The WMIC 2008 Young Investigator Award went to three deserving individuals whose laboratories and research highlight the scientific diversity of the World Molecular Imaging Congress.

Adam de la Zerda, Stanford University, USA, for his work on:
Photoacoustic Molecular Imaging using Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes in Living Mice  

Roel Deckers, Laboratory for Molecular and Functional Imaging, France, for his work on:
Local Control of Transgene Expression using MRI Guided HIFU on a Transgenic Mouse 

Min-Kyung So, Samsung Cancer Institute, Republic of Korea, for her work on:
Imaging siRNA Silencing In Vivo with a Ribozyme-mediated Reporter

Young investigator abstracts were blindly scored and subsequently reviewed by the Awards Committee. Finally, the Committee selected the top three contenders after attending their oral presentations. Due to the quality of the work and the excellence of the presentations, the committee was unable to select one winner, but chose to honor each of the top three with certificates and financial awards of $1,000 each.