演讲题目：Molecular Imaging: A Nuclear Medicine Approach

演讲者：陈志成 教授，台湾阳明大学生医影像暨放射科学系主任

时间：2014年7月25日（周五） 早上10：30

地点：海韵教学楼303

摘要：

Molecular imaging is an emerging field of study that deals with imaging of disease on a cellular or molecular level. Recent advances in this field show promise, particularly in the imaging of gene expression. This talk will first review the use of nuclear medicine, magnetic resonance, and optic imaging to visualize gene expression. A review is presented of current in vitro assays for protein and gene expression and the translation of these methods into the radiologic sciences. Then, we’ll show our results of gene expression imaging using microPET. The merging fields of molecular biology, molecular medicine, and imaging modalities may provide the means to screen active drugs in vivo, image molecular processes, and diagnose disease at a presymptomatic stage.

Bio：

Jyh-Cheng Chen received the BS degree in physics from National Central University, Taiwan, in 1983, and the MS degree in physics and PhD degree in optical sciences from the University of Arizona, USA in 1988 and 1995, respectively. In 1995, he joined the Opto-Electronics and System Laboratories, Industrial Technology Research Institute, Taiwan, as a research associate working on semiconductor laser packaging. In 1996, he became a member of the faculty of Division of Radiological Science and Technology, Department of Medical Technology, National Yang-Ming University (NYMU), Taiwan. In 1998, he became an associate professor of Institute of Radiological Sciences, NYMU, Taiwan. Since 2005, he has been a professor in the Department of Biomedical Imaging and Radiological Sciences (BIRS), NYMU, Taiwan, teaching and pursuing his research in areas of molecular imaging physics and instrumentation. Since 2012, He has been the Chairman of the Department of BIRS, NYMU, Taiwan. His current research interests include image processing, analysis, and reconstruction. He is using microPET, microSPECT, microCT to do statistical image reconstruction, processing and analysis for animal molecular imaging studies. He has also designed a homemade microCT and fluorescent tomography/CT hybrid animal systems. He has published more than 100 technical articles in these areas, a number of book chapters and patents. He received NYMU Teacher’s Academic Excellence Award, and a few other research awards. He is a member of IEEE, SNM, and FASMI. He served on the editorial board and reviewer of International Journal of Biomedical Imaging, guest editor of a special issue in Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphic, and reviewer for more than 15 peer reviewed international scientific journals. He has served in the technical program and steering committees of several international conferences. He has also served domestically as the associate-editor-in-chief of Annals of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging.