Speakers
Keynote speakers and biographies
Mike Descour, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Optical Sciences
College of Optical Sciences
University of Arizona
Christopher H. Contag, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of
Pediatrics – Neonatology
Stanford University
Thomas J. Meade, Ph.D.
Eileen M. Foell Professor
Department of Chemistry
Northwestern University
Technical speakers and biographies
Gang Bao, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
Mary Dickinson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Molecular Physiology
Baylor College of Medicine
Mike Diehl, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Bioengineering
Rice University
Rebekah Drezek, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Bioengineering
Rice University
Andrew K. Dunn, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering
University of Texas at Austin
Juri G. Gelovani, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor and Chairman
Department of Experimental Diagnostic Imaging
The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Enrico Gratton, Ph.D.
Professor
Biomedical Engineering and Physics
University of California - Irvine
Chun Li, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Experimental Diagnostic Imaging
University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Wen-Hong Li, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Cell Biology and Biochemistry
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Vasilis Ntziachristos, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Harvard University & Massachusetts General Hospital
Renata Pasqualini, Ph.D.
Professor
Medicine and Cancer Biology
University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Milind Rajadhyaksha, Ph.D.
Assistant Member
Dermatology Service
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Rebecca Richards-Kortum, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair
Department of Bioengineering
Rice University
Peter Saggau, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Neuroscience
Baylor College of Medicine
Eva M. Sevick-Muraca, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Radiology
Baylor College of Medicine
Peter So, Ph.D.
Professor
Mechanical and Biological Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Konstantin Sokolov, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Center for Biomedical Engineering
University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Ching H. Tung, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Center for Molecular Imaging Research
Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Lihong Wang, Ph.D.
Gene K. Beare Distinguished Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Washington University in St. Louis
Steven Wong, Ph.D.
Vice Chair, Radiology; Chief of Medical Physics; and
Director of Bioinformatics Program
Methodist Hospital -
Weill Medical College
Industry Panelists
Future Trends in Diagnostic Imaging Instrumentation
Monday,
May 21
David Armstrong
Product Manager, Chameleon Systems
Coherent
Angela Goodacre, M.S.
Applications Systems Manager
Life Sciences Group
Olympus America Inc.
James R. Mansfield
Product Manager, MSI Systems
Cambridge Research Inc (CRi)
James A. Sharp
President
Carl Zeiss MicroImaging, Inc.
Future Trends in Multi-modal Imaging and Image-guided Intervention
Tuesday,
May 22
Stephen J. Lomnes
Manager, Biomedical Optics Research
Technology and Medical Organization
GE Healthcare
Paul McLaughlin, Ph.D.
Program Leader, Optical Diagnostics
Health Group Research and Innovation
Eastman Kodak Company
Eduardo Revolvo
Research Fellow
Johnson & Johnson
Christian Schultz, Ph.D.
Director Molecular Imaging
Global Business Development
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc
Future Trends in Contrast Agents and Molecular Beacons
Wednesday,
May 23
Larry Greenfield, M.D., Ph.D
Director, Research & Development
Invitrogen
Alexandra de Lille, Ph.D., DVM
Caliper Life Sciences
