WMIC Program at-a-Glance

Monday, September 29 - WMIC Kick Off Workshop

10:00 AM – 10:15 AM

Welcome and Opening Remarks

10:15 AM – 10:45 AM

Keynote Presentation

10:45 AM – 12:15 PM

Scientific Session

10:45 AM – 12:15 PM

Barriers to Translation: Emerging and Future Isotopes

Panel Discussion

12:15 PM – 1:15 PM: Lunch, Networking, and Posters

2:45 PM – 3:45 PM

Breakout Session I

2:45 PM – 3:45 PM

Breakout Session I

2:45 PM – 3:45 PM

C. Funding Strategies: VC’s, Grant Opportunities, and Industry-Academic Collaborations

Breakout Session I

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Breakout Session II

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Breakout Session II

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM

C. Funding Strategies: VC’s, Grant Opportunities, and Industry-Academic Collaborations

Breakout Session II

5:00 PM – 5:30 PM

Closing Remarks and Next Steps

5:30 PM – 6:30 PM

Poster Session & Networking Reception

Networking Session

Tuesday, September 30 - Full-Day Modality Immersions

8:00 AM – 9:30 AM

MR Full Day Immersion

8:00 AM – 9:30 AM

Optical

Optical Full Day Immersion

8:00 AM – 9:30 AM

Ultrasound Full Day Immersion

9:45 AM – 10:15 AM

MR Full Day Immersion

9:45 AM – 10:15 AM

Optical Introduction Talk

Optical Full Day Immersion

9:45 AM – 10:15 AM

Ultrasound Full Day Immersion

10:15 AM – 11:30 AM

MR Full Day Immersion

10:15 AM – 11:30 AM

Optical Full Day Immersion

10:15 AM – 11:30 AM

Ultrasound Full Day Immersion

11:45 AM – 1:15 PM

MR Full Day Immersion

11:45 AM – 1:15 PM

Optical Full Day Immersion

11:45 AM – 1:15 PM

Ultrasound Full Day Immersion

1:15 PM – 2:15 PM

Industry Sponsored Lunches

2:15 PM – 3:15 PM

Breakout 1: Hyperpolarized MR: Where Are We, Where Are We Going, and When Will We Get There?

Breakout 2: Clinical Translation of Novel Molecular MR Probes: When, Where, How?

Breakout 3: The Role of AI in Accelerating Translation of New Molecular MR Technologies

MR Full Day Immersion

2:15 PM – 3:15 PM

Breakout 1: Bringing New Dyes to the Clinic: Regulatory and Translational Challenges

Breakout 2: Bioluminescence and Beyond: Emerging Applications in Preclinical Imaging

Breakout 3: Optical Navigation in Surgery: Innovations and Clinical Impact

Optical Full Day Immersion

2:15 PM – 3:15 PM

Breakout 1: The Future of Ultrasound Contrast Agents: Molecular Targets and Clinical Translation

Breakout 2: Ultrasound for Drug Delivery: Overcoming Translational Challenges

Breakout 3: Which Instrumentation is Needed to Shape the Future of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Ultrasound?

Ultrasound Full Day Immersion

3:30 PM – 4:00 PM

MR Full Day Immersion

3:30 PM – 4:00 PM

Keynote Presentation

Optical Full Day Immersion

3:30 PM – 4:00 PM

Ultrasound Full Day Immersion

4:30 PM – 6:00 PM

Opening Ceremony

6:00 PM – 7:30 PM

Opening Reception and Poster Session

8:00 PM – 11:00 PM

Interest Group Pub Crawl

Wednesday, October 1

9:30 AM – 10:15 AM: Coffee Break

10:15 AM – 11:45 AM

Scientific Session

10:15 – 11:45 AM

Scientific Session

10:15 – 11:45 AM

Scientific Session

10:15 – 11:45 AM

Scientific Session

12:00 PM – 12:45 PM

Plenary Lecture

12:45 PM – 2:00 PM: Lunch

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM

Scientific Session

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM

Scientific Session

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM

Scientific Session

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM

Scientific Session

3:45 PM – 5:00 PM

Poster Session

5:00 PM – 6:30 PM

Workshop

5:00 PM – 6:30 PM

Workshop

5:00 PM – 6:30 PM

Molecular Imaging and Biology Workshop

Workshop

Thursday, October 2

9:30 AM – 10:15 AM: Coffee Break

10:15AM – 11:45AM

Scientific Session

10:15AM – 11:45AM

Scientific Session

10:15AM – 11:45AM

Scientific Session

10:15AM – 11:45AM

Scientific Session

10:15AM – 11:45AM

Scientific Session

12:00 PM – 12:45 PM

Plenary Lecture

12:45 PM – 2:00 PM: Lunch

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM

Scientific Session

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM

Scientific Session

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM

Scientific Session

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM

Scientific Session

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM

Scientific Session

3:45 PM – 5:00 PM

Poster Session

5:15 – 6:15 PM

Networking Session

5:15 – 6:15 PM

Interest Group Meeting

Networking Session

5:15 – 6:15 PM

Interest Group Meeting

Networking Session

5:15 – 6:15 PM

Interest Group Meeting

Networking Session

5:15 – 6:15 PM

Interest Group Meeting

Networking Session

5:15 – 6:15 PM

Networking Session

6:15 PM – 7:45 PM

Friday, October 3

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM

Scientific Session

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM

Scientific Session

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM

Scientific Session

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM

Scientific Session

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM

Scientific Session

10:30 AM – 11:15 AM: Coffee Break

11:15 AM – 12:00 PM

Plenary Lecture

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Lunch and Poster Session

1:30 PM – 3:00 PM

Scientific Session

1:30 PM – 3:00 PM

Scientific Session

1:30 PM – 3:00 PM

Scientific Session

1:30 PM – 3:00 PM

Scientific Session

1:30 PM – 3:00 PM

Scientific Session

3:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Closing Ceremony, YIA Award, Gold Medal 2025, Scientific Highlights

5:30 PM – 11:00 PM

Gala at the Alaska Native Heritage Center
8800 Heritage Center Drive, Anchorage