Thank you for contributing to a successful meeting!
Congratulations to our poster award winners
1st Prize, Dominik Havlíček from IKEM, Ceska Lipa, Czech Republic
2nd Prize, Aref Kalantari Sarcheshmeh from The University Hospital Cologne
3rd Prize, Talia Harris from The Weizmann Institute Rehovot, Israel
From left to right: Prof. Dr. Susann Boretius (Hosted the Meeting at the DPZ) Dominik Havlíček 1st prize winner, Talia Harris 3nd prize winner and Prof. Dr. Frauke Alves (ESMI representative). Not in the photo is the 2nd prize winner Aref Kalantari Sarcheshmeh.
SAMS & Red Hot Meeting 2024
Monday, December 2nd, 2024
10:00 - 11:30 Organized tours of the DPZ facilities
12:00 - 12:45 Registration and poster mounting
12:45 - 13:00 Opening remarks
Session 1: The Power of 19F MRI
13:00 - 14:30 Chair: Philipp Boehm-Sturm
13:00 Mangala Srinivas - Cell-fie Time: Capturing Cells in Action with 19F MRI
13:30 Eric T. Ahrens - Small animal 19F MR studies can inform clinical cell therapy fate: Example in T cell cancer immunotherapy
14:00 Dominik Havlicek - Structure-Optimized Fluorinated Polymers for Advanced 19F MRI: Tumor Visualization and Beyond
14:15 Alvja Mali - Perfluorocarbon-PLGA particle ultrastructure affects pH sensitivity in 19F NMR and MRI
Introduction to ESMI 14:30-14:45
Frauke Alves
Session 2: Beyond Hydrogen
15:30 - 17:30 Chair: Tor Memhave
15:30 Franz Schilling - Imaging life and death - using MRI to detect cellular function and metabolism
16:00 Lucio Frydman - From hyperpolarized 13C metabolic imaging to 2H MRI - and back
16:30 Michael Seitz - Spheracryptates - New Synthetic Platform for X-Nuclei MR
17:00 David Červený - Pancreatic islets transplantation into a greater omentum using a decellularized pancreatic tail as an extracellular matrix skeleton
17:15 Sebastian Temme - Modification of neutrophil-specific NPPFCs with fMLP enhances neutrophil effector functions and ameliorates acute DSS-induced colitis in mice
Poster Power Pitches 17:30-18:00
Poster Session & Networking Reception
18:00 - …
Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024
Morning Meet & Greet
8:00 - 8:30
Session 3: Neuroimaging - Structure and Beyond
08:30 - 10:30 Chair: Brian Hansen
08:30 Ileana Jelescu - Novel diffusion MRI approaches to map brain microstructure and activity: from rodents to humans
09:00 Rakshit Dadarwal - Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping of the Brain
09:30 Philip Boehm-Sturm - Metabolic MRI in experimental stroke
09:45 Talia Harris - Studying the Effect of Iron Deficiency on Murine Fetal Development with MRI
10:00 Alfred Anwander - High-Resolution Diffusion MRI and Tractography of the Chimpanzee Brain
10:15 Enrica Wilken - Dynamic 3D single-cell tracking using bSSFP acquisition in time-lapse MRI
Session 4: Neuroimaging - Function
11:00-13:00 Chair: Dominik von Elverfeldt
11:00 Cornelius Faber - Brain states and solute clearance from the brain studied by multimodal MRI
11:30 Noam Shemesh - Ultrafast fMRI for mapping task-evoked and spontaneous information flow in the brain
12:00 Brian Hansen - Challenges and advantages of awake mouse MRI
12:30 Aref Kalentari - Automated quality control of small animal MR neuroimaging data
12:45 Hui-Fen Chen - Short-Term Modulations of Cerebral Processing of Mechanosensation in Incision-Induced Mice as Detected by BOLD fMRI
LUNCH (1 hour)
Session 5: Beyond the Brain - MR on the Move
14:00-15:30 Chair: Uli Flögel
14:00 Gustav Strijkers - On the application of MRI self-gating and acquisition acceleration to study placenta and diaphragm function
14:30 Verena Hörr - Multiparametric MRI of kidney function and tissue changes during sepsis-induced acute kidney injury
15:15 Christian Bock - Observations of cardiac performance and mitochondrial oxidative capacity in scallops using CINE MRI and 31P-NMR spectroscopy
Session 6: Metabolism unchained: MR Edition
16:00-18:00 Chair: Lucio Frydman
16:00 Uwe Himmelreich - Metabolic fingerprint of microorganisms as a tool for the diagnosis and treatment follow-up of brain infections
16:30 Uli Flögel - Magnetic resonance reveals early lipid deposition in murine prediabetes as predictive marker for cardiovascular injury
17:00 Tor Rasmus Memhave - Investigating the noise behavior of LCModel in five species at two field strengths
17:30 Chris Lippe - Model-based analysis of GlucoCEST MRI data
17:45 Daniela Prinz - Imaging the tumor pH gradient in breast cancer: acidoCEST vs. AACID CEST
Evening Event
Wednesday, December 4th, 2024
Session 7: Expanding Horizons - Multimodal Imaging
09:00-10:45 Chair: Władysław Węglarz
09:00 Shi Jia Teo - Beyond MRI: how Preclinical Research Accelerates Clinical Results
09:30 Frauke Alves - Optical imaging to preclinically evaluate novel therapeutic strategies
10:00 Michal Franc - Complexes of porphyrin-based star polymers with metal ions and their use as structurally tunable contrast agents for multimodal MR imaging
10:15 Anna Szinyei - Systematic evaluation of adhesives for implant fixation in multimodal functional brain MRI
10:30 Silvester Bartsch - Simultaneous multiparametric [18F]FMISO PET/MRI reveals physiologically distinct intratumoral clusters in breast cancer
Session 8: Quo vadis preclinical MRI?
11:30-12:30
Panel discussion: Frauke Alves, Claudia Oerther, Cornelius Faber, Noam Shemesh
Farewell and Awards
12:30-13:00
Small lunch (to stay or to go)
Dear MRI Enthusiasts, Fanatics, and Admirers,
We’re excited to invite you to SAMS & Red Hot 19F, taking place at the German Primate Center in the charming university city of Göttingen from December 2-4, 2024.
For those not yet familiar with SAMS& Red Hot 19F (though it's hard to imagine!), it's a relaxed, annual gathering of scientists from all areas of preclinical MR imaging, held since 2018 in different European cities.
This year’s meeting, endorsed by the ESMI, will focus on all aspects of preclinical MRI and MRS, with a particular emphasis on 19F. Topics will range from MR sequence development to advancements in contrast agents and their applications in vitro, in vivo, and ex vivo.
We have an exciting line-up of speakers ready to share their latest research. Plus, there will be dedicated sessions for young investigators, power pitches, and posters—selected from your submitted abstracts!
The deadline for abstract submission is Thursday, October 17th. Don’t miss the opportunity to present your most exciting work, pack your bags, and join us for a stimulating few days of small animal MRI in Göttingen!
Warm regards from "Die Stadt die Wissen schaft” (the city that creates knowledge)
Tor and the SAMS Organizers
Organizing Committee:
Prof. Dr. Susann Boretius, Head of the Functional Imaging Laboratory, Tel: +49 551 3851-390, E-Mail: SBoretius(at)dpz.eu
Dr. Tor Rasmus Memhave, Scientist, Tel: +49 551 3851-421, E-Mail: tmemhave(at)dpz.eu
Prof. Dr. Ulrich Flögel
Prof. Cornelius Faber
Dr. Jessica König
Shereen Petersen
Kerstin Fuhrmann
Julia Schell
Josefin Kohl
Katarzyna Siwek
Sina Bode
About Göttingen and the DPZ:
Göttingen, a well-known university city, is located near the center of Germany. We are located between the airport cities of Hannover and Frankfurt with excellent train connections either way. The symposium will take place at the German Primate Center (DPZ), organized by the Functional Imaging Laboratory. Virtual Tour of our Institute: https://www.dpz.eu/virtuelleTour/Tour/