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: 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.

Sign-up for updates on the 
HP c-13 Seminar series HERE

 

We are now looking for November & December 2024 Speakers. Presentations are 15-25 minutes with a 5 minute Q&A. Please email [email protected] if you are interested in presenting.

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 2024 Workshop

Dates:
Workshop held April 4-5th, 2024 with Pre-Meeting Events April 3rd Afternoon

Workshop

 2024 Workshop in April 

The April 2024 Hyperpolarized Carbon-13 MRI Technology Development Workshop  was held April 3rd-5th this year. 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.

View the 2024 HMTRC Workshop Brochure

2024 HMTRC WorkshoP RECORDINGS 

 

 

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Workshops

Upcoming Workshops

HMTRC 2024 Workshop

Dates:
Workshop held April 4-5th, 2024 with Pre-Meeting Events April 3rd Afternoon

Workshop

2024 Workshop in April. 

The April 2024 Hyperpolarized Carbon-13 MRI Technology Development Workshop  was held April 3rd-5th this year. 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.

View the 2024 HMTRC Workshop Brochure

2024 HMTRC WorkshoP RECORDINGS 

 


2023 Workshop - Recordings & Agenda

Date/Time: April 13-14th, 2023
Description:  The April 2023 Hyperpolarized Carbon-13 MRI Technology Development Workshop includes academic & vendor 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 Support, and Analysis & Display Software.

2023 Workshop - Recordings & AGENDA 


Past Workshops 

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International Users Web Conferences

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.

 

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Seminars

Upcoming Seminars:

 

International HP C-13 MRI Seminar Series

Date: TBD
Zoom Details: Meeting ID: 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.

Sign-up for updates on the 
HP c-13 Seminar series HERE

 

We are now looking for November & December 2024 Speakers. Presentations are 15-25 minutes with a 5 minute Q&A. Please email [email protected] if you are interested in presenting.

 


2024 Seminars

Date/Time: Tuesday June 11th, 2024
Title: HMTRC Radiology & Biomedical Imaging Hosted Seminar 
Details: Virtual Meeting, Hosted by: Dr. Peder Larson, Professor, UCSF

Presentations on June 11th, 2024 included "Using a Deep Learning Prior for Accelerating Hyperpolarized 13C Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopic Imaging on Synthetic Cancer Datasets" by Peng Cao, PhD, Assistant Professor from the Department of Diagnostic Radiology The University of Hong Kong and "Preclinical HP C-13 MRI of Diffuse Liver Disease and Progress Toward Human Translation" by Cornelius von Morze, PhD, Assistant Professor from the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

       


Date/Time: Tuesday January 30th, 2024
Title: HMTRC Radiology & Biomedical Imaging Hosted Seminar 
Details: Virtual Meeting, Hosted by: Dr. Renuka Sriram, Assistant Professor, UCSF

Presentations on January 30th, 2024 included "Multi-parametric hyperpolarized 13C/1H imaging reveals Warburg-related metabolic dysfunction and associated regional heterogeneity in high-grade human gliomas" by Adam Autry PhD, Specialist, from the UCSF Department of Radiology & Biomedical Imaging and "Real-time in-cell metabolism in perfused heart and brain and responses to stress" by Rachel Katz-Brull, PhD, Professor & Principal Scientist from the Hebrew University & Hadassah Medical Center.

       

 


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.

2023 Seminars

2023 Seminars

Date/Time: Tuesday November 21st, 2023
Title: HMTRC Radiology & Biomedical Imaging Hosted Seminar 
Details: Virtual Meeting, Hosted by: Dr. Dan Vignernon, HMTRC Director, UCSF

Presentations on November 21st, 2023 included "Converging new HP Methods, Large Animal Models and Biomarkers relevant for Clinical MR" by Mathilde Hauge Lerche, PhD, Associate Professor from the Department of Health Technology Magnetic Resonance Technical University of Denmark and "Clinical HP 13C MR Molecular Imaging of Brain Metabolism: Probes beyond [1-13C]Pyruvate" by Yaewon Kim, PhD, Postdoctoral Scholar Vigneron Group from the UCSF Department of Radiology & Biomedical Imaging. 

       

 


Date/Time: Tuesday October 24th, 2023
Title: HMTRC Radiology & Biomedical Imaging Hosted Seminar 
Details: Virtual Meeting, Hosted by: Dr. Renuka Sriram, PhD, Assistant Professor, TR&D2 Lead, UCSF

Presentations on October 24th 2023 included "Interrogating Glioma Biology using Hyperpolarized 13C MR Imaging" by Pavithra Viswanath, PhD, Associate Professor from the UCSF Department of Radiology & Biomedical Imaging and "Preclinical HP C-13 MRI: Looking Back and Looking Forward" by Donna Peehl, PhD
Professor 
from the UCSF Department of Radiology & Biomedical Imaging. 

       

 


Date/Time: October 3rd - 5th, 2023
Title: Advances in Artificial Intelligence and Novel Imaging Methods Conference
Details: Hybrid In-Person & Virtual Meeting, Hosted by: the HMTRC, Center for Intelligent Imaging, UCSF Radiology and Biomedical Imaging & Christian-Albrechts-Universität

Details: The Center for Intelligent Imaging (ci2) hosted on October 3 - 5, 2023 an international conference convening researchers from UCSF Radiology and Biomedical Imaging; Christian-Albrechts-Universität, Kiel, Germany (CAU); and UCSF's Hyperpolarized MRI Technology Resource Center (HMTRC).  
 
Participants explored the latest advances in artificial intelligence and novel imaging methods. Highlights of the conference the HMTRC speakers listed below:

  1. Dr. Daniel Vigneron, PhD, HP Center Director, Professor of Radiology & Biomedical Imaging, Bioengineering & Therapeutic Sciences, Neurosurgery, UCSF who presented on "HP MRI Technology Resource Center at UCSF for Technology Dissemination and Collaborations
  2. Dr. Zhen Jane Wang, MD, Medical Director, Professor of Radiology & Biomedical Imaging, Abdominal Radiologist, UCSF who presented on "Hyperpolarized C-13 MRI Clinical Translation Update"
  3. Dr. Michael Ohliger, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Abdominal & Liver Radiologist, UCSF who presented on "Integrating C-13 in Prostate and Liver Studies"
  4. Dr. Renuka Sriram, PhD, Assistant Professor, UCSF who presented on "Pre-Clinical HP C-13 at UCSF"

Date/Time: Thursday September 28th, 2023
Title: HMTRC Radiology & Biomedical Imaging Hosted Seminar 
Details: Virtual Meeting, Hosted by: Dr. Dan Vignernon, HMTRC Director, UCSF

Presentations on September 28th 2023 included "Imaging Metabolic Alterations in Neurological Disorders" by Caroline Guglielmetti, PhD, Assistant Professor from Washington University in St. Louis, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology and "Multi-Resolution HP [1-13C]Pyruvate MRI for Brain Metabolism & Perfusion" by Jasmine Hu, PhD, Postdoctoral Scholar in the Vigneron Group from the UCSF Department of Radiology & Biomedical Imaging. 

       

 


Date/Time: Tuesday July 11th, 2023
Title: HMTRC Radiology & Biomedical Imaging Hosted Seminar 
Details: Virtual Meeting, Hosted by: Dr. John Kurhanewicz PhD, Professor, UCSF

The presentation on July 11th 2023 was titled "Development of Advanced 13C and 15N Molecular Probes for Hyperpolarized MRI Studies" by Shinsuke Sando, PhD, Professor from the Department of Chemistry & Biotechnology, University of Tokyo. 

  

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