- Type of event
- Webinar
- Format
- Online
- Open to
- CIVIS students & academics
- Date
- 21 to 22 September 2023
Discover the domain of radiotheranostics in nuclear oncology that are already implemented in clinical routine, and deepen your knowledge on the research and development of these new therapies.
This webinar series is organised jointly by the Aix-Marseille Université, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and Université libre and Bruxelles. The webinar series consists of 6 webinars and aims to offer insights and instruction on current radiotheranostics in nuclear medicine and especially in oncology, that are already implemented in clinical routine. These webinars will be taught by five high level experts from CIVIS member universities.
The aim of these webinars is also to encourage students to exchange with clinicians, researchers, and international experts from CIVIS universities. It offers an excellent opportunity for students to consider lab placements, further studies or collaborations within the CIVIS Alliance.
Main topics addressed
- Module 1. Radiopharmaceuticals for targeted radionuclide therapy
- Module 2. Radiobiology
- Module 3. Medical physics dosimetry in nuclear medicine
- Module 4. Radiotheranostic in clinics
- Module 5. Example of radioembolization
- Module 6. Bottleneck and pending questions
Learning outcomes
- Understanding the concept of radiotheranostics, their mechanism of action, the principles of radiobiology applied to radiotheranostics, the principles of dosimetry with practical examples, knowing the major clinical applications that have demonstrated their effectiveness and safety in landmark clinical trials.
- Contact and exchange opportunities with academics/clinicians/researchers from CIVIS universities
- Contact opportunity with students from CIVIS universities
- Erwin Woff (Université libre de Bruxelles) – Erwin Woff is a full Professor in Nuclear Medicine at the Faculty of Medicine of Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) and clinical deputy of Nuclear Medicine Department at Institut Jules Bordet, Brussels, Belgium. He completed his medical training in 2009 and specialty in Nuclear Medicine at the Faculty of Medicine of ULB in 2014. He achieved his PhD at ULB in 2020 focused on the development and validation of prognostic and predictive imaging biomarkers by 18F-FDG-PET/CT. He is currently working on Artificial Intelligence in the field of Molecular Imaging in the framework of a post-doctorate involving active European collaboration between two prestigious oncologic centers by working half-time at the Institut Jules Bordet and half-time at the LITO (Laboratoire d’Imagerie Translationnelle en Oncologie, U1288) of the Institut Curie in Paris. He is the author and co-author of many peer-review publications in high-ranked journals. He has made multiple oral and poster presentations at international conferences. He is an active member of the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM), the Belgian Society of Nuclear Medicine (BELNUC), and the Lymphoma Study Association (LYSA).
- Benjamin Guillet (Aix-Marseille Université) - Benjamin Guillet is a full Professor in Pharmacology and Physiology at the faculty of pharmacy (Aix-Marseille Université), professor of “Institut national des sciences et techniques nucléaires” and head of Radiopharmacy department of Marseille University Hospital. B Guillet is also the Director of the European Imaging research center (CERIMED). Permanent Expert at French medicine agency and member of EANM radiopharmaceutical and R&D group, B Guillet focuses its activity on R&D in radiopharmaceuticals to patient care, is the co-author of more than 80 international Publications, co-inventor of 6 international Patents and responsible of a Master 2 degree dedicated to radiopharmaceutical.
- Wendy Delbart (Université libre de Bruxelles) - Wendy Delbart is a biomedical scientist in the Nuclear Medicine Department at Institut Jules Bordet, Brussels, Belgium. She completed her Master in Biomedical Sciences in 2014 at the Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL). During her PhD studies, she investigated the radiobiology of peptide receptor radionuclide therapy and graduated from Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) in 2023. Since 2015, she is also involved in clinical research in the Nuclear Medicine Department at Institut Jules Bordet, from the design of investigator-initiated trials to study conduct coordination and results analysis. She presented her work at national and international conferences. In 2020, she gave a lecture on radiobiology in the framework of annual Belgian Society of Nuclear Medicine (BELNUC) seminars. She won the 1st prize of the "BELNUC Scientific award" in 2022 in giving a lecture in the field of radiobiology in the framework of the BELNUC congress. She is a founding member of the Radiobiology of Molecular Radionuclide Therapy Early Career Researchers Network (ECRN). She is also an active member of the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM) and the BELNUC.
- Hugo Levillain (Université libre de Bruxelles) - Hugo Levillain is a medical physicist and head of R&D in the Department of Medical Physics at the Brussels University Hospital and professor at the Faculty of Medicine of the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB). His research activities are grouped into five research themes: the development of data science and AI applications, the optimisation of radiotherapy techniques (external radiotherapy and radiotheragnostics therapies), 3D printing, radiation metrology and preclinical nuclear molecular imaging and radiotheragnostics radiobiology. In particular, he has made numerous publications and presentations on radioembolisation, including the recent international recommendations for personalised radioembolisation of primary and metastatic liver disease with yttrium-90 resin microspheres.
- Stavros Spiliopoulos (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens) - Stavros Spiliopoulos is an Associate Professor of Interventional Radiology, at the 2nd Department of Radiology, of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, “Attikon” University General Hospital, Greece and an Honorary Senior Lecturer in the Institute of Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK. He is the holder of the European Boards of Interventional Radiology (EBIR), a certified Endovascular Specialist (EBIR-ES), and a Fellow of the Cardiovascular and Interventional Society Europe (FCIRSE) Radiology. Dr. Spiliopoulos has published more than 180 peer-reviewed PubMed articles and 18 book chapters. He is an elected member of the Standards of Practice Committee of the Cardiovascular and Interventional Society of Europe (CIRSE), an elected member of the Board of the Greek Society of Interventional Radiology, an Associate Editor in two PubMed scientific journals, a member of the Editorial Board of 4 International peer review Journals He has received over 20 International Awards and Distinctions for his research in the field of Interventional Radiology. His main ongoing research interests include the endovascular management of peripheral arterial disease and dialysis vascular access, personalized vascular medicine, and loco-regional treatments of solid organ malignancies.
Schedule
This course will be presented in 6 course modules over 21 and 22 September 2023.
The modules are the following:
- Module 1. Radiopharmaceuticals for targeted radionuclide therapy
- Module 2. Radiobiology
- Module 3. Medical physics dosimetry in nuclear medicine
- Module 4. Radiotheranostic in clinics
- Module 5. Example of radioembolization
- Module 6. Bottleneck and pending questions
Click here to download the detailed programme.
Requirements
This webinar is open to students (BA, MA & PhD) and academics from CIVIS member universities.
This series of webinars is specifically relevant for Master's students of Medicine and Surgery (4th-6th year), Biotechnologies, Medical Biology, Biomedical Sciences, and PhD students of courses in the relevant areas.
A B2 level of English is recommended.
Should you have any questions, please send an e-mail to: erwin.woff@hubruxelles.be
Application process
Interested students should send and e-mail to erwin.woff@hubruxelles.be with their CV and indicate shortly their motivation to attend the webinar. Please note that the CV is requested for the purpose of assessing the target audience and adapting the program to the candidates' profile and not for the purpose of selecting candidates.
Assessment
There will be no assessment. This webinar series does not provide any ECTS.