Speakers

Dr. Sam Gambhir Memorial Lecture

Dr. Ramasamy Paulmurugan

Professor of Radiology
Stanford University

USA

Memorial Lecture Cancer Immunotherapies in Solid Tumors - Current Challenges and Future Strategies

Keynote Speakers

Dr. Kumarasamy Thangaraj

Padma Shri Awardee, CCMB
Director, CDFD Hyderabad

India

Opening Keynote Lecture Three decadic journey of a scientist: from population genomics to public health

Dr. Abhijit De

Professor, HBNI; Scientific Officer 'H', ACTREC
Head, Molecular Functional Imaging Laboratory

India

Closing Keynote Address Molecular Imaging: Preparing the blueprint for tailored therapeutics

Invited Speakers

Dr. Vikram Kodibagkar

Professor, School of Biological & Health Systems Engineering
Arizona State University (ASU)

USA

Invited Talk Probes for MR based molecular imaging of hypoxia and oxygenation

Dr. Ichio Aoki

Senior Principal Investigator
QST — National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology

Japan

Invited Talk Responsive Nano MRI Contrast Agents for Cancer Research and Neuroscience

Dr. Takashi Temma

Associate Professor
Kyoto University

Japan

Invited Talk Molecular Imaging for Advancing BNCT/PET Theranostics

Dr. Papineni Rao

Adjunct Faculty
University of Kansas Medical Center

USA

Invited Talk From Seeing to Steering Biology: Two Decades of Molecular Imaging, Multimodal Innovation and the Road to Theranostics

Dr. Avinash Eranki

Associate Professor
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Hyderabad

India

Invited Talk & Workshop Ultrasound for Solid Tumor Imaging and Therapy Workshop: AI Analytics & Hands-on AI Assignment

Dr. Ann Marie Chacko

Assistant Professor, Cancer & Stem Cell Biology
Duke-NUS Medical School / NUS

Singapore

Invited Talk Beyond Detection: Molecular Imaging of Host Response and Treatment Efficacy in Viral Infection

Dr. Venkata Ramesh

Consultant
Apollo Hospital

India

Invited Talk Nuclear Imaging in Infectious Diseases: From Images to Clinical Decisions

Dr. Vidyani Suryadevara

Radiology & Molecular Imaging
Stanford University

USA

Invited Talk Molecular imaging tools to detect senescence in osteoarthritis

Dr. Venkata Mahesh Nitla

Scientist
Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology (CCMB)

India

Invited Talk Advanced Imaging and Biophysical Tools for Exploring Life

Dr. Phaneendra Yalavarthy

Professor, Dept. of Computational and Data Sciences
Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore

India

Invited Talk Non-Invasive Precision Oncology via Digital Biopsy: A Resilient AI Pipeline for Cancer Mutation Prediction

Dr. Amit Kharat

MBBS DNB PhD FICR
Co-Founder
DeepTek

India

Invited Talk From Detection to Decision: The Agentic Turn in Medical Imaging AI

Expert Panellists

Amit Gandhi

Panel Moderator & Industry Leader
Insight Tribe

India

Career Guidance Panel Careers for Imaging Scientists and Biomedical Engineers

Er. Vinay Korlepara

Industry Leader & Panellist
HRS Navigation

India

Career Guidance Panel Careers for Imaging Scientists and Biomedical Engineers

Dr. Jaladhar Neelavalli

Associate Professor, Dept. of Biomedical Engineering
IIT Hyderabad

India

Career Panel & Workshop Careers for Imaging Scientists and Biomedical Engineers Workshop: Understanding Imaging Pathway

Mr. Sylvain Mangeot

Preclinical Imaging
APAC Sales Director

APAC

Career Guidance Panel Careers for Imaging Scientists and Biomedical Engineers

Dr. Ichio Aoki

Senior Principal Investigator
QST — National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology

Japan

Strategic Panel Discussion Establishing Collaborations, Early-Career PhD Development, & Funding Opportunities

Dr. Vikram Kodibagkar

Professor, School of Biological & Health Systems Engineering
Arizona State University (ASU)

USA

Strategic Panel Discussion Establishing Collaborations, Early-Career PhD Development, & Funding Opportunities

Dr. Ann Marie Chacko

Assistant Professor, Cancer & Stem Cell Biology
Duke-NUS Medical School / NUS

Singapore

Strategic Panel Discussion Establishing Collaborations, Early-Career PhD Development, & Funding Opportunities

Chief Patrons

Dr. Anna Moore

Professor, Michigan State University
President, WMIS

USA

Letter of Support

Prof. Kumar Molugaram

Vice-Chancellor
Osmania University

India

Advisory Committee

Dr. Ichio Aoki

Senior Principal Investigator
QST — National Institutes for
Quantum Science and Technology

Japan

Dr. Mikako Ogawa

Professor
Hokkaido University

Japan

Prof. Karlheinz Peter

Deputy Director, Discovery Science
& Head, Atherothrombosis & Vascular Biology Lab
Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute

Australia

Dr. Amol M. Takalkar

Professor
Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences
Emory University School of Medicine

USA

Dr. Rao V. L. Papineni

Adjunct Faculty
University of Kansas Medical Center

USA

Lisa Baird

Chief Executive Officer
World Molecular Imaging Society

USA

Dr. Kimberly A. Kelly

Professor of Biomedical Engineering
University of Virginia

USA

Organising Committee

Dr. Uday Krishnamurthy

President, FASMI
GE HealthCare, USA
Professor of Practice,
Dept. of Biomedical Engineering
Osmania University, Hyderabad, India

India / USA

Dr. Jyotsna Rao

President, MISI
Nuclear Medicine
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, India

India

Prof. P. Chandra Sekhar

Principal
University College of Engineering
Osmania University

India

Prof. D. Suman Reddy

Head & Professor
Dept. of Biomedical Engineering
UCE, Osmania University

India

Prof. M. Malini

Professor
Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, Hyderabad

India

Dr. Avinash Eranki

Associate Professor
Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

India