Arman Rahmim, PhD
Dr. Arman Rahmim is Professor of Radiology, Physics and Biomedical Engineering at the University of British Columbia (UBC), and Distinguished Scientist and Provincial Medical Imaging Physicist at BC Cancer. He received his PhD in medical physics at UBC. He was then recruited by Johns Hopkins University (JHU), leading the high-resolution brain PET imaging physics program and pursuing research at the JHU Departments of Radiology and Electrical Engineering. In 2018, he was recruited back to Vancouver, where his laboratory (Qurit Lab) pursues research in molecular imaging & therapy. He has published a book and >300 journal articles, and delivered >180 invited lectures worldwide. He also hosts the Molecular Imaging & Therapy YouTube channel to help disseminate learning for a wide worldwide audience. He is Scientific Lead of the BC Cancer Medical Imaging Core (CanMIC) Lab, aiming to translate state-of-the-art imaging solutions to clinical trials and research. He was awarded in 2016 the John S. Laughlin Young Scientist Award by the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM), in 2022 the Presidential Distinguished Service Award by the Society of Nuclear Medicine & Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) for significant contributions to the field of nuclear medicine & molecular imaging, and in 2025 the prestigious SNMMI Edward J. Hoffman Memorial Award for outstanding contributions to computational nuclear medicine research, best-practice, training and education
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