Sunday
2:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome from the GRC Chair
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm
Microstructure and Function in CNS
7:40 pm - 8:15 pm
"Connectomics Reconstruction of the Mini-Wasp Nervous System"
8:15 pm - 8:35 pm
Discussion
8:35 pm - 9:10 pm
"New MRI Windows on White Matter Microstructure in the Living Human Brain"
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Group Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Tissue Microstructure Assessment by Ultrasound and Optical Methods
9:00 am - 9:40 am
"Relating Ultrasonic Signals to Tissue Microstructure for the Purposes of Identifying Tissue State"
9:40 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Coffee Break
10:30 am - 11:10 am
"Proteins, Air and Water: Genetic Reporters for Ultrasound and MRI"
11:10 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 12:10 pm
"Multi-Modal Optical Imaging of Tissue Morphology and Function"
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Inflammatory Processes in Cardiovascular Diseases
7:30 pm - 8:10 pm
"MR Imaging of Inflammation: Can We Go Beyond the Macrophage as Primary Target?"
8:10 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 9:10 pm
"Microstructural Elements of Vascular Health and Disease"
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Vascular Structure and Function
9:00 am - 9:40 am
"Using Ultrasound and Photoacoustics to Illuminate Vascular Function"
9:40 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Coffee Break
10:30 am - 11:10 am
"Ultrasound Imaging of the Tissue Microvascular Network"
11:10 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 12:10 pm
"Tumor Vasculature and Its Functional Impact"
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Imaging of Collagen and Myelin
7:30 pm - 8:10 pm
"Myelin and Collagen: Chemically Disparate but Similar in NMR and MRI Characteristics"
8:10 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 9:10 pm
"Complementary Imaging of Microstructures at Microscopic Resolution: µMRI and Beyond"
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Histopathology In Vivo : From Mice to Humans
9:00 am - 9:40 am
"In Situ Imaging of Neuronal and Vascular Network Functioning Post Mild Traumatic Brain Injury"
9:40 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Coffee Break
10:30 am - 11:10 am
"MRI vs. Histopathology in Spinal Cord Injury Models"
11:10 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 12:10 pm
"Imaging the Brain at Nanoscale and Petascale"
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
MR Relaxation and Tissue Microstructure
7:30 pm - 8:10 pm
"Magnetization Exchange and Lipid Structure"
8:10 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 9:10 pm
"Deciphering Tissue Microstructure Using Quantitative Gradient Echo"
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Business Meeting
Nominations for the Next Vice Chair; Fill in Conference Evaluation Forms; Discuss Future Site and Scheduling Preferences; Election of the Next Vice Chair
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Microstructure as Measured by Diffusion
9:00 am - 9:40 am
"Microstructure with Diffusion: To See the Invisible"
9:40 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Coffee Break
10:30 am - 11:10 am
"Diffusion-Weighted NMR Spectroscopy In Vivo to Probe Brain Cell Structure... and Beyond"
11:10 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 12:10 pm
"Detection and Validation of Neuronal Injury with Diffusion MRI"
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Microstructural Imaging: Registration and Validation
7:30 pm - 8:10 pm
"Can We Use Diffusion MRI to Diagnose and Understand Disease?"
8:10 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 9:10 pm
"Morphometry and Microstructure to Study Brain Architecture: In Vivo and Ex Vivo "
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure