BVS-ABR webinar: Young scientists session on radiobiology

Programme:

13:30h Welcome (BVS-ABR)

13:40h New insights into the low dose effects of ionizing radiation (Michel Bourguignon, University Paris Saclay)

14:00h Biomarkers of radiation sensitivity in cancer cells (Auchi Inalegwu, SCK CEN – UAntwerpen)

14:20h A novel S/G2-micronucleus assay for the detection of radiosensitivity in PID patients (Evi Duthoo – UGent)

14:40h Biomedical countermeasures to increase radiation resistance of astronauts (Bjorn Baselet – SCK CEN)

15:10h Coffee

15:40 Gold nanoparticles for cancer radiosensitization (Noami Daems, SCK CEN – UNamur)

16:00 Proton therapy (Charlot Vandevoorde, iThemba, South Africa)

16:20 Neurocognitive dysfunction and signs of brain aging in response to early-life irradiation (Mieke Verslegers, SCK CEN)

16:40 Potential novel target to protect the cardiovascular system in radiotherapy patients (Raghda Ramadan, SCK CEN)

17:00 Wrap up and closing remarks (BVS-ABR)

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