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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.…

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).…

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.…

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…

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…

The Molecular Imaging Technology Research Program (MITRP) is proud to extend its warmest congratulations to our valued team member, Dr. Weijie Chen, who successfully defended his PhD thesis on July 14, 2025.…

This July, the heart of Madison buzzed with the latest breakthroughs in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) during the Magnetic Resonance in Madison meeting. The two-day event, held on July 10th and 11th…

We are excited to announce that our principal investigator, Dr. Alan B. McMillan, and graduate student James H. Wang have contributed to a new book, “MRI Pulse Sequences: Physics, Methods and Clinical Applications,”…

Scalable Ensembles Put a Confidence Meter on Medical-Image AI MITRP PhD student Weijie Chen and MITRP PI Alan McMillan recently published manuscript Segmentation And Synthesis With Interpretable Scalable Ensembles – Uncertainty Estimation…

Madison, WI – Two PhD students from the Molecular Imaging Technology Research Program (MITRP), Xue Li and Eric Weber, will be completing industry internships during the summer of 2025. Li will join…

(Portland, Oregon) The Molecular Imaging Technology Research Program (MITRP) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison made significant contributions to the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) 2025 conference, showcasing cutting-edge research that…

At the Molecular Imaging Technology Research Program (MITRP), our goal is to pioneer new imaging techniques to better understand and treat human disease. We’re excited to announce a significant step forward in…

MITRP is pleased to announce that Xue Li successfully completed her preliminary examination on April 29, 2025. This achievement marks a significant step forward in her doctoral studies, advancing her to Ph.D.…

MITRP is pleased to announce that James Wang successfully completed his preliminary examination on April 21, 2025. The examination marks a significant milestone in his Ph.D. journey, advancing him to candidacy. James’s…

MITRP PhD candidate Weijie Chen recently presented his research on applying deep learning for improved attenuation correction in Positron Emission Tomography (PET) imaging. His presentation took place at the 2025 IEEE 22nd…