In this newsletter, we kick off our registration for the upcoming 2026 HMTRC Workshop happening Thursday April 9^th to Friday April 10^th with pre-meeting events happening April 8^th.

Please register early for hands-on placement (Early registration deadline January 16^th, Final hands-on registration deadline February 13^th).


See below for more details regarding the workshop and how to register. To help you book your travel plans we’ve also included hotel recommendations below. 

Hope you are able to join us for this amazing 2026 workshop!

The HMTRC team & Collaborators

Hyperpolarized Carbon-13 MRI Technology Development Workshop: April 9-10^th 2026, Pre-meeting Events April 8^th

Registration Deadlines:

Early Registration: January 16^th

Hands-on Registration Deadline: February 13^th

Those who register by January 16^th will be given priority hands-on session placement. Final hands-on registrations are due by February 13^th. This includes the workshop registration, poster submissions, and pre-meeting registrations.

View Brochure for Full Workshop Details

OR Register Now with links below:

External Registration (non-UC Personnel): HMTRC Workshop Registration Fee: Academic Participant $275, Industry Participant $775. Register Early, for priority hands-on placement (January 16^th). Final hands-on registrations due February 13^th. No registration at the door. Online registration for external members is available through Eventbrite. VISA, Mastercard, Discovercard and American Express are accepted. The HMTRC Workshop Registration Fee includes hands-on training/demo costs, and related MR scanner, DNP supplies, pharmacy and chemistry costs.

Internal Registration (UC personnel): UC personnel please register through Qualtrics by February 13^th. University of California personnel please email hyperpolarizedmri@ucsf.edu if you have any questions.

Oral Presentation Abstracts (Deadline December 15^th, 2025): We invite abstract submissions focused on HP technology development (1 page or less) for oral presentations by academic and industry participants at the 2026 Hyperpolarized Carbon-13 MRI Technology Development Workshop. We will try to accommodate your talk, but if not, these submissions can be presented during our poster sessions. Please submit your abstract title and brief description by December 15^th, 2025 by emailing hyperpolarizedmri@ucsf.edu.

Pre-meeting Sign-ups (deadline February 13^th): The pre-meeting events will take place on Wednesday April 8^th which will occur the day before the 2026 HMTRC workshop (on Thursday April 9^th and Friday April 10^th). Please register (links above) for the workshop to attend the pre-meeting events. Registration deadline is February 13^th. There is no additional fee to attend the Pre-Meeting events. Please see the tentative pre-meeting schedule in our Live Brochure for a list of events happening, participation, and what to bring. Sign-up for your Pre-meeting Attendance using THIS LINK by February 13^th.

Poster Presenters: Submit Title and Authors (deadline February 13^th): We welcome poster presentations by any participants. To register your poster for the 2026 HMTRC workshop, please provide the title and author information through THIS LINK by February 13^th 2026 if you would like it to be included in the printed materials. You must be able to print your poster prior to the event and bring it on site. We recommend having posters fit within a 36” x 48” size in a horizontal landscape orientation. For any questions email hyperpolarizedmri@ucsf.edu.

Book your Workshop Travel Accomodations. See our Recommended nearby hotels: Traveling to the Workshop? Book your hotel accommodations at a discounted rate or choose from one of our recommended hotels within miles to the UCSF Mission Bay Campus or the San Francisco International Airport.

Assessing Chemotherapy Response in Preclinical Models of Neuroendocrine Metastatic Prostate Cancer



Dr. Renuka Sriram, PhD, Associate Professor, TR&D2

HMTRC Executive Member

UCSF Department of 

Radiology & Biomedical Imaging

Biological J‐Coupling Spectroscopy at Low Magnetic Field Enabled by Hyperpolarization

Dr. Gonzalo Rodriguez, 

 Marie Curie Fellow at the NMR Signal Enhancement Group

Max Planck Institute 

for Multidisciplinary

Sciences, Germany

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