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The Second Britton Chance International Symposium on Metabolic Imaging and Spectroscopy

HONORING THE 105th BIRTHDAY OF BRITTON CHANCE

June 11-13, 2018
Rubenstein Auditorium, Smilow Center for Translational Research

Final Report

The summary of the event

Britton Chance Commemorative Journal Issues

After the symposium, we will organize two journal issues/sections on metabolic imaging/spectroscopy in the Journal of Biomedical Optics and Molecular Imaging and Biology to which you may contribute manuscripts. The manuscripts are due August 15, 2018, and the publication dates are expected to be in early 2019.

JBO Call For Papers

A Glance at the Program

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REPRESENTATIVE SESSIONS/TOPICS
Functions
: Blood flow, volume, oxygenation
Metabolism (1): Glycolysis and hypoxia
Metabolism (2): Mitochondrial metabolism, redox state, NADH/FAD
Metabolism (3): Others/general
Brain
Breast
Lung/Heart
Liver/Kidney/Pancreas
Muscle and other organs
Cancer
Metabolic/mitochondrial diseases
Aging and neurodegenerative diseases
Other diseases
Novel techniques
Novel applications

Sessions will included invited presentations and proffered talks selected from abstracts. Minority, women, and junior investigators will be given priority under equal circumstances.

PANEL: Key issues in metabolic imaging / spectroscopy research
GRANT WRITING WORKSHOP AND BIOSTATISTICS SESSION
FLASH TALK OF POSTERS (~2 min each)

Awards

Britton Chance Symposium Travel Stipend (10-20 students and junior investigators)
We will provide a number of travel stipends (covering up to ~80% of the full cost for attending the conference) and poster awards for selected abstracts. After the Symposium, we will also organize 2 peer-reviewed journal issues on metabolic imaging/spectroscopy, i.e., Journal of Biomedical Optics and Molecular Imaging and Biology to which you may contribute manuscripts. The publication dates are expected to be in early 2019. Please note, our travel stipends are partially tied to manuscript submission. If you do not submit a manuscript to one of the journal issues, then the maximum level of financial support will be 50% of your cost.

Britton Chance Symposium Poster Awards (3-5 awards)
Britton Chance Poster Awards will be awarded to selected posters.

Award applications can be submitted during the abstract submission process.

Reception

Networking among participants

Committee

Organizing committee:
Lin Z. Li, Co-Chair
Arjun G. Yodh, Co-Chair
David R. Busch
Jeff Cochran
Susan Colleluori
Mary A. Leonard
Shoko Nioka
He N. Xu

Advisory Board:
David Mankoff
Jerry D. Glickson
Mitchel D. Schnall
Helmut Sies
P. Leslie Dutton

Day Care Options

Since this is a professional conference, children will not be given admission in the event.  Here is a list of local family facilities and services at and near the University of Pennsylvania.

Past Symposia

For additional ideas about the symposium, check out the First International Symposium on Metabolic Imaging and Spectroscopy website from 2013