Current IMAG Meeting

Current IMAG Meeting

About the 2024 meeting

Organized by IMAG and the Multiscale Modeling Consortium

Thank you for attending!

All presentations, notes, recordings are posted here on the IMAG wiki!

NSF Travel Awards National Science Foundation logo

Many thanks to the NSF for providing travel reimbursement funds to defray costs of attending the 2024 IMAG/MSM meeting are available for those who have a financial need. The goal of this travel award was to support early career researchers and researchers from underrepresented groups in STEM (see NSF STEM Workforce Report); however, all groups were welcome to request this support as needed. 

Setting up TEAMS for Biomedical Digital Twins

(Teaming4BDT)

Interactive AGENDA

Login and Post your comments in the agenda links below -- use Slack for informal chatter

For Conference Booklet and Meeting Handouts, Click here

Speakers, please Click Here for your slide presentation templates and the speaker guide.

Moderators, Speakers, and Scribes, please open each agenda item below to find specific instructions for your session.          

 

Agenda Color Code Key


Day 1: Defining Biomedical Digital Twins (BDT)

Click here for: Day 1 Zoom Participation Link

September 30, 2024

Click Here to view speaker information

Time & LocationActivityOrganizers

 

8:00-8:30am

Lobby, Poster Room


Check-in at Registration

Set up posters

Registration Desk

 

8:30-8:45am

Main Meeting Room


 

Welcome

Meeting Vision and Goals

IMAG: Grace Peng

Team Science: Michelle Bennett

MSM: Gary An

 

8:45-9:15am

Main Meeting Room

NASEM Digital Twin Definition and Application to Biomedical          
Research

 

Speaker: Caroline Chung

Moderator: Gary An

 

 

9:15-10:15am

Main Meeting Room

Panel Discussion: Unique Features of Biomedical Digital Twins:          
Examples of Pre-Meeting Exercise #1

Moderator: Caroline Chung

Speakers: William Lytton, Carlos Lopez, Gary An, Peter Hunter

 

10:15-10:45am

Cafeteria, Poster Rooms

AM Refreshments

View Posters

Refreshments Courtesy of the          
Society for Mathematical Biology

 

10:45-11:45am

Main Meeting Room

Breakout Discussion: Apply the NASEM Definition to Your          
Biomedical Digital Twin Idea - Addressing Fit for Purpose

Lead Moderator: Michelle Bennett

Room Moderators: Caroline Chung, William Lytton, Carlos Lopez, Gary An, Peter Hunter

11:45-1:00pm

Poster Room

Main Room

Lunch and Networking

View Posters

Post BDT Ideas

Walk to Pike & Rose

 

Part 1: 1:00-1:30pm

Part 2: 1:30-2:00pm

Main Meeting Room

Addressing Gaps and Challenges for Successful BDT Implementation - Part 1

NASEM DT Components Beyond Fit-for-Purpose

Part 1: Technical Components

Part 2: Social Components

Moderator: Gary An

Speakers: Reinhard Laubenbacher, Julian Goldman, Michelle Bennett, Barbara Evans

2:00-4:00pm

Introductions: 2:00-2:30pm

Round 1: 2:30-3:15pm

Round 2: 3:15-4:00pm

Breakout Rooms A, B, and C

Breakout Session #1: Generating Requirements for BDT

Breakout Room A: Verification, Validation, and Uncertainty Quantification (VVUQ); Mathematical and Statistical Foundations for BDT

Breakout Room A Zoom Participation Link

Breakout Room B: Physical Assets/Data Collection/Sensors; Virtual to Physical Control Algorithms/Expert in the Loop

Breakout Room B Zoom Participation Link

Breakout Room C: Ethical, Security Issues; Team Science, Governance

Breakout Room C Zoom Participation Link

Introduction: Michelle Bennett

Breakout Room A: Reinhard Laubenbacher, Anirban Chaudhuri

Scribes: Fariba Fahroo, Yuliya Gorb

Breakout Room B: Julian Goldman, Sandy Weininger

Scribes: Julia Berzhanskaya, Yulia Gel

Breakout Room C: Barbara Evans, Michelle Bennett

Scribes: Hannah Dueck, Elena Sizikova

 4:00-4:30pm

Cafeteria

Poster Rooms

Main Room

PM Refreshments

View Posters

Post BDT Ideas

Refreshments Courtesy of the          
Society for Mathematical Biology

4:30-5:00pm

Main Meeting Room

Preparing for Teaming Day 2: Create Initiative BDT Teams Around BDT Ideas

Moderator: Michelle Bennett

4:55-5:00pmConclude Day 1Speakers: Grace Peng, Gary An, Michelle Bennett
5:00pmAdjourn Day 1Dinner & Bocce at Pinstripes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Day 2: Approaches to address BDT challenges

Click here for: Day 2 Zoom Participation Link

October 1, 2024

Click Here to view speaker information

Time & LocationActivityOrganizers

8:00-8:30am

Lobby, Poster Room

Check-In

View poster comments

Registration Desk


8:30-8:45am

Main Meeting Room

Welcome Back

Recap from Day 1

Speakers: Grace Peng, Julia Berzhanskaya, Eric Stahlberg, Michelle Bennett

8:45-9:15am

Main Meeting Room

Report Back on Requirements Template for BDTSpeakers: Reinhard Laubenbacher, Anirban Chaudhuri, Sandy Weininger, Julian Goldman, Michelle Bennett, Barbara Evans

 

9:15-10:15am

Main Meeting Room

First BDT Ideas Teaming Session Breakout Discussion

Round #1: "Getting Started: Using the Definition"

Moderator: Michelle Bennett

10:15-10:45am

Poster Room

AM Refreshments

View Posters

Refreshments Courtesy of the          
Society for Mathematical Biology

10:45-11:45am

Main Meeting Room

Addressing Gaps and Challenges for Successful BDT Implementation - Part 2

Deeper Dive into BDT Components

Moderator: Julia Berzhanskaya

Speakers: Natalia Trayanova, Ralph Smith, Maria Eduarda Montezzo Coelho, Barbara Evans

11:45-12:00pm

Main Meeting Room

Introduction to Breakout Group Session #2: Generating Assessment Criteria for BDTSpeaker: Michelle Bennett

12:00-1:15pm

Poster Room

Main Room

Lunch and Networking

View Posters

Post & Respond to BDT Ideas

Pike & Rose

1:15 - 2:45pm

 

Round 1: 1:15-2:00pm

Round 2: 2:00-2:45pm

Breakout Rooms A, B, and C

Breakout Session #2: Generating Assessment Criteria for BDT

Breakout Room A: Modularity/Interoperability/Systems of Systems Mindset

Breakout Room A Zoom Participation Link

Breakout Room B: Sustainability, Regulatory Issues

Breakout Room B Zoom Participation Link

Breakout Room C: Data/Knowledge Systems

Breakout Room C Zoom Participation Link

Breakout Room A: Natalia Trayanova, Peter Hunter

Scribes: Zhilan Feng, Hannah Dueck

Breakout Room B: Maria Eduarda Montezzo Coelho, Dan Isaacs

Scribes: Yulia Gel, Sandy Weininger

Breakout Room C: Ralph Smith, Eric Stahlberg

Scribes: Yuliya Gorb, Julia Berzhanskaya

2:45-3:15pm

Poster Room

PM Refreshments

View Posters

Post & Respond to BDT Ideas

Refreshments Courtesy of the          
Society for Mathematical Biology

3:15-3:45pm

Main Meeting Room

Report Out on Assessment Criteria Templates for BDT

Speakers: Natalia Trayanova, Peter Hunter, Dan Isaacs, Maria Eduarda Montezzo Coelho, Ralph Smith, Eric Stahlberg 

3:45-4:30pm

Main Meeting Room

Second BDT Ideas Teaming Session

Round #2: "Thinking About the Requirements and Assessment Criteria Templates"

Moderator: Michelle Bennett

4:30-5:00pm

BDT Teams Report on Progress

Feedback, Comments, and Suggestions Exercise

Moderator: Michelle Bennett
5:00-5:10pm

Conclude Day 2

Day 2 Accomplishments and Plans for Day 3

Speakers: Grace Peng, Julia Berzhanskaya, Eric Stahlberg, Michelle Bennett

 

 

 

 


 

 

Day 3: Operationalizing Team Science for BDT

Click here for: Day 3 Zoom Participation Link

October 2, 2024

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Time & LocationActivityOrganizers


8:00-8:30am

Lobby, Poster Room

Check-In

Review posters

Registration Desk

8:30-8:45am

Main Meeting Room

Welcome Back

Speakers: Grace Peng, Hannah Dueck, Michelle Bennett

8:45-9:00amRecap: Requirements Template and Assessment Criteria/QuestionsModerator: Hannah Dueck

 9:00-10:00am

Main Meeting Room

Third BDT Ideas Teaming Session

Round #3: "Creating a Pitch: Putting it All Together"

Moderator: Michelle Bennett

10:00-10:30am

Poster Room

AM RefreshmentsRefreshments Courtesy of the          
Society for Mathematical Biology

10:30-12:30pm

Breakout Rooms A, B, and C

Pitches and Testing Assessment Criteria

Pitches by BDT Idea Teams

Main Room Zoom: Peter Hunter

Breakout Room A Zoom: Eric Stahlberg

Breakout Room C Zoom: Feilim Mac Gabhann and Grace Peng

12:30-1:45pm

Lunch & Networking

Pike & Rose

1:45-2:15pm

Main Meeting Room

Full Group Debrief on Pitch/Assessment Sessions

Presenter: Michelle Bennett

2:15-2:45pm

Main Meeting Room

Next Steps for Biomedical Digital TwinsModerators: Gary An, Hannah Dueck

2:45-3:30pm

Conclude ConferenceModerator: Grace Peng

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 























































































































 

Back to ALL EVENT INFORMATION

Virtual Participation:

Main Meeting Room Zoom

Breakout Room A Zoom

Breakout Room B Zoom

Breakout Room C Zoom

Dates and Hours:

September 30, 2024 8:00am - 5:00pm

October 1, 2024 8:00am - 5:10pm

October 2, 2024 8:00am - 3:30pm

Check in and registration opens at 8:00am each meeting day and the program will begin at 8:30. Please allow 30 minutes to pass through NIH Security.

 

Group Dinner

Monday, September 30, 2024 - Pinstripes, North Bethesda (Pike & Rose)

 

Registration

Registration is free!

Click here to register

 

NSF Travel Awards

Limited travel reimbursement funds to defray costs of attending the 2024 IMAG/MSM meeting are available for those who have a financial need. The goal of this travel award is to support early career researchers and researchers from underrepresented groups in STEM (see NSF STEM Workforce Report); however, all groups are welcome to request this support as needed. 

Travel awards will be issued for up to $1200 each in the form of a reimbursement, so awardees will be required to initially pay for their own travel. Awardees will be announced at the meeting.

Click here for travel award information and instructions.

 

Conference Deadlines

September 25 - Poster abstract submission

September 25  - Travel Award applications received on September 25th will receive full consideration.

Click here for ALL meeting deadlines

Poster Size: 4'H x 3'W

For local poster printing, https://www.crescentprinting.us/

Meeting Venue

NIH Conference Facilities at the Neuroscience Center Building (NSC) - bring your government issued I.D. The meeting will be held on the first floor.

6001 Executive Boulevard            
Rockville, MD 20852

Click here for directions

Photo of the Neuroscience Center Building

Wi-Fi: Wi-Fi is available throughout NSC, no access code is needed

Food and Beverage: There is no food service in this building. During breaks, refreshments will be provided. The meeting venue is located one block away from Pike and Rose, please plan to walk to Pike and Rose during lunch.

Lodging

Canopy by Hilton - 1 block away in the Pike & Rose area, Click here to reserve your room

Reduced Room Rate: The Canopy by Hilton is holding a hotel room block with limited rooms available at the negotiated per diem rates. Participants should make their hotel reservation as soon as possible. When booking your reservation, you may need to guarantee your room with a credit card. Please click here to book your room at the reduced rate before September 23rd.

Canopy by Hilton Washington DC Bethesda North         
940 Rose Ave, North Bethesda, Maryland 20852         
Distance to NSC: 0.4 miles         
Distance to nearest metro: North Bethesda, 0.6 miles or 14-minute walk         
Room rate: $259 plus tax         
Last day to reserve with the reduced rate: September 23, 2024

Bethesda North Marriott - across the street (15 min walk), Click here to reserve your room         
 

Food

Pike & Rose business area - 1 block away, Click here to see food options

Transportation

Via Metrorail: Metrorail service is available from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Dulles International Airport, and from Union Station (railway). Take Metro’s Red Line to the North Bethesda Station and board a Ride-On bus (routes 5, 26, or 81) for service along Executive Boulevard, or walk approximately half a mile to the meeting venue. For more information, please see http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/dot-transit/index.html.

Metro also offers BWI Express Metro bus service between the Baltimore Washington International Airport and the Greenbelt Metro station

(https://bwiairport.com/to-from-bwi/transportation/transit/).

Via Car: Please use the address 6001 Executive Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20852 to navigate to NSC

Parking: Free visitor parking is available in the lots in the front and on the side of the building, as well as in the rear multi-level parking garage.

Access and Security at NSC

The NSC has implemented security measures to help ensure your safety. All visitors must enter the NSC Center and proceed to the guard station in the lobby to obtain a Visitor Pass, each day. You will be asked to submit to a personal inspection.

Visitors must provide a form of government-issued photo ID such as a driver’s license or passport.

Personal Inspections – All visitors should be prepared to submit to a personal inspection prior to entering the campus. These inspections may be conducted with a handheld monitoring device, a metal detector and by visible inspection. Additionally, your personal belongings may be inspected and passed through an x-ray machine.

Visitor passes must be prominently displayed at all times while on the NSC campus.

To learn more about visitor and security issues at the NIH, visit: http://www.nih.gov/about/visitor/index.htm.

Travel Tips

FedEx: Send your poster or other materials back to your office via FedEx. Labels will be available at the customer service areas. Bring your account number or credit card for processing.

Nearest FedEx Office Print & Ship Center, 12125 Rockville Pike, Rockville MD, https://local.fedex.com/en-us/md/rockville/office-1829

Explore North Bethesda: Many of the finest restaurants and shops are within walking distance of the hotels. The following websites will update you on local activities. Explore “Pike and Rose” and Bethesda, MD, a thriving urban center home to numerous restaurants, retailers, arts venues and community events.

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