WMIC 2022 Highlights
WMIC 2022 was held in Miami, Florida on September 28th-October 1, 2022. This meeting highlighted a new educational program and served as a kickoff event for a series of sessions that will be hosted at WMIC in subsequent years. Sixty-six sessions were held over four days and included 180 oral presentations and presentations from senior leaders and researchers in the field. Five poster sessions featured over 400 posters displaying new science on a wide range of topics. To accommodate those still restricted by COVID regulations, WMIC 2022 included a virtual option, and each session was broadcast to attendees worldwide.
WMIC 2022 Recordings
Meeting registrants can view recorded sessions from their WMIS Portal home screen. Click the button below to go to your WMIS Portal.
WMIC 2022 Award Winners
Gold Medal Award Winner
Anna Wu, PhD
Chair and Professor, Department of Immunology & Theranostics, City of Hope
The Gold Medal is the highest honor within the Society and is awarded for a major research contribution to the field of molecular imaging within the scope of the Society’s purposes.Anna Wu has received the Gold Medal due to her science of applying protein engineering to optimize the properties of antibodies for the in vivo delivery of radionuclides in preclinical models and patients, which has led to widespread acceptance of immunoPET as a versatile molecular imaging strategy. The Gold Medal Award lecture was held during the Closing Ceremonies on Saturday, October 1 2022 and can be see on demand.
Roger Tsien Award Winner
Brian Zeglis, PhD
Associate Professor Hunter College of the City University of New York
The Roger Tsien award is given to an early-stage investigator at the level of assistant or associate professor who has made significant contributions to the field of molecular imaging in the area of chemical biology. This includes the creation and/or use of novel chemistries to probe biological systems using noninvasive imaging approaches. The WMIS awards committee selection was based largely on new syntheses of molecular probes, that have been used for a better understanding of the biology of health.Brian Zeglis has been chosen as the Roger Tsien Award winner due to his outstanding contributions to the field of molecular imaging, including the creation and use of novel chemistries to probe biological systems using noninvasive imaging approaches.The Roger Tsien Award lecture will be held on Saturday, October 1st from 9:00AM-9:30AM EST.
Young Investigator of the Year
Alexia Kirby
PhD Candidate
Alexia Kirby is a PhD candidate at the University of Ottawa in Canada. Her PI is Prof. Adam Shuhendler.
MIB Winners
Clinical Paper of the Year 2021
Preclinical Paper of the Year 2021
Image of the Year 2021
WIMIN Award Winners
WIMIN Rising Star Award
Veronica Clavijo Jordan, PhD
Assistant Professor of Radiology
Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital
WIMIN Mid-career Award
Naomi Matsuura, PhD
Assistant Professor
University of Toronto
WIMIN Leadership Award
Anna Wu, PhD
Chair and Professor, Department of Immunology & Theranostics
City of Hope
MINT Awards Winners
First place
Magnetic resonance imaging of the retention of biohybrid extracellular vesicles in the brain for sustained drug release in the repair of radiotherapy-induced brain injury, Wenshen Wang, Johns Hopkins University. wwang156@jh.edu
Joint second place
Photodynamic therapy based on Ce6-loaded PVCL nanoparticles inhibits tumor growth, Judit Morla-Folch, Icahn School ofMedicine at Mount Sinai. judit.morlafolch@mssm.edu
Joint second place
Legumain-Mediated Intracellular Self-Assembly of CESTheranostic Olsalazine Nanoparticles for Precision Imaging and Treatment of Prostate Cancer, Behnaz Ghaemi, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. bghaemi1@jhu.edu
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Vigjna |
Abbaraju |
Development of Nanophosphor Excited Oxygen Sensor to Quantify the Oxygen Levels in the Hypoxic Tissue |
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Chanda |
Bhandari |
Photodynamic Priming and Low Intensity Focused Ultrasound for improving the diagnostic accuracy of monoclonal antibodies in head and neck tumors |
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KASTUREE |
CHAKRABORTY |
Creatine Chemical Exchange Saturation Transfer (CrCEST) MRI Reproducibility in healthy adults at 3T |
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Alita |
D Almeida |
Quantitative T2 mapping as a biomarker of neuropathology resulting from acute organophosphate intoxication in a rat model |
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Olga |
Eremina |
A New Library of Nano-Probes to Enable Highly Multiplexed Spatial Profiling using Raman Imaging |
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Farzaneh |
Rezazadeh |
Immuno-PET imaging of inflammatory bowel disease using [89Zr]Zr-DFO-Bz-anti-IL12/23 p40 |
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Alec |
Ventrola |
Targeted Molecular Imaging of Bacterial Lung Infections via Copper-64 labeled Pyochelin Siderophore |
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Jiang |
He |
PET imaging of mesothelioma in mouse models with a novel CD146 targeting human monoclonal antibody |
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Seong-Woo |
Bae |
Preclinical Evaluation of 4-[18F]Fluoroglutamine PET predicts response to combined Inhibition of EGFR and glutaminolysis in KRAS wild-type metastatic colorectal cancer |
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Irene |
Falk |
TREM1-targeted PET imaging of tumor-associated macrophages in an orthotopic murine model of intracranial metastatic melanoma |
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Jessica |
Hsu |
Multimodality detection and treatment for breast cancer with a biodegradable “one-for-all” nanoparticle contrast agent |
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Quan |
Zhou |
EGFR-targeted fluorescence-guided surgery: differential imaging performance and clinical predictors in solid tumors |
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Candice |
Ashmore-Harris |
Labelling primary murine hepatocytes with a near-infrared dye facilitates repeat non-invasive in vivo tracking of engraftment and survival in an acute model of liver injury |
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Alexander |
Bricco |
Generating MRI reporter genes using a Protein Optimizing Evolving Tool (POET) |
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Emma |
Brown |
PET imaging of HER2+ gastric cancer reveals enhanced single-dose antibody-drug potency upon co-administration with statins |
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Mackenzie |
Carlson |
Specific detection of pathogenic myeloid cells in a mouse model of multiple sclerosis using [18F]OP-801 before and after treatment with a CSF1R inhibitor |
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Shao-Peng |
Chen |
A radiation-driven liquid-based detection system for predicting radiotherapy outcomes on prostate carcinoma |
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Bao Ying |
Chen |
A Positron Emission Tomography (PET) approach to identifying and developing new therapies in mouse models of multiple sclerosis (MS) |
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Anshuman |
Dasgupta |
Microbubble Shape Affects Margination, Circulation and Focused Ultrasound-induced Blood-Brain Barrier Permeation |
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Patricia |
De Jesus |
Radiosynthesis and PET imaging of [F-18]Sutezolid in Mouse Models of Pulmonary Tuberculosis and Tuberculous meningitis |
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Kofi |
Deh |
Preliminary results of hyperpolarized MRI of [1-13C] pyruvate in D2O in the normal human brain |
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Skye |
Edwards |
Deciphering the effects of placental calcification, vasculature, and oxygenation on fetal growth with multi-parametric ultrasound and photoacoustic imaging. |
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Elizabeth |
Germino |
CD8 ImmunoPET Visualizes an Early CD8+ Immune Response Induced by Combined Radiation and Anti-CTLA4 Treatment in an Orthotopic Mouse Model of Breast Cancer |
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Julia |
Gevaert |
A Multichannel Joint Reconstruction Technique Allows for Artifact-free Focused Small Field of View Magnetic Particle Imaging |
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Connor |
Grady |
Expanding and Evolving Magnetogenetic Tools Toward in vivo Imaging Applications |
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Maryam |
Hajfathalian |
Complex gold-silver nanostructures for imaging and therapy of biofilm infections |
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Alaaddin |
Ibrahimy |
Functional Segmentation of Occupancy Images Improves Precision of EC50 Images |
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Negin |
Jalali Motlagh |
A highly efficient Myeloperoxidase-activatable MRI probe (heMAMP) revealed D-mannose treatment effects in experimental stroke |
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Bian |
Jang |
Enhanced Penetration Of Magnetic Nanoclusters Into Tumors Using Non-linear Magnetic Fields To Improve Diagnosis And Treatment |
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Nathaniel |
Kim |
Co-hyperpolarization of [1-13C]dehydroascorbate and [1-13C]pyruvic acid enhances the signal lifetime of hyperpolarized dehydroascorbate and enables simultaneous dynamic molecular imaging of brain redox and glycolytic activity |
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Alexia |
Kirby |
Mapping Concussion for Early Diagnosis by Molecular MRI |
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Chul-Hee |
Lee |
The Assessment of Incipient Cardiac Damage using PET Imaging Biomarkers in a Doxorubicin Cardiotoxicity Model |
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Hua |
Ma |
On- or off-rate, which is more important for predicting fibrogenesis molecular MR performance? |
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Hua |
Ma |
Allysine-targeted molecular MR imaging enables early evaluation of pancreatic cancer neoadjuvant chemotherapy response |
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Gaurav |
Malviya |
Non-invasive stratification of colon cancer by metabolic PET imaging |
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Anas |
Masillati |
Near Infrared Nerve-Specific Probes for Fluorescence Guided Neurosurgery |
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Brenda-Ruth |
Mimba |
Formulation and Production of Collagen Targeting Protein MRI Contrast Agent for Early Detection of Liver Cancer and fibrosis |
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Akhilesh |
Mishra |
PD-L1 PET reveals divergent tumor exposure of anti-PD-L1 therapeutics. |
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Diana |
Möckel |
Molecular imaging of PDGFR-β and imatinib therapy in renal fibrosis |
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Antonio |
Montano |
Bright, water-soluble, near infrared fluorophores for visualization of vital nerve structures enabling two-color imaging for fluorescence-guided surgical applications |
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Yingying |
Ning |
Translation potential of molecular MRI quantification of extracellular aldehyde pairs in detection of liver fibrogenesis |
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Yingying |
Ning |
T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging of liver fibrosis with collagen-targeting single-nanometer iron oxide nanoparticles |
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Sofya |
Osharovich |
ChoKα-targeted NIR fluorophore for optical surgical navigation in canine patients with spontaneous lung cancer |
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Sandeep Surendra |
Panikar |
PET imaging of metformin-induced modulation of cell-surface HER |
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Edwin |
Pratt |
Imaging of senescent pancreatic cancer with uPAR ImmunoPET |
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Hecong |
Qin |
Screening Bacteria-Specific Metabolic Probes for Infection Imaging Using Deuterium NMR/MRI |
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Claire |
Rabut |
Whole-brain imaging of tumor-brain interactions using acoustic reporter genes and fUSI |
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Elena |
Rama |
Biohybrid Tissue-Engineered Vascular Prosthesis: Reporting on Their Remodeling by 1H/19F MRI |
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Yi |
Rao |
HER2- endoradiotherapy combined with statins reverses drug resistance in esophagogastric cancers |
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Vlora |
Riberdy |
Pre-Clinical MRI radiomics and machine learning to predict survival after immunotherapy treatment |
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Martin |
Schneider |
Photoacoustic imaging for the detection of endogenous near-infrared biomarkers in high-risk atherosclerotic plaques |
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Olivia |
Sehl |
Understanding the dynamics of cellular iron uptake and retention using live cell microscopy and magnetic particle imaging |
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Nourhan |
Shalaby |
Dynamic Trimodal Imaging of Mesenchymal Stem Cells with Magnetic Particle Imaging, Positron Emission Tomography, and Bioluminescence Imaging |
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Lydia |
Smith |
The Chicken Chorioallantoic Membrane (CAM) as a Low-Cost, High-Throughput Model for PET Radiotracer Development. |
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Logan |
Stone |
Quantitative Methodology for Fluorescence-Guided Robotic Surgery |
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Sophie |
Stotz |
[18F]pFBC is a Covalent CLIPTag Radiotracer for PET Reporter Gene Imaging of Viral Gene Transfer in the Murine Brain |
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Samuel |
Streeter |
Early identification of life-threatening soft-tissue infection using dynamic fluorescence imaging: first-in-kind clinical study of first-pass kinetics |
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Martijn |
van Dam |
89Zr-trastuzumab-PET/CT imaging of HER2-positive breast cancer for predicting pathologic complete response after neoadjuvant systemic therapy |
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Ophir |
Vermesh |
Evaluation of [18F]FSPG versus [18F]FDG PET imaging for predicting malignancy of solitary pulmonary nodules |
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Zi |
Wang |
Targeting Tumor-Associated M2-like Macrophages in a Patient-derived Xenograft Model of Glioblastoma Using Sub-5 nm Iron Oxide Nanoparticles |
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Zipai |
Wang |
Ultra-high resolution TOF-DOI Prism-PET brain scanner for accurate quantitative neuroimaging: first experimental brain phantom study |
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Patrick |
Werner |
Changes in the transchelation kinetics and the release of Gd3+ ions from GBCAs induced by GAGs as endogenous binding partners from the ECM in the presence of competing divalent ions. |
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Jee Won |
Yang |
Ultrasonic Reporter for Protein Kinase Activity |
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Hiroyuki |
Yatabe |
A newly designed hyperpolarized molecular probe enables the in vivo detection of aminopeptidase N activity from the tumor regions in animals |
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Joycelyn |
Yiu |
SWIR ratiometric fluorescence in vivo imaging of physiology in freely-moving mice |
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Giorgia |
Zambito |
Adapting Primary and Engineered Macrophages for Tumor Visualization: a dual approach. |
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Guannan |
Zhang |
Characterization of [6,6’-2H2] Fructose as a Novel Deuterium Metabolic Imaging Probe in Subcutaneous Liver Cancer Mouse Models: a Comparative Study with [6,6’-2H2] Glucose |
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Yapei |
Zhang |
Precision control and monitoring of cancer chemotherapy based on magnetic particle imaging |
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