Dr Ananth Annapragada, vice chief of Research in the Edward B Singleton Department of Radiology, professor of Radiology and Obstetrics & Gynecology and program director of Basic Science Research at Texas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine, has been named as a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors.
Annapragada is one of 175 notable academic inventors to receive this honor. His election was announced at the end of 2020 and he was recently honored during the 10th Annual NAI Meeting in Tampa, Florida.
Among his many accolades, Annapragada is also a member of the Dan L. Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, a fellow of the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineers and a standing member of the NIH Nanotechnology (NANO) Study Section. His research primarily focuses on the development of novel technologies to address driving biological and medical questions. The innovative technologies he and his team develop include imaging for various cancers and Alzheimer’s disease, 3D Bioprinting and computational biology such as artificial intelligence and natural language processing.
Annapragada holds several patents, including 15 in the United States and nearly 100 worldwide with the majority of them in next generation imaging technologies, CT vascular imaging and MR molecular imaging.
The NAI Fellows Program highlights academic inventors who have demonstrated a spirit of innovation in creating or facilitating outstanding inventions that have made a tangible impact on the quality of life, economic development, and the welfare of society. Election to NAI Fellow is the highest professional distinction accorded solely to academic inventors.
