2025 UC Davis Radiology Research Symposium: Shark Tank Edition
Schedule
Wed Oct 22 2025 at 03:00 pm to 07:00 pm
UTC-07:00Location
UC Davis Betty Irene Moore School Of Nursing | Sacramento, CA
About this Event
Welcome to the 2025 UC Davis Radiology Research Symposium: Shark Tank Edition! Join us for an exciting event celebrating the research work and achievements of the Radiology team and their collaborators. Enjoy a series of engaging talks and presentations and a session where researchers will pitch their innovative projects to a panel of experts. This is your chance to witness leading-edge ideas in the field of radiology and see who will sink or swim in our own version of Shark Tank. Don't miss this opportunity to be inspired and learn about the future of radiology research!
The Symposium is open and free to all in the UC Davis community. Heavy appetizers and refreshments will be provided.
For further details, please contact Kayla Wilkerson at [email protected]
A recording of the Symposium will be made available on the Symposium website: https://health.ucdavis.edu/radiology/research/symposium.html
The event will also be viewable via Zoom at https://ucdavis.zoom.us/j/98188982252
Agenda
🕑: 03:00 PM
Chair’s Introduction – Elizabeth Morris, M.D., Chair of Radiology
🕑: 03:05 PM
Order of Events – Guobao Wang, Ph.D.
🕑: 03:10 PM
Oral Session 1: Moderator – Mike Corwin, M.D.
Keynote -- Andrew Brown, Ph.D., UC Davis Health Ventures
Info: Activate, Fund, Develop, Connect – Maximizing the Impact of UC Davis Health’s Research and Clinical Excellence
Finalists of Shark Tank Proposals (each 15 minutes):
Info: Sharks: Andrew Brown (Ph.D.), Kader Oguz (M.D.), Simon R. Cherry (Ph.D.)
Presentation by Michael Larson, M.D., Ph.D.
Info: Development and validation of a novel suture delivery system enabling ultrasound-guided hernia and prolapse repair
Presentation by Brahim Mehadji, Ph.D.
Info: Akrion: A Radiation Therapy System Operating Under Ultra-High Magnetic Field for Enhanced Dose Conformity and Tissue Sparing
Presentation by Reimund Bayerlein, Ph.D.
Info: Paving the Way for a Sparse Total-Body PET Prototype
🕑: 04:10 PM
Break
🕑: 04:25 PM
Oral Session 2: Moderators – Ramsey Badawi, Ph.D., Ahmadreza Ghasemiesfe, M.D.
Abstract Presentation by Mary Getz, M.D.
Info: Prevalence of malignancy among incidental indeterminate adrenal nodules on contrast-enhanced CT in patients without known cancer: a multi-Institutional study
Abstract Presentation by Andrew Chen, M.D.
Info: Comparison of 1.5T Deep Learning Reconstruction vs Conventional 3T in Shoulder MRI: A Preliminary Subjective Assessment
Abstract Presentation by Kamhung (Victor) Lam, UC Davis medical student
Info: Validating study of pulmonary nodule measurements using ultra-low dose helical CT scout imaging
Abstract Presentation by Shivani Shivani, Ph.D.
Info: Evaluation of [18F] FAPI-74 total-body PET as a quantitative biomarker for fibrosis staging in MASLD
Abstract Presentation by Jinil Park, Ph.D.
Info: Highly efficient and robust direct myelin imaging using inversion time resolved interleaved ultrashort echo time (TIRI-UTE)
Abstract Presentation by Yasser Abdelhafez
Info: Total-body PET/CT evaluation of myofascial low back pain: preliminary results using dual-tracer parametric imaging
🕑: 05:25 PM
Abstract awards and Shark Tank Winner -- Mike Corwin, M.D.
🕑: 05:35 PM
Closing Remarks -- Ramsey D. Badawi, Ph.D.
🕑: 05:40 PM
Poster Session, Food, and Beverages
🕑: 07:00 PM
Close
Where is it happening?
UC Davis Betty Irene Moore School Of Nursing, 2570 48th Street, Sacramento, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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