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Programme Committees

ESMI Presidents (Supervision)
  • Jordi Llop – San Sebastián (President) | Jolanda de Vries – Nijmegen (Vice President) | Fabian Kiessling – Aachen (Past President)
Chairs per Main Category (Category Chairs)
  • 1 – Physics, Engineering & Technologies
  • David Maresca – Delft, Netherlands | Arvind Pathak – Baltimore, USA | Magdalena Rafecas – Lübeck, Germany | Noam Shemesh – Lisbon, Portugal
  • 2 – Probe Chemistry & Reporter Genes
  • Susana Carregal Romero – San Sebastián, Spain | Bart Cornelissen – Groningen, Netherlands | Fernando Herranz – Madrid, Spain | Verena Pichler – Vienna, Austria
  • 3 – Reconstruction, Processing & Analysis
  • Pablo Aguiar – Santiago de Compostela, Spain | Teresa Matias Correia – Faro, Portugal
  • 4 – Image-Guided Therapy
  • Roel Deckers – Utrecht, Netherlands | Dimitris Gorpas – Munich, Germany
  • 5 – Cardiovascular & Respiratory
  • Andrea Aliverti – Como, Italy | Daniel Stuckey – London, UK
  • 6 – CNS & Peripheral Nerves
  • Daniele Bertoglio – Antwerp, Belgium | Louise van der Weerd – Leiden, Netherlands
  • 7 – Musculoskeletal
  • Ferdinand Knieling – Erlangen, Germany
  • 8 – Gastrointestinal
  • Joshua Kaggie – Cambridge, UK
  • 9 – Oncology
  • Gilbert Fruhwirth – London, UK | Willemien Menke-van der Houven van Oordt – Amsterdam, Netherlands | Lucie Sancey – Grenoble, France | Alexandros Marios Sofias – Aachen, Germany
  • 10 – Immunology, Inflammation, & Infection
  • Mandy van Leent – New York, USA | Jeff Bulte – Baltimore, USA
  • 11 – Metabolism
  • Harish Poptani – Liverpool, UK
  • 12 – Advanced In Vitro Models & Developmental Biology
  • Jai Prakash – Enschede, The Netherlands | Hang Ta – Brisbane, Australia
Chairs per Abstract Category (sub-chairs)
1 – Physics, Engineering & Technologies

a – Ultrasound and Optoacoustic Technologies: Beatrice Berthon Paris – Thomas Chaigne Marseille  – Luis Dean Ben Zurich  –  Charlie Demené Paris – Baptiste Heiles Passadena –  Tali Ilovitsh Tel Aviv – James Joseph Dundee –  Kirby Lattwein Rotterdam – Wenfeng Xia London –  Junjie Yao Durham

b – Multiscale Optical Technologies: Guanyu Cai Paris –  Zhenyue Chen Shanghai –  Anjali Kusumbe Oxford –  Max Nobis Leuven

c – Magnetic Resonance Technologies (incl. Hypepolarized MRI): Uzay Emir Oxford – Andrada Ianus Lisbon –  Christoffer Laustsen Aarhus –  Marco Palombo Cardiff –  Francesca Reineri Torino –  Rui Simoes Porto –  Lijing Xin Lausanne

d – X-ray Technologies: Emmanuel Brun Grenoble – Sandro Donato Catanzaro –  Michela Esposito London –  Bartosz Leszcynski Krakow –  Sara Neyt Gent –  Martin Pichotka Freiburg

e – PET/SPECT/Hybrid Technologies: David Brasse Strasbourg – Nikos Efthimiou Boston –  Claudia Kuntner-Hannes Vienna –  Gabriela Llosa Paterna – Wendy McDougald Edinburgh –  Mailyn Perez-Liva Madrid –  Jörg Peter Heidelberg

f – Spatially Resolved Multi-omics: Thazin Aung USA –  Christian Langhammer Graz –  Nina Ogrinc Lille – Nicole Strittmatter Munich –  Zoltan Takats London

2 – Probe Chemistry & Reporter Genes

a – MRI, MPI & Multimodal: Karen Alt Melbourne – Manuel Bañobre-López Braga – Amnon Bar-Shir Rehovot –  Célia Bonnet CNRS – Orleans – Weibo Cai Madison – Juan Gallo Braga – Olga Koshkina Twente – Dario Longo Torino –  Pedro Ramos San Sebastian – Rachele Stefania Torino

b – Optical, Optoacoustic, Ultrasound: Christine Goze Dijon – Carsten Höltke Münster –  Haiming Luo Wuhan –  Andre Stiel Munich –  Ibai Valverde Dijon

c – Diagnostic PET/SPECT, Radionuclide, X-Ray, CT: Gregory Bowden Ann Arbor MI –  Jonathan Cotton Tuebingen –  Filipe Elvas Antwerp –  Lara Garcia Varela Santiago de Compostela –  Jason Holland Zurich –  Andreas Maurer Tübingen –  Laura Mezzanotte Rotterdam –  Mirkka Sarparanta Helsinki –  Peter Scott Ann Arbor MI –  Jonathan Vigne Caen

d – Theranostic Agents: Kristina Djanashvili Delft – Susanne Kossatz Munich –  Kai Licha Berlin –  Juan Pellico London –  Sophie Poty Dijon –  Sarah Spreckelmeyer Berlin –  Johanna Steen Amsterdam –  Marc Vendrell Edinburgh –  Jiang Yang Guangzhou

3 – Reconstruction, Processing & Analysis

a – Quantification & Image Analysis: Marta Casquero-Veiga Madrid –  Francisca Mulero Madrid – Elisabeth Pfaehler Juelich –  Joao Santinha Lisbon – Jesus Silva Rodriguez Santiago de Compostela – Adriana Tavares Edinburgh –  Floris van Velden Leiden –  Chris Vanhove Ghent

b – Image Processing, AI, Reconstruction & Acquisition: Juan Aguirre Munich – Thomas Kuestner Tuebingen – Alejandro Sisniega Baltimore –  Harry Tsoumpas Groningen

4 – Image-Guided Therapy

a – Image-Guided Drug Delivery: Clemens Bos Utrecht – Alexandre Detappe Strasbourg –  Giuseppe Ferrauto Torino –  Philippe Garrigue Marseille – Sophie Hernot Brussels –  Stephen Patrick London – Sophie Veldhuijzen van Zanten Rotterdam

b – Application of Theranostics: Rafael de Rosales London – Freddy Escordia Bethedsa – Peter Gawne London – Gabriela Kramer-Marek London – Susanne Lütje Aachen – Maya Thanou London

c – Interventional & Surgical Imaging: Sylvain Gioux Strasbourg – Stefano Giuliani London – Fay Nicolson Boston – Alex Vahrmeijer Leiden

5 – Cardiovascular & Respiratory

a – Cardiac Imaging: Bram Coolen Amsterdam – Uli Flögel Duesseldorf –  Min-Chi Ku Berlin –  Jesus Ruiz-Cabello San Sebastian –  Rick Southworth London – Gustav Strijkers Amsterdam

b – Vascular Imaging: Thomas Bonnard Caen – Alexis Broisat Paris – Christoph Hagemeyer Melbourne – Angelos Karlas Munich – Alkystis Phinikaridou London – James Thackeray Hannover

c – Pulmonary Imaging: Sam Bayat Grenoble – Paul Hughes Sheffield – Grzegorz Kwiatkowski Kraków – Irma Mahmutovic Persson Lund – Francesca Pennati Milano

6 – CNS & Peripheral Nerves

a – Brain (Micro-) Structure, Anatomy & Receptors: Philipp Boehm-Sturm Berlin – Hervé Boutin Tours – Els Fieremans New York – Ileana Jelescu Lausanne – Mikael Palner Copenhagen –  Mª Luisa Soto-Montenegro Madrid – Mattia Veronese Padova

b – Brain Metabolism, Function & Perfusion: Olli Gröhn Kuopio – Caroline Guglielmetti St. Louis – Abraham Martin Bilbao – Valerio Zerbi Geneva

c – Neuroimaging Tools in Disease Models: Davide Diana Cash London – Kristina Herfert Tuebingen – Anne Landau Aarhus – Nadja van Camp Paris

7 / 8 – Musculoskeletal / Gastrointestinal

Jana Zschuentzsch Goettingen – Una Goncin San Francisco – Wouter Nagengast Groningen – Stephan Rogalla Stanford – Anton Windfelder Gießen

9 – Oncology

a – Cancer Biology & Tumour Microenvironment: Federica De Lorenzi Aachen – Martyna Elas Krakow – Yvonne Jauw Amsterdam – Miles Miller Boston – Patricia Pereira St Louis – Beatriz Salinas Spain – Johannes Schwenck Tuebingen – Katrien Vandoorne Haifa – Bettina Weigelin Tuebingen – Kirstin Zettlitz Duarte

b – Cancer Diagnosis: Erik Aarntzen Nijmegen – Renske Altena Stockholm –  Nivin Nyström Pasadena –  Federica Pisaneschi Houston

c – Cancer Therapy (incl. Immunotherapy): Israt Alam Stanford – Jan Böttcher Munich – Arthur Braat Amsterdam –  Michael Breckwoldt Heidelberg –  Timo De Groof Brussels –  Joop de Langen Amsterdam – Fiona Ginty New York –  Simone Krebs New York – Mark Sellmyer Philadelphia –  Triantafyllos Stylianopoulos Nicosia –  Charles Truillet Paris –  Roy Van Der Meel Eindhoven –  Alessia Volpe New York – Assaf Zinger Haifa

10 – Immunology, Inflammation & Infection

a – Imaging the Immune System: Wissam Beaino Amsterdam – Marco Erreni Milano – Sara Martinez De Lizarrondo Caen –  Vladimir Ponomarev New York – Mohammad Rashidan Boston

b – Imaging of Infections: Nicolas Beziere Tuebingen – Maxime Gauberti Caen – Dima Hammoud Bethesda – Uwe Himmelreich Leuven – Thibaut Naninck Paris –  Greetje Vande Velde Leuven

11 – Metabolism

Julia Baguna Madrid – Jens Bankstahl Hannover – Ferdia Gallagher Cambridge – Irene Marco-Rius Barcelona – Mor Mishkovsky Lausanne – Pavithra Vishvanath San Francisco

12 – Advanced In Vitro Models

Miguel Olivier – Minho, Bruno Sarmento – Porto, Simone Dalm Rotterdam – Maria Jose Oliveria Porto – Luis Liz-Marzan San Sebastián – Aideen Ryan Galway – Ewa Stepien Krakow

Local /Spanish Committee
  • Pablo Aguiar, Santiago de Compostela
  • Monica Carril, Bilbao
  • Manuel Desco, Madrid
  • Vanessa Gómez-Vallejo, San Sebastián
  • Raúl Herance, Barcelona
  • Gabriela Llosa, Valencia
  • Abraham Martín, Bilbao
  • Jesús Ruiz-Cabello, San Sebastián
  • Jesús Silva, Santiago de Compostela
  • Juan José Vaquero, Madrid
  • Spanish young ESMI Representatives
  • Lara García, Santiago de Compostela
  • Mario González, Madrid
Educational Session Organizers
  • Simon Cherry, UC Davis
  • Dimitris Gorpas, Munich
  • Jolanda de Vries, Nijmegen
  • René Tolba, Aachen
  • Pieterjan van der Zaag, Groningen
  • Bert Windhorst, Amsterdam
  • Tim Witney, London
YIA Committee
  • Jordi Llop, San Sebastián
  • Andreas Maurer, Leipzig
  • Selena Milicevic Sephton, Cambridge
  • Alexandros M. Sofias, Aachen
  • Pieterjan van der Zaag, Groningen