ESF Research Conferences

ESF-EMBO Symposium

Spatio-Temporal Radiation Biology: Transdisciplinary Advances for Biomedical Applications

16-21 May 2009 - Hotel Eden Roc, Sant Feliu de Guixols, Spain

Preliminary Programme

This ESF-EMBO Conference aims to create a timely forum for multi-disciplinary discussions of recent developments in the ionising radiation effects on integrated living systems, from molecular to tissular scales, bringing together physicists, chemists, biochemists, biologists, genetics experts as well as physicians with a common interest in using different radiation sources and advanced techniques to explore transdisciplinary aspects of modern radiation biology and related biomedical applications.

Deeply understanding the basic mechanisms of radiation damage in vitro and on living cells, starting from the early radical and molecular processes to mutagenic DNA lesions, cell signalling, genomic instability, apoptosis, microenvironment and Bystander effects, radio sensitivity should have in the near future many practical consequences like the customization of radiation therapy or radioprotection protocols. In this context, spatio-temporal radiation biology represents a newly emerging interdisciplinary field of studies driven nowadays in strong synergy with the most recent progresses of molecular biology, genomics and proteomics, biomarker detections, X-ray synchrotron micro-imaging, microbeams, pulsed relativistic particle sources, selective targeting radiopharmaceutical, advanced radiation therapies.  

Invited Speakers will include:

  • Shun-ichi Amari - Brain Science Institute RIKEN, JP
  • Günter Knoblich - Birmingham University, UK
  • Ellen de Bruijn - Nijmegen Institute for Cognition and Information, NL
  • Tetsuro Matsuzawa - Kyoto University, JP
  • Josep Call - Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, DE
  • Kazuo Okanoya- Brain Science Institute RIKEN, JP
  • Nicola S. Clayton - University of Cambridge, UK
  • Friedemann Pulvermüller - University of Cambridge, UK
  • Eveline Crone - Universiteit Leiden, NL
  • Giacomo Rizzolatti - Parma University, IT
  • György Gergely Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Institute for Psychology, HU
  • Norihiro Sadato- National Institutes of Natural Sciences, JP
  • Toshikazu Hasegawa - The University of Tokyo, JP
  • Luc Steels - Vrije Universiteit Brussel, BE

Scientific sessions will focus on:    

  • Molecular and sub-cellular imaging of radiation effects Spatio-temporal organization of molecular damages – Real-time molecular organization Sub-cellular redistribution of molecular processes    
  • Prethermal and thermal radiation processes Short-time course events and collective effects – Molecular dynamics of elementary processes - Spatial distribution of molecular damages in tracks      
  • Induction, amplification of damages Spatial induction of molecular damages – Chromosomal aberrations and gene amplification – Radionuclides – Targeting radiopharmaceuticals – Modulation of radiosensitivity     
  • Microbeam radiation Microbeam irradiation and unique cell – Microbeam dosimetry for radiation therapy     
  • Microenvironment and radiation responses Nanodosimetry - Non targeted radiation effects and carcinogenesis – 2 and 3D Bystander response – Real-time nucleation     
  • Cellular imaging for radiation biology X ray micro-imaging – Cellular organization and molecular repair – Chromatin remodeling     
  • Innovation approaches for radiotherapies Development of hadrontherapy – Pulsed relativistic particle sources – Simulations for clinical treatments.

A forward look plenary discussion will be planned for identifying some innovating developments.

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