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Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Smilow Center for Translational Research Auditorium
The Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Registration/Breakfast

9:00 a.m. - 9:10 a.m.
Introductory Remarks
Ravinder Reddy Ph.D. & Jacob Dubroff M.D., Ph.D.

Session I: Cancer Imaging
Session Chair: David Mankoff, M.D., Ph.D.

9:10 a.m. - 9:50 a.m.
Title: Clinical and Imaging Biomarkers for Cancer
Anthony Shields, M.D., Wayne State University

9:50 a.m. - 10:10 a.m.
Title: PET Biomarkers for Cancer
Dan Pryma, M.D.,University of Pennsylvania

10:10 a.m. - 10:25 a.m.
COFFEE BREAK

10:25 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Title: Imaging Biomarkers of XRT
Lillie Lin, M.D.,University of Pennsylvania

10:45 a.m. - 11:05 a.m.
Title: Quantitative PET Analysis
Robert Doot, M.D., University of Pennsylvania

11:05 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Keynote Speaker
Title: Novel MRI Biomarkers in Cancer
Thomas E. Yankeelov, Ph.D., Director of Cancer Imaging Research, Vanderbilt University

11:45 p.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Panel Discussion
All Session I speakers

12:15 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
LUNCH and POSTER SESSION

Session II: Neuroscience Imaging
Session Chair: John Detre, M.D.

1:45 p.m. - 2:05 p.m.
Title: Imaging Biomarkers in Smoking Cessation
Caryn Lerman, Ph.D.,University of Pennsylvania

2:05 p.m. - 2:25 p.m.
Title: Clinical PET Biomarkers for Brain
Jacob Dubroff, M.D., Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania

2:25 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Title: Multi-Modality Analysis
Bryan Avants, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania

2:45 p.m. - 3:25 a.m.
Keynote Speaker
Title: Challenges and Opportunities in Imaging Neuroinflammation with PET
Mark A. Mintun, M.D., Chief Medical Officer, Avid Radiopharmaceuticals

3:25 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
COFFEE BREAK

Session III: Instrumentation For Combined PET And MRI
Session Chair: Ravinder Reddy, Ph.D.

3:45 p.m. - 4:05 p.m.
Title: Introduction & Preclinical Developments
Joel Karp, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania

4:05 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Title: Debate: PET/MRI vs. PET+MRI
Mitchell Schnall, M.D., Ph.D. & R. Nick Bryan, M.D., Ph.D., Moderator: Ilya Nasarallah, M.D., Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania

4:45 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.
Panel Discussion
All Session II & III speakers

5:15 p.m. - 6:45 p.m.
Closing Remarks followed by Reception