Richard Frayne
Positions
Hopewell Profesor of Brain Imaging
Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Radiology
Hopewell Profesor of Brain Imaging
Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Clinical Neurosciences
Scientist
Seaman Family Magnetic Resonance Research Centre, Foothills Medical Centre
Deputy Director
Hotchkiss Brain Institute
Full Member
Hotchkiss Brain Institute
Member
Libin Cardiovascular Institute
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Background
Educational Background
BASc Electrical Engineering, University of Waterloo, 1989
Doctor of Philosophy Medical Imaging, University of Western Ontario, 1994
Post-doctoral Fellowship Medical Physics and Radiology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1996
Biography
Richard Frayne is a Professor (with tenure) in the Departments of Radiology and Clinical Neuroscience, a member and the Deputy Director of the Hotchkiss Brain Institute (HBI), and an associate member of the Libin Cardiovascular Institute (LCI), all in the Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary. He directs the Vascular Imaging Laboratory (VIL) of the Seaman Family Centre, Foothills Medical Centre, Alberta Health Services and from 2010-7 was the Seaman Family Centre’s Scientific Director. From 2000-2005 he was a Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada (HSFC) New Investigator, from 2000-2010, he received salary support from the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research (AHFMR), from 2003-2013, he was a Canada Research Chair in Image Science. In 2010, he was appointed to the Hopewell Professorship in Brain Imaging and in 2021, was elected a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. Dr Frayne’s research interests are in the development and application of new imaging techniques and tools in humans for the study, detection and treatment of neurovascular disease. His work bridges natural science and engineering through to clinical application. Current specific interests include angiography, perfusion/permeability and quantitative iron imaging in stroke and small vessel disease, and applications of these and other imaging techniques.
Research
Areas of Research
Richard Frayne's research training philosophy expects all of his students and fellows to further their personal development in four key areas: 1) fundamental knowledge, research 2) skills and 3) outputs, as well as 4) academic leadership. These expectations provide the foundation for and serve to underwrite the future success of his trainees. A commitment to EDI is central to his research program and he takes active steps to ensure that I continue to lead a diverse group that values contributions from all members. In addition, he strongly encourages his trainee to become leaders in their field and advocates very strongly for their participation in Open Science and continues promotion of trainee-led workshops and challenges.
Over more than twenty years, his over 150 trainees have been very successful in their subsequent careers or research training. Nine trainees have gone on to become university professors (including one who served as a department head, another as a vice chair, and two as Canada Research Chairs), many have undertaken leadership roles in companies and a few have followed an entrepreneurship opportunity.
The now completed NSERC CREATE I3T Program (2012-8), which Frayne led, built upon on his approach and prepared Calgary students for this diversity of opportunities. Many key program elements continue in the Medical Imaging Graduate Specialization. Frayne also helped shape the Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program including obtaining direct government support (2009), serving as the chair of its curriculum committee (2004-7), and was one of its inaugural Associate Directors (2010-6). He was also a member of the Medical Science Graduate Executive Committee (2012-7) and the Hotchkiss Brain Institute Education Committee (2012-7).
Participation in university strategic initiatives
Awards
- Georges Dufault Award for Excellence in Communication, Faculty of Engineering, University of Waterloo. 1989
- Nellie L Farthing Memorial Fellowship, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Western Ontario. 1993
- Calgary Herald Young Innovator Award, University of Calgary. 2000
- HJM Barnett Award, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada. 2000
- Canada Research Chair in Image Science, Canada Research Chairs Program. 2003
- Killam Interdisciplinary Research Award, University of Calgary. 2012
- Alumni Achievement Medal, Faculty of Engineering, University of Waterloo. 2018
- Fellow, Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. 2021
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