Imaging Elevated 2026: Advancing imaging and intervention: expanding your local and global impact

Co-chairs: Drs. Dell Dunn, Jace King, Henrik Odéen, Allison Payne, David Strain

Organizing committee: Tovah Dean, Carolyn King, Tatia McKaige, Amy Sikalis

UCAIR Symposium

Thursday October 22, 2026 – Guest House

Molly Prigge, Chair

10:00-10:30am     Registration and Refreshments

10:30-10:45am     Welcome

10:45-12:15pm     Section 1 Oral Presentations

12:15-1:30pm     Group Photo and Lunch

1:30-3:00pm     Session 2 Oral Presentations

3:00-3:15pm     Coffee Break

3:15-4:15pm     Case Conference Competition

4:15-4:30pm     Awards Ceremony & Adjourn

1:30-3:00pm     Session 2 Oral Presentations

4:30-6:00pm     Reception

Imaging Elevated

Thursday October 22, 2026

6:30-9:00 IE welcome dinner with keynote speakers, co-chairs, speakers, sponsors and invited guests. Urban Hill

Friday October 23, 2026 – Guest House

8:00-8:30         Breakfast Buffet

8:30-8:40         Welcome remarks – Chair of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Dr. David Larson, MD, MBA

SESSION I: Neuroimaging outside of Radiology – how to expand your local impact

                                Moderated by: Jace King, PhD

8:40 – 9:10       Jacqueline Walsh-Snow, MPsych, PhD: “Beyond Pictures: Neuroimaging Human Vision with Real Objects”

9:10 – 9:30       Nick Frost, MD, PhD: “Multimodal imaging of neural circuits in Alzheimer’s disease”

9:30 – 9:50       Jenna Merenstein, PhD: "Mapping Brain Iron Accumulation in Healthy Cognitive Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease”

9:50 – 10:10    Ben Shofty, MD, PhD: "From Images to Intervention: Mapping Human Brain Circuits for Precision Neurosurgery"

10:10 – 10:30 Break

SESSION II: The role of imaging in rural and global health

                                Moderated by: Henrik Odéen, PhD

10:30 – 11:00 Adrienne Campbell-Washburn, PhD: "New opportunities for fast imaging of the heart and lungs with 0.55T MRI"

11:00 – 11:30 Matt Molchan, MBA: “From Pipeline to Patient: Telix’s Pathway to Accessible Precision Imaging Worldwide”

11:30 – 12:00  Rita Nassanga, MBChB, MMed: “From Academic Visits to Lasting Partnership: A Ugandan Perspective on Global Radiology Collaboration”

12:00 – 12:30  Udunna Anazodo, PhD: “Imaging Without Borders: Building Medical Imaging Capacity For Everyone, Everywhere”

12:30 – 12:40 Group photo!

12:40 – 1:10    Lunch buffet & break

1:10 – 1:40       Industry / Sponsor panel – "Industry’s role in rural and global medicine"

                         Moderated by Allison Payne, PhD

1:40-2:10         Break & networking

SESSION III: Low resource intervention and treatment innovations

                                Moderated by: Allison Payne, PhD

2:10 – 2:40       Jens Guehring, PhD:  “Elevating Health Globally — Innovations with Impact: Rethinking MRI for Access, Efficiency and Clinical Excellence”

2:40 – 3:00       Dell Dunn, MD: “Global Outreach in Radiology Education and Research”

3:00 – 3:20       Charles Ray, MD, PhD: "Interventions in sub-Saharan Africa - Current State and Opportunities for Involvement" 

3:20 – 3:40       David Strain, MD: “From the Angio Suite to the Community: Expanding the Reach and Impact of Modern Interventional Care”

3:40 – 4:00       Charles Ray, MD, PhD, Dell Dunn, MD, Shawna Webster: "Radiology and Imaging Sciences Global and Rural Outreach"

4:00                     Closing remarks