molecular liver imaging symposium artMarch 11, 2024, 11 a.m - 3 p.m.
UC Davis Medical Center
Center for Health and Technology,
Room 1341
4610 X St., Sacramento, CA 95817

Sponsor: Department of Radiology, UC Davis
Symposium Chair: Guobao Wang, Professor of Radiology

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2024 Molecular Liver Imaging Symposium

Collaboration in Systemic Diseases

AGENDA
10:30 - 11 a.m. Registration (with light refreshments)
11 a.m. Introduction by Symposium Chair
Guobao Wang, Ph.D., Professor of Radiology
11:08 a.m. Opening Remarks
Elizabeth A. Morris, M.D., Chair and Professor, Department of Radiology
11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Session 1:  Liver Insights: Pathology to Neurology – 12 minutes each, 3 minutes QA
Moderator – Chris Bowlus, M.D., Professor, Department of Internal Medicine
  Clinical Advances in Liver Imaging: Application, Integration and Outcomes
Albert Do, M.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine

The Pathologic Approach to Assessment of Liver Fibrosis
Karen Matsukuma, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Pathology and Lab Medicine

Potential Relationships of the Liver and Dementia
Brittany Dugger, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Pathology and Lab Medicine

Amyloid PET Imaging of Brain-Liver Axis in Alzheimer’s Disease
Audrey Fan, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology and Biomedical Engineering

12:15 - 12:30 p.m. Break (lunch provided)
12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
Session 2:  Imaging Frontiers: From Metabolic Syndromes to Surgical Interventions – 12 minutes each, 3 minutes QA
Moderator – Victoria Lyo, M.D., Associate Professor, Department of Surgery
  Systemic Perspectives of Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD)
Souvik Sarkar, M.D., Ph.D.
  Imaging Fatty Liver Disease Response to Bariatric Surgery
Victoria Lyo, M.D., Associate Professor, Department of Surgery
  Total-Body Parametric PET of Inflammation in the Liver and Brain in MASLD
Guobao Wang, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Radiology
  Total-Body PET of Fibroblast Protein Inhibitor (FAPi) in MASLD
Ramsey D. Badawi, Ph.D., Vice Chair for Research and Professor, Department of Radiology; Professor, Division of Biomedical Engineering
1:30 - 1:45 p.m. Break
1:45 - 2:30 p.m.
Session 3:  Imaging Innovations in Liver Oncology and Therapy – 12 minutes each, 3 minutes QA
Moderator – Fatma Sen, M.D., Associate Professor of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology
  Total-Body PET Imaging of T Cells: Our Current Experience and Potential Applications in Understanding the Pathogenesis of Liver Diseases
Negar Omidvari, Ph.D., Assistant Project Scientist, Department of Biomedical Engineering
  Multimodal Imaging of Liver Cancer Radioembolization
Emilie Roncali, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Departments of Biomedical Engineering and Radiology
  Radiotherapy and Cancer Immunotherapy of Liver Tumors: Potential of Imaging
Arta Monjazeb, M.D., Ph.D., Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology
2:30 - 3 p.m. Questions and Closing Remarks

Anuj Bhaskarakurup Stephanie Higgs Vanessa Wiseman Lily Yen
Anuj Bhaskarakurup Stephanie Higgs Vanessa Wiseman Lily Yen