Since its inception, women have heavily influenced the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s (UAB) Department of Radiology. Not only did a woman establish the department itself as its inaugural chair, but women leaders continue this tradition today with a department that is now one of the premier academic radiology departments in the United States. To honor these women during Women’s History Month, the Department of Radiology has collaborated with the Heersink School of Medicine Office for Diversity and Inclusion to bring you part one of “Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories.”

Anna Sorace, Ph.D., director of the Small Animal Imaging Facility and assistant professor for the Division of Advanced Medical Imaging Research in the Department of Radiology, has been awarded the 2022 Dean's Excellence Award in Research.