Imaging the Pancreatic Beta Cell, 4th Workshop  -  April 6-7, 2009 Imaging the Pancreatic Beta Cell, 4th Workshop  -  April 6-7, 2009
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Imaging the Pancreatic Beta Cell, 4th Workshop  -  April 6-7, 2009 Imaging the Pancreatic Beta Cell, 4th Workshop  -  April 6-7, 2009

DRAFT AGENDA

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Monday, April 6, 2009
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Registration and Coffee
8:30 a.m. Welcome 
Maren Laughlin
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Astrid Koch
Delegation of the European Commission to the USA

Robert Goldstein
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF)

All sessions are to be chaired by Anna Moore, Martin Gotthardt, and Paul Harris.

   
8:45 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Session I — Imaging Beta Cell Mass
8:45 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. Keynote Address
Jacob Hald
Hagedorn Research Institute
Target Discovery and Antibody Production
9:15 a.m. - 9:33 a.m. Maarten Brom
Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center
Determination of the Beta-cell Mass by SPECT Imaging with 111In-DTPA-Exendin-3 in Rats
9:33 a.m. - 9:51 a.m. Anne Grapin-Botton
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Optical Coherence Microscopy of Endocrine Islets
9:51 a.m. - 10:09 a.m. Stephan Schneider
Ruhr-University Bochum
Generation of Novel Single-chain Antibodies by Phage Display Technology to Direct Imaging Agents Highly Selective to Pancreatic Beta Cells In Vivo
10:09 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Break

10:30 a.m. - 10:48 a.m. Daisy Flamez
Université Libre de Bruxelles
A Genomic-based Approach Identifies FXYD2γa as a Pancreatic Beta Cell Specific Biomarker
10:48 a.m. - 11:06 a.m. Anna Moore
Harvard University
Noninvasive Imaging of Beta-cell Mass Using an Insulin-Specific Soluble T-cell Receptor
11:06 a.m. - 11:16 a.m. Hot Topic:  Is VMAT2 a Good Target?
Hank Kung
University of Pennsylvania
F-18 AV-133 as a Biomarker for Pancreas Beta Islet Cells
11:16 a.m. - 11:26 a.m. Veronica Fagerholm
Turku PET Centre
[11C]DTBZ Exhibits High Non-Specific Binding in the Exocrine Pancreas
11:26 a.m. - 11:50 a.m. Discussion:
Is VMAT2 a Good Target?
Can Ab Be Used for Imaging Beta Cells?                                   
   
11:50 a.m. - 1:50 p.m. Lunch and Poster Viewing
   
1:50 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Session II — Pancreatic Vasculature, Architecture, and Neuroregulation
1:50 p.m. -2:20 p.m. Keynote Address  
Leif Jansson
Uppsala University
Regulation of Pancreatic Islet Vasculature
2:20 p.m. - 2:50 p.m. Keynote Address  
Jesper Gromada
Novartis
Functional Consequences of Islet Innervation
2:50 p.m. - 3:08 p.m. Alejandro Caicedo
University of Miami
The Anterior Chamber of the Eye Is a Viable Platform for the Study of Human Islet Cell Biology In Vivo
3:08 p.m. - 3:26 p.m. Manami Hara
University of Chicago
Imaging and Quantification of Beta-cell Mass In Situ in Mice
   
3:26 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Session III — Imaging of Islet Function

3:26 p.m. - 3:44 p.m. M. Reza Mirbolooki
University of California at Irvine
18F-Fallypride PET to Monitor Pancreatic Islet Function
3:44 p.m. - 4:02 p.m. Richard K.P. Benninger
Vanderbilt University
Quanitative Imaging and Modeling of Multi-cellular Interactions and Dynamics in the Islet
4:02 p.m. - 4:20 p.m. Willy J. Malaisse
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Pancreatic Islet Structure and Function in LA/N-Cp Rats
4:20 p.m. - 4:35 p.m. Break
4:35 p.m. - 4:53 p.m. Brad Marsh
University of Queensland, Brisbane
Multi-resolution Spatio-temporal Analysis of the Insulin-secreting Beta Cell Reconstructed In Toto in Three Dimensions by Electron Tomography (ET)
4:53 p.m. - 5:11 p.m. Muhammad E. Haque
University of Chicago
High Resolution and Multislice Functional MRI of Pancreatic Beta Cell Activation
5:11 p.m. - 5:29 p.m. Patrick Antkowiak
University of Virginia
Toward Quantitation of Beta Cell Mass Using a Two Site Exchange Analysis of Manganese-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Images
   
Poster Session  
5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Poster Viewing and Reception
7:00 p.m. Adjourn
   
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Registration and Coffee
8:30 a.m. – 8:35 a.m. Call to order and announcements
   
8:35 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Session IV — Imaging of Islet Transplantation and Its Outcome

8:35 a.m. - 9:05 a.m. Keynote Address  
Bernhard J. Hering
University of Minnesota
Current State of Clinical Islet Transplantation
9:05 a.m. - 9:23 a.m. Midhat Abdulreda
University of Miami
Live Noninvasive Imaging of Islet Allograft Rejection in the Anterior Chamber of the Eye
9:23 a.m. - 9:41 a.m. Dian R. Arifin
Johns Hopkins University
Novel Trimodal Gadolinium-Gold Microcapsules for Simultaneous Immunoprotection and Positive Contrast MRI, X-ray, and Ultrasound Imaging of Human Pancreatic Islet Cells
9:41 a.m. - 9:59 a.m. Taeho Kim
Seoul National University
Johns Hopkins University
Microfabrication of Multifunctional Alginate Capsule-in-Capsules (CICs) for Immunoprotected Cell Transplanation with MR, CT, and US Visibility
9:59 a.m. - 10:20 a.m. Break
10:20 a.m. - 10:38 a.m. Kannie W.Y. Chan
Johns Hopkins University
The University of Hong Kong
CEST Imaging of Microencapsulated Human Islets Allows Non-Invasive Assessment of Cell Viability
10:38 a.m. - 10:56 a.m. Adriana Garcia
University of California at Irvine
18F-Fallypride MicroPET to Monitor Transplanted Islets in Diabetes Mellitus
   
11:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Session V — Imaging of Islet Inflammation

11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Keynote Address  
Teresa DiLorenzo
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
What Is Islet Inflammation?
11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Keynote Address
Caius Radu
University of California at Los Angeles
Novel PET Probes to Image the Immune System – From Discovery to Clinical Applications

   
12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Lunch and Poster Viewing
   
2:00 p.m. - 2:18 p.m. Alberto Signore
University of Groningen and University “Sapienza,” Rome
18F Interleukin-2, a Novel Radioactive Probe for Insulitis Imaging by PET
2:18 p.m. - 2:36 p.m. Jason Gaglia
Harvard University and Joslin Diabetes Center
Noninvasive Imaging of Pancreatic Inflammation in Individuals With Type 1 Diabetes Using Magnetic Nanoparticle Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging
2:36 p.m. - 2:54 p.m. Zdravka Medarova
Harvard University
Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Microvascular Changes in Diabetic Rats
2:55 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. Hot Topic Discussion:
Is Vascular Permeability a Good Biomarker for Pancreatic Inflammation?
                                     
3:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Special Topic Talks and Panel Discussion
3:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Didier Laurent
Novartis
An Industrial Perspective on β-cell Imaging
3:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. Nathalie Vercruysse
European Commission
European Funding Opportunities
3:45 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Bruce Schneider
Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER), Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Regulatory Issues
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Panel Discussion
Panelists: Bruce Schneider, CBER, FDA
Didier Laurent, Novartis
Ann Jerkins, CADO, Center for Scientific Review (CSR), NIH
Eileen Bradley, MEDI-A, CSR, NIH
Maren Laughlin, NIDDK, NIH
Adrianne Wong, JDRF
Nathalie Vercruysse, European Commission
   
5:00 p.m. Adjourn
   
Imaging the Pancreatic Beta Cell, 4th Workshop  -  April 6-7, 2009
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