2024 ISP Retreat

Date: Friday, April 12th, 2024, 1 PM – 6:30 PM CST

All talks, the poster session, and the reception are in person at the Hyatt Regency in St. Louis.

Registration deadline is Friday, March 8th, 2024, at 11:59 PM CST. 

• Deadline for poster and talks was extended to: Friday, March 15th, 2024 at 11:59 PM
• We welcome abstract and poster submissions from undergraduate students, graduate students, trainees, research assistants/associates, and postdoctoral researchers from all departments conducting imaging science research. Please indicate in the abstract submission if you would like your abstract to be considered for a short talk and a poster, or only a poster. A review committee will then select a subset of abstracts for short talks.

Keynote Speakers

Agenda

Duration	Sessions
12.30 – 1:00	Coffee
1:00 – 1:10	Introduction to Radiology/Engineering/Imaging Sciences Pathway /Imaging Science PhD (Monica Shokeen, PhD, Pamela K. Woodard, MD Joseph O’Sullivan, PhD) Opening Remarks.
1:15 – 2:15 2:20 – 3:20	Plenary Talk 1: Elisa E. Konofagou “Harnessing the power of ultrasound for elasticity imaging, theranostics and therapeutics  of cardiovascular, cancer and neurodegenerative disease” Plenary Talk 2: David W. Piston, PhD “Quantitative Fluorescence Imaging from Cells to Single Molecules”
3:20 – 3:30	Coffee Break and Snacks
3:30 – 3:35	Student Session introduction by Song Hu, PhD
3:35 – 4:45	SPECTRA and Imaging Science Student Council introduction by Sungmin Park (10 min) Student Talks (12 min talk + 3 min Q&A each) Sneha Das Gupta | Imaging Science Jiaxiao Han | Biomedical Engineering Nischal Khanal | Imaging Science Braden Yang | Imaging Science Closen Remarks by Monica Shokeen, PhD
5:00 – 6:30	Poster Session (Moderated by the student team) – award, faculty judges
	Reception, Parkview 4th Floor, Cocktails and Hors d’oeuvres (Simultaneously with Poster session)

Student Speakers

• Sneha Das Gupta | Imaging Science
  • Title: “Beyond Mammographic Density: A Computational Imaging Approach to Identify Effects of Early Adulthood Adiposity on Breast Parenchymal Tissue Patterns in Premenopausal Women”
• Jiaxiao Han | Biomedical Engineering
  • Title: “Integrated two photon and photoacoustic microscopy for neurovascular coupling”
• Nischal Khanal | Imaging Science
  • Title: “Concurrent Light-Based Motor Mapping of Multiple Limbs Using Deep-Learning-Driven Pose Estimation”
• Braden Yang | Imaging Science
  • Title: “Harmonization of amyloid PET radiotracers using ComBat and its influence on detecting treatment effects in a simulated clinical trial”

Poster Session

Poster drop-offs will be open from 10:00 AM to 3:30 PM on April 12th, 2024, at the Parkview ballroom. Please hang your poster on the designated poster board with the poster number provided to you via email.

• Poster board dimension: 44 ½ inches tall x 91 inches long
• Abstract submission link (150-300 words). Submission deadline: Friday, March 8th, 2024 at 11:59 PM.
• Awards
  • The highest-scoring posters will be awarded a poster award.
  • Posters scored by faculty on a five-point scale in the following categories:
    • Aesthetics and Clarity— the arrangement of the poster and selection of graphics and how well the poster conveys the research in question
    • Content— how well the poster and presentation explain the research in question and the role of imaging science in research
    • Presentation— the ability to generate and maintain audience interest with effective communication and the ability to answer follow-up questions
• If anyone wants to print at the MIR visual center (visualmedia@mir.wustl.edu), here is the submission link.

Parking and Transportation

• Metro stops for the Hyatt are 8^th & pine or the convention center.
• Attendees can valet park for $20 but will get a parking voucher at the time of registration.

ISP Leadership and Organizing Committee