MITRP Presented Three Posters at WisconsINFORMATICS 2026 On February 3rd, 2026, the Molecular Imaging Technology Research Program (MITRP) participated in the annual WisconsINFORMATICS conference at the Health Science Learning Center (HSLC). Informatics is central to our mission of extracting meaningful data from these modalities, and this year we contributed three posters highlighting how deep learning …
MITRP Principal Investigator, Dr. Alan McMillan, participated as invited faculty at the Second Annual University of Wisconsin Radiology Summit. Held from January 19–22, 2026, in Park City, Utah, the summit served as a platform for interdisciplinary collaboration, bringing together radiologists and physicists to discuss critical updates in diagnostic imaging. Dr. McMillan joined a distinguished roster …
On January 29, 2026, MITRP director Dr. Alan B. McMillan applied this research accumen to the Department of Surgery’s Innovation Shark Tank at their 2026 Research Summit. This event provided seed funding to help researchers bridge the gap between early-stage concepts and clinical application. Dr. McMillan served as a “Shark” alongside Anjon Audhya (Senior Associate …
The Molecular Imaging Technology Research Program (MITRP) is pleased to announce the publication of a new article in the Journal of Imaging Informatics in Medicine titled “From Embeddings to Accuracy: Comparing Foundation Models for Radiographic Classification”. This work represents a significant partnership between academia and industry, featuring a comprehensive author list from the University of …
The Molecular Imaging Technology Research Program (MITRP) is pleased to announce that Graduate Research Assistant Ted Nowak, MS, successfully passed his preliminary examination on November 3, 2025. This significant academic milestone marks his advancement to candidacy for his PhD. Ted is co-advised by Dr. Nader Behdad (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering) and MITRP Principal Investigator …
The Molecular Imaging Technology Research Program (MITRP) is pleased to announce a new publication from one of our undergraduate researchers, Zhijin (Tracy) He. The paper was co-authored with MITRP Principal Investigator Dr. Alan B. McMillan. This research directly supports our group’s mission to advance imaging techniques and technology to gain new structural and functional information …
Our research group has a new name! The group formerly known as the Molecular Imaging / Magnetic Resonance Technology Lab (MIMRTL) will now be called the Molecular Imaging Technology Research Program (MITRP). The new acronym can be pronounced “mitt-rip.” This change helps better align our group with the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and …
Dr. Alan McMillan, principal investigator of the Molecular Imaging Technology Research Program (MITRP), is a key collaborator on a newly funded project that aims to harness artificial intelligence to improve patient care. In partnership with Dr. Courtney Balentine of the UW Division of Endocrine Surgery, Dr. McMillan has been awarded a two-year, $69,000 pilot grant …
The Molecular Imaging Technology Research Program (MITRP) is proud to announce that its principal investigator, Dr. Alan B. McMillan, has been named an interim Deputy Editor for the prestigious journal Radiology. This appointment, effective August 1, 2025, recognizes Dr. McMillan’s significant contributions and expertise in the field of medical imaging. Radiology, with a 2024 Impact …
This month, the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Department of Radiology website featured our own Dr. Alan B. McMillan in a new article reflecting on his role as co-director for the UW–Madison Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR) Pilot Awards Program. Having been in the position for his first six …