Sunday
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2:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
Arrival and Check-in
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6:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
Dinner
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7:30 pm - 7:40 pm |
Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome from the GRC Chair
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7:40 pm - 9:30 pm |
Microstructure and Function in CNS
Discussion Leader: Nikolaus Weiskopf (Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Germany)
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7:40 pm - 8:15 pm |
Dmitri Chklovskii (Flatiron Institute, Simons Foundation, USA)
"Connectomics Reconstruction of the Mini-Wasp Nervous System"
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8:15 pm - 8:35 pm |
Discussion
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8:35 pm - 9:10 pm |
Derek Jones (Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre (CUBRIC), Cardiff University, United Kingdom)
"New MRI Windows on White Matter Microstructure in the Living Human Brain"
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9:10 pm - 9:30 pm |
Discussion
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Monday
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7:30 am - 8:30 am |
Breakfast
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8:30 am - 9:00 am |
Group Photo
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9:00 am - 12:30 pm |
Tissue Microstructure Assessment by Ultrasound and Optical Methods
Discussion Leader: Olivier Couture (CNRS, France)
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9:00 am - 9:40 am |
Michael Oelze (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA)
"Relating Ultrasonic Signals to Tissue Microstructure for the Purposes of Identifying Tissue State"
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9:40 am - 10:00 am |
Discussion
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10:00 am - 10:30 am |
Coffee Break
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10:30 am - 11:10 am |
Mikhail Shapiro (California Institute of Technology, USA)
"Proteins, Air and Water: Genetic Reporters for Ultrasound and MRI"
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11:10 am - 11:30 am |
Discussion
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11:30 am - 12:10 pm |
Yu Chen (University of Maryland, USA)
"Multi-Modal Optical Imaging of Tissue Morphology and Function"
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12:10 pm - 12:30 pm |
Discussion
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12:30 pm - 1:30 pm |
Lunch
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1:30 pm - 4:00 pm |
Free Time
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3:00 pm - 4:00 pm |
The GRC Power Hour™
The GRC Power Hour™ is designed to address challenges women face in science and issues of diversity and inclusion. The program supports the professional growth of all members of our communities by providing an open forum for discussion and mentoring.
Organizers: Cornelia Laule (University of British Columbia, Canada) and Wendy Oakden (Sunnybrook Research Institute, Canada)
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4:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
Poster Session
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6:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
Dinner
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7:30 pm - 9:30 pm |
Inflammatory Processes in Cardiovascular Diseases
Discussion Leader: Jeff Neil (Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, USA)
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7:30 pm - 8:10 pm |
Jeff Bulte (Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, USA)
"MR Imaging of Inflammation: Can We Go Beyond the Macrophage as Primary Target?"
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8:10 pm - 8:30 pm |
Discussion
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8:30 pm - 9:10 pm |
Zorina Galis (National Institutes of Health, USA)
"Microstructural Elements of Vascular Health and Disease"
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9:10 pm - 9:30 pm |
Discussion
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Tuesday
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7:30 am - 8:30 am |
Breakfast
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9:00 am - 12:30 pm |
Vascular Structure and Function
Discussion Leader: David Buckley (University of Leeds, United Kingdom)
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9:00 am - 9:40 am |
Michael Kolios (Ryerson University, Canada)
"Using Ultrasound and Photoacoustics to Illuminate Vascular Function"
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9:40 am - 10:00 am |
Discussion
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10:00 am - 10:30 am |
Coffee Break
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10:30 am - 11:10 am |
Kenneth Hoyt (University of Texas at Dallas, USA)
"Ultrasound Imaging of the Tissue Microvascular Network"
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11:10 am - 11:30 am |
Discussion
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11:30 am - 12:10 pm |
Zaver Bhujwalla (John Hopkins University School of Medicine, USA)
"Tumor Vasculature and Its Functional Impact"
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12:10 pm - 12:30 pm |
Discussion
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12:30 pm - 1:30 pm |
Lunch
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1:30 pm - 4:00 pm |
Free Time
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4:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
Poster Session
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6:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
Dinner
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7:30 pm - 9:30 pm |
Imaging of Collagen and Myelin
Discussion Leader: Mark Does (Vanderbilt University, USA)
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7:30 pm - 8:10 pm |
Felix Wehrli (University of Pennsylvania, USA)
"Myelin and Collagen: Chemically Disparate but Similar in NMR and MRI Characteristics"
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8:10 pm - 8:30 pm |
Discussion
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8:30 pm - 9:10 pm |
Yang Xia (Oakland University, USA)
"Complementary Imaging of Microstructures at Microscopic Resolution: µMRI and Beyond"
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9:10 pm - 9:30 pm |
Discussion
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Wednesday
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7:30 am - 8:30 am |
Breakfast
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9:00 am - 12:30 pm |
Histopathology In Vivo: From Mice to Humans
Discussion Leader: Samuel Grant (Florida State University, USA)
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9:00 am - 9:40 am |
Bojana Stefanovic (Sunnybrook Research Institute, Canada)
"In Situ Imaging of Neuronal and Vascular Network Functioning Post Mild Traumatic Brain Injury"
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9:40 am - 10:00 am |
Discussion
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10:00 am - 10:30 am |
Coffee Break
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10:30 am - 11:10 am |
Piotr Kozlowski (University of British Columbia, Canada)
"MRI vs. Histopathology in Spinal Cord Injury Models"
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11:10 am - 11:30 am |
Discussion
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11:30 am - 12:10 pm |
Jeff Lichtman (Harvard University, USA)
"Imaging the Brain at Nanoscale and Petascale"
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12:10 pm - 12:30 pm |
Discussion
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12:30 pm - 1:30 pm |
Lunch
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1:30 pm - 4:00 pm |
Free Time
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4:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
Poster Session
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6:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
Dinner
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7:30 pm - 9:30 pm |
MR Relaxation and Tissue Microstructure
Discussion Leader: Cornelia Laule (University of British Columbia, Canada)
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7:30 pm - 8:10 pm |
Daniel Gochberg (Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, USA)
"Magnetization Exchange and Lipid Structure"
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8:10 pm - 8:30 pm |
Discussion
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8:30 pm - 9:10 pm |
Dmitriy Yablonskiy (Washington University in St. Louis, USA)
"Deciphering Tissue Microstructure Using Quantitative Gradient Echo"
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9:10 pm - 9:30 pm |
Discussion
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Thursday
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7:30 am - 8:30 am |
Breakfast
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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
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9:00 am - 12:30 pm |
Microstructure as Measured by Diffusion
Discussion Leader: Sune Jespersen (Aarhus University, Denmark)
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9:00 am - 9:40 am |
Valerij Kiselev (University Medical Center Freiburg, Germany)
"Microstructure with Diffusion: To See the Invisible"
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9:40 am - 10:00 am |
Discussion
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10:00 am - 10:30 am |
Coffee Break
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10:30 am - 11:10 am |
Julien Valette (CEA, France)
"Diffusion-Weighted NMR Spectroscopy In Vivo to Probe Brain Cell Structure... and Beyond"
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11:10 am - 11:30 am |
Discussion
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11:30 am - 12:10 pm |
Matthew Budde (Medical College of Wisconsin, USA)
"Detection and Validation of Neuronal Injury with Diffusion MRI"
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12:10 pm - 12:30 pm |
Discussion
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12:30 pm - 1:30 pm |
Lunch
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1:30 pm - 4:00 pm |
Free Time
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4:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
Poster Session
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6:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
Dinner
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7:30 pm - 9:30 pm |
Microstructural Imaging: Registration and Validation
Discussion Leader: Christian Beaulieu (University of Alberta, Canada)
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7:30 pm - 8:10 pm |
Els Fieremans (New York University School of Medicine, USA)
"Can We Use Diffusion MRI to Diagnose and Understand Disease?"
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8:10 pm - 8:30 pm |
Discussion
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8:30 pm - 9:10 pm |
Ali Khan (Robarts Research Institute, Canada)
"Morphometry and Microstructure to Study Brain Architecture: In Vivo and Ex Vivo"
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9:10 pm - 9:30 pm |
Discussion
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Friday
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7:30 am - 8:30 am |
Breakfast
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9:00 am |
Departure
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