Southwestern In Vivo Cellular and Molecular Imaging Program

Symposium

Seminar Series

Cancer Imaging Program

Seminar Series for 2006

January 18, 2006
Wednesday,  2:00 PM, Room CSO.106
“Prospects for Metabolic Imaging by Magnetic Resonance”
Craig Malloy, Ph.D.
Professor, Advanced Imaging – Metabolism


January 25, 2006
Wednesday,  2:00 PM, Room CSO.106
“Quantitative Light Emission Tomography (LET). New developments and comparison with other imaging techniques”
Edmond Richer, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Radiology, Advanced Radiological Sciences


February 1, 2006
Wednesday,  2:00 PM, Room CSO.106
“Insight into pathophysiology to optimize tumor therapy -- imaging and immunohistochemistry”
Dawen Zhao, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Radiology, Advanced Radiological Sciences


February 8, 2006
Wednesday,  2:00 PM, Room CSO.106
“Imaging Molecular Events with Magnetic Resonance Microimaging”
Barjor Gimi, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Radiology, Pediatrics


February 15, 2006
Wednesday,  2:00 PM, Room CSO.106
"Spinal chord and deep brain stimulation: Technology and techniques"
Robert Eberhart, Ph.D.
Professor, Surgery
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences


February 22, 2006
Wednesday,  2:00 PM, Room CSO.106
“Discovery Biology Fueled by Synthetic Chemicals”
Patrick Harran, Ph.D.
Professor of Biochemistry


March 1, 2006
Wednesday,  2:00 PM, Room CSO.106
“Novel ¹⁹F NMR lacZ Gene Reporter Molecules”
Jian-Xin Yu, Ph. D.
Instructor, Radiology, Advanced Radiological Sciences


March 8, 2006
Wednesday,  2:00 PM, Room CSO.106
“FDG Negative Tumors: Clinical and Basic Aspects”
Orhan Oz, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Radiology

Seminar Series for 2004

March 24, 2004
Wednesday,  2:00 PM, Room D1.200
"A Murine Model for Assessing the Metastasis of Intraocular Melanoma"
Jerry Y. Niederkorn, Ph.D.
Professor and Director of Ophthalmic Research


April 14, 2004
Wednesday,  2:00 PM, Room D1.200
"High-field Magnetic Resonance of Humans - Potential and Challenges"
Richard W. Briggs, Ph.D.
Professor and Director of Neuroimaging Research


May 5, 2004
Wednesday,  2:00 PM, Room D1.200
"Regulation of NF-kappaB and Apoptosis Pathways: Recent Insights Relevant to Pathogenesis and Treatment of Cancer"
Preet Chaudhary, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine - Hematology

October 20, 2004
Wednesday,  2:00 PM,   Room CS0.106
 “Radiotracer Development at the University Mainz Related to Neuroreceptors, to Tumor Membrane Receptors and to Tumor Enzymes”
Frank Rösch, Ph.D.
Professor of Radiology
Johannes Gutenberg–Universität Mainz Germany

October 27, 2004
Wednesday,  2:00 PM,   Room CS0.106
 “The Function of the Fc Receptor, FcRn, in Regulating Serum IgG Levels: From Protein Engineering to Single Molecule Microscopy”
Sally Ward, Ph.D.
Paul and Betty Meek - FINA Professorship in Molecular Immunology

November 3, 2004
Wednesday,  2:00 PM,   Room CS0.106
“Defining Biological Roles for the Stress-Responsive Transcription Factor EPAS1/HIF-2a”
Joseph A. Garcia, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine

November 17, 2004
Wednesday,  2:00 PM,   Room CS0.106
 “Problems in Fluorescence Microscopy Image Analysis: Localization of Single Molecules and Point Spread Function Estimation”
Raimund Ober, Ph.D.
Professor of Immunology, UT Dallas
Adjunct Professor of Immunology, UT Southwestern

Seminar Series for 2003

February 5, 2003
Wednesday,  2:00 PM, Room D1.200
"Matrix and angiogenesis in mouse models of cancer " 
Rolf Brekken, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Surgery,
http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/cancer/Labs/Brekken.htm

 
February 26, 2003
Wednesday,  2:00 PM, Room D1.200
"MR-Imaging of Breast Cancer: Current and Future Techniques"
Paul Weatherall, MD Professor of Radiology, Director Rogers MR Center
http://www.swmed.edu/rogers/radiologists.htm

 
March 12, 2003
Wednesday,  2:00 PM, Room D1.200
"Molecular linchpins in the tumorigenic platform".
Michael White, Ph.D. Associate Professor Cell Biology
http://www.swmed.edu/home_pages/cellbio/dw/white%20people.html

 
April 2, 2003
Wednesday,  2:00 PM, Room D1.200
"Relationships between clinical and biological diversity in breast cancer"
Debu Tripathy, MD, Professor of Medicine, Director Breast Center

April 23, 2003
Wednesday,  2:00 PM, Room D1.200
”Mouse Models of embryonic development and cancer”
Luis Parada, Ph.D. Professor of Developmental Biology and Cell Biology
http://www.swmed.edu/home_pages/cellbio/dw/parada%20people.htm

Seminar Series for 2002

October 2,  2002
Wednesday, 2:00 PM, Room  D1.200
"New MRI Contrast Agents for Molecular Imaging",
Wen-Hong Li, Ph.D.  Cell Biology, 
http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/home_pages/cellbio/dw/li%20people.htm


October 23, 2002
Wednesday, 2:00 PM, Room  D1.200
"Biomedical imaging in the postgenomic era: Opportunities and Challenges"
King Li,M.D., MBA, Associate Director, NIH Clinical Center  Biomedical imaging
http://www.cc.nih.gov/imaging/training/ISTP/bio-li.html

Symposium

Symposium 2003

Southwestern In Vivo Cancer Cellular and Molecular Imaging Program

Fourth Annual Symposium

November 17, 2003

   8:15  Continental Breakfast / Registration

   9:00  Robert W. Parkey, M.D.
           Chairman, Department of Radiology, UT Southwestern Medical Center
           Welcome

   9:15  Ralph P. Mason, Ph.D., C.Chem.
           Professor, Department of Radiology, UT Southwestern Medical Center
           Director, NCI Pre-ICMIC
           Innovations in Molecular Imaging

  10:00  Dawen Zhao, M.D., Ph.D.
           Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology, UT Southwestern Medical Center
           Functional MRI in Rodent Tumors: Monitoring Progression and Therapeutic Response

  10:30  Break

  10:45  Hanli Lu, Ph.D.
           Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, UT Arlington   
           Near Infrared Spectroscopy and Imaging for Tumor Prognosis and Therapy Monitoring

  11:15  Keynote Address
            Jae Ho Kim, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.R.
          Chairman, Department of Radiation Oncology, Henry Ford Health Systems, Detroit
          Molecular Gene Therapy in Combination with Radiation Therapy

  12:00  Boxed Lunch

   1:00PM   Peter P. Antich, Ph.D., D.Sc.
           Professor and Director, Advanced Radiological Sciences, UT Southwestern Medical Center
           Progress in Cancer Imaging Program Instrumentation: Highlights of Multi-head Bioluminescent Imaging System

   1:30  Keynote Address
            David Piwnica Worms, M.D., Ph.D.
           Professor and Director, Molecular Imaging Center,
           Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis
           Molecular Imaging of Gene Expression and Protein Function in Vivo

   2:30  A. Dean Sherry, Ph.D.
           Professor, Department of Radiology, UT Southwestern Medical Center
           Professor, Department of Chemistry, UT Dallas
           Responsive MR Agents: Moving Beyond Gadolinium

   3:00  Closing Remarks

           Reception 
             Simmons Biomedical Research Building
        6000 Harry Hines Boulevard, 2^nd Floor – NB2.402
        Boxed Lunch included with Pre-Registration
        RSVP: Jocelyn.Chafouleas@utsouthwestern.edu

Symposium 2002

Southwestern In Vivo Cancer Cellular and Molecular Imaging Program

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas

Conference Room:  NA8.102  / Tuesday, November 12, 2002

9:00 -  9:30 AM       Registration / Continental Breakfast

  9:30 -  9:35            Introductory Remarks
                                  Robert W. Parkey, M.D.
                                  Professor and Chairman
                                  Department of Radiology

 9:35 – 10:00           Overview of Cancer Center
                                  John D. McConnell, M.D.
                                  Executive Vice President 
                                  Office of Executive Vice President for Administration

10:00 – 10:15          The Cancer Imaging Program
                                  Ralph P. Mason, Ph.D., C.Chem.
                                  Director and PI, NCI-Pre-ICMIC

10:15 – 10:45          Genetic Signatures as Targets for Molecular Imaging
                                  John D. Minna, M.D.
                                  Hamon Center for Therapeutic Oncology Research  
 

10:45 – 11:00           Coffee Break
 

11:00 – 12:00           Key Note Address
                                Functional and Molecular Imaging of Tumor Hypoxia and 
                                Proliferation
                                  Albert J. van der Kogel, Ph.D.
                                  Professor of Clinical Radiobiology
                                  Head, Experimental Radiotherapy Laboratory
                                  University Medical Center Nijmegen, The Netherlands  
 

12:00 -  1:00 PM      Boxed Lunch
 

 1:00 -  1:30             Clinical Pet for Oncology
                                  Dana Mathews, M.D., Ph.D.
                                  Director, PET Facility

 1:30 -  2:00             Characterization of Prostate Cancer with MR Techniques
                                  Pamela Nurenberg, M.D.
                                  Rogers MR Center

 2:00 -  2:30             A Strategy to Improve Healthcare of the Cancer Patient
                                  Orhan Öz, M.D., Ph.D.  
                                  Department of Radiology

 2:30 -  2:50             In Vivo Cancer Imaging – New Technologies
                                  Peter P. Antich, Ph.D., D.Sc.
                                  Director, Advanced Radiological Sciences  
 

 2:50 -  3:05             Refreshment Break 
 

 3:05 -  3:25             Optical Imaging-Finding Good Luc
                                  Edmund Richer, Ph.D.
                                  Department of Radiology

 3:25 -  3:45             Gene Reporters to Follow In Vivo Combinations of Chemotherapy
                                with Telomerase Inhibitors
                                   Jerry Shay, Ph.D.
                                  Cell Biology  
 

 3:45 -  4:00             Discussions  
 

  5:30                       Reception, A.W. Harris Faculty Club

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Grant funds program to develop noninvasive cancer diagnoses and treatments

DALLAS – July 25, 2001 – A $1.2 million grant from the National Cancer Institute has established a new research program for in vivo cellular and molecular imaging at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, enabling development of noninvasive techniques for identifying and treating cancer.

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