Marion Smits named as ‘Most Influential Radiology Researcher'

Prof. Dr. Marion Smits (Erasmus MC), Scientific Leader of the Scientific Program Medical Delta Cancer Diagnostics 3.0: Big Data Science of in & ex vivo Imaging, is named ‘Most Influential Radiology Researcher’ by AuntMinnieEurope.com.

AuntMinnieEurope.com is an online destination for radiologists, radiation therapists, interventional radiologists, and related professionals in the European medical imaging industry. Annually it awards the "EuroMinnies" within eight categories.

In the EuroMinnies award scheme, the full list of semifinalists was based on nominations submitted in late 2020 by members of AuntMinnieEurope.com. The expert panel comprising members of our editorial advisory board, past recipients, and regular columnists selected two finalists to go forward to the finals, and the judges then chose the winners in a second ballot.

Integrity and an open mind

Integrity and an open mind are the two most important personal qualities needed to make a good researcher, according to Prof. Dr. Marion Smits, PhD. She thinks it's absolutely vital to be able to trust colleagues, not only to do their work conscientiously but also to speak up when things aren't going well.

"This is crucial for any form of collaboration: Once you know that you can trust your collaborators not to take advantage, you can open up and share your ideas and your data, and create true synergy," she said. "As a researcher you need to be curious, to be open to new ideas but also to alternative explanations, and to be self-critical."

AuntMinnieEurope.com published an interview with Smits, which can be read here.