INTEREST GROUP
WMIS COMMUNITY
ABOUT UMIDD
The UMIDD Interest Group will identify and address shortcomings in technology and knowledge, provide the industry perspective on these developments and challenges, develop global collaborations and mentoring, develop industry collaborations spanning pharmaceutical, contrast agent and device companies, facilitate technology transfer, form an Advisory Group made up of successful scientists involved in UMIDD who would be willing to identify and visit potential collaboration partners, and provide a stronger, higher visibility network of scientists involved with research of ultrasound imaging and delivery at all career levels.
Mission Statement
To globally advance the implementation of ultrasound imaging and drug delivery technologies.
Strategic Directions
- Identify and address shortcomings in technology and knowledge;
- Attract students and fellows from chemistry, physics, engineering, biology, pharmacology and clinical medicine to pursue a career in this area;
- Increase the number of women post-doctoral fellows and students in molecular imaging that make a successful transition to academic faculty positions;
- Increase the number of top scientists from the physical and imaging sciences and clinical medicine who specialize in this area;
- Provide the industry perspective on these developments and challenges;
- Develop global collaborations and mentoring;
- Develop industry collaborations spanning pharmaceutical, contrast agent and device companies;
- Facilitate technology transfer;
- Form an Advisory Group made up of successful scientists involved in UMIDD who would be willing to identify and visit potential collaboration partners;
- Provide a stronger, higher visibility network of scientists involved with research of ultrasound imaging and delivery at all career levels;
- Nominate ultrasound molecular imaging scientists to serve on relevant journal editorial boards;
- Prevent duplication of efforts, enhancing cooperation and synergy with all other interest groups within WMIS;
- Establish a subgroup for graduate students and postdocs who will develop workshop and seminar concepts.
Leadership
Richard R. Bouchard, Ph.D.
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA
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