Molecular Imaging Diagnostics with PET: From Basic Biological Sciences to Clinical Care

Speaker: Michael E. Phelps, Ph.D.
Speaker Affiliation: Crump Institute for Molecular Imaging at UCLA
Speaker Title: Norton Simon Professor, Chair, Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, and Director
Location: Van Andel Research Institute; 333 Bostwick Ave NE
Date: October 4, 2011
Start Time: 12:00 PM

Dr. Phelp's Bio

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 Van Andel Institute welcomes Michael E. Phelps, Ph.D., inventor of the Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scanner, as a special guest lecturer on Tuesday, October 4, 2011. Dr. Phelps will address the region’s leading scientists, imaging researchers, physicians, and radiologists on the future of molecular imaging and the uses of PET technology in translational and clinical medicine. The 12:00 p.m. lecture at Van Andel Institute will be followed by a reception.

Dr. Phelps is the Norton Simon Professor, Chair, Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, and Director, Crump Institute for Molecular Imaging at UCLA, and is a member of the National Academy of Sciences. He also developed, along with his colleagues Simon Cherry and Arion Chatziioannou a miniaturized pre-clinical PET scanner, microPET.

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Registration is free and includes admission to the lecture and reception. For more information, or if you are interested in becoming an event sponsor, please contact Sarah Lamb at 616-234-5712 or Sarah.Lamb@vai.org.