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2nd Next-Generation Bio-Imaging Conference
November 13, 2026, Houston

2024 Schedule

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Session 1 - Intraoperative Imaging - Chair: Lei Li
7:20 AM 7:55 AM Check-In & Breakfast
7:55 AM 8:00 AM Dr. Lei Li(More Info)
Rice University
Opening Remarks
8:00 AM 8:30 AM Dr. John Y.K. Lee (More Info)
University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine
Keynote Talk: "Optical Evolution of Brain Surgery"
8:30 AM 8:50 AM Dr. Pablo Valdes (More Info)
University of Texas Medical Branch
"Qualitative and Quantitative Fluorescence Imaging to Guide Brain Tumor Surgery"
8:50 AM 9:10 AM Dr. Pabel Ali Miah (More Info)
Baylor College of Medicine
Breast Surgery Using Real-Time Visualization and Localizing Techniques
9:10 AM 9:30 AM Dr. Walter Akers (More Info)
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Keynote Talk: "Augmented Reality Fluorescence Guided Surgery" (Abstract)
9:30 AM 9:50 AM Dr. James Suliburk (More Info)
Baylor College of Medicine
"Clinical Applications for Mass Spectrometry in Surgical Disease"
9:50 AM 10:10 AM Coffee Break
Session 2 - Computational Imaging - Chair: George Lu
10:10 AM 10:40 AM Dr. Ashok Veeraraghavan (More Info)
Rice University
Keynote Talk: "Optics, Sensors, and AI: Synergistic Computational Bio-Imaging"
10:40 AM 11:00 AM Dr. Liang Gao (More Info)
University of California, Los Angeles
"Breaking the Speed Barrier: High-Speed Light-Field Microscopy for Kilohertz to Terahertz 3D Imaging" (Abstract)
11:00 AM 11:20 AM Dr. Shalin Mehta (More Info)
Chan Zuckerberg Biohub
"Learning Dynamic Cellular Responses to Perturbations with 4D Imaging and Contrastive Learning" (Abstract)
11:20 AM 11:50 AM Dr. Lei Xing (More Info)
Stanford University
Keynote Talk: "Roles of Artificial Intelligence in Biomedical Imaging" (Abstract)
11:50 AM 12:10 PM Dr. David T. Fuentes (More Info)
MD Anderson Cancer Center
"An Interpretable Machine Learning Model for Glioma Prognosis"
12:10 PM 1:10 PM Lunch
Session 3 - Molecular Imaging - Chair: Richard Bouchard
1:10 PM 1:40 PM Dr. Ji-Xin Cheng (More Info)
Boston University
Keynote Talk: "Chemical Bond Imaging: From Single Virus to Human Subjects" (Abstract)
1:40 PM 2:00 PM Dr. Martin Schnermann (More Info)
Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute
"Harnessing Cyanine Reactivity for Imaging and Drug Delivery"
2:00 PM 2:20 PM Dr. Konstantin Sokolov (More Info)
MD Anderson Cancer Center
"Translational Molecular Photoacoustic Imaging with Encapsulated ICG J Aggregates"
2:20 PM 2:40 PM Dr. David Maresca (More Info)
Delft University of Technology
"Nonlinear Sound-Sheet Microscopy: Imaging Opaque Organs at the Capillary and Cellular Scale"
2:40 PM 3:00 PM Dr. Stephen Wong (More Info)
Houston Methodist
"Multimodal Molecular Imaging for Cancer Diagnosis and Research" (Abstract)
3:00 PM 3:20 PM Coffee Break
Session 4 - Emerging Imaging Technology - Chair: Pablo Valdes
3:20 PM 3:40 PM Dr. Sadeer Al-Kindi (More Info)
Houston Methodist
"Cardiovascular Imaging in Cancer Patients"
3:40 PM 4:00 PM Jess Lee
Laminar Health
"Broadening Access to Digital Health Imaging Technologies"
4:00 PM 4:20 PM Dr. Mini Das (More Info)
University of Houston
"Spectral, Phase Contrast X-Ray Imaging, and Image Science" (Abstract)
4:20 PM 4:40 PM Dr. Richard R. Bouchard (More Info)
MD Anderson Cancer Center
"Photoacoustic-Ultrasonic Characterization of Cardiac Ablation Lesions" (Abstract)
4:40 PM 5:00 PM Bryan Clingman (More Info)
Seno Medical Instruments
"Beyond the Lab: Optoacoustic Imaging of the Breast from Clinical Study to Clinical Practice" (Abstract)
5:00 PM 5:20 PM Dr. Lei Li (More Info)
Rice University
"Advancing Photoacoustic Imaging: From Benchtop Whole-Body Imagers to Wearable Sensors" (Abstract)
5:20 PM 5:40 PM Student Flash Talks
5:40 PM 6:30 PM Poster Session & Networking
6:30 PM 8:30 PM Dinner for Invited Speakers