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2005 Small Animal Imaging Workshop at Stanford
*PLEASE NOTE*: REGISTRATION FOR THE IMAGING DEMONSTRATION PORTION OF THE COURSE IS NOW FULL.
REGISTRATION FOR "LECTURES ONLY" IS STILL AVAILABLE, BUT IMAGING DEMONSTRATIONS HAVE REACHED
FULL CAPACITY.
If you would like to be placed on a wait list please contact our offices at toll free (888) 556-2230, outside of U.S. (650) 473-5052.
Clark Center, Stanford University
November 11 - 13, 2005
Course Director: Craig Levin
Associate Professor of Radiology, Stanford University
Member, Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford (MIPS)
Register: Register Online
If you have already registered and paid for the course but have not signed up for the specific imaging demonstration sessions, please contact our offices at toll free (888) 556-2230, outside of U.S. (650) 473-5052.
Please note: Due to space limitations in the Small Animal Imaging Center, the imaging demonstration portion is limited to a maximum of 75 participants. NO PHOTOS/VIDEOS ARE ALLOWED DURING IMAGING SYSTEM DEMONSTRATIONS.
Tuition | Accommodations | Travel & Transportation | Directions
Schedule: View Schedule Detail | Download PDF
Thank you: We gratefully appreciate the generous support and participation from: CRI • Gamma Medica - Ideas, Inc. • GE Healthcare • Mauna Kea Technologies • Philips Medical Systems • Siemens Medical Solutions • Summit Medical Equipment • Varian Inc. • VisualSonics • Xenogen
Thank you to the following sponsors of our program: Bioscan. Inc., Kodak Molecular Imagings
Objective: This course is designed for Physicians and scientists interested in pre-clinical molecular imaging research and applications in biomedicine.
Learn how researchers use small animal imaging systems to study disease non-invasively and aid in the discovery, development, and monitoring of novel treatments. Participate in in vivo small animal imaging demonstrations using the latest modalities installed at Stanford's Clark Center Small Animal Imaging Facility.
Topics Included:
- Small Animal Imaging Instrumentation
- Molecular Imaging Probes, Targets, Assays, and Applications
- Small Animal Handling
Workshop Demonstrations to include the following Imaging Systems:
- Optical Imaging
- Bioluminescence and fluorescence imaging/tomography
- Spectral fluorescence imaging
- Fiber-based microscopy
- Intra-vital microscopy
- Radionuclide Imaging
- X-ray CT
- Magnetic Resonance
- Ultrasound
Schedule:
*PLEASE NOTE*: REGISTRATION FOR THE IMAGING DEMONSTRATION PORTION OF THE COURSE IS NOW FULL.
REGISTRATION FOR "LECTURES ONLY" IS STILL AVAILABLE, BUT IMAGING DEMONSTRATIONS HAVE REACHED
FULL CAPACITY.
If you would like to be placed on a wait list please contact our offices at toll free (888) 556-2230, outside of U.S. (650) 473-5052.
Due to space limitations in the Small Animal Imaging Center, the imaging demonstration portion is limited to a maximum of 75 participants.
All lectures and demonstrations will be held at the Clark Center on the Stanford Campus. |
| Day 1 | All Day: Lectures - Lectures by Stanford Faculty and Select Industry Representatives |
| Day 2 | Half Day: Lectures Continued
Half Day: In Vivo/Small Animal Imaging Demonstrations* |
| Day 3 | All Day: In Vivo/Small Animal Imaging Demonstrations* |
Program Day 1 - Friday November 11
7:30-8:30 am Registration, Check-in & Continental Breakfast
Section I. Introduction
8:30-8:35 am Introduction - Dr. Craig Levin
8:35-8:45 am "Overview of Molecular Imaging Program" - Dr. Sam Gambhir
8:45-9:10 am Opening address: "Revealing Complex Mammalian Biology through Molecular Imaging" - Dr. Chris Contag
Section II. Small Animal Imaging Instrumentation
OPTICAL
9:15-9:40 am "Bioluminescence and fluorescence imaging/tomography" - Brad Rice, Ph.D., CTO, VP Xenogen Corporation (IVIS)
9:45-10:10 am "Increased Sensitivity for in-vivo Fluorescensce Imaging by Multispectral Imaging" - James R. Mansfield, Senior Spectral Imaging Scientist Product Manager, MSI Systems CRI, Inc.
10:15-10:40 am "Fluorescence tomography: eXplore Optix" - Mike Walters, Ph.D., GE Healthcare Applications Specialist
10:45-11:15 am Coffee break
11:15-11:45 am "Cell vizio: Bringing In Vivo Molecular Imaging to the Microscopic Level" - Sacha Loiseau, CEO, Mauna Kea
RADIONUCLIDE I: Positron Emission Tomography (PET)
11:45-12:10 am PET (Siemens Preclinical Solutions, microPET)
12:10-1:40 pm Lunch
1:40-2:05 pm "Performance and Applications of the eXplore VISTA Small Animal PET Scanner" - Michael V. Green, M.S., Trident Imaging
2:10-2:35 pm "Technical Considerations and Developments for Animal PET" - York Haemisch Ph.D., Philips Medical Systems
RADIONUCLIDE II: Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT)
2:40-3:05 pm "Tri-modality SPECT, CT, & PET System: Integrated Imaging. Now." - David Wilk, Gamma Medica - Ideas, Inc.
3:10-3:35 pm SPECT/CT - (Siemens Preclinical Solutions)
3:35-3:55 pm Coffee Break
X-RAY CT
3:55-4:20 pm "CT: eXplore Locus" - Tim Morgan, Ph.D., GE Healthcare Applications Scientist
ULTRASOUND
4:25-4:50 pm "Applications of High-Resolution Micro-Ultrasound for Preclinical Cancer Research" - Catherine Theodoropoulos, Ph.D, Manager, Scientific Applications Visual Sonics
MAGNETIC RESONANCE
4:55-5:20 pm MRI (Varian Inc. & Varian MRI System)
Program Day 2 - Saturday, November 12
7:30-8:30 am Continental Breakfast
Section III. Small Animal Imaging Probes, Targets, Assays, and Applications
8:30-8:55 am "Tracking Stem Cell Therapy in the Heart by Molecular Imaging" - Dr.Joseph Wu
8:55-9:20 am "Small animal optical imaging probes and assays for basic molecular biochemistry research" - Dr. Jianghong Rao
9:20-9:45 am "Imaging of Apoptosis" - Dr. Francis Blankenberg
9:45-10:10 am "Musculoskeletal Imaging: No Bones about It" - Dr.Sandip Biswal
10:10-10:30 am Coffee Break
10:30-11:10 am Panel Discussion - Moderator: Dr. Craig Levin
Section IV. Small Animal Handling
11:10-11:35 am "Small animal handling care and use in research" - Dr. Manny Garcia, DVM
11:35-12:00 pm "Anesthesia-It's a Gas" - Jim Houts, Executive Director of Sales, Summit Anesthesia Solutions
12:00-1:00 pm Lunch
Section V. In Vivo Small Animal Imaging Demonstrations
1:00-2:30 pm In Vivo Small Animal Imaging Demonstrations Workshop I
2:30-3:00 pm Coffee Break
3:00-5:00 pm In Vivo Small Animal Imaging Demonstrations Workshop II
Program Day 3 - Sunday, November 13
7:30-8:30 am Continental Breakfast
8:30-10:00 am In Vivo Small Animal Imaging Demonstrations Workshop III
10:00-10:30 am Coffee Break
10:30-12:00 am In Vivo Small Animal Imaging Demonstrations Workshop IV
12:00-1:00 pm Lunch
1:00-2:30 pm In Vivo Small Animal Imaging Demonstrations Workshop V
2:30-3:00 pm Coffee Break
3:00-4:30 pm In Vivo Small Animal Imaging Demonstrations Workshop VI
Tuition: Register Online
Early Bird Tuition Postmarked by October 20, 2005
Full Course - 3 Days (Breakfast/Lunch each day) - $400
Lectures only - 1 1/2 days (breakfast/lunch day one and two only) - $250
After October 20, 2005
Full Course - 3 Days (Breakfast/Lunch each day) - $450
Lectures only - 1 1/2 days (Breakfast/lunch day one and two only) - $300
Note: Cancellations received in writing up to four weeks prior to the course will receive a refund minus a $75 handling fee. There will be no refunds for cancellations received after that time.
Accommodations:
Please contact the hotels below and ask for the Stanford Radiology room rate. To receive the special rates, please make your reservation no later than October 11, 2005. Discount room rates are offered on a "first come, first served" basis and may sell out before the cut off date.
The Westin Palo Alto Hotel
675 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94301
650-321-4422
Room rate: $149/night single and double
Sheraton Palo Alto Hotel
625 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94301
650-328-2800
Room rate: $129/night single and double
Shuttles to/from the Clark Center will only be provided from the Palo Alto Westin Hotel. The Sheraton hotel is next door the Westin so it is an easy walk to pick up the shuttle.
Travel & Transportation:
All lectures and imaging demonstrations will be held at the Clark Center Auditorium.
We will provide a shuttle to/from the Westin Palo Alto hotel to the Clark Center on the Stanford Campus each morning and afternoon. The shuttle pick up's will begin at 7:15 am each morning at the Westin and the last shuttle will be departing the Westin at approximately 8:10 am. Return trips to the Westin Hotel from the Clark Center will begin after the session ends each day.
If you plan to drive, please view the directions and parking information page. Or download a PDF of the directions and parking information.
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