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The mission of the Stanford Center for Innovation in In-Vivo Imaging (SCI³) is the application and advancement of technologies for in-vivo biological assessment and imaging in animal models. The instrumentation will support the development of reagents and approaches that will reveal in-vivo changes at the molecular and cellular level such that a greater understanding can be gained in animal models.

In this manner the power of repeated measures can be applied to these models enriching the data sets and improving the statistics. This core will provide a test bed for evaluating human imaging reagents and strategies.

The flexibility and rapid analyses of the animal models will greatly accelerate the development of these molecular imaging strategies as well as novel therapeutic strategies for a variety of diseases. The Clark Building houses the SCI³ core resources and instrumentation.

The Small Animal Imaging Core Facility is partially supported by funds from the Stanford Digestive Disease Core, the Stanford Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Stanford ICMIC, and is operated by the Departments of Pediatrics (Neonatology) and Radiology.

SCI³ Directors

Christopher H. Contag, Ph.D.
Dr. Contag is an Associate Professor, Departments of Pediatrics and of Microbiology and Immunology and, by courtesy, of Radiology, and directs the SCI³.

Sanjiv Sam Gambhir, M.D., Ph.D.
Dr. Gambhir is a Professor in Radiology and Bioengineering and co-directs the SCI³.

Craig Levin, Ph.D.
Dr. Levin is an Associate Professor of Radiology and co-directs the SCI³.

Michael Moseley, Ph.D.
Dr. Moseley is an Associate Professor in Radiology and is the Director of Experimental MRI and MRS at the Lucas MR Center. He directs the MR imaging and spectroscopy aspects of the SCI³.

Tim Doyle, Ph.D.
Dr. Doyle is Scientific Director of the Small Animal Imaging Facility, and oversees its day-to-day running, providing training and assistance with the instruments.

Symposiums & Workshops
NO PHOTOS/VIDEOS ARE ALLOWED DURING IMAGING SYSTEM DEMONSTRATIONS

No symposiums or workshops at this time. Please check back.

Upcoming Hands-on Instrument Training
NO PHOTOS/VIDEOS ARE ALLOWED DURING IMAGING SYSTEM DEMONSTRATIONS

• GEHC Micro CT
  May 12, 2008
  Imaging Facility (Clark S040)
  11:00am - 12:00pm
  
  The GE scanner can acquire datasets at 49 and 97µm native resolution, with a scan time of 7-30 minutes, depending on protocol used (typically 8 minutes). The data needs to be manually corrected and reconstructed, but generates great images. It also has a limited axial filed of view (~4cm), so you need to scan multiple bed positions to image an entire mouse or rat. If you or anyone in your lab is interested in attending, please contact Tim Doyle, Ph.D. - timbo@stanford.edu
• IVIS Training
  Imaging Facility (Clark S040)
  11:00 - 12:00pm
  
  Basic IVIS training takes place the first Monday of the month at 11:00am in the imaging center (S040, Clark). If you or anyone in your lab is interested in attending, please contact Tim Doyle, Ph.D. - timbo@stanford.edu