CTSC:TTIC.020210

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Agenda

1. Consultations
2. Vignettes about the use of of imaging in CTSA-related projects
3. Education program
4. Imaging RFA for junior investigators

Harvard Translational Imaging Consortium Meeting Minutes February 2, 2010

In attendance:

• Valerie Humblet
• Annick Van den Abbeele
• Randy Gollub
• Bob Lenkinski
• Clare Tempany
• Ron Kikinis
• Simon Warfield
• Gordon Williams
• Charles Guttmann

1. Consultations

• Imaging 119: CEST contrast agents: Bob will work with the PI on this consultation.
• Imaging 116: Randy met with the PI who is preparing a K award.

2. Education program

• Randy received a request from MGH CRP to teach an imaging basics class for Clinical Research Coordinators/Research Nurses. The CRC/RN have described the goal of the imaging basics course as: to demystify imaging for (non-clinically trained) clinical research coordinators so that (a) they might understand it better and (b) they, in turn, can explain imaging better to their research subjects.
  • Annick mentioned that there is already a nice portfolio that was created under the DFHCC umbrella, these sessions were very well attended.
  • Valerie will get in touch with Liz Salomon at MGH and the with the CRP team at BWH so we can also offer the modules on the Longwood campus.
  • Valerie and Jeff will give those talks.
• So far we did not reach very well the investigators on the Harvard Campus, MIT (except for the HST course) and Mac Lean Hospital.
  • At MIT, Randy suggested to get on the neuroimaging seminar series. Jeff could give a talk about quantitative biomarkers.
  • At MacLean, Clare suggested to ask Emily Stern if she is interested in giving a talk over there.
• For our half-day modules:
  • Valerie will reschedule the June 3rd one (oncologic imaging)
  • Greg Sorensen agreed to give a talk on quantitative neuroimaging biomarkers. Valerie will follow-up with him to check his availability.
  • Jeff has been working on the oncologic imaging program and will soon update the wiki.
  • The material for the courses will be stored on the Xythos website, Valerie is also looking for some program management tools.