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3rd Preclinical Models Imaging Workshop

16-20 October 2023, Athens, Greece

Title: 3rd Preclinical Models Imaging Workshop

Dates: 16-20/10/2023

Duration: 5 days

Venue: Congress Center of NCSR Democritus (theoretical part)
& BIOEMTECH Laboratories (practical part)
Agia Paraskevi, Attica, Greece

Organizers: BIOEMTECH Laboratories

  • ➢ Maritina Rouchota, PhD, Partner & Lab Director
  • ➢ Argyro Zacharioudaki, DVM MLAS DiplECLAM, Veterinarian & In-vivo
    Research Consultant

Fees:

  • ➢ 800 € Early bird (20% discount for payments completed until July 15th!, 2023)
  • ➢ 950 € Individual (after July 15th, 2023)
  • ➢ 750 € Student (requiring documentation for student status)
  • ➢ 450 € Virtual -theoretical part- for overseas attendees (non-Europe based)

Registration: https://forms.office.com/e/zBnivJSpV9

Contact: info@bioemtech.com

Website: https://bioemtech.com/portfolio/3rd-preclinical-models-imaging-workshop/

Description:

The workshop presents theoretical and practical aspects of preclinical models’ development, imaging and theragnostic assessment, under a GLP environment. It provides a general overview of licensing and operating an imaging facility for rodent models, as well as specific details for selecting and applying imaging modalities for various models. Each year, different animal models are selected and thoroughly presented and discussed. This year the following models will be presented: (1) Crohn’s disease (gut fibrosis) & (2) Breast cancer: 4T1 & MDA-MB-231 models.

The practical part offers training in mouse handling for imaging experiments (using inanimate models) and operating imaging equipment. Places for practical training are limited and reserved on a first-come first-served basis.

This year, the agenda will be enriched with additional sessions on Leadership (team building and leading), and mountain hiking, to complement the scientific core of the workshop.

To see comments from past participants and last year’s speakers, visit the 2nd workshop website.


Preliminary Program

Theoretical Part

Day 1: Monday, 16 October 2022

08.30 – Registration

09.00 – Welcome – Workshop Introduction (30’)

Session: Imaging Technologies

09.30 – Optical (30’)

10.00 – Ultrasound (30’)

10.30 – MRI (30’)

11.00 – Coffee break

11.30 – PET-CT (30’)

12.00 – SPECT (30’)

12.30 – Lunch break

13.30 – Multimodal post-processing (60’)

14.30 – Coffee break

Session: GLP & Translational research

15.00 – Operating under a GLP environment (30’)

15.30 – Translational research and EMA/FDA applications (60’)


Day 2: Tuesday, 17 October 2023

08.00 – Mountain Hiking (guided) – (Optional)

09.30 – Breakfast @ Congress Center

Session: Animal Use

10.00 – Legislation & ethics (EU Modules 1,2) (30’)

10.30 – Mouse biomethodology (EU Modules 3.1,4,6.1,7&20) (60’)

11.30 – Coffee break

12.00 – Welfare assessment & humane endpoints (EU Module 5) (30’)

12.30 – Animal welfare considerations and impact on imaging studies (30’)

13.00 – Communication, SOPs and health considerations (30’)

13.30 – Lunch break

Session: Radiolabelling & Radiation protection

14.30 – Double isotopes for therapy and diagnosis (30’)

15.00 – Radiolabeling for rodent imaging (30’)

15.30 – Coffee break

16.00 – Radiation protection in the preclincial imaging laboratory (30’)

16.30 – a-emitters for therapy & imaging (30’)


Day 3: Wednesday, 18 October 2023

Session: Preclinical Models

09.00 – Oncology models (60’)

10.00 – Cross talking between gut fibrosis (Crohn’s disease) and molecular imaging in drug discovery (30’)

10.30 – Coffee break

11.00 – Breast cancer: 4T1 & MDA-MB-231 models (60’)

12.00 – Lunch break

13.00 – Nanoparticles’ in vivo behaviour (60’)

14.00 – Sample collection and analysis ex-vivo (60’)

15.00 – Coffee break

 

Session: Leadership Workshop  (Optional)

15.30 – Team building and leading (120’)

19.00: Workshop Dinner

*Times refer to local time for Athens, Greece (EEST / GMT+3)
https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/greece/athens


Practical Part

Day 4: Thursday, 19 October 2023

08.00 (45′) – Open-air mountain Yoga session – (Optional)

Session: Practical training rotation (in groups, each participant is trained in all stations at a different order)

@ BIOEMTECH Laboratories

09.00 (2h) – Animal preparation 1: Substance administration using mimicky mouse

11.00 – Coffee break

11.30 (2h) – Imaging using the mouse phantom model: β-eye, γ-eye, φ-eye

13.30 – Lunch break

14.30 (2h) – Image quantification – examples and practice

16.30 (30′) – Radiochemistry & Cells lab


Day 5: Friday, 20 October 2023

Session: Practical training rotation (in groups, each participant is trained in all stations at a different order)

@ BIOEMTECH Laboratories

09.00 (2h) – Animal preparation 2: Anesthesia & imaging set-up using mimicky mouse

11.00 – Coffee break

11.30 (2h) – Imaging using the mouse phantom model: CT, SPECT

13.30 – Lunch break

14.30 (2h) – Image extraction – examples and practice

16.30: Closing Reception & Cocktails at Congress Center

*Times refer to local time for Athens, Greece (EEST / GMT+3)
https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/greece/athens

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