Accomplished radiologist Dania Daye, MD, PhD will deliver the keynote address at the 2025 Zachary Clark Radiology Research Symposium, sponsored by the University of Wisconsin Department of Radiology. The event will be held on Saturday, May 3, 2025, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Health Sciences Learning Center, room 1325.
This annual symposium recognizes outstanding research projects by fellows, residents, and medical students in radiology. Trainees will share their work during the event through oral presentations and electronic exhibits.
“The Zachary Clark Radiology Research Symposium is a cornerstone event for our department,” Chair Scott Reeder, MD, PhD noted. “It showcases the incredible research of our trainees and reinforces our commitment to advancing the field of radiology through discovery and collaboration.”
This year’s symposium will also introduce Dr. Daye, who joined the department as the inaugural director of the Center for High Value Imaging (CHVI) in April 2025. She also serves as an associate professor (CHS) in the Section of Interventional Radiology.
Dr. Daye established herself as a leader and innovator at Massachusetts General Hospital, where she was the interventional radiology (IR) division quality director and co-director of IR research. She founded and led the Jim H. Thrall Management and Leadership Training Program for residents and co-founded the Women in Radiology Council. Dr. Daye was also an assistant professor of radiology at Harvard Medical School and a research faculty member at the MGH/HST Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging.
In 2024, the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) Foundation awarded Dr. Daye the Dr. Gary J. Becker Young Investigator Award, recognizing her as a promising young practitioner of interventional medicine and encouraging her pursuit of academic research. In an interview with SIR Today, Dr. Daye discussed what sparked her interest in exploring the use of AI in IR.
“I believe that machine learning application is the next frontier. In the past 5-7 years, we’ve seen the application of AI to diagnostic radiology, but IR has been a bit slower to adopt some of those techniques,” said Dr. Daye. “Because I am an IR with a background in machine learning—I did my PhD in bioengineering—I saw a gap and an opportunity to start pushing for new technology.”
The Dr. Gary J. Becker Young Investigator encourages excellence in academic research for members early in their careers and recognizes their contributions to the development of interventional solutions for the future.
The Zachary Clark Research Radiology Symposium also embodies the same spirit of the award, which makes Dr. Daye an ideal candidate to deliver this year’s keynote address. This year’s event will continue to inspire all department members, celebrating and encouraging trainees to continue investigating and delving into the opportunities and possibilities in the radiology field.