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Erik Odeblad †
The global magnetic resonance community has lost one of its most sincere, devoted and finest scientists in medical magnetic resonance basic research and application. Professor Odeblad was the pioneer scientist who showed that the NMR signal of tissues was affected by its chemical and biological surroundings, influencing the relaxation times of tissue. He submitted his results to Acta Radiologica in December 1954; the paper was published in 1955 (Odeblad E, Lindström G: Some preliminary observations on the proton magnetic resonance in biological samples. Acta Radiol 1955; 43: 469-476). In the following years he built his own NMR spectrometers and continued his work on biological samples. In 1966 he became Head of the Department of Medical Physics at the University of Umeå. He published some sixty scientific papers on magnetic resonance in human tissue. He received the European Magnetic Resonance Award in 2012 (picture). Additional details: Europe celebrates the forgotten pioneer of MRI – Dr. Erik Odeblad.
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t is with great sadness that we share the news of the passing away of Professor Erik Odeblad of Umeå in Sweden.|
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TRTF: The Round Table Foundation
TRTF's Mission has been codified in the Foundation's statutes. Its Latin motto is: TRTF • Tabula Rotunda – Tabula Fecunda (sit): A round table should be a creative table. By the way: As the picture shows, a round table need not necessarily be an oak table, but not any table does. The President of TRTF, Peter A. Rinck, summarized the main mission features of the Foundation after this year's annual Council Meeting. Read the Letter from the President.
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RTF was created by scientists of different fields. Its various Chapters promote learning and teaching, interdisciplinary science and research, support academia and intercultural understanding, and aid the young:
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Exemplary Groups
They still exist; however, in most cases research and academia require teams, organized as a network of groups with a common interest. Leading individuals, with a clear research orientation, forge successful groups and networks with accomplished and competent researchers. The Pro Academia Prize is bestowed on one or several academic groups that serve as an example. The next prize decision is expected in mid-2021. ... more
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EMRF: New Structure and Policies
After its incorporation into TRTF in 2007, the organization announced the adoption of a new structure and mission strategy. As a Chapter of TRTF, the Forum has reorganized its activities and extended its teaching program to the internet. Its European Magnetic Resonance Award has merged into the Pro Academia Prize; in the future, the Award will only be bestowed in very special cases. EMRF's status as an independent institution within TRTF will remain untouched.
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MRF, the European Magnetic Resonance Forum, is the oldest scientific institution in Europe devoted to interdisciplinary medical and biological magnetic resonance, bridging the gap between the exact sciences and medicine. No commercial companies have any vested interest in EMRF and its membership branch ESMR.
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Virtual Campus Initiative
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–Learning and Interactive e-Teaching. At its annual meeting, the Council of The Round Table Foundation has decided to discontinue its virtual classroom for teaching scientific English. All other activities in the framework of the Virtual Campus Initiative will be continued. More about this decision will explained by the President in his
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Magnetic Resonance Textbook
TRTF's magnetic resonance learning website is a complete, independent – and free, open access – basic magnetic resonance textbook, to look up specific questions or to learn the fundamentals step-by-step. It includes a glossary and a list of acronyms. The 11th was released in summer 2017 in English, 34 years after this popular textbook of the European Magnetic Resonance Forum (EMRF) was published the first time. For the time being, the 11th version will be the last web-edition. In spring 2018 (corrected reprint 2019), the 12th edition was published as a completely revised, updated and enlarged printed version. Additional news is given in the Letter from the President.
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New Serial Publications
The 30-year old column on “Imaging, Science, and Beyond” is published several times per year at irregular intervals both in an electronic and a printed version and is an officially citable scientific journal – small, but present. It is listed by the German National Library as a serial publication, and registered with the ISSN International Center in Paris. A Digest Version adapted to their readership appears as "Maverinck" on the website Aunt Minnie Europe. Rinckside was revamped and got a face-lift in 2019 and widened its scope by opening a multilingual daughter site, A Small Café. It is meant to be a pleasant and inspiring small virtual academic meeting place on literature, philosophy, criticism, chronicles, discourse and debate and open to a wide range of authors. ... more
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ow there are two publications under the roof of TRTF. In 2015, the learned columns publication
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Groundwork for the Future
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n Investment. "There is no finer investment for any community than putting milk into babies," Winston Churchill once stated. TRTF goes beyond milk; a little breakfast and lunch, teaching how to brush your teeth, and a basis of reading, writing, singing – at TRTF's South American branch in Bogotá, Colombia. ...
