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Molecular Imaging Seminar: WIlson

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 15:25:57 -0700

Monday, August 4, 2008
Molecular and Functional Profiling of Cardiomyocytes Derived from Human Embryonic Stem Cells - Kitch WIlson, PhD, Cardiovascular Gene and Cell Therapy Lab

Equipment Training - IVIS

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:39:27 -0700

Monday, August 4, 2008
Imaging Facility (Clark S040)
11:00 - 12:30pm

It is that time of month again when I offer basic IVIS training for those who want to start bioluminescence imaging. Training will include basic animal handling from the animal facility, access to the core, and use of the IVIS systems. If you or any of your colleagues would like to attend, please have them email Tim Doyle, Ph.D., timbo@stanford.edu. As usual the training is on Monday (June 2nd) in the Imaging lab (Clark S040) starting at 11am, and lasts about 90 minutes.

Equipment Training - GE MicroCT

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:25:16 -0700

Friday, August 1, 2008
Imaging Facility (Clark S040)
10:30am

Tim Doyle, Ph.D. - timbo@stanford.edu - will be conducting a training on using the GE MicroCT scanner to do gated imaging. This will allow users to focus on regions of the subject animal that have large motion artifacts, such as the chest cavity or heart. For the training, I will focus on breath-gated imaging, but will explain how to use cardiac/breath gating as well. No basic training for the CT will be provided – this training is intended to supplement the basic GE CT training.

Molecular Imaging Seminar: Geoff Gurtner, MD

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:24:41 -0700

July 28, 2008
Progenitor Cell Mediated Neovascularization in Health and Disease - Geoff Gurtner, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery at the Stanford University Medical Center Surgery - Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Nanobiotechnology Webcast: Kattesh Katti, M.Sc.Ed, Ph.D., FRSC

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:24:28 -0700

Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Green Nanotechnology In Medicine and Technology
Nanoparticles are used in a myriad of applications from renewable energy, medical imaging, cancer therapy, in the design of smart materials, fast computers, heat transfer agents and as environmental restoration agents. As the nanotechnology revolution continues to unfold to unleash its power on our day to day lives, the environmental impacts of various nanotechnological production processes and finished products that are embedded with a wide spectrum of nanoparticles must be addressed right at the time of inception of this emerging technology. There is spawning fundamental and mission oriented research, in both academia and industry globally, toward applications of 100% 'Green' nanotechnologies for the design and development of nanoparticles which in turn make their way into the design and development of smart electronic materials, life saving nanopharmaceuticals, environmental restoration technologies and in alternate green energy production devices. The sound economic models for hefty profits for the industrial corporations and their ability to perpetuate future Green nanotechnologies have created great niche for policy makers for future industrial and technological expansions. Green Nanotechnology is an interdisciplinary rapidly developing knowledge base at the interface of chemistry, physics, engineering and biological fields. Environmentally benign 'Green' nanotechnological processes are being developed to give the global corporate sectors the ability to design new products that are made from more eco - friendly materials including plants, crops, various phytochemicals and phytoconstructs, using processes that use less energy and generate less waste throughout the product lifecycle. This presentation will encompass description of latest discoveries from the speaker’s laboratories on the production of gold nanoparticles without the intervention of any ‘Man Made’ chemicals [1-4]. This lecture will encompass synthetic and biomedical aspects of gold nanoparticles produced via phytcohemicals, present in Soy and various plant origins. The applications of 100% ‘Green' gold nanoparticles and green nanotechnologies in the design and development of new medical diagnostic/therapeutic agents, and biological sensors will be described.

Dean Felsher Becomes Full MIPS Member

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:22:54 -0700

Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Dean Felsher, has been added as a full member to the Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford.

Congratulations Dr. Willmann!

Nature Reviews Drug Discovery Cover

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:22:31 -0700

Thursday, July 10, 2008
A review from the Multimodality Molecular Imaging Lab is featured on the cover of Nature Reviews Drug Discovery. Entitled, "Molecular imaging in drug development", it discusses the applications of molecular imaging in drug development, and the challenges that need to be addressed to optimize its utility.

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Dr. Gambhir Serves as a Guest Editor

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:44:35 -0700

Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Dr. Gambhir serves as guest editor for a new special issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine reviewing multimodality molecular imaging of cancer. Over 10 articles covering all aspects of the latest developments in cancer imaging are included.

Molecular Imaging Seminar: Dean Sherry, PhD

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:21:24 -0700

Monday, July 7, 2008
Towards MR Imaging Agents that Report Biological Function
MRI contrast agents have become an important tool in clinical medicine. Current Gd3+-based T1 shortening agents require rapid water exchange between an inner-sphere water coordination position and bulk water to produce a substantial change in bulk water relaxation. Current gadolinium agents lack tissue specificity and typically do not respond to their chemical environment. The recent discovery of lanthanide complexes that exchange water only slowly with bulk solvent has opened the door to a new class of agents that provide contrast via a chemical exchange saturation transfer mechanism. While endogenous CEST imaging may prove useful for monitoring certain key metabolites in tissues, exogenous paramagnetic agents (PARACEST) appear to be a versatile new class of MR imaging agents that are highly sensitive to their chemical environment and hence can be designed to "respond" to biological events in vivo. The chemical features that can be used to modulate water exchange in such complexes will be discussed and several applications of PARACEST to molecular imaging will be demonstrated.

Peter Olcott Receives SNM Predoctoral Molecular Imaging Scholar Program Award

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:43:38 -0700

Monday, July 7, 2008
Peter Olcott, a Stanford Bioengineering graduate student, working in the Molecular Imaging Instrumentation Laboratory has been selected to receive a 2008 Predoctoral Molecular Imaging Scholar Program award funded for two years by the Education and Research Foundation for the Society of Nuclear Medicine for his proposal entitled: "Optically coupled pulse width modulation PET detectors for combined whole body clinical PET/MR systems". For this award Peter will study, design, and develop novel technology that will enable whole body PET and MRI data to be acquired simultaneously.

Congratulations, Peter!

Molecular Imaging Seminar: Niu, Wang

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:09:15 -0700

Monday, July 7, 2008
Development of VEGF121-derived probes for imaging angiogenesis - Gang Niu, PhD, Molecular Imaging Probe Laboratory

EGFR imaging with radiolabled antibodies - Hu Zhou, PhD, Molecular Imaging Probe Laboratory

Equipment Training - IVIS

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:03:57 -0700

Monday, July 7, 2008
Imaging Facility (Clark S040)
11:00 - 12:30pm

It is that time of month again when I offer basic IVIS training for those who want to start bioluminescence imaging. Training will include basic animal handling from the animal facility, access to the core, and use of the IVIS systems. If you or any of your colleagues would like to attend, please have them email Tim Doyle, Ph.D., timbo@stanford.edu. As usual the training is on Monday (June 2nd) in the Imaging lab (Clark S040) starting at 11am, and lasts about 90 minutes.

Molecular Imaging Seminar: W.E. Moerner

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:13:56 -0700

June 30, 2008
Single-Biomolecule Optical Imaging, Superresolution, and Trapping - W.E. Moerner
Harry S. Mosher Professor and Professor, by courtesy, of Applied Physics, Dept. of Chemistry, Stanford

Zongjin Li Receives Mitzi and William Blahd, MD Pilot Research Grant

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 10:15:13 -0700

June 24, 2008
Dr. Zongjin Li, a Post-Doctoral Fellow from the Cardiovascular Gene and Cell Therapy Lab, has been awarded the Mitzi and William Blahd, MD Pilot Research Grant from the Education and Research Foundation for the Society of Nuclear Medicine for his proposal entitled "Molecular Imaging of Stem Cell Differentiation and Function".

Congratulations, Dr. Cao!

Nanobiotechnology Webcast: Bing Xu, PhD

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:25:25 -0700

June 19, 2008
Design and Synthesis of Bionanomaterials for Applications from Outside to Inside of Cells - Bing Xu, PhD
Webcast is available for Bing Xu's June 19, 2008 presentation. You will need the free RealPlayer to view the webcast of lectures.

Qizhen Cao Receives Postdoctoral Fellowship from TRDRP

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 22:44:30 -0700

June 12, 2008
Dr. Qizhen Cao, a Post-Doctoral Fellow from the Molecular Imaging Probe Laboratory, has received a 2-year postdoctoral fellowship from the Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program (TRDRP) to work on lung cancer imaging and therapy.

Congratulations, Dr. Cao!

Equipment Training - Cytoviva microscope

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 22:41:10 -0700

Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Edwards Bldg. Room. R365 (conference room)
11 am - 1 pm and 2:30 pm - 5:30 pm

The Cytoviva microscope is an advanced optical microscope designed to support nano-biotechnological research. Nanoparticles down to 50 nm can be visualized using this technique, both alone and in combination with cells. Interested contact Bryan Smith, brsmith@stanford.edu

Guillem Pratx Receives SNM Travel Award

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 22:40:19 -0700

June 6, 2008
Guillem Pratx, a member of the Molecular Imaging Instrumentation Laboratory been selected as a recipient of an SNM Travel Award to attend the 2008 SNM Annual Meeting in June in New Orleans, LA, where he will deliver two oral presentations for his accepted abstracts. The titles of his abstracts are: "Fast Maximum-Likelihood Image Reconstruction without a Line Search" and "Maximum a Posteriori event positioning in high-resolution PET CZT detectors".

Congratulations Guillem!

Dr. Gambhir Receives the Tesla Medal

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 22:39:50 -0700

June 4, 2008
Dr. Gambhir has been awarded the Tesla Medal from the United Kingdom Royal College of Radiologists in England for his work in Multimodality Molecular Imaging of Living Subjects.

Congratulations, Dr. Gambhir!

Adam de la Zerda Receives Bio-X Graduate Student Fellowship

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 22:39:23 -0700

June 3, 2008
Adam de la Zerda, a graduate student in the Multimodality Molecular Imaging Lab, has received a Bio-X Graduate Student Fellowship. The fellowship is a 3-year fellowship that will fully support his research in the field of "Photoacoustic Molecular Imaging".

Congratulations, Adam!

Equipment Training - IVIS

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 22:38:56 -0700

Monday, June 2, 2008
Imaging Facility (Clark S040)
11:00 - 12:30pm

It is that time of month again when I offer basic IVIS training for those who want to start bioluminescence imaging. Training will include basic animal handling from the animal facility, access to the core, and use of the IVIS systems. If you or any of your colleagues would like to attend, please have them email Tim Doyle, Ph.D., timbo@stanford.edu. As usual the training is on Monday (June 2nd) in the Imaging lab (Clark S040) starting at 11am, and lasts about 90 minutes.

Juergen Willmann Becomes Full MIPS Member

Thu, 29 May 2008 22:37:54 -0700

May 29, 2008
Juergen Willmann, has been added as a full member to the Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford.

Congratulations Dr. Willmann!

Nanobiotechnology Webcast: Otto Zhou, PhD

Tue, 27 May 2008 22:45:42 -0700

May 27, 2008
Carbon Nanotube X-Ray for Diagnostic Medical Imaging
Webcast is available for Otto Zhou's May 20, 2008 presentation. You will need the free RealPlayer to view the webcast of lectures.

MIPS Research Highlighted in EurekAlert!

Tue, 27 May 2008 22:37:25 -0700

May 27, 2008
Collaborative research on ultrasmall iron oxide nanoparticles between the Molecular Imaging Probe Laboratory and Brown University was published in J Am Chem Soc and highlighted in EurekAlert!, an online, global news service operated by AAAS, the Science Society.

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Molecular Imaging Seminar: Steven Artandi, MD, PhD

Mon, 26 May 2008 22:10:38 -0700

May 26, 2008
Mechanisms of Telomerase Function in Stem Cells and Cancer - Steven Artandi, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and of Genetics, Stanford University

Yingbing Wang Receives Norman Blank Award

Fri, 23 May 2008 22:46:01 -0700

May 23, 2008
Yingbing Wang, a medical student in the Multimodality Molecular Imaging Lab has been awarded the Norman Blank Award from the Stanford School of Medicine and will do her Radiology Residency at Harvard.

Congratulations, Yingbing!

Hui Wang receives SNM Molecular Imaging Center of Excellence Award

Thu, 22 May 2008 22:49:59 -0700

May 22, 2008
Dr. Hui Wang, a postdoctoral fellow from the Molecular Imaging Probe Laboratory, has won First Place Award in the Molecular Imaging Abstract track for her abstract titled "e;Trafficking the fate of mesenchymal stem cells in vivo"e; from the SNM's Molecular Imaging Center of Excellence.

Congratulations, Hui!

Adam de la Zerda Receives DOD Pre-doctoral Traineeship Award

Wed, 21 May 2008 22:36:11 -0700

May 21, 2008
Adam de la Zerda, a graduate student in the Multimodality Molecular Imaging Lab has been awarded a DOD Pre-doctoral Traineeship Award.

Congratulations, Adam!

Zi-Bo Li Receives 2008 SNM Travel Award

Tue, 20 May 2008 22:46:25 -0700

May 20, 2008
Dr. Zi-Bo Li, a former postdoctoral fellow from the Molecular Imaging Probe Laboratory, has received a Travel Award to attend the 55th Society of Nuclear Medicine annual meeting in New Orleans, LA from June 14 to June 18.
He recently joined Siemens Medical Solutions.

Congratulations, Zibo!

Zhaofei (Jeff) Liu receives 2008 Berson-Yalow Award

Tue, 20 May 2008 22:34:51 -0700

May 20, 2008
Zhaofei (Jeff) Liu, a visiting researcher from the Molecular Imaging Probe Laboratory, has been awarded 2008 Society of Nuclear Medicine Berson-Yalow Award (1st place). The Berson-Yalow Award recognizes significant contributions to the advancement and promotion of nuclear medicine, specifically, the most significant contributions to basic or clinical radioassay. Mr. Liu is a PhD candidate at Peking University under the supervision of Prof. Fan Wang.

Congratulations, Zhaofei!

Kai Chen receives 2008 SNM YPC Award

Tue, 20 May 2008 22:34:23 -0700

May 20, 2008
Dr. Kai Chen, a research associate from the Molecular Imaging Probe Laboratory, is awarded 3rd place Young Professionals Committee (YPC) Best Basic Science Award for the 2008 Annual Convention of the Society of Nuclear Medicine in New Orleans, LA.

Congratulations, Kai!

Nanobiotechnology Seminar: Otto Zhou, PhD

Tue, 20 May 2008 22:11:27 -0700

May 20, 2008
Carbon Nanotube X-Ray for Diagnostic Medical Imaging
X-ray radiation is widely used today for diagnostic medical imaging, homeland security and industrial applications. Conventional x-ray source based on the original design of Roentgen and Coolidge is a single-pixel thermionic device with low spatial and temporal resolution and limited programmability, which hinders the performance of modern x-ray imaging systems. We have developed a new field emission x-ray technology based on the carbon nanotube field emitters. The new technology is capable of generating temporally and spatially modulated x-ray radiation that can be readily gated and synchronized with physiological signals. It has the potential to increase the resolution and scanning speed of today’s tomography scanners, and enable new imaging systems with new functionalities. Since the initial conception, the technology has moved from a simple laboratory curiosity to prototype production in commercial settings.

In this talk we will introduce the nanotube x-ray technology. We will describe two imaging systems under development in our lab that utilize this unique x-ray technology. One is a dynamic micro-computed tomography (micro-CT) scanner for in-vivo imaging of small animal cancer models. The second is a stationary digital breast tomosynthesis system for in-vivo imaging of human breast cancer. Some other biomedical imaging and radiotherapy systems under development will be briefly described.

Molecular Imaging Seminar: Julien Sage

Mon, 19 May 2008 22:11:33 -0700

May 19, 2008
Modeling cancer associated with loss of function of the retinoblatoma tumor suppressor gene - Julien Sage
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and of Genetics, Stanford University

Molecular Imaging Seminar: Stuart Lindsay, PhD

Mon, 12 May 2008 22:11:38 -0700

May 12, 2008
Single Molecule Tools for Genomics
Genomic diversity, be it at the DNA level, or at the epigenetic level, is probably an essential part of development. There is therefore a need to develop tools capable of sequencing genomes rapidly and sequentially from even single cells, and for mapping post translational modifications that carry the epigenetic code, once again, from single cells, and with high spatial resolution. We are developing atomic-force microscope based methods for mapping post translational modifications on single proteins with nm-scale resolution, and results will be presented for one type of histone modification. We are also pursuing a novel single molecule approach to DNA sequencing which we call "Sequencing by Recognition". It is based on a self-assembled tunnel junction in which an electronic signal is produced when a hydrogen bonded "sandwich" is formed between an electrode, a backbone phosphate, sugar and base to a second base tethered to a second electrode.

RSNA R&E Foundation Grants Recipients

Wed, 07 May 2008 22:47:05 -0700

May 7, 2008
David Wang and Juergen Willmann, both of the Multimodality Molecular Imaging Lab have both been awarded grants from the RSNA Research & Education Foundation. David received a Research Resident Grant and Juergen received a Research Seed Grant.

Congratulations, David and Juergen!

Zheng Miao Joins the Cancer Molecular Imaging Chemistry Laboratory

Tue, 06 May 2008 22:32:43 -0700

May 6, 2008
Zheng Miao, PhD, a post doctoral fellow, has been added to the Cancer Molecular Imaging Chemistry Laboratory.

Molecular Imaging Seminar: Behera, Zhou

Mon, 05 May 2008 22:47:46 -0700

May 5, 2008
Nerves on Fire: Imaging Nociception with Manganese-Enhanced MRI (MEMRI) - Deepak Behera, PhD, Molecular Imaging of Musculoskeletal Illnesses

3D Conformal Radiation Therapy System for Small Experimental Animals - Hu Zhou, PhD, Imaging Radiobiology Laboratory

Andrew Lee Joins the Cardiovascular Gene and Cell Therapy

Fri, 02 May 2008 22:32:05 -0700

May 2, 2008
Andrew Lee, a first year medical student, has been added to the Cardiovascular Gene and Cell Therapy Lab.

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Fri, 02 May 2008 22:12:51 -0700

May 2, 2008
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