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: Acropolis Hill Hotel, Filopappou, Athens, Greece (theoretical part)
& BIOEMTECH Laboratories, Agia Paraskevi, Attica, Greece (practical part)
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 20th, 2023)
- ➢ 950 € Individual (after July 20th, 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.
Theory fees include virtual attendance, access to course materials and dinner night for participants located in Attica at the time. Practice fees include attendance of the practical session, access to additional course materials and light lunch.
At the end of the registration period participants will be notified if they have secured a place for the practical training session and if they are selected for the scholarship, and billing instructions will be forwarded.
*Scholarships: COMULIS announces 10 scholarships, 5 for theory only and 5 for theory & practice attendance option. Scholarships will cover attendance fee or attendance fee and travel expenses respectively. To apply please submit a 200-300-word motivation letter stating your reasons to participate and the expected benefits of your related scientific work during the application process.
Contact: For enquiries and scholarship applications contact azacharioudaki@bioemtech.com
Local Organizers (BIOEMTECH Laboratories): Dr. Argyro Zacharioudaki (AZ), Dr. Maritina Rouchota (MR), Irinaios Pilatis (RP), Prof. George Loudos (GL)
Workshop program
*Times refer to local time for Athens, Greece (EEST / GMT+3)
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Theoretical Part
Day 1: Monday, 16 October 2023
08.30 – Registration | Secretariat
09.00 – Welcome – Workshop Introduction (15’) | M Rouchota, BIOEMTECH
09.15 – Round of introductions | All attendees & hosts
Session: Imaging Technologies
09.30 – Optical (30’) | I Zacharakis, IESL-FORTH
10.00 – Ultrasound (30’) | S Tsantis, Univ.of West Attica
10.30 – MRI (30’) | G Papadakis, HMIU-FORTH
11.00 – Coffee break
11.30 – PET-CT (30’)(Remote) | N Karakatsanis, Weill Cornell Medical College
12.00 – SPECT (30’) | S Vandenberghe, Univ.of Gent
12.30 – Lunch break
13.30 – Multimodal post-processing (60’) | T Wanek, Medizinische Universität Wien
14.30 – Coffee break
Session: GLP & Translational research
15.00 – Bringing a new compound to the clinics (30’) | Stephan Wullschleger, Molecular Partners
15.30 – Translational research and EMA/FDA applications (30’) | I Allen, Allen Consulting and Management
16.00 – Welcome drinks
Day 2: Tuesday, 17 October 2023
08.00 – Mountain Hiking (guided) – (Optional)
09.30 – Breakfast
Session: Animal Use
10.00 – Legislation & ethics (EU Modules 1,2) (30’) | A Zacharioudaki, BIOEMTECH
10.30 – Mouse biomethodology (EU Modules 3.1,4,6.1,7&20) (60’) | A Zacharioudaki, BIOEMTECH
11.30 – Coffee break
12.00 – Welfare assessment & humane endpoints (EU Module 5) (30’) | E Fragkiadaki, Hellenic Pasteur Institute
12.30 – Animal welfare considerations and impact on imaging studies (30’) | J Lopez-Tremoleda, Queen Mary Univ. of London
13.00 – Communication, SOPs and health considerations (30’) | V Ntafis, BSRC Al.Fleming
13.30 – Lunch break
Session: Radiolabelling & Radiation protection
14.30 – A Touch of Theranostic in the Age of Radiometals (30′) | M Asti, AUSL – IRCCS Reggio Emilia
15.00 – Radiolabeling for rodent imaging (30’) | E Lambidis, BIOEMTECH
15.30 – Coffee break
16.00 – Targeted therapies & lead optimization (30’) | A Villa, Molecular Partners
16.30 – a-emitters for therapy & imaging (30’) | TBC
Day 3: Wednesday, 18 October 2023
08.00 – Morning Yoga Session – (Optional)
Session: Preclinical Models
09.00 – Oncology models (60’) | T Karampelas, BIOEMTECH
10.00 – Breast cancer: 4T1 & MDA-MB-231 models (30’) | S Sarpaki, BIOEMTECH
10.30 – Coffee break
11.00 – Cross talking between gut fibrosis (Crohn’s disease) and molecular imaging in drug discovery (30’) | S Lovisa, Humanitas University
11.30 – Radiation protection in the preclincial imaging laboratory (30’) | M Bernsen, Erasmus MC
12.00 – Lunch break
13.00 – Sample collection and analysis ex-vivo (60’) | A Tsingotjidou, Aristotle Univ. of Thessaloniki
14.00 – Coffee break
Session: Leadership Workshop (Optional)
14.30 – Team building and leading (120’) | TBC
19.00: Workshop Dinner
*Times refer to local time for Athens, Greece (EEST / GMT+3)
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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 | A Zacharioudaki
11.00 – Coffee break
11.30 (2h) – Imaging using the mouse phantom model: β-eye, γ-eye, φ-eye | S Lagoumtzi
13.30 – Lunch break
14.30 (2h) – Image quantification – examples and practice | D Anestis
16.30 (30′) – Radiochemistry & Cells lab | E Lambidis & A Skliris
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 | A Zacharioudaki
11.00 – Coffee break
11.30 (2h) – Imaging using the mouse phantom model: CT, SPECT | C Arapatzi
13.30 – Lunch break
14.30 (2h) – Image extraction – examples and practice | D Anestis
16.30: Closing Reception & Cocktails
*Times refer to local time for Athens, Greece (EEST / GMT+3)
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Irving Coy Allen
Mattia Asti
Monique Bernsen
Eirini Fragkiadaki
Nikolaos Karakatsanis
Theodoros Karampelas
Eliza Lambidis
Jordi Lopez-Tremoleda
Sara Lovisa
Vasileios Ntafis
Georgios Z. Papadakis
Sophia Sarpaki
Stavros Tsantis
Anastasia Tsingotjidou
Stefaan Vandenberghe
Allesandra Villa
Thomas Wanek
Stephan Wullschleger
Giannis Zacharakis
Argyro Zacharioudaki
Maritina G. Rouchota
George Loudos
Dimitrios Anestis
Christina Arapatzi
Sofia Lagoumtzi
Antonis Skliris
