ISMRM 2008 ANNUAL MEETING

 

Psychiatric MRI/S Study Group Symposium

Program for Toronto 2008 Study Group Meeting

 

Wednesday, 7 May 2008, 19:30, Room 713 A/B

 

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19:30-19:45 Introduction
  Chair: Stefan Posse, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Departments of Neurology, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Physics and Astronomy
University of New Mexico School of Medicine
Albuquerque, NM, USA
   
19:45-20:10 Neurogenesis: What is it, what is the hype about, and is it even desirable?
  Suzanna Becker, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour
McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, CANADA
   
20:10-20:35 Preclinical Studies Examining the Role of Adult Neurogenesis in Affective Disorders
  Robert Schloesser, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Molecular Pathophysiology (LMP),
Mood and Anxiety Disorders Program (MAP)
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
   
20:35-21:00 Stem cell tracking by imaging
  Jeff Bulte, Ph.D., Professor, Dept. of Radiology
Director of Cellular Imaging, Institute for Cell Engineering
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
   
21:00 - 21:25 MRS Measurement of Neuronal Progenitor Cells as potential in vivo markers of neurogenesis
  Mirjana Maletic-Savatic, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine
SUNY Stonybrook, Stonybrook, NY, USA
   
21:25 - 21:30 Closing Remarks
  Chair: Stefan Posse, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Departments of Neurology, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Physics and Astronomy
University of New Mexico School of Medicine
Albuquerque, NM, USA