ISMRM Workshop on

Advancing Translational MR Neuroimaging:

Towards Imaging Biomarkers in Psychiatry

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25-27 August 2026

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Starling Hotel Lausanne
Saint-Sulpice, Switzerland

Organizers

Co-Chairs:
Lijing Xin, Ph.D.

Xiaoqi Huang, M.D., Ph.D.

Peiying Liu , Ph.D.

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Workshop Overview

Shifting the focus from symptom-based diagnosis to biomarker-based diagnosis is the general goal of psychiatry and neurodegeneration research. This workshop seeks to explore the potential of magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy for identifying and utilizing biomarkers useful for diagnosing mental illnesses and neurodegenerative diseases, aiming to enhance the precision and reliability of psychiatric and neurodegenerative diagnoses. MR neuroimaging, especially with recent advances in imaging techniques, is a powerful tool that provides structural, functional, and molecular information about the brain. Together with dedicated acquisition schemes, system manipulations, novel analysis tools, and translational approaches, it offers significant potential to identify imaging biomarkers for psychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders. Through collaborative discussions and presentation sessions, participants will engage with the latest research, MR technologies, and methodologies in the field of psychiatric and neurodegenerative biomarkers, aiming to foster advancements in diagnostic accuracy and patient outcomes.

Target Audience

MR scientists, clinicians, and technologists who are interested in the latest advances in MR neuroimaging techniques and research in biomarker-based diagnostics for psychiatric and neurodegenerative diseases.

Educational Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

Preliminary Program

Day 1 - Tuesday, 25 August 2026

08:30

Registration & Speaker Upload Available

09:00

Opening Remarks: Objectives of the Workshop

Session 1: Psychiatry

Moderators: T.B.A.

09:15

Keynote Lecture: Psychiatry

Dost Ongur, M.D.
McLean Hospital
Belmont, MA, USA

10:15

Break & Speaker Upload Available

Session 2: Novel MR Techniques I

Moderators: T.B.A.

10:45

Quantitative MRI

T.B.A.

11:05

Microstructure MRI

Ileana O. Jelescu, Ph.D.
Lausanne University Hospital
Lausanne, Switzerland

11:25

1H MRS/MRSI

Zhipei Liang, Ph.D.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Urbana, IL, USA

11:45

From Asia COCORO

T.B.A.

12:05

Lunch & Speaker Upload Available

Session 3: Power Pitch & Poster Session I

Moderators: T.B.A.

13:00

Power Pitch Session
Poster Viewing

Session 4: Computational Neuroimaging in Neuropsychiatry

Moderators: T.B.A.

14:00

Brain Network Analysis

Linda Douw, Ph.D.
Amsterdam University Medical Center
Amsterdam, The Netherlands

14:20

Multimodal Analysis (e.g. Receptor-Enriched fMRI)

T.B.A.

14:40

Proffered Papers - Oral Session

15:30

Break & Speaker Upload Available

Session 5: Therapeutic Interventions and MR

Moderators: T.B.A.

16:00

Neuromodulation

T.B.A.

16:20

MR-Guided Therapy Techniques

T.B.A.

16:40

Proffered Papers - Oral Session

17:30

Adjourn

18:00

Networking Reception

Day 2 - Wednesday, 26 August 2026

08:30

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Session 6: Neurodegenerative Diseases

Moderators: T.B.A.

09:00

Keynote Lecture: Neurodegenerative Diseases

Hanzhang Lu, Ph.D.
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD, USA

10:15

Break & Speaker Upload Available

Session 7: Novel MR techniques II

Moderators: T.B.A.

10:30

X-MRS

T.B.A.

10:50

MRS Application

John D. Port, M.D., Ph.D.
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN, USA

11:10

Imaging Neuroinflammation

Silvia De Santis, Ph.D.
Instituto de Neurociencias
San Juan de Alicante, Spain

11:30

Glymphatic MRI

T.B.A.

11:50

Lunch & Speaker Upload Available

Session 8: Power Pitch & Poster Session II

Moderators: T.B.A.

13:00

Power Pitch Session
Poster Viewing

Session 9: Translational Research in Psychiatry & Neurodegeneration

Moderators: T.B.A.

14:00

Preclinical Models

Valerio Zerbi, Ph.D.
Université de Genève
Geneva, Switzerland

14:20

Neurofeedback & MRI

Kymberly Young, Ph.D.
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA , USA

14:40

Proffered Papers - Oral Session

15:30

Break & Speaker Upload Available

Session 10: Clinical Neuroimaging Research in Psychiatry and Neurodegeneration

Moderators: T.B.A.

16:00

Neuroimaging in Psychiatry

Paolo Brambilla, M.D. Ph.D.
University of Milan
Milan, Italy

16:20

Neuroimaging in Neurodegeneration

T.B.A.

16:40

Proffered Papers - Oral Session

17:30

Adjourn

Day 3 - Thursday, 27 August 2026

08:30

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Session 11: Advanced MR in the Clinic - Status &Challenges

Moderators: T.B.A.

09:00

Keynote Lecture: Advanced MR in the Clinic

Qiyong Gong, M.D., Ph.D.
West China Hospital of Sichuan University
Chengdu, China

10:15

Break & Speaker Upload Available

Session 12: Open Science I

Moderators: T.B.A.

10:30

ENIGMA OCD

Chris Vriend, Ph.D.
Amsterdam University Medical Center
Amsterdam, The Netherlands

10:50

ENIGMA SCZ

Matthias Kirschner , M.D.
Geneva University Hospitals
Geneva, Switzerland

11:10

ABCD

Linda Chang, M.D.
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD , USA

11:30

From Asia COCORO

Kiyotaka Nemoto, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Tsukuba
Tsukuba, Japan

11:50

Lunch & Speaker Upload Available

Session 13: Power Pitch & Poster Session III

Moderators: T.B.A.

13:00

Power Pitch Session
Poster Viewing

Session 14: Open Science II

Moderators: T.B.A.

14:00

Breakthrough Discoveries for Thriving with Bipolar Disorder (BD²)

T.B.A.

14:20

Open Science Talk from China

T.B.A.

14:40

Multi-Center Study of MRS: Challenges & Approaches

Georg Oeltzschner, Ph.D.
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD, USA

15:00

Data Harmonization of Neuroimaging Data

Boris Bernhardt, Ph.D.
McGill University
Montreal, QC, Canada

15:20

Panel Discussion: Where We Are & Future Direction

T.B.A.

15:40

Break & Speaker Upload Available

Session 15: Closing Remarks and Awards Ceremony

Moderators: T.B.A.

16:10

Summary of Key Takeaways

16:20

Discussion: Feedback & Future Directions

16:30

Poster/Oral Awards Announcement

16:45

Adjourn

Organizing Committee

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Co-Chairs

Lijing Xin, Ph.D.
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne
Lausanne, Switzerland

Xiaoqi Huang, M.D., Ph.D.
West China Hospital of Sichuan University
Chengdu, China

Peiying Liu , Ph.D.
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD, USA

Organizing Committee Members

Peter Barker, D.Phil.

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Baltimore, MD, USA

Fei Du, Ph.D.

McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School

Boston, MA, USA

Ralf Mekle, Ph.D.

Charite Universitätsmedizin Berlin

Berlin, Germany

John Port, M.D., Ph.D.

Mayo Clinic

Rochester, MN, USA

Anouk Schrantee, Ph.D.

Amsterdam University Medical Center

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Yuhei Takado, M.D., Ph.D.

National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology

Chiba, Japan

Consultant to the Organizing Committee

Qiyong Gong, M.D.

West China Hospital of Sichuan University

Chengdu, China

Dost Ongur, M.D.

McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School

Boston, MA, USA

Trainee Obsevers

Antonia Kaiser, Ph.D.

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Lausanne, Switzerland

Local Organizing Committee

Ileana O. Jelescu, Ph.D.
Lausanne University Hospital
Lausanne, Switzerland

Dimitrios Karampinos, Ph.D.
Swiss Federal Technology Institute of Lausanne
Lausanne, Switzerland

Matthias Kirschner, M.D.
Geneva University Hospitals & University of Geneva
Geneva, Switzerland

Valerio Zerbi, Ph.D.
Université de Genève
Geneva, Switzerland

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The ISMRM wishes to thank the following supporters for their contributions to the ISMRM Workshop on Advancing Translational MR Neuroimaging:

Additional Supporters

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The International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) acknowledges and thanks its Corporate Members for their continued support of the Society:

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Program Credit Designation

The International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine designates this live activity for a preliminary maximum of XX.OO* AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The American Medical Association has an agreement of mutual recognition of Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits with the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS), the accreditation body for European countries. Physicians interested in converting AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ to UEMS-European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education CME credits (ECMECs) should contact the UEMS at mutualrecognition@uems.eu.

Activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ that take place within a member country of the UEMS are not eligible for conversion to ECMECs under this agreement.

The International Society for MR Radiographers & Technologists (ISMRT), A Section of the ISMRM, is recognized by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) as a Recognized Continuing Education Evaluation Mechanism (RCEEM). This workshop does not offer CE credits.

* preliminary credit designation; subject to change

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