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Yale University School of Medicine
Electron Microscopy in the Molecular Era: A World Inside the World You See

Friday November 30, 2007 1:30 - 3:30 PM

The Anlyan Center Auditorium

300 Cedar Street, New Haven

Molecular imaging research at Yale has taken a major leap forward with the opening of the Positron Emission Tomography Center. Come and hear scientists describe the impressive capabilities of the new, state-of-the-art Yale PET Center and its research vision for the future. Learn about the unique role PET imaging is playing in research areas such as post-traumatic stress disorder, neurodegenerative disease, and schizophrenia. Website:  http://petcenter.yale.edu

Tours will be available immediately following the symposium. Sign-up sheets will be available in the lobby.

		Opening Remarks Robert J. Alpern, M.D. Dean, Yale School of Medicine; Ensign Professor of Medicine
		Positron Emission Tomography: The Yale Experience Richard E. Carson, Ph.D. Professor of Diagnostic Radiology and Biomedical Engineering Director of the Yale PET Center
		Developing Agents for PET Imaging: A Tango of Chemistry and Biology Henry Yiyun Huang, PhD Associate Professor of Diagnostic Radiology; Co-Director of Radiochemistry, Yale PET Center
		Translational Applications of Molecular Imaging with PET Yu-Shin Ding, PhD Professor of Diagnostic Radiology; Director of Yale PET Radiochemistry; Co-Director of Yale PET Center
		Trauma, PTSD and Resilience: Insights from PET Imaging Alexander Neumeister, MD Associate Professor of Psychiatry; Director, Molecular Imaging Program of the Clinical Neuroscience Division
		Functional Imaging in the Nonhuman Primate: Cerebral Metabolic Markers to Assess Novel Cognitive Enhancers Stacy Castner, PhD Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Neurobiology
		PET Imaging: A Tool for Viewing Axon Regeneration Stephen Strittmatter, MD, PhD Co-Director of the Program in Cellular Neuroscience, Neurodegeneration and Repair Vincent Coates Professor, Department of Neurology

REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED

SPONSORED BY
Office of the Dean, Yale School of Medicine

About The Dean's Workshops

The Dean's Workshops series brings together physicians and scientists from across the School of Medicine, the Yale medical center and Yale University to address topics of critical importance in advancing biomedical research and patient care. The workshops will serve as a forum for new ideas and collaborations across disciplines.

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