BioScience Research Collaborative
Auditorium & Event/Exhibition Hall
November 16, 2024 | 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Since the 17th century, when people first observed the tiny world through polished optical lenses and recorded their observations in micrographs, imaging has remained a central focus driving the development of numerous technologies and advancements. Several Nobel Prizes have been awarded for different imaging techniques aimed at enhancing our ability to "see" and understand the world, including cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM), super-resolved fluorescence microscopy, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
Bio-imaging is a vital component of modern healthcare, as it enables the visualization, diagnosis, and treatment of various diseases and conditions. Bio-imaging ranges from the simple heart rate monitor on smartwatches to multi-million-dollar machines like MRI, fMRI, PET, and everything in between (microscopes, photoacoustics, ultrasound, portable x-rays, etc.). We will explore bio-imaging's current and future directions and foster interdisciplinary collaboration among researchers, clinicians, and industry partners. The main topics include (1) emerging technologies and applications of bio-imaging for digital health, (2) translating bio-imaging from bench to bedside, and (3) practices of commercializing bio-imaging technologies.
Students and postdocs are also invited to attend, with the chance to participate in poster sessions and flash talks. Breakfast, coffee, & lunch will be provided.
Schedule
| Time | Speakers & Topics |
|---|---|
| 7:20 - 7:55 AM | Breakfast |
| Session 1 - Intraoperative Imaging - Chair: George Lu | |
| 7:55 - 8:00 AM | Prof. Ashok Veeraraghavan (More Info) Rice University Opening Remarks |
| 8:00 - 8:30 AM | Prof. John Y.K. Lee (More Info) University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine Keynote Talk: "Optical Evolution of Brain Surgery" |
| 8:30 - 8:50 AM | Prof. Pablo Valdes (More Info) University of Texas Medical Branch "Qualitative and Quantitative Fluorescence Imaging to Guide Brain Tumor Surgery" |
| 8:50 - 9:10 AM | Prof. Pabel Ali Miah (More Info) Baylor College of Medicine TBA |
| 9:10 - 9:30 AM | Prof. Walter Akers (More Info) University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Keynote Talk |
| 9:30 - 9:50 AM | Prof. James Suliburk (More Info) Baylor College of Medicine "Clinical Applications for Mass Spectrometry in Surgical Disease" |
| 9:50 - 10:10 AM | Coffee Break |
| Session 2 - Computational Imaging - Chair: Lei Li | |
| 10:10 - 10:40 AM | Prof. Ashok Veeraraghavan (More Info) Rice University Keynote Talk |
| 10:40 - 11:00 AM | Prof. Liang Gao (More Info) University of California, Los Angeles "Breaking the Speed Barrier: High-Speed Light-Field Microscopy for Kilohertz to Terahertz 3D Imaging" |
| 11:00 - 11:20 AM | Dr. Shalin Mehta (More Info) Chan Zuckerberg Biohub "Learning Dynamic Cellular Responses to Perturbations with 4D Imaging and Contrastive Learning" |
| 11:20 - 11:50 AM | Prof. Lei Xing (More Info) Stanford University Keynote Talk: "Roles of Artificial Intelligence in Biomedical Imaging" |
| 11:50 AM - 12:10 PM | Prof. David T. Fuentes (More Info) MD Anderson Cancer Center "An Interpretable Machine Learning Model for Glioma Prognosis" |
| 12:10 - 1:10 PM | Lunch |
| Session 3 - Molecular Imaging - Chair: Richard Bourchard | |
| 1:10 - 1:40 PM | Prof. Ji-Xin Cheng (More Info) Boston University Keynote Talk: "Chemical Bond Imaging" |
| 1:40 - 2:00 PM | Dr. Martin Schnermann (More Info) Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute "Harnessing Cyanine Reactivity for Imaging and Drug Delivery" |
| 2:00 - 2:20 PM | Prof. Konstantin Sokolov (More Info) MD Anderson Cancer Center "Translational Molecular Photoacoustic Imaging with Encapsulated ICG J Aggregates" |
| 2:20 - 2:40 PM | Prof. David Maresca (More Info) Delft University of Technology "Nonlinear Sound-Sheet Microscopy: Imaging Opaque Organs at the Capillary and Cellular Scale" |
| 2:40 - 3:00 PM | Prof. Stephen Wong (More Info) Houston Methodist "Label-Free Nonlinear Molecular Vibrational Imaging in Oncology" |
| 3:00 - 3:20 PM | Coffee Break |
| Session 4 - Emerging Imaging Technology - Chair: Pablo Valdes | |
| 3:20 - 3:40 PM | Prof. Sadeer Al-Kindi (More Info) Houston Methodist "Cardiovascular Imaging in Cancer Patients" |
| 3:40 - 4:00 PM | Jess Lee Laminar Health "Broadening Access to Digital Health Imaging Technologies" |
| 4:00 - 4:20 PM | Prof. Mini Das (More Info) University of Houston "Spectral, Phase Contrast X-Ray Imaging, and Image Science" |
| 4:20 - 4:40 PM | Prof. Richard R. Bourchard (More Info) MD Anderson Cancer Center "Photoacoustic-Ultrasonic Characterization of Cardiac Ablation Lesions" |
| 4:40 - 5:00 PM | Bryan Clingman (More Info) Seno Medical Instruments "Beyond the Lab: Optoacoustic Imaging of the Breast from Clinical Study to Clinical Practice" |
| 5:00 - 5:20 PM | Prof. Lei Li (More Info) Rice University TBA |
| 5:10 - 5:30 PM | Student Flash Talks |
| 5:30 - 6:30 PM | Poster Session & Networking |
| 6:30 - 8:30 PM | Reception |
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