{"id":1094,"date":"2026-05-19T23:11:47","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T23:11:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imsisamericas.org\/?page_id=1094"},"modified":"2026-05-28T14:21:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T14:21:23","slug":"imsis-2026-americas-workshop-schedule","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/imsisamericas.org\/?page_id=1094","title":{"rendered":"IMSIS 2026 Americas Workshop – Schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Participants must adhere to the code of conduct. We follow the\u00a0comprehensive code established by ASMS<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Preliminary Schedule:<\/strong> This schedule is subject to change and will be updated as additional details are finalized.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Registration Desk opens<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Tutorial session 1<\/strong><\/p>

  • Antibodies and transcriptomics, sample prep to acquisition<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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    Off-campus independent lunch – midtown Nashville<\/p>

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    Tutorial session 2<\/strong><\/p>

    • Leveraging generative AI for data analysis<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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      Registration desk opens + Vendor visit break<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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      Opening address and Plenary<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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      Posters setup<\/p>

      Explore Nashville<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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      Monday, July 27<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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      8:00am (30min)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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      Registration Desks opens<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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      Oral Session 1: Microscopy-Enhanced MSI<\/strong><\/p>

      Chairs:<\/p>

      • Timothy Trinklein (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)<\/li>
      • Kyle Duncan (Vancouver Island University)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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        Coffee Break<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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        Oral Session 2: Advances in Multimodal Imaging Workflows (part 1)<\/strong><\/p>

        Chairs:<\/p>

        • Martin Dufresne (Vanderbilt University)<\/li>
        • Cay Tressler (The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine\u00a0<\/b><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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          HTX – Sponsored lunch<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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          Oral Session 2: Advances in Multimodal Imaging Workflows (part 2)<\/strong><\/p>

          Chairs:<\/p>

          • Martin Dufresne (Vanderbilt University)<\/li>
          • Cay Tressler (The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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            Poster session<\/p>

            Beer & wine starting at 4PM<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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            Vendor demos<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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            Tuesday, July 28<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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            Oral Session 3: Multimodal Imaging of Complex Microenvironments (part 1)<\/strong><\/p>

            Chairs:<\/p>

            • Angela Kruse (The Ohio State University)<\/li>
            • Tialfi Bergamin de Castro (University of Maryland Baltimore)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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              Coffee Break<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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              Oral Session 3: Multimodal Imaging of Complex Microenvironments (part 2)<\/strong><\/p>

              Chairs:<\/p>

              • Angela Kruse (The Ohio State University)<\/li>
              • Tialfi Bergamin de Castro (University of Maryland Baltimore)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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                Agilent – Sponsored lunch<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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                Oral Session 4: Spatial Multi-Omics from Single Tissue Sections<\/strong><\/p>

                Chairs:\u00a0<\/p>

                • Erin Seeley (MD Anderson)<\/li>
                • Jade MacDonald (Vanderbilt University)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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                  Coffee Break<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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                  IMSIS business meeting<\/p>

                  Awards<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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                  Closing plenary and State of the Field<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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                  Farewells and Unofficial Happy Hour<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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