hundreds of dedicated neuroradiology professionals have volunteered their
time and energy to serve on various committees. Whereas the ASNR BOD steers the
ship, the committees have provided the power to generate ideas, solve problems,
implement programs, and serve as a training ground for the Society’s future leaders.
Headquarters administrative staff—who provide critical liaison services including
facilitating planning, communications, advice on policy and procedures, and program implementation—have assisted ASNR committees.
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The modern committee structure of ASNR has its origins in the early 1970s,
which, broadly speaking, has consisted of standing, ad hoc, and annual meeting
program-related committees reporting up through the Ex Comm [45] and, after
2019, through the BOD. The number of ASNR standing committees has risen
steadily from 6in 1962 (Executive, Auditors, Rules, Membership, Program, and
Nominating) to 31in 2015–2016. The Society has formed new committees to oversee increasingly complex daily business (e.g., Finance, Publications, and
Commercial Relations committees) and through the strategic planning process (e.g.,
Fellowship Directors and Social Media committees).
In 2013–2014, ASNR underwent a major expansion of its standing committees,
many of which existed for years. Committees were grouped into ve broad categories: Core Missions (Health Policy, Research, and Education), Meeting-related
(Program and Technical/IT), Social Engagement (Membership, Commercial
Relations, ASNR Foundation, Publication, Infrastructure, and Intersociety
Relations), Administrative (Admin and Ex Comm, Human Resources, Audit,
Finance, Rules, Nominating), and Honoric (Honorary Membership, Outstanding
Contributions in Research, and Gold Medal Award) [46]. The three long-standing
Health Policy subcommittees on “Economics,” “Quality Safety and Value,” and
“Standards and Guidelines” were all elevated to committee status reecting the
complexity of practice and payor issues. Among the new committees formed were
“Computer Science and Informatics,” “Website and Online CME,” “Young
Professionals,” and “International Collaborations.” [47]
Further restructuring and consolidation of committees occurred between
2017–2023, to align those with similar purposes such as “Website” with “Social
Media” or to incorporate important committees like Health Policy and the Special/
Regional Societies into the Advisory Committee. In 2020, ASNR BOD established
a standing committee on “Diversity and Inclusion “to ensure that the ‘increasingly
diverse and complex’ nature of the Society was incorporated into its many programs, functions and activities.” [48] Most recently, in 2023, the AJNR editor-inchief position was removed from the Board of Directors, to reect best practice and
consistency with other societies’ practices. The editors-in-chief of all ASNR publications (currently AJNR and Neurographics) remain on the ASNR Advisory
Council [49].
Evolution oftheASNR Constitution
The foundational governance document of ASNR is its “Constitution,” rst codied
in April 1962 and updated on a near-annual basis. Over six decades, its basic structure has remained stable; dening the Society’s objectives, roles, and terms of ofcers, membership criteria, and functions of major committees. Since the 1980s,
ASNR’s Constitution has become more detailed. These changes reect a commitment to maintaining a dynamic and relevant professional organization and a continued evolution of the society’s governance and operational procedures, aiming to
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provide transparency and exibility, and to reect current and best practices. ASNR
has made some major changes to its constitution.
Elections In 1992, ASNR decided to increase its role in socioeconomic issues,
public relations, interaction with government and private payers, and explore intersociety collaboration. The Society therefore undertook “extensive constitutional
reform, to improve the operational efciency of a larger society and democratization of the selection of [its] leadership.” [50] From that point, ASNR made an open
call to its membership for nominees for ofcers [51].
Objectives Between 1969 and 1994, the ASNR constitution added four new objec-
tives: (1) providing for an annual scientic and educational meeting, (2) promoting
close cooperation with other related specialties, (3) establishing a channel to publish neuroradiology research, and (4) promoting understanding of neuroradiology
among patients, the public, and other medical specialists [52].
Membership Before 1990, membership was by “invitation only” and for fellowshiptrained neuroradiologists. As membership plateaued, the Society sought to attract
new members from neuroradiology, the broader neuroscience research community,
and from outside North America. Periodically, ASNR has amended its membership
categories to be more inclusive and to streamline the application process. Achieving
the milestone of subspecialty certication required the ASNR to compromise with
organized radiology by allowing all qualied individuals actively engaged in the
professional practice of neuroradiology to sit for the exam. In 1995, the ASNR constitution was amended to create a new route for “Junior” members to advance to
“Senior” membership and also enabled any radiologist who had received a subspecialty certication in Neuroradiology from the ABR to be eligible for senior membership [53]. Since 1962, ASNR has admitted international physicians designating
them “corresponding members” until 1999 when they were folded into the “Member”
category. In 2014, the Society created a new member category called “International
Outreach” to include individuals from developing countries with an annual per-person GDP of $10,000 or less [54]. As of 2024, there were seven member categories.
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Constitutional Crisis Changes to the ASNR Constitution have seldom generated
controversy. In 2007, the ASNR Executive Committee’s proposal to include nonneuroradiologists as “Senior Members” caused great consternation among the
Society’s members [55]. An earlier decision by ASNR to add a dues assessment of
$1800 on top of regular member dues to fund the Society’s philanthropic foundation
had the unintended consequence of a 5–10% attrition in membership. Some members chose not to renew, while others converted to a less expensive member category.
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ASNR leadership had strategized ways of increasing member ranks by removing
nancial and bureaucratic barriers and eliminating the perception of a “second class
status” of non-senior members who lacked voting rights or the ability to chair committees. Societal growth helped introduce fresh ideas and new potential leaders,
fostered collaboration with other specialties, and increased international participation at a time when over 50% of AJNR manuscripts came from outside the United
States. A larger ASNR also meant greater inuence within organized Medicine.
David M.Yousem, MD, then president-elect of the ASNR, noted “This is not just
about money. It is about expanding the sphere of inuence of the ASNR, making it
a broader more scientic, international, and far-reaching society.” [ 56]
Member sentiment was decidedly against the proposed changes, fearing that it
would dilute the inuence of neuroradiologists, devalue senior membership status,
and open the Society up to domination by non-neuroradiologists. Furthermore, as
written, ASNR would no longer require Senior Members to practice neuroradiology
50% of their time, be board-certied, or reside in North America [56]. ASNR
quickly rescinded the dues increase and took other measures to control costs such as
decreasing the length of the annual meeting and limiting spending on social events.
The 2007 amendments did not pass and instead the Society later created “Memberin- Training” and “Research Scientist” member categories to encourage fellows and
neuroscientists to join the Society [57].
Modernization In 2019, ASNR undertook a comprehensive review of its
Constitution and made substantial changes to reect current best practices, clarifying governance roles of the Executive Committee, and afrming its important advisory role. Extensive wordsmithing to the Constitution improved its clarity and
consistency and introduced gender-neutrality. The Society created a new “ASNR
Policy and Procedure Manual” to contain operational procedures and logistical
details of committee structures that were previously in the Constitution. This change
was meant to streamline the document and improve the exibility of ASNR for
growth and innovation.
Research
“Those who do the research, control the eld.” [58] ASNR has long recognized the
critical importance of research for the future of neuroradiology [59]. The Society
has been proactive in supporting neuroradiological research through various initiatives starting with a Fellowship in Basic Science Research Award in 1986 to foster
the scientic development of young researchers [60], the creation of a Research
Committee in 1991 to oversee research activities, and the establishment of a philanthropic foundation in late 1994 to secure nancial resources necessary to ensure
research and educational opportunities for its members.
Expansion of the ASNR’s role in education and research and the need for aggressive fundraising to support research independent from members’ donations, other
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radiology organizations, government and corporate sources have been consistent
with the Society’s strategic plans. Around 2010, ASNR recognized that it had “lost
the lead in neuroimaging research” and that the Society needed to grow its
Foundation and develop a sustainable structure for research, including projects that
beneted community-based neuroradiologists [61]. The 2018–2021 Strategic Plan
highlighted the need to develop the governance and interoperability of the ASNR
Board, its Foundation, and the ASNR Research Committee so that the research
agenda was aligned with strategic initiatives, and that research priorities cascaded
throughout the Society [62].
Foundation oftheASNR (FASNR)
The Foundation of the ASNR (FASNR) began operating as a tax-exempt, non-prot
organization in 1995 [63]. The Foundation was governed by a small Board of
Trustees that was expanded in 2002 to include more representation by community
neuroradiologists [64]. From 1994 until 2014, the Foundation’s Board had a single
Chair: Burton P.Drayer, MD (1995–2001), A.James Barkovich, MD (2001–2007),
Eric J.Russell, MD (2007–2010), and Howard A.Rowley, MD (2010–2014).
In 2014, the Foundation restructured its leadership into two branches with
Co-Chairs for “Research and Grants” and “Funding and Development.” This reorganization intended to facilitate the evaluation and administration of an increasing
number of grants, develop a “more inspired approach to fundraising,“ [65] and a
sustainable framework for ASNR-sponsored research [66]. Pina C. Sanelli, MD,
MPH, FACR served as Co-Chair (Research and Grants) from 2014–2023 and was
succeeded by Christopher P.Hess, MD, PhD in 2023. Laurie A.Loevner, MD has
served as Co-Chair (Funding and Development) from 2014 to present. The Board of
Trustees currently consists of two Co-Chairs, the ASNR President, the Presidentelect/Program Chair, two Members-at-Large, and the ASNR Executive Director. In
2020, the ASNR entered into a new nancial and management agreement with the
Foundation to simplify the contractual terms around use of the Society’s staff and
administrative resources [67].
Individual member donations, periodic nancial support from growth in ASNR
nancial reserves, and corporate sponsorship have been the Foundation’s principal
funding sources. Historically, 7–10% of ASNR members have donated to it. During
Fiscal Year 2022 alone, 214 individuals donated a total of $158,000 [68]. In 2018,
the ASNR BOD began sponsoring a matching grant for rst-time donors, yielding a
17% increase in such donors [69]. Corporate sponsors to the FASNR have included
Target Therapeutics, Berlex Pharmaceuticals, and Bracco, among others. In 2023,
the FASNR received a $four million charitable contribution to establish the Aldon
Mark Berger Fund for Research and Education in Mental Health to develop competitive research grants and education related to mental health [70].
In 2019, the FASNR established three giving circles: the Leadership Circle, the
Chairman’s Society, and the Corporate Giving Circle. The goals of the giving circles
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include increasing Foundation giving (annual, major, and planned gifts), creating an
organizational identity, and building camaraderie among philanthropists who consistently support the Foundation. Recently, the FASNR redesigned its website to
highlight donors and grant recipients [71]. The ASNR and its Foundation remain
nancially strong, with over $11 million in reserve as of 2021 [72].
Since 1995, the FASNR has awarded over $8.83 million in grants; with 75% of
funding awards made through the Boerger Research Fund for Alzheimer’s Disease
and Neurocognitive Disorders ($2.12m), the Basic Science Award ($1.82m), and
Scholar Award in Neuroradiology Research ($1.75m) [73]. More than 116 individual researchers have been funded since 1987. FASNR awards over $340,000in
grants annually [74].
As of 2024, the FASNR offers The Foundation Grant Program (for promising
young researchers), the Alzheimer’s’ Association/Foundation of the ASNR Imaging
Grant in Alzheimer’s Disease and Neurodegenerative Diseases, the Trainee Research
Grant in Neuroradiology, the Aldon Mark Berger Mental Health and Neuropsychiatry
Imaging Research Grant, and the Women in Neuroradiology Leadership Award
(funds attendance at the ACR’s annual Radiology Leadership Institute Summit)
[75]. The Foundation has also recently established an “Innovative Research Fund”
to support research in AI, clinical data analytics, comparative effectiveness, novel
neuroimaging techniques, and translational research.
The Foundation has a tripartite mission to support excellence in patient care,
research, and education. The FASNR has funded some of the advocacy work of the
Health Policy Committee, which has beneted all members, and educational activities such as Neurographics, eCME, Neurocurriculum Live, and the annual meeting
Symposium [76]. In 2016, the Foundation provided $150,000in support to the neuroradiology subspecialty societies to develop research programs. The FASNR has
fostered relations with the NIH (2006, 2010), collaborated with ISMRM (2007),
and co-sponsored grants with the RSNA (2013) and ARRS (2014). To keep members up-to-date on emerging neuroimaging techniques, such as fMRI and diffusion
tensor imaging, the Foundation introduced “hands-on workshops” at the 2014
Annual Meeting.
ASNR Research Committee
The ASNR Research Committee, established in the early 1990s, is “responsible for
fostering research in neuroradiology, for overseeing researchers and research activities funded by or through the Society.” [77] The Committee evaluates applications
for competitive grants, makes recommendations on grant recipients to the
Foundation’s Board of Trustees, and monitors the progress of research by funded
individuals. The Research Committee has played a vital role in developing strategies to increase NIH funding and fostering intersociety collaboration with the
RSNA, ISMRM, the Organization for Human Brain Mapping (OHBM), and the
Society for Neurosciences (SfN).