ISMRM WORKSHOP SERIES ~ 08-11 June 2016

ISMRM Workshop on Molecular & Cellular MRI: Focus on Integration
Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Program


DAY 1 - Wednesday , 08 June 2016

15:00     Registration & Speaker Upload Available  
18:30   Opening Statements Willem M. Mulder, Ph.D.
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York, NY, USA
         

DAY 2 - Thursday, 09 June 2016

07:30     Registration & Speaker Upload Available  
         
Session 1: Integration of Molecular Imaging in Cancer Biology
      Moderator: Anna V. Moore, Ph.D.  
08:30   Different Ways to Increase Anti-Tumor Immunity Prof. Arjan Griffioen
VU University Medical Center
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
09:00 Molecular Imaging and Theranostics of Cancer Zaver M. Bhujwalla, Ph.D.
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD, USA
      Proffered Papers - Oral Session  
09:30 Molecular Recognition of Spermine by LnDOTP5- : Toward a Noninvasive Staging of Prostate Cancer Abiola Olatunde, Ph.D.
Massachusetts General Hospital
Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA
09:45     Break, Poster Viewing & Speaker Upload Available  
         
Session 2: MRI Contrast Agents: From Science to Clinical Practice
      Moderator: Zahi Adel Fayad, Ph.D., FACC, FAHA  
10:15   USPIOs for Metastatic Lymph Node Detection: Back on the Block Tom Scheenen, Ph.D.
Radboud University Medical Center
Nijmegen, The Netherlands
10:35     Rectal Cancer Nodal Staging & Its Impact on Clinical Decision Making
 - Permission Withheld
Regina G. H. Beets-Tan, M.D., Ph.D.
University Hospital Maastricht
Maastricht, The Netherlands
10:55     Panel Discussion: MRI Contrast Agents: Lost in Translation?
 - Video Not Available
Tom Scheenen, Ph.D.; Regina G.H. Beets-Tan, M.D., Ph.D.; Robert N. Muller, Ph.D.
         
Session 3: Approaches Towards Quantitative Imaging
      Moderator: Jeanine J. Prompers, Ph.D.  
11:15   Pulse Sequences for Quantitative Molecular MR Imaging Gustav Strijkers, Ph.D.
Academic Medical Center
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
11:35   Contrast Agent Design Robert N. Muller, Ph.D.
Massachusetts General Hospital
Cambridge, MA, USA
      Proffered Papers – Oral Session  
11:55 Optimization of 3 Dimensional (3D), High Resolution T2 Weighted SPACE for Carotid Vessel Wall Imaging on a 7T Whole-Body Clinical Scanner Claudia Calcagno, M.D., Ph.D.
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, NY, USA
12:10     Lunch, Poster Viewing & Speaker Upload Available  
         
Session 4: MCI of the Beating Heart
      Moderators: Gustav Strijkers, Ph.D.  
13:10     Poster Session (No CME Available)  
14:10 Multimodal Imaging of Cardiac Metabolism in Mouse Models of Heart Failure Jeanine J. Prompers, Ph.D.
Eindhoven University of Technology
Eindhoven, The Netherlands
14:30 MR of the Metabolic Syndrome Hildo J. Lamb, M.D.
Leiden University Medical Center
Leiden, The Netherlands
14:50 PET/MRI in Cardiovascular Patients Zahi Adel Fayad, Ph.D., FACC, FAHA
Icahn School of Medicine
New York, NY, USA
         
Session 5: Integrated Multimodality CV Imaging
      Moderator: Claudia Calcagno, M.D., Ph.D  
15:10   Novel Concepts in Multimodal Cardiovascular Imaging Bernd J. Pichler, Ph.D.
University Tübingen
Tübingen, Germany
15:30 Multimodal Imaging of Targeted Therapeutics Willem M. Mulder, Ph.D.
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York, NY, USA
      Proffered Papers - Oral Session  
15:50 A Novel Tracer for Non-Invasive Atherosclerotic Plaque Phenotyping by PET/MR Imaging in Experimental Models of Atherosclerosis Max Senders, M.D.
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, NY, USA
16:05     Break, Poster Viewing & Speaker Upload Available  
         
Session 6: Light in the Dark: Guiding Therapeutic Applications
      Moderator: Youssef Zaim Wadghiri, Ph.D  
16:35 Image-Guided MicroRNA Cancer Therapy Anna V. Moore, Ph.D.
MGH & Harvard Medical School
Charlestown, MA, USA
16:55 Ultrasound Triggered, Image Guided Drug Chrit T. Moonen, Ph.D.
University Medical Center Utrecht
Utrecht, The Netherlands
      Proffered Papers - Oral Session  
17:15 Systemic Administration of Stem Cells via the Left Heart Ventricle: Multimodal Imaging of Cell Trafficking & Fate Arthur Taylor, Ph.D.
University of Liverpool
Merseyside, England, UK
17:30     Adjourn  
         

DAY 3 - Friday, 10 June 2016

07:30     Registration & Speaker Upload Available  
         
Session 7: (Super) Paramagnetic MRI Contrast Agents; Quo Vadis
      Moderator: Jeff W. M. Bulte, Ph.D.  
08:30 Designing Paramagnetic Molecular Imaging Zheng-Rong Lu, Ph.D.
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH, USA
09:00 Responsive Agents Alexei A. Bogdanov, Ph.D., Sc.D.
UMASS Medical School
Worcester, MA, USA
         
Session 8: Hyperpolarized MR: the Pathway to Clinical Implementation
      Moderator: Louise van der Weerd, Ph.D.  
09:30 Principles Hyperpolarized MRI Kevin M. Brindle, Ph.D.
Cambridge Research Institute
Cambridge, England, UK
10:00 Imaging Tissue Metabolism In Vivo with Hyperpolarized 13C-Labeled Cell Substrates Kevin M. Brindle, Ph.D.
Cambridge Research Institute
Cambridge, England, UK
10:30     Break, Poster Viewing & Speaker Upload Available  
         
Session 9: Cell Therapy: Bringing it to the Clinic
      Moderator: Paula J. Foster, Ph.D.  
11:00 Progressing Single Cell MRI & Quantification from Preclinical Studies to the Clinic Erik M. Shapiro, Ph.D.
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI, USA
11:30 Scaffolding & Cell Encapsulation in Regenerative Medicine: How to Image Hydrogels Jeff W. M. Bulte, Ph.D.
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD, USA
12:00 Probing Inflammatory Thrombosis by 19F MRI Ulrich Flögel, Ph.D.
Heinrich Heine University
Düsseldorf, Germany
12:30     Lunch, Poster Viewing & Speaker Upload Available  
         
13:00   Translating 19F MRI: Boosting Sensitivity Eric T. Ahrens, Ph.D.
University of California
San Diego, CA, USA
13:30   Does Insight in Cell Therapy Improve Clinical Benefits in Melanoma Patients? Jolanda de Vries, Ph.D.
Tumor Immunology
Nijmegen, The Netherlands
      Proffered Papers - Oral Session  
14:00 Improvements in the Cellular Uptake of Perfluorocarbon Nanoparticles & 19F MRS/MRI Detectability Using the Transfection Agent FuGENE Christakis Constantinides, B.Eng(Hons), MSE, PhD
University of Oxford
Oxford, Oxfordshire, UK
14:15   Paramagnetic Fluorinated Nanoemulsions with Tunable Relaxation Rates for Fluorine-19 Inflammation MRI
 - Permission Withheld
Junsung Rho, M.D.
UCSD
San Diego, CA, USA
         
Session 10: Integration of Molecular Imaging in Neurological Research
      Moderator: Erik Shapiro, Ph.D.  
14:30   Integration of Molecular Imaging in Neurological Research: Molecular Imaging in Neurological Disease
 - Video Not Available
Nicola R. Sibson, Ph.D.
University of Oxford
Oxford, England, UK
15:00 Cell Fate Monitoring of Stem Cells in the Brain Mathias Hoehn, Ph.D.
Max-Planck-Institute
Cologne, Germany
      Proffered Papers - Oral Session  
15:30 In Vivo Nanoparticle Imaging of Infiltrating Macrophages & Activated Microglia can Serve as a Marker of Disease Severity in a Mouse Model of Multiple Sclerosis Michael Breckwoldt, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
15:45     Break, Poster Viewing & Speaker Upload Available  
         
16:15   Molecular Imaging of the Aging Brain Youssef Zaim Wadghiri, Ph.D.
NYU School of Medicine
New York, NY, USA
16:45 MRI & Neuroplasticity: A Perfect Match! Anne-Marie Van der Linden, D.Sc.
University of Antwerp
Wilrijk, Belgium
17:15 Brain Metastases Paula J. Foster, Ph.D.
Robarts Research Institute
London, ON, Canada
17:45   Imaging Endogenous Iron in the Diseased Brain Louise van der Weerd, Ph.D.
Leiden University Medical Centre
Leiden, The Netherlands
18:15     Adjourn  
         

DAY 4 - Saturday, 11 June 2016

07:30     Registration & Speaker Upload Available  
         
Session 11: The More Complete Picture
      Moderator: Zaver M. Bhujwalla, Ph.D.  
08:30 Macrophage Dynamics in Cardiovascular Disease Esther Lutgens, Prof. Dr.
Academic Medical Center
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
09:00 Systems Imaging in Cardiovascular Disease Zahi Adel Fayad, Ph.D., FACC, FAHA
Icahn School of Medicine
New York, NY, USA
09:30     Panel Discussion: Systems Imaging in Neurology
 - Video Not Available
Jeff W. M. Bulte, Ph.D.; Zahi Adel Fayad, Ph.D., FACC, FAHA; Chrit T. Moonen, Ph.D.; Anna V. Moore, Ph.D.; Erik M. Shapiro, Ph.D.; Anne-Marie van der Linden, D.Sc.
10:00     Break & Speaker Upload Available  
         
Session 12: Endogenous MRI Contrast Agents
      Moderator: Mathias Hoehn, Ph.D.  
10:30 CEST MRI of Breast Tumor Therapeutic Michael T. McMahon, Ph.D.
Kennedy Krieger Institute
Baltimore, MD, USA
11:00 Applications Xavier G. Golay, Ph.D.
UCL Institute of Neurology
London, England, UK
11:30   Closing Remarks & Awards Gustav Strijkers, Ph.D.
Academic Medical Center
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
11:50     Adjournment & Boxed Lunches  
         

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