TRIUMF Science Week: Life Sciences

Canada/Pacific
Auditorium (TRIUMF)

Auditorium

TRIUMF

4004 Wesbrook Mall UBC Campus Vancouver, BC Canada
Conny Hoehr (TRIUMF), Valery Radchenko (TRIUMF)
    • 9:00 a.m. 9:20 a.m.
      Dr. Paul Schaffer (TRIUMF): TRIUMF Life Sciences Division Overview and Prospective On the Next 5 Years.
    • 9:20 a.m. 9:40 a.m.
      Prof. Vesna Sossi (UBC): Furthering understanding of brain function with cutting edge multimodality neuroimaging: importance of radioisotope-based molecular imaging.
    • 9:40 a.m. 10:00 a.m.
      Dr. Eric Price (U. of Saskatchewan): New Zr-89 chelators and their evaluation via synchrotron EXAFS spectroscopy.
    • 10:00 a.m. 10:20 a.m.
      Prof. Suzanne Lapi University of Alabama: Chemistry and PET imaging with radiometals at UAB
    • 10:20 a.m. 10:35 a.m.
      Coffee Break 15m
    • 10:35 a.m. 10:55 a.m.
      Dr. Kuo-Shyan Lin (BCCA): Development of theranostic radiopharmaceuticals at the BC Cancer Agency
    • 10:55 a.m. 11:15 a.m.
      Dr. Valery Radchenko (TRIUMF): ARIEL era from Life Sciences perspectives
    • 11:15 a.m. 11:35 a.m.
      Dr. Caterina Ramogida/Andrew Robertson (TRIUMF): Introduction to TRIUMF therapeutic program
    • 11:35 a.m. 11:55 a.m.
      Dr. Monika Stachura (TRIUMF): From nuclear physics to medicine: radioisotope-based techniques for biological studies
    • 11:55 a.m. 12:15 p.m.
      Dr. Conny Hoehr (TRIUMF): Proton Therapy at TRIUMF
    • 12:15 p.m. 12:30 p.m.
      Dr. Dennis Muecher (Guelph University): Medical applications in ion beam therapy using state of the art nuclear physics equipment
    • 12:30 p.m. 12:35 p.m.
      Dr. Paul Schaffer/Dr. Valery Radchenko/Dr. Conny Hoehr: Closing Remarks/Take Home Message