The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) has announced the appointment of Gary D. Luker as editor of the new online journal, Radiology: Imaging Cancer, scheduled for launch in 2019.
Luker is professor of radiology, microbiology and immunology, and biomedical engineering at Michigan Medicine, where he serves as associate chair for clinical research in the Department of Radiology. He is also an attending physician at C.S. Mott Children's Hospital in Ann Arbor.
In 1996, Luker became an attending physician at both St. Louis Children's Hospital and Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital until 2004. He became an assistant professor of radiology, microbiology and immunology at the University of Michigan in 2004, associate professor in 2010 and an associate professor of biomedical engineering in 2012.
Luker has served in editorial positions and provided peer review for a number of journals, including Journal of Immunology, Journal of Nuclear Medicine, Integrative Biology, the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and on multiple editorial boards, including Pediatric Radiology and Tomography. He has authored or co-authored more than 145 peer-reviewed articles and three book chapters.
Luker has served with a number of professional societies in many capacities. In addition to being a former member of the RSNA Molecular Imaging Committee, he has served on review committees for NIH and the Society for Molecular Imaging, where he served on the Board of Trustees and as a council member. Luker currently serves on the molecular imaging committees of the American College of Radiology and the American Board of Radiology.
Radiology: Imaging Cancer will cover the best clinical and translational cancer imaging studies across organ systems and modalities, including leading-edge technological developments. The journal will foster communication across radiological subspecialties and support collaborations within the broader oncological research and clinical communities. It will be published bi-monthly, exclusively online. RSNA members will receive a complimentary subscription as a member benefit. Original research and editorial submissions to Radiology: Imaging Cancer will be accepted beginning early 2019.
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