The Total-Body PET 2026 conference will feature the latest research on total-body PET from around the world, with a mix of talks and posters selected from submitted abstracts, as well as invited speakers. There will be opportunities to engage with our industry partners, and plenty of time for discussion and interactions among attendees.
Special events will include a conference dinner, and opportunities to visit the imaging facilities at UC Davis.
We look forward to welcoming you to UC Davis in September 2026.
Conference Schedule
The main conference will run over three full days, from approximately 7:30 a.m. on September 2, 2026 through 5 p.m. on September 4, 2026.
We will conclude with a farewell gathering with drinks and refreshments on the evening of September 4, offering a relaxed opportunity to connect before departure.
We encourage participants to plan travel accordingly so they can enjoy the full program.
Special Activities
Tour the EXPLORER Molecular Imaging Center!
Date: Saturday, September 5, 2026
Location: 3195 Folsom Blvd., Sacramento CA
Tour the Center for Molecular and Genomic Imaging!
Location: The UC Davis Genome and Biomedical Sciences Facility
451 Health Sciences Dr., Davis, CA 95616
Date: Tours are available in the mornings before the conference or in the evening of the conference closing.
Sign up for the tour
Early Career Researcher (ECR) Mentoring Session
Connect, Learn, Grow! Connect with distinguished mentors
Date: Wednesday, September 2, 2026, 5:15- 6:30 p.m.
Location: Conference Center Foyer
View ECR Mentoring Session flyer (PDF) to learn more about this event
Get to know the mentors
Program Chairs: | ||
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| Simon Cherry | UC Davis, U.S.A. King’s College London, U.K. |
| Ramsey Badawi | UC Davis, U.S.A |
| Joel Karp | University of Pennsylvania, U.S.A. |
Early Career Researcher Chairs: | ||
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| Negar Omidvari | UC Davis, U.S.A. |
| Elizabeth Li | University of Pennsylvania, U.S.A. |
Scientific Advisory Committee: | |
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| Johanna Diekmann | Hannover Medical School, Germany |
| Terry Jones | UC Davis and Independent Consultant, Manchester, U.K. |
| Steven Meikle | University of Sydney, Australia |
| Austin Pantel | University of Pennsylvania, U.S.A. |
| Axel Rominger | Inselspital Bern, Switzerland |
| Hongcheng Shi | Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China |
| Lalith Kumar Shiyam Sundar | LMU Hospital, Munich, Germany |
| Adriana Tavares | University of Edinburgh, U.K. |