For Immediate Release                            

 

 

Memphis BioImaging Symposium

Draws Internationally Recognized Experts

 

 

University of Tennessee Health Science Center, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, University of Memphis and Memphis Bioworks Foundation co-host latest advances in bioimaging symposium

 

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, October 6, 2009 – World-renowned experts in the major fields of medical imaging will gather at the Fogelman Executive Conference Center at the University of Memphis for the Sixth Annual Memphis BioImaging Symposium (MemBIS) on Thursday, Nov. 5, and Friday, Nov. 6.

This year’s pre-conference workshop on Thursday afternoon, prior to the symposium, will focus on Microscopy and Optical Imaging.

The symposium kicks off at 6 p.m. Thursday with the Keynote Address given by Michael Welch, Ph.D., Washington University. A reception will follow, featuring a networking session, research posters and commercial exhibits.

This year’s symposium includes talks on Imaging in Radiotherapy, Computer Aided Detection, and Funding trends as seen through the eyes of the program at NIH.

Presentations on the latest in high-tech bioimaging by experts from University of Texas/MD Anderson, University of Wisconsin, Washington University, University of Michigan, University of Chicago, GE Global Research and National Cancer Institute will round out Friday’s program.

Thaddeus A. Wilson, Ph.D., associate professor, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Department of Radiology, serves as chair of the 2009 MemBIS symposium. Steven J. Bares, Ph.D., president and executive director, Memphis Bioworks Foundation, serves as co-chair. Siemens and Hologic are the commercial supporters for the 2009 symposium.

The preliminary agenda and additional details can be found at www.MemBIS.org. Registration for the symposium can be made on-line or on-site. Attendees can earn a maximum of 8.75 AMA PRA Category 1 credits.

 

Contacts:

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Communications and Marketing

Dena Owens, (901) 448-4072                                                    

dowens10@uthsc.edu                                     

Sheila Champlin, (901) 448-4957

schampli@uthsc.edu

 

Darryl Jackson

Memphis Bioworks Foundation

(901) 866-1453

djackson@memphisbioworks.org

 

St. Jude Public Relations                                               

(901) 595-3306                                                             

media@stjude.org

 

The University of Memphis

Communications Services, Director

Curt Guenther

(901) 678-2843

cguenthr@memphis.edu

 

About the Sponsors

 

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, as the flagship statewide academic health system, is committed to its mission: To bring the benefits of the health sciences to the achievement and maintenance of human health, with a focus on the citizens of Tennessee and the region, by pursuing an integrated program of education, research, clinical care, and public service. Offering a broad range of postgraduate training opportunities, the main campus is located in Memphis and includes six colleges: Allied Health Sciences, Dentistry, Graduate Health Sciences, Medicine, Nursing and Pharmacy.  UTHSC has additional colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy plus an Allied Health Sciences unit in Knoxville, as well as a College of Medicine campus in Chattanooga.  For more information, visit www.uthsc.edu.

 

The Memphis Bioworks Foundation is a not-for-profit organization, formed to lead the collaboration between public, private, academic and government entities to accelerate the growth of the bioscience industry in the region. Memphis Bioworks strives to leverage the regional strengths in the sciences, technology and academic research to build the infrastructure to drive economic clusters from research to clinic and to the marketplace. Memphis Bioworks is leading the development of the UT-Baptist Research Park, which serves as the focal point of the city’s biomedical economic development. For more information, visit www.memphisbioworks.org.

 

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is internationally recognized for its pioneering work in finding cures and saving children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases. Founded by late entertainer Danny Thomas and based in Memphis, Tenn., St. Jude freely shares its discoveries with scientific and medical communities around the world. No family ever pays for treatments not covered by insurance, and families without insurance are never asked to pay. St. Jude is financially supported by ALSAC, its fundraising organization. For more information, please visit www.stjude.org.

 

The University of Memphis, founded in 1912, today is a major metropolitan research university committed to excellence in education and service to the community. The U of M offers 17 bachelor’s degrees in more than 50 majors and 70 concentrations, master’s degrees in more than 55 subject areas, and doctoral degrees in 23 disciplines, as well as the juris doctorate (law) and specialist in education degrees. Its park-like suburban campus is home to approximately 20,000 students and 2,500 faculty and staff members. The University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. More information about the U of M is available online at: www.memphis.edu.

 

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