Upcoming Events
We have many opportunities to connect with the Hyperpolarized MRI Technology Resource Center in research, collaboration, and training. Please see below for a list of our Upcoming Events.
Missed an Event? Check out our "Events by Category" Section for Agendas, Recordings and Meeting Notes (If Available). EventS BY category
International HP C-13 MRI Seminar Series
Date: October 7th, 9:30am PT
Zoom Details: Meeting ID: 871 7070 7222, Passcode: 726943
Description: The HMTRC Center welcomes you to join our International Seminar series on recent advances in HP MRI. This event is open to the public and will be hosted virtually.
October 2025 Seminar

Moderated by: Dr. Dan Vigneron, PhD, Professor, UCSF, HMTRC Director, TR&D1 Project Leader, HMTRC Executive Committee Chair
Assessing Chemotherapy Response in Preclinical Models of Neuroendocrine Metastatic Prostate Cancer
Dr. Renuka Sriram, PhD, Associate Professor, TR&D2
HMTRC Executive Member
Biological J‐Coupling Spectroscopy at Low Magnetic Field Enabled by Hyperpolarization
Dr. Gonzalo Rodriguez, Marie Curie Fellow at the NMR Signal Enhancement Group
International Users Web Conferences
Date/Time: Varies
Web Conference
SPINlab Users Meeting: The International SPINlab Users Web conference is a bi-monthly meeting with researchers focusing on utilizing the GE polarizer for HP C-13 pre-clinical and translational research studies. If you are interested in joining the meetings, please contact [email protected]. Date/Time: Thursdays 8:30am PT, bi-monthly. View Our List of HP C-13 MRI Human Research Publications
SpinAligner Users Meeting: The International SpinAligner conference is a monthly meeting that allows for collaboration between sites to share tips that would be useful in conducting research with the SpinAligner. If you are interested in joining the meetings, please contact [email protected]. Date/Time: Thursdays, alternating between 8:30am PT and 2:30pm PT, monthly.
HMTRC 2026 Workshop
Dates:
Workshop will be held April 9-10th, 2026 with Pre-Meeting Events April 8th
Workshop
2026 Workshop in April
The April 2026 Hyperpolarized Carbon-13 MRI Technology Development Workshop includes lectures, hands-on training and discussions on dissolution DNP methodology, polarizer instrumentation, MR Sequence and Acquisitions, Pre-clinical HP Chemistry Preps, Human HP Investigational Dose Formulation & Production, Clinical Translation Methods, Clinical Trial Research, and Analysis & Display Software.
*Registration Information to be released Winter 2026*
Events by Category
Past events are grouped by category. Click on the box below to view agendas, recordings and/or notes that may have been recorded (if any)
Workshops
Upcoming Workshops
HMTRC 2026 Workshop
Dates:
Workshop will be held April 9-10th, 2026 with Pre-Meeting Events April 8th
Workshop
2026 Workshop in April
The April 2026 Hyperpolarized Carbon-13 MRI Technology Development Workshop includes lectures, hands-on training and discussions on dissolution DNP methodology, polarizer instrumentation, MR Sequence and Acquisitions, Pre-clinical HP Chemistry Preps, Human HP Investigational Dose Formulation & Production, Clinical Translation Methods, Clinical Trial Research, and Analysis & Display Software.
*Registration Information to be released Winter 2026*
2025 Workshop - Recordings & Agenda
Date/Time: April 3rd-4th, 2025 with Pre-Meeting Events April 2nd Afternoon
Description: The April 2025 Hyperpolarized Carbon-13 MRI Technology Development Workshop was held on April 3rd-4th. The workshop included lectures, hands-on training and discussions on dissolution DNP methodology, polarizer instrumentation, MR Sequence and Acquisitions, Pre-clinical HP Chemistry Preps, Human HP Investigational Dose Formulation & Production, Clinical Translation Methods, Clinical Trial Research, and Analysis & Display Software.
2025 Workshop - Recordings & AGENDA
Past Workshops
International Users Web Conferences
SPINlab Users Meeting: The International SPINlab Users Web conference is a bi-monthly meeting with researchers focusing on utilizing the GE polarizer for HP C-13 pre-clinical and translational research studies. If you are interested in joining the meetings, please contact [email protected]. Date/Time: Thursdays 8:30am PT, bi-monthly. View Our List of HP C-13 MRI Human Research Publications
SpinAligner Users Meeting: The International SpinAligner conference is a monthly meeting that allows for collaboration between sites to share tips that would be useful in conducting research with the SpinAligner. If you are interested in joining the meetings, please contact [email protected]. Date/Time: Thursdays, alternating between 8:30am PT and 2:30pm PT, monthly.
Seminars
Upcoming Seminars:
International HP C-13 MRI Seminar Series
Date: TBD
Zoom Details: TBD
Description: The HMTRC Center welcomes you to join our International Seminar series on recent advances in HP MRI. This event is open to the public and will be hosted virtually.
October 2025 Seminar

Moderated by: Dr. Dan Vigneron, PhD, Professor, UCSF, HMTRC Director, TR&D1 Project Leader, HMTRC Executive Committee Chair
Assessing Chemotherapy Response in Preclinical Models of Neuroendocrine Metastatic Prostate Cancer
Dr. Renuka Sriram, PhD, Associate Professor, TR&D2
HMTRC Executive Member
Biological J‐Coupling Spectroscopy at Low Magnetic Field Enabled by Hyperpolarization
Dr. Gonzalo Rodriguez, Marie Curie Fellow at the NMR Signal Enhancement Group
2025 Seminars
Date/Time: Tuesday July 8th, 2025
Title: HMTRC Radiology & Biomedical Imaging Hosted Seminar
Details: Virtual Meeting, Hosted by: Dr. Peder Larson, Professor, TR&D3 co-leader, HMTRC Executive Committee Member, UCSF
Presentations on July 8th, 2025 included "Preclinical HP C-13 Metabolic Imaging in Brain Tumor and Heart" by Dr. Donghyun Hong, PhD, Research Specialist in the Cancer Metabolic Imaging and Therapy Research Lab from the Department of Radiology & Biomedical Imaging at UCSF and "Mapping Metabolite Production in the Human Brain with HP C-13 MRI" by Dr. Charles Cunningham, PhD, Senior Scientist, Sunnybrook Research Institute Professor, Dept. of Medical Biophysics, U. of Toronto.
Past Seminars:
The center faculty, researchers and staff host and participate routinely in a variety of seminars to share recent HP MRI technology & findings. Below you will find a sample of some of the seminars our members have participated in.
Other Events