Serving as the largest international forum for cutting edge research designed to speed the discovery of more and better treatments for cancer and other diseases, the World Molecular Imaging Society (WMIS) held its 11th annual WMIC in Seattle, Washington, September 12-15, 2018. The theme of the World Molecular Imaging Congress (WMIC) 2018 was ‘Molecular Imaging – Visualizing Biology to Improve Medicine,’ and highlighted new discoveries in molecular imaging with over 200 oral presentations, over 500 poster presentations and more than 1,200 attendees from world-renowned institutions from around the globe with keynote sessions on precision medicine and co-clinical trials.
Click the button below to view the recorded presentations from WMIC 2018 here, which are available as a part of WMIS membership.
Gold Medal Award |
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Young Investigator Award Winner and Finalists |
![]() The two other finalists for the Young Investigator Award were Sijumon Kunjachan, PhD, DFCI/BWH/Harvard Medical School, and Ilke Tunali, PhD, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center. Kunjachan was recognized for his work, “Image-Guided Drug Delivery by Radiation-Induced Tumor Vascular Modulation.” Tunali was recognized for his work, “Radiomics and clinical predictors of disease progression among non small cell lung cancer patients treated with checkpoint inhibitors.” Pictured (L to R): Sanjiv (Sam) Gambhir, MD, PhD; George Lu, PhD; Sijumon Kunjachan, PhD; Ilke Tunali, PhD; and Martin G. Pomper, MD, PhD. |
Roger Tsien Award for Excellence in Chemical Biology |
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Commercial Innovation of the Year Award |
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Inaugural WIMIN Leadership Award |
![]() Pictured left: Dr. Katherine Ferarra receives the Inaugural WIMIN Leadership Award at the WMIC 2018 2nd Annual Auction sponsored by the WIMIN Interest Group. |
WIMIN Scholar Award Winners |
![]() Pictured left: 2018 WIMIN Chair, Naomi Matsuura, PhD, University of Toronto, presenting the WIMIN Scholar Awards at the WMIC 2018 Closing Ceremony. |
Poster Award Winners |
![]() Pictured left: Greetje Vande Velde and her winning poster in Inflammation & Infectious Disease |
Molecular Imaging and Biology Award |
![]() Best Preclinical Paper: Sujata Sridharan, for his work, “Comparative Evaluation of Three TSPO PET Radiotracers in a LPS-Induced Model of Mild Neuroinflammation in Rats” |
Exhibitor Selected Posters |
![]() Bruker: Joel Garcia and Hossein Nejadnik LI-COR: Chengyue Li, Guolan Lu, Sadeghipour Negar, and Kazuhide Sato Magnetic Insight: Hui Hui |
Presentations from WMIC 2018 |
![]() View the WMIC 2018 Online Program. |
This is Our Lab |
![]() The 4th annual “This is Our Lab” campaign featured 34 labs who all submitted abstracts to WMIC 2018. This year’s winner was the Molecular Imaging and Therapy Lab at Seoul National University! Stay tuned for an in-depth video on their lab! |
Gala Event |
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