Molecular and Cellular Imaging Symposium April 3-4, 2009 Schedule of Speakers

The sympopsium will be held in the Mellon Institute building at Carnegie Mellon University on Friday April 3rd from 1 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. (reception to follow) and on Saturday April 4th from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. A box lunch will be provided to registrants on Saturday afternoon.

FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 2009

1:00 - 1:20 Welcome
          Mark Kamlet, Provost, Carnegie Mellon University

         Nancy E. Davidson, Director, University of
          Pittsburgh Cancer Institute; Associate Vice-Chancellor for
          Cancer Research; Chief Division of Hematology and
          Oncology; Professor of Medicine

Optical Imaging Session
Chair: Yu-Li Wang

1:20 - 1:55 Dynamic Analysis of Embryogenesis
          Russell D. Lansford/Scott E. Fraser
          Beckman Institute

1:55 - 2:30 Imaging Stem Cell Fates and Functions
          Christopher H. Contag
          Stanford University

2:30 - 3:05 Optical Imaging in the Pre-Clinical Development of Cancer Immunotherapies
          Stephen H. Thorne
          University of Pittsburgh

3:05 - 3:25 Coffee Break

Optical Imaging Session
Chair: Jonathan S. Minden

3:25 - 4:00 Resolving Early Brain Development Using
          Multicolor, Multispectral Confocal Imaging
          Paul Kulesa
          Stowers Institute for Medical Research

4:00 - 4:35 A New Concept for Live Cell Fluorescent Biosensors
          Alan S. Waggoner
          Carnegie Mellon University

Ultra Sound & PET Session
Chair: Jonathan S. Minden

4:35 - 5:10 Molecular Imaging Using Ultrasound
          Flordeliza Villanueva
          University of Pittsburgh

5:10 - 5:45 Molecular Imaging for Oncology
          Martin G. Pomper
          John Hopkins University

5:45 Reception - Lobby 4th Floor, Mellon Institute Building

SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 2009

8:30 Continental Breakfast

PET Session
Chair: Julie C. Price

9:00 - 9:35 Translation of Reporter Gene Imaging
          Studies to Patients: Issues to Address
          Ronald Blasberg
          Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

9:35 -10:10 Imaging Amyloid-Beta In Vivo
          Chester Mathis
          University of Pittsburgh

10:10 - 10:45 Receptor Imaging in Psychiatry
          W. Gordon Frankle
          University of Pittsburgh

10:45 - 11:00 Coffee Break

MRI Session
Chair: Seong-Gi Kim

11:00 - 11:35 Tracking Immune Cell Infiltration In Vivo
          by MRI: A New Approach to Monitor
          Graft Rejection After Transplantation
          Chien Ho
          Carnegie Mellon University

11:35 - 12:10 Towards Understanding Water Diffusion in
          Living Systems: A Central Problem in MRI
          Joseph J.H. Ackerman
          Washington University

12:10 - 1:00 Lunch

1:00 - 1:35 In Vivo Cell Tracking Using ¹⁹F MRI and
          Perfluorocarbon-Based Labels
          Eric T. Ahrens
          Carnegie Mellon University

MRI Session
Chair: Seong-Gi Kim

1:35 - 2:10 Cell Ion Homeostasis in the Brain:
          New Insights From MRI
          Fernando Boada
          University of Pittsburgh

2:10 - 2:45 Imaging Tumor Metabolism with Hyperpolarized
          ¹³C-Labelled Substrates
          Kevin M. Brindle
          University of Cambridge

2:45 - 3:00 Coffee Break

MRI Session
Chair: Chien Ho

3:00 - 3:35 MR-Guided Cell Delivery and Cell Tracking:
          From Imaging to Intervention
          Jeffrey W. M. Bulte
          John Hopkins University

3:35 - 4:10 A Novel Fluorinated Dendrimer-Based Nanotechnology
          Platform for Imaging with ¹⁹F MRI
          Erik C. Wiener
          University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute

4:10 - 4:45 Utilization of PET Imaging Biomarkers in Oncology
          Clinical Trials for Early Therapy Response Assessment:
          UPCI Imaging Response Assessment Teams (IRATS) Approach
          James Mountz
          University of Pittsburgh

4:45 - 5:20 Molecular Imaging on the Rodent Brain Using MRI
          Alan P. Koretsky
          National Institutes of Health

5:20 Closing Remarks

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