FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

For more information, contact:

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Communications and Marketing

Sheila Champlin – (901) 448-4957 or

Dena Owens – (901) 448-4072

 

 

Memphis BioImaging Symposium Draws

Internationally Recognized Experts

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The University of Tennessee Health Science Center,

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, University of Memphis,

Memphis Bioworks Foundation co-host latest advances in cancer imaging

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (September 9, 2008) – 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 Fifth Annual Memphis BioImaging Symposium (MemBIS) on Thursday, Nov. 6, and Friday, Nov. 7. 

This year’s special topic, Cancer Imaging, will feature three experts who will primarily focus on pre-clinical imaging and molecular imaging in drug discovery, and development of new therapeutics for cancer treatment.

The event kicks off at 6 p.m. Thursday with the Cancer Imaging keynote address given by John Gore, PhD, Vanderbilt University.  A reception will follow, featuring a networking session, research posters and commercial exhibits.

Friday’s symposium will feature David Geho, MD, PhD, Merck & Co. Inc., and Timothy J. McCarthy, PhD, Pfizer Global R&D, and will provide further scientific perspectives on the status and advancement of cancer imaging in the treatment of cancer.

Presentations on the latest in high-tech bioimaging by experts from Stanford University, University of Wisconsin, University of California San Diego, Harvard/Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Baylor College of Medicine will round out Friday’s program.

Thaddeus A. Wilson, PhD, associate professor, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Department of Radiology, serves as chair of the 2008 MemBIS Symposium.  Steven J. Bares, PhD, president and executive director, Memphis Bioworks Foundation, serves as co-chair.  MedImage Systems, Luminetx, Siemens and VisEn Medical lead the list of commercial supporters for the 2008 symposium, which also includes Vital Images, Hologic, Visualsoncis and Medtronic as sponsors.

The preliminary agenda and additional details can be found at www.MemBIS.org.  Registration for the symposium can be made online or on-site.  Attendees can earn a maximum of 8.0 AMA PRA Category 1 credits.

 

Contacts:

 

The University of Tennessee Health Science            Center

Communications and Marketing                   

Sheila Champlin, (901) 448-4957

schampli@uthsc.edu

Dena Owens, (901) 448-4072                                                          

dowens10@uthsc.edu                                                         

                       

Memphis Bioworks Foundation

Thomas E. Duarte, (901) 448-2570

tduarte@memphisbioworks.org

 

St. Jude Public Relations                                    

(901) 595-3306                                                                       

media@stjude.org                                                      

 

The University of Memphis

Communications Services

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 focused on a four-tier mission of education, research, clinical care and public service, all in support of a single goal: to improve the health of Tennesseans.  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 College of Medicine and College of Pharmacy campuses in Knoxville, and a College of Medicine campus in Chattanooga.  For more information, visit www.uthsc.edu.

 

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.  One of 45 campuses under the aegis of the Tennessee Board of Regents, the U of M offers 15 bachelor’s degrees in more than 50 majors and 70 concentrations, master’s degrees in more than 45 subject areas, and doctoral degrees in 21 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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