The Radiology and Biomedical Imaging Research Symposium is open to all in the UCSF and scientific communities and features speaker presentations and a scientific poster session highlighting the innovative work being done in the department. A broad spectrum of topics are covered including cancer, neurodegenerative disease, musculoskeletal disease and cardiovascular disease. Information is provided on research in the areas of CT, MR, PET, SPECT, MEG, EEG, optical imaging, and ultrasound. In addition, artificial intelligence, medical informatics, and MR/CT contrast agent development are addressed.
The Hasegawa Award, honoring the memory of Bruce Hasegawa, PhD, recognizes the research of an outstanding Radiology and Biomedical Imaging graduate student or postdoctoral scholar, and is presented each year at the conclusion of the symposium. The Rahul Desikan MD Award is presented each year in memory of Dr. Rahul Desikan. The award recognizes the contributions of an outstanding junior faculty member.
23rd Annual Imaging Research Symposium
Thursday, November 5, 2026
1:00 PM – 6:00 PM
UCSF Parnassus Campus
Symposium Co-Chairs
- Elizabeth George, MBBS
- Zhaoyang Fan, PhD
Join faculty, trainees, and researchers from across the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging for the 23rd Annual Imaging Research Symposium, showcasing innovative research, scientific collaboration, and advances in imaging science.
Additional program details and registration information will be announced soon.
The Microsoft CMT service was used for managing the peer-reviewing process for this conference. This service was provided for free by Microsoft and they bore all expenses, including costs for Azure cloud services as well as for software development and support.
