A Journey in Inspiration

BIOCOMM A Journey 2012 in Inspiration

June 19-22

College of the Atlantic Bar Harbor, ME Dear Colleagues:

Welcome to BIOCOMM 2012, the 82nd annual meeting of the BioCommunications Association (BCA) and the third straight joint meeting with the Association for Biomedical Communications Directors (ABCD).

This year’s theme is “A Journey in Inspiration” and what better place to conduct our journey than on the campus of the College of the Atlantic (COA)! Working a splendid balance of natural beauty and scientific endeavor, COA reminds us that a healthy relationship between people and their environment is the foundation for sustainability, growth, and discovery. Just as the College of the Atlantic harnesses modern technology and innovation to advance its philosophy of a human ecology, we come together to share our technological expertise and creative insights as we seek to advance the art and science of biological and medical communications.

This year’s program includes a splendid mix of cutting edge technologies and historical perspectives. The program opens the door to new tools, such as portable digital microscopes and iPad apps for Pathology, and to new trends in 3D imaging and the growing use of distance learning in the medical field. And, we’ll take a new look at traditional microscopy, the early days of modern surgery, and tips for improving your visual creativity. There are presentations that will help you to expand your skills into new areas, while allowing you to achieve greater success in more familiar situations.

In addition to a tour of the Jackson Lab, and a post-meeting photography workshop in Acadia National Park, there are plenty of opportunities for getting together with old friends, networking with new ones, and exploring the rugged coastal beauty and village charm of Bar Harbor.

We would like to thank the members of the Conference Committee: Laurie Lizotte - BCA’s Director of Conferences, Adam Cooper – Program Chair, Michael Peres – Workshop Chair, Charlene Baron – BioImages Chair, and Geddy Paulaitis – ABCD Program Representative, for putting together an exciting conference. Please make a point of showing your gratitude to each of them for their hard work.

Welcome to Bar Harbor! Let the Journey begin!

Susanne Loomis, FBCA President, BioCommunications Association, Inc. Robert Wright President, Association of Biomedical Communications Directors, Inc.

1 A Special Thanks to:

Conference Committee Laurie Lizotte, -BCA Director of Conferences Geddy Paulaitis-ABCD, Program Representative Adam Cooper, RBP, FBCA -Program Chair Michael Peres, RBP, FBPA-Workshop Chair Charlene Baron, FBCA –BioImages Co-Chair Karen Hensley –BioImages Co-Chair

Behind the Scenes Crew Lynda Banzi Jim Koepfler Evan Cooper Liz Marchiondo Jim Denegre Jeff Newman Mary Dorta Kim Pawlak Richard Frederickson Joyce Peterson Katie Hayden Tom Roth Nancy Hurtgen Kristen Toohey Tom Hurtgen Jennifer Torrance Joe Kane Bob Turner Pam Kleinsasser Robert Wright

2012 Preplanning Team BioImages 2012 Judges Jim Koepfler, BCA Paul Crompton Laurie Lizotte, BCA Alan Goldstein Susanne Loomis, BCA Gabriel Unda Suresh Ponnappa, ABCD Will Willner Sally Robertson, BCA Jennifer Torrance, ABCD Robert Wright, ABCD

Please thank these people for putting together a wonderful meeting!

2 Conference Overview

College of the Atlantic

105 Eden Street

Bar Harbor, Maine

The College of the Atlantic (COA) is an oceanfront campus with a unique mix of 19th century seaside estates side by side with 21st century sustainable technology and design. Surrounded by the mountains, islands and trails of Acadia National Park, the COA grounds include terraced gardens, a cobble beach and pier, the Ethel H. Blum Gallery, the George B. Dorr Natural History Museum and numerous quiet spaces to sit and watch the sea. COA is just a short walk from the shopping, dining and sights of downtown Bar Harbor.

Turrets Building © College of the Atlantic

3 Thank You to Our Sponsors

4 Tuesday, June 19

9:00 – 5:00 BCA Board of governors meeting Strauss Turrets bldg

4:00 Registration Deering Commons

Please check–in at the registration table to pick up your meeting information and room assignments.

5:30-7:00 Opening reception Gower Turrets great hall

BCA BioImages Awards

Meet friends, old and new, and get the networking off to the right start. We’re a friendly group and the opening reception is an ideal time to make new connections that will take you through the conference and beyond. BCA’s BioImages provide an ideal opportunity to view the best work of the past year. Join us as we announce the award-winners of this prestigious competition.

BioImages will be available for viewing throughout the meeting. Please visit this electronic exhibit during your breaks and other free time throughout the week in the Blum Gallery.

Maine Coastline © Charlene Baron

5 Wednesday June 20

7:30 – 8:30 Breakfast Blair dining hall

8:30 – 9:00 Opening remarks/welcome Gates Center

Presidents remarks, Susanne Loomis, BCA and Robert Wright, ABCD Director of Conferences, Laurie Lizotte, BCA Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce

9:00 – 10:00 Maria Ikenberg Lindberg Keynote address Gates Center Views of Inner Space Nancy Kedersha, PhD Director, Confocal Microscopy Core Brigham and Woman’s Hospital

Cells contain a myriad of organelles, structures, and molecular machines that can be rendered visible using fluorescence microscopy. Cancer, aging, stress, sickness and health elicit changes within cells that are both diagnostic and aesthetic. A guided tour of various cells will reveal some of the workings of your cells and your life.

10:00 – 10:30 GROUP photo/Break Veranda

Photographer: Adam Cooper, RBP, FBCA

6 Wednesday June 20

10:30 – 12:00 generaAL session Gates Center 10:30 – 11:10 “Halsted”: Exploring Our Surgical Heritage Norm Barker, MS, MA, RBP

A little more than 100 years ago a trip to the hospital for could be a death sentence. Surgery was a brutal business. One man changed all that and moved the epicenter of Surgery from Europe to the United States. His philosophy of safe surgery was a concept unheard of by most physicians in the 1890s. His aseptic technique later became the cornerstone of modern surgery. His contributions to surgery were numerous and include the introduction of surgical gloves to operating theater as well as the idea of the modern residency training, which is practiced around the world. That man was William Halsted who became the first Chairman of Surgery at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. This is a story of a man who rose to prominence, plummeted into cocaine and morphine addiction and like a Phoenix, rose to become one of the most influential physicians of the 20th century.

11:15 – 11:30 Leveraging 3D Imaging and Analysis Tools to Deliver Greater Value to Your Customers Jesse Knowles, 3dMD

In today’s economy hospitals and universities are extremely bottom-line oriented. Smart biocommunications professionals see this as an opportunity to make their departments more indispensable by delivering increasingly greater value to their customers. Their value expands because the advent of 3D photography has radically changed the way information can be graphically conveyed for clinical and research purposes. Combining accurate 3D data sets with attractive color images of the surface of the human body and advanced multimodal 3D analysis software has enabled biocommunications professionals to go beyond traditional photography by providing their customers with platforms for quantifying, planning, simulating and analyzing clinical outcomes or documenting research with sub-millimeter accuracy.

This session will explore ways to leverage 3D imaging and analysis tools to benefit your customers...and yourselves.

11:30 – 1:00 vENDORS

11:30 – 12:30 Meet the Vendors Blum Gallery 12:00 – 1:00 Lunch Blair Dining Hall

7 Wednesday June 20

1:00 – 3:00 WORKSHOPS

1:00 – 3:00 Color Management Frank D. Shelley, sponsored by Calumet Photographic Arts & Science Bldg Graphics Lab

Achieving the color display that is expected can be a bit complex even with today’s tools. Digital media requires practitioners develop the fundamental structure to achieve optimal fidelity and accuracy. This workshop will investigate the current recommendation for practices that go beyond simply calibrating a monitor. This demonstration session will explore monitor calibration, environmental considerations, effective color space and critical evaluation of optimized use of color profiling.

1:00 – 3:00 On Location Portraiture Lighting Using Small Strobes Joseph Kane Adam Cooper, RBP, FBCA McCormick Lecture Hall

Photographers are requested to travel to locations to perform environmental portraits. The use of small strobes solves many problems, including portability. The use of these strobes, when done properly, can provide excellent results and garner look of much heavier and bulkier studio strobes on location. Total control is afforded using specialized equipment that will be demonstrated. The participant will be able to use the equipment and make photographs using this technique and various photographic equipment. The participant may bring compact flash cards for use in the provided camera or use their own camera to make photographs that they can take away with them. A complete equipment list will be provided.

3:00 – 3:30 vENDOR Break Blum gallery

8 Wednesday June 20

3:30 – 5:30 WORKSHOPS

3:30 – 5:30 Creating an Optimized Raw Image Flow Frank D. Shelley, sponsored by Calumet Photographic Arts & Science Bldg Graphics Lab

In today’s exciting and ever dynamic digital environment, developing customer vendor methods for creating usable metadata, methods for access, software compatibility and labeling are just a few of many things to consider providing photographic and multimedia services. File naming conventions and labeling all require consideration leading to industry best practices. In this workshop, participants will be exposed to how to development the right balance and requirements to evolve into themselves future opportunities and requirements their customers may need. Many of the ideas that will be showcased have been influenced as ASMP recommendations.

3:30 – 5:30 Lightroom – the Evolving Photographer’s Tool Bob DiNatale McCormick Lecture Hall

Lightroom is the photographer’s essential toolbox for managing, adjusting and presenting digital photographs with advanced non-destructive image editing technology.

This workshop will discuss some of the new Lightroom 4 features… most notably the significant changes in “processing” your digital image. This new Process Version 2012, with its expanded tonal range and “adaptive” adjustment, presents us with a processing tool unlike anything we have experienced in the “digital” or “wet” darkroom. We will talk about the optimum “Global” workflow for this new process along with advanced techniques for the powerful Adjustment Brush for “localized” edits. (This new Process is the same as the Adobe Camera Raw Plug-in for Photoshop CS6 so this workshop will benefit Photoshop users also)

6:30 – Sunset Evening Activities D eering cOMMON Lounge The RIT Big Shot 27 Projects Later Michael Peres Started in December 1987 as a Biomedical Photographic Communications department event, the RIT Big Shot has become a sought after event. This presentation will showcase the 45 minute PBS documentary sharing the project’s history. Never before seen footage from the 1999 project of the Intrepid Air Sea and Space Museum was included in the story. Professor Michael Peres will discuss the current directions for the project and introduce the film.

6:30 Pizza Dinner 7:15 PBS documentary immediately followed by painting with light activity 9 Thursday, June 21

7:30 – 8:30 Breakfast Blair dining hall

8:30 – 12:00 generaAL session Gates Center

8:30 – 8:50 The Johns Hopkins Atlas of Pathology, The iPad Application Norm Barker, MS, MA, RBP, FBPA

“The Johns Hopkins Atlas of Pancreatic Pathology” is the first diagnostic pathology atlas released for a mobile device. Since our goal is to educate and to reach a wide audience, we have made the app available free of charge through the iTunes store. In the first two weeks the app was available, it was downloaded over 1,800 times by users from 22 different countries. The atlas is designed to train pathology residents, fellows and practicing physicians to diagnose pancreatic pathology. The app covers 115 diagnostic entities, and contains over 1,400 hi-res color images and 26 original medical illustrations. The atlas contains 3 main parts: an interactive diagnostic algorithm, a searchable image atlas, and an image based quiz.

8:50 – 9:30 ShuttlePix P-400R Portrable Digital Microscope Bill Chambers

The ShuttlePix P-400R Portable Digital Microscope from Nikon is a portable digital microscope that has a sleek, compact design well suited for onsite use. This new concept in digital microscopy allows for much simpler remote inspection of large samples that previously been too challenging. The versatility of the battery powered ShuttlePix system means the user can bring the microscope to onsite objects such as an aircraft airframe, turbine casting or pipe work that often cannot be reached with a standard microscope. Operators can use the ShuttlePix for inspection, observation, simple measurement and recording of high resolution images in industrial appications, as well as other practical imaging applications where an object needs to be inspected on site and in its correct position without risk of damage.

9:30 – 10:00 Cross-Polarisation, Making It Practical Nathan Edwards

The speaker investigated the use of cross polarisation for day-to-day use after a request from a clinician to remove specula highlights from intra-oral photographs. This talk evaluates camera and light source devices for image capture using cross-polarisation. Following this it defines ways to calibrate the camera to the correct white balance. lt then develops by carrying out a series of test to define the point of influence in regard to signal to noise ratio. These test showed that certain cameras Anti-aliasing filters are more prominent than others and therefore can have a significant affect. ln conclusion, when the appropriate equipment is employed, cross-polarisation is a viable and practical technique that has application within the Medical, Scientific, and Forensic fields. 10 Thursday, June 21

10:00 – 10:30 Break Blum Gallery

10:30 – 12:00 generaAL session Gates Center

10:30 – 11:00 Sharpening Your Tools Frank D. Shelley, sponsored by Calumet Photographic

Making effective and dynamic photographs has always been a professional photographer’s end goal. Really, who would want to make boring and ineffective images? In today’s digital environment, the potential tools and methods to achieve extraordinary outcomes are rich and numerous. Approaches now go well beyond simply ideal composition and framing. This richly illustrated presentation will showcase effectively using graded neutral density and other optical filters as well as other at capture considerations that directly apply to many image making situations. Also included will be suggestions for image editing methods to achieve outstanding and stunning outcomes using software such as Adobe Lightroom®.

11:00 – 11:30 3D Imaging for Pre-visualization of ENT Patients Adam Cooper, RBP, FBCA

It is difficult for many E.N.T. physicians who also do cosmetic surgery on the nose to demonstrate outcomes to patients. My system has been a success but I wanted to explore an improvement on the system by adding 3D imaging to the pre-op process. I received an EFFE grant to explore and do the photographic testing. Along with Dr. Michael Setzen, I have worked on adding 3D using the Fuji 3D camera and providing 3D images. My theory is that the added depth in viewing the image will give the patient a better understanding of outcomes and will aid in the communication with the physician so that the results better match the desires of the patient. 3D glasses will be provided for this demonstration.

11:30 – 12:00 Interdisciplinary Development of 3D Laryngeal Surgical Simulation Dave Mauriello

To animate compound anatomical structures such as the larynx, each individual component must be captured and assembled together into a deformable structure. Tomographic scans can provide compound structures as whole digital objects, however low contrasts between similar components in contact with one another are difficult to successfully extract as individual objects. Manual creation of these components then is necessary. This presentation documents the collaborative process between medical professional and digital artist to manually create a detailed and accurate digital model of the larynx composed of 25 individual components.

11 Thursday, June 21

12:00 – 1:00 Lunch Blair dining hall

1:00 – 3:00 GENERAL Session Gates Center

1:00 – 2:00 BCA Business Meeting ABCD Business Meeting (Thorndike Library, seminar room)

2:00 – 2:30 Photography in Dermatology from the Studio to the OR Gemma Leyland

Mohs surgery is a highly specialised surgical technique used in the removal of certain types of skin cancers, in particular basal cell carcinomas (BCCs or rodent ulcers) and squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs). The Mohs Micrographic Surgery technique was developed in the 1930’s by Dr. Frederic Mohs, whilst working at the Department of Zoology at the University of Wisconsin. This paper explores the role photography plays in supporting the Mohs service at the Welsh Institute of Dermatology for patient care and in the teaching of cutaneous surgery to clinicians. It will also cover the issues of standardising photography across the studio and operating room environments.

2:30 – 3:00 Dermatology Photography Project Christye Sisson

The analysis of dermatological disease is fundamentally subjective, given the variability from physician to physician. However, many treatment criteria and evaluation guidelines are based upon the quantification of this subjective data. In the case of Psoriasis, an autoimmune disorder of the skin, symptoms are graded according to the Psoriasis Area Severity Index, or PASI. There are three features of psoriasis that make up the score, including thickness, redness and scaling. Each feature is assigned a number from 0 to 4 with 4 being the worst. The extent of the involvement in each area is then scored with values from 0 to 6. These scores are then added to give an overall severity index. Current practice includes the evaluation of these criteria by the physician through visual and tactile assessment. Photographic evaluation seems a natural fit for at least two of the three feature criteria, and has remarkable potential for grading the extent when coupled with imaging analysis software designed to separate anomaly from background. This objective of this project has been to find and combine the optimum photographic and imaging methods for psoriasis with anomaly detection software. The imaging methods were tested and optimized for the PASI criteria in order to differentiate that feature from normal tissue with as much relative contrast as possible while minimizing artifact. This contrast afforded the best possible setup for the anomaly detection software to differentiate the affected tissue, providing for both severity (degree of difference) and extent. By provide for a repeatable method for determining extent and involvement, imaging-based assessment could offer quantitative scoring data for the PASI. 12 Thursday, June 21

3:00 – 3:30 Break Blum gallery

3:30 – 5:00 Jackson Lab Tour & lecture

Tour of The Jackson Laboratory Jennifer Torrence

The Jackson Laboratory, an independent, nonprofit organization focuses on mammalian genetics research to advance human health. Our mission is to discover the genetic basis for preventing, treating and curing human disease, and to enable research for the global biomedical community. Our more than 1,400 employees located in Bar Harbor, Maine and in Sacramento, California conduct genetic research, and provide scientific services and genetic resources to laboratories around the world. Attendees will tour the Laboratory, visit the Imaging Sciences facility, and learn about current trends in scientific visualization and associated technologies.

Scalable Genomic Data Visualization Matthew Hibbs, PhD

Growing collections of high-throughput genomic data (e.g. sequencing, gene expression, etc.) are not being efficiently translated from raw information to concrete biological knowledge. However, improved visualization and analysis techniques are enabling researchers to identify important patterns within their data, and to compare those patterns with existing repositories to draw novel conclusions. In this presentation I will describe recent advances in large-scale genomic data visualization, including methods that more gracefully scale to larger datasets and display technologies.

5:30 + Evening activities

ABCD Round Table Dinner (ABCD members only) Open Evening in Bar Harbor (BCA members)

7:30 – 8:30 Breakfast Blair dining hall

8:30 – 9:30 ABCD KEYNOTE PRESENTATION Gates center

Scientific Image Manipulation: Exposing the Photoshop Generation James Hayden, RBP, FBCA

“Quantitation” has become the primary buzzword when it comes to reviewing images in scientific journals. Unfortunately, many investigators do not truly understand the extent to which this simple word can affect what is, and more importantly, what is not acceptable in collecting, processing and publishing their data. Images must be treated with the same level of rigor as any other experimental protocol, and alterations to those images can be interpreted as akin to alterations in the scientific record - an offense punishable with retraction of papers, loss of funding, exclusion from peer committees and even jail time. In a 2008 review, the US Office of Research Integrity reported that 68% of it’s cases under investigation involved image data, compared to 12% 10 years earlier and only 4% in 1993. The problem is only getting worse and educating the “Photoshop Generation” appears to be the best approach for addressing this difficult issue.

9:30 – 10:15 GENERAL Session Gates center 9:30 – 10:15 The Seven Deadly Myths of Mobile Josh Clark

A set of persistent myths are driving the development of mobile experiences that frustrate more than delight. “Info snacking.” “The distracted, rushed mobile user.” Those behaviors don’t always, or even usually, exist, yet too often companies design solely for those contexts, creating mobile apps as lite versions of their desktop counterparts. Instead, mobile apps should almost always do MORE than their desktop counterparts. Designer Josh Clark will describe how people REALLY use mobile apps. He’ll explain the difficult craft of designing simple interfaces for complex mobile apps and discuss how publishers need to organize their content for a dizzying constellation of devices. He’ll share techniques for future-friendly mobile efforts and, along the way, debunk seven stubborn mobile myths.

10:15 – 10:30 Break Blum Gallery

14 Friday, June 22

10:30 – 12:00 GENERAL session Gates center

10:30 – 11:30 Learning to See Photographically Bill Fortney

With the advent of very advanced digital cameras, technical issues are of less concern than in the days of film. Photography however has always been about the image! In this one hour presentation I will attempt to inspire you to look deeper into the visual process of making an image. We will touch on light, composition, and your visual approach to subject matter.

11:30 – 12:00 Infoshare Moderator: Jim Koepfler

Infoshare has been a staple of BIOCOMM for a large number of years. During Infoshare, a variety of presenters will come up and demonstrate a tip, trick or gadget that makes our life as image makers better. It may be a device used to take a photo remotely or a type of paper used in specialized printing. Really any interesting item or subject may be presented. Each presenter will be given a maximum of 5 minutes to speak.

12:00 – 1:00 LUNCH Blair dining hall

1:00 – 3:00 GENERAL Session Gates center 1:00 – 2:00 Show Your Stuff Moderator: Jim Koepfler

Show Your Stuff is similar to Infoshare in that we will have multiple presenters. What differs is content. The presenter will show an image, describe the purpose and the intended audience, and explain the techniques involved in creating the image. Each presenter will be given 10-15 minutes for their presentation.

15 Friday, June 22

1:00 – 3:00 GENERAL Session Gates center 2:00 – 2:30 The “How-To” On Managing Your Media Emily Bair

This topic will provide and overview for individuals looking to manage their digital assets. it will discuss the principles behind the concept, the technologies used to carryout the task and what is necessary to maintain your collection. Principles will include why this is important, what is needed, and how to get started. Technologies will include the systems that are being used in the market to manage small and large-scale amounts of digital content. Open-Source, Proprietary, and Established systems will be discussed and also ways to manage collections without purchasing or building a system. Maintenance includes writing protocols for the workflow of the process from start to finish, which is the creation of the content to the final sate where the asset has been archived.

2:30 – 3:00 Designing MATU/Internet Broadcast for a Multi-Site Health System Doug Hanes

After Buffalo General merged with two additional hospitals, a 20 year-old MATU system had to be updated. We developed standard TV systems for all the sites which provided education and entertainment to patients and additional education to hospital staff. The new MATU internet system encompasses five hospitals and multiple outpatient sites

3:00 – 3:30 Break Blum Gallery

16 Friday, June 22

3:30 – 5:00 Anne Shiras Pioneer Members lecture GATES Center Illuminating Creativity John Paul Caponigro

Turbo-charge your creative life. This talk will help the student learn to see and make discoveries in many ways. Create a dynamic synergy using skills you already This lecture is supported by an educational grant have in new ways - photograph, sketch, from the Vesalius Trust write, speak, move, and more.

• Identify and expand your comfort zone. • Learn to get out of ruts and into the groove more quickly. John Paul’s presentation, “Illuminating Creativity” • Find and strengthen your authentic voice. is sponsored by Canon. • Play during exercises designed to unlock new possibilities. Admission is free and open to the public. • Find inspiration in the works of others. • Choose when to collaborate and when to go solo. • Learn classic ways to find new ideas - a lot of ideas! • Make sure that no idea is forgotten or lost. • Sort your ideas with a variety of strategies that will quickly help find the gold and identify next steps. • Focus on the things that will have the most impact on your personal goals. • Set missions, goals, projects, next actions, and timelines to increase your productivity. • Align the magnetic pull of financial reward to propel your creative life to new heights. • Dedicate yourself to a higher purpose. You’re unique. • Your creative process should grow and evolve with you. • Don’t just let it happen. • Make a commitment to it. • Get creative with your creativity!

6:30 – 10:00 Reception and honors banquet Gates center Reception – Blum Gallery Banquet – Gates Center

17 Post-conference Workshop

J une 23-25 A cadia NaTIONAL Park and Mt. Desert island

We’ll be joining Bill Fortney and Nikon in exploring Acadia National Park. We’ll be seeing the sunrise and sunset from breathtaking sites such as Cadillac Mountain and venture along the coastline, coastal forest and Bar Harbor. The island is truly a photographer’s paradise.

Pre-Sunrise and Sunset shoots will take place Saturday and Sunday with midday class in the Turrets Building. We’ll end the workshop with a pre-sunrise shoot on Monday. Dorm check out is 9AM on Monday morning.

Note - all meals during the workshop are on your own. We will have snacks. BIOCOMM registration is required to participate in the full workshop.

Event sponsored by Nikon

18 Speaker Biographies Emily Bair is a graduate of Rochester Nikon Metrology, Inc. He graduated from Institute of Technology in the Biomedical the Rochester Institute of Technology’s Photographic Communications Program in Biomedical Photographic Communications 2008, Ms. Bair received a Master’s in Library program in 1985. He worked as a medical Science from the University at Buffalo for photographer at Case Western Reserve Organization of Information in Archives University’s Medical School and at SUNY and Special Collections in 2010. Working Stony Brook’s Health Science Center. Mr. experiences include managing physical Chambers worked for Nikon Instruments for and digital assets in places such as Playboy fourteen years with several positions held, Enterprises, Inc, the University of Buffalo but his last position was Product Manager Digital Library Center, AnswersMedia Inc, in the Industrial Microscope Division. He St. Clair Photo-Imaging and Victoria’s Event also worked for the optical filter company Productions. Chroma Technolgy at Metronics which is a metrology software company. Norm Barker, MS, MA, RBP, FBPA is an associate professor of Pathology and Josh Clark is a designer specializing in Art as Applied to Medicine at the Johns mobile design strategy and user experience. Hopkins University, School of Medicine. A He’s author of “Tapworthy: Designing graduate of The Maryland Institute College Great iPhone Apps” (O’Reilly, 2010) and of Art, he also holds a M.S. from Johns “Best iPhone Apps” (O’Reilly, 2009). Josh’s Hopkins University in education as well as outfit Global Moxie offers consulting a M.A. from The University of Baltimore in services, training, and product-invention publications design. His photographs are workshops to help creative organizations in the permanent collections of more than build tapworthy mobile apps and effective forty museums including The Smithsonian, websites, with clients including eBay, Nokia, The George Eastman House, The American and Time-Life. Josh is a regular speaker Museum of Natural History, The Nelson- at international technology conferences, Atkins Museum and The Science Museum educating designers, managers, and in London. developers about mobile design and strategy. John Paul Caponigro is an internationally renowned fine artist. A contributing editor Adam Cooper, RBP, FBCA is the Chief for Digital Photo Pro and AfterCapture, and Medical Photographer at North Shore-LIJ a columnist for Photoshop User, Luminous- Health System in the New York metropolitan Landscape.com, Apple.com, and the area, recently completing his 25th year of Huffington Post, he is the author of Adobe service to the organization. He has previously Photoshop Master Class and the DVD series presented this technique in 2D, now adding R/Evolution. A highly sought after lecturer, the third dimension to the study. He has he teaches workshops around the globe. A been active in the BCA since 1983, this year member of the Photoshop Hall of Fame, a as Program Chair. Canon Explorer of Light, an Epson Stylus Pro, and an X-Rite Coloratti, his clients include Bob DiNatale is a photographer, producer Adobe, Apple, and Kodak. Learn more by and consultant for corporate digital media visiting www.johnpaulcaponigro.com and programs, Bob also conducts workshops, get over 200 free lessons with his free enews lectures and private instruction in the Insights. area of digital photography. Beginning serious photography in 1965, Bob explored Bill Chambers currently serves as the Field conventional darkroom techniques in both Applications Manager, Vision Products at B&W and color. His work at Polaroid R&D in 19 Speaker Biographies continued silver emulsions along with his US patent in of the Sciences in Philadelphia. Much of color printing give Bob a broad base in film his work includes proper training in image photography. He presented his first digital acquisition, interpretation and publication of media production in 1984, founded the photomicrographic data. This talk continues Olympus School of Digital Photography in discussions begun with “The Ethics of Digital 1998 and continues to work at the leading Manipulation in Scientific Images,” first edge of digital technology. As digital presented at BIOCOMM ‘99 and published the photography advances, Bob blends his next year in JBC. unique background of film photography with his extensive experience in the digital world. Matthew Hibbs, PhD is an Assistant Professor at The Jackson Laboratory, where Nathan Edwards is based at the Dental he develops and applies computational Illustration Unit of the School of Dentistry methods to analyze and mine genomic at Cardiff University, Wales. He has worked datasets. Prior to joining JAX, Dr. Hibbs in clinical photography for over nine years, received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from specializing in dental and forensic dental Princeton University. Recent projects in the photography work. Nathan’s presentation Hibbs lab include a study of mouse stem cells is based on a recent paper published in the and comprehensive predictions of mouse Journal of Visual Communication in Medicine. “knock out” phenotypes.

Bill Fortney outdoor photographer and Joseph Kane is an Editorial Photgrapher author is currently a Nikon Professional with Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Joe Services tech rep for the Southern U.S. has been with Mayo for 26 years, following and Nikon’s liaison person for the Nature 8 years with the University of Minnesota Market. In the past Bill has been a High Hospital. Joe presently serves the BCA as School teacher and football coach, AP rep, Vice President and Chair of the Marketing Medical photographer, and Marketing Public Committee. Relations person. In 1991 he and his wife Nancy Kedersha, PhD is a working Sherelene founded the Great American scientist at Harvard Medical School and Photography Weekends and for 12 years he director of the Brigham & Woman’s Hospital ran the field events for the company, running confocal microscopy core. She has used over 250 events in every major national park immunostaining --a sort of paint-by-number and in Africa and the Galapagos Islands. Bill way to light up existing structures within is the author of five photography books, cells-- routinely since the mid 80’s. Winning including his newest-America From 500 Feet II the Nikon Small World competition led her to Science Photo Library, and her images into Doug Hanes was invited to join the Medical the wider world. Dr. Kedersha was recently Photography Staff at Buffalo General Hospital honored with the Lennart Nilsson Award for in 1971 by the previous Director there after medical photography. The BCA welcomes Dr. he heard about the work that Doug had Nancy Kedersha as the 2012 Maria Ikenberg- been doing. Self taught in photography and Lindberg Keynote Speaker. electronic technology. He has been with the Photography and TV Section at Buffalo Jesse Knowles works with 3dMD customers General Hospital and now with Kaleida in hospitals, universities, government Health. agencies and manufacturing companies in the Americas to help them achieve their 3D James Hayden, RBP, FBCA is Manager imaging objectives. Users such as imaging of the Imaging Core Facility at the Wistar professionals, researchers, surgeons and Institute in Philadelphia, and is also an team coordinators need 3dMD applications Adjunct Faculty member at the University including cleft/craniofacial, cancer, trauma, 20 Speaker Biographies continued prosthetics, genetics, oral surgery, breast and as Workshop Chair for this meeting. He reconstruction, Head & Neck reconstruction, received the BCA’s highest honor, the Louis burns, facial recognition, biometrics, human Schmidt Award, in 2007. factors and others. Frank Shelley is an Advanced Products Jim Koepfler, FBCA is the medical Sales Specialist for Calumet Photographic in photographer and application specialist for Cambridge, Massachusetts. A 1970 graduate the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at of Rochester Institute of Technology, Frank’s Children’s Hospital Boston. Jim has produced 40+ year career has been focused on and hosted all of the BCA Webinars and is technical sales for imaging companies such actively promoting this technology as a as Ilford Photo, Konica, Fuji Photo Film and cutting edge teaching tool. Natural Color Imaging. Long interested in the landscape, Frank photographs whenever Gemma Leyland is the Senior Clinical time permits and is continuing work on Photographer at Cardiff and Vale University photographic projects involving the Cape Health Board in Cardiff, Wales, which is one and Islands as well as Ireland. of the UK’s leading teaching hospitals. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in photography Christye Sisson joined the Biomedical and a post graduate qualification in Photographic Communications department Medical Illustration. She is an experienced at RIT in 1997 after working as an ophthalmic photographer working closely with a range of photographer in Boston, Massachusetts specialist teams including dermatology. and in Rochester. Christye is an Associate Gemma is a member of the Institute of Professor, and teaches various Biomedical Medical Illustrators and has presented at their Photography courses as well as Basic, annual conferences. Intermediate, and Advanced Ophthalmic Photography courses. In July 2010, she Dave Mauriello is a faculty member of was appointed chair of the Photographic the Department of Media Arts at Drexel Sciences, including Biomedical Photographic University, in the Digital Media Program. Communications and Imaging and Dave teaches undergraduate courses in Photographic Technology. Christye holds 3D modeling and animation. Beginning Visiting Faculty appointment at the Eye life as a traditional painter and illustrator Institute, a Master’s Degree in Information working in oils, he slowly transitioned to Technology, a Bachelor’s of Science in working digitally and by ‘96 was working Biomedical Photographic Communications, almost exclusively in 3D animation. He and is a Certified Retinal Angiographer. started Magic Animation in ‘98 to provide custom 3D modeling and animation services to producers of medical, educational, advertising and entertainment productions.

Michael Peres, RBP, FBCA is a professor of biomedical photographic communications at Rochester Institute of Technology. He served as program chair at RIT for 23 years before his appointment as associate chair of the School of Photographic Arts and Sciences. Mr. Peres has enjoyed a varied photographic career. His projects include the RIT Big Shot, Images from Science and the Lennart Nilsson Award. He has served the BCA in many capacities, © Doug McMinimy 21 ABCD is an association of biomedical directors, committed to promoting the establishment and effective use of information, communication and educational technology to meet the growing needs of health education, patient care and biomedical research. Our members have expertise in managing personnel and functions related to: instructional/technical support for learning management systems, classroom support, library support, video conferencing, digital asset management, medical illustration, graphic design, medical photography and more. Those who are serving in leadership roles have a wealth of experience and expertise to share.

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