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CONCORD, Calif., May 15, 2021 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/--

The International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) is holding

its Annual Meeting this week and the program features several well-known

speakers.

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This year, the ISMRM Presidential Lecture will be given by Simon Singh, Ph.D.

The title of Singh's presentation is "From the Big Bang to Homer's Last

Theorem." Singh became a TV producer and director working on BBC programs

including "Tomorrow's World" and "Horizon" before winning a BAFTA for his

award-winning documentary, "Fermat's Last Theorem," which was followed by his

book on the same subject. Singh, one of the world's most popular science and

math writers, will lead listeners on a tour through his bestselling books and

talk about how he has taken some difficult topics and explained them to a large

general audience.

In addition to Simon Singh, this year's ISMRM keynote speakers are Pia C. Maly

Sundgren, M.D., Ph.D., the Mansfield Lecturer, speaking on Viribus Unitis; John

Gore, Ph.D., the Lauterbur Lecturer, speaking on Adventures in Contrast; and

Katja Pinker-Domenig, M.D., Ph.D., the NIBIB New Horizons Lecturer, speaking on

Precision MRI of the Breast: Reality or Utopia? The SMRT keynote speakers are

Thomas Grist, M.D., the President's Lecturer, speaking on Go with the Flow:

Lessons Learned About the Importance of Radiologist-Technologist Teamwork in

the Development of MR Angiography, and Donald McRobbie, Ph.D., who will conduct

the SMRT Masterclass on MR Safety: From Folklore to Physics.

The ISMRM-SMRT Annual Meeting will be held virtually this year, with over 5,000

attendees dedicated to the field of magnetic resonance participating. The next

ISMRM Annual Meeting will be a joint meeting with the ESMRMB and will be held

7-12 May 2022 in London, England.

About ISMRM:

The International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine is an

international, nonprofit, scientific association whose purpose is to promote

communication, research, development, and applications in the field of magnetic

resonance in medicine and biology and other related topics and to develop and

provide channels and facilities for continuing education in the field. Its

multidisciplinary membership   consists of clinicians, physicists, engineers,

biochemists, and technologists. In addition to its large scientific meetings,

the Society holds workshops and publishes two journals, Magnetic Resonance in

Medicine and the Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, and a virtual

newsletter, MR Pulse. It also sponsors 29 study groups on specific areas of

scientific interest and chapters based on geographical location.

To find out more about the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in

Medicine (ISMRM), please call +1 510-841-1899, or visit our website at

www.ismrm.org.

ISMRM, One Concord Center, 2300 Clayton Road, Suite 620, Concord, CA 94520 USA

Contact: Sharon Taplin, ISMRM

Phone: +1-510-841-1899

Email: Sharon@ismrm.org

SOURCE: ISMRM International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine