Radiobiology and Imaging Program (Abramson Cancer Center)

The Radiobiology and Imaging Program, one of the research programs supported by the Abramson Cancer Center, seeks to improve patient outcomes through the advanced understanding of how ionizing and non-ionizing radiation interacts with cancer and normal tissues. The programmatic goals are: (1) Study molecular mechanisms of radiation response and identify targets to improve radiotherapy. (2) Elucidate mechanisms underlying use of Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) and translate to the clinic. (3) Develop methods for measuring and altering tumor oxygenation and metabolic status and understand the molecular events governing cell death by IR and physiological stresses. (4) Develop novel techniques to image the interaction between radiation, PDT and tissues, and (5) Understand the biological effects of Protons to inform their effective clinical use.

Seminar Schedule 2017-2018 (updated 7/14/2017)

All seminars are at 12:00-1:00pm in SCTR 8-146AB unless otherwise noted

Date	Speaker and Title
Thursday, 9/14/2017	David Mankoff, MD, PhD Gerd Muehllehner Professor and Vice-chair of Research Department of Radiology Title: “Imaging Cancer Metabolism in Patients: FDG PET and Beyond”
Thursday, 10/12/2017	Sunday O. Akintoye, BDS, DDS, MS Associate Professor Department of Oral Medicine Director, Oral Medicine Research Program Title: “Dental Considerations in Head and Neck Cancer Management”
Thursday, 11/9/2017	Andrew Tsourkas, PhD Professor Department of Bioengineering Title: "Engineering targeted nanoparticles and antibodies for molecular imaging and therapeutic applications”
Friday, 12/1/2017 9-4pm Smilow Auditorium	All Day RBI Retreat Keynote Speaker: George Sgouros, Ph.D. Director, Radiopharmaceutical Dosimertry Professor of Radiology and Radiological Science Johns Hopkins University Title: "Imaging, Dosimetry and Radiobiology for Radiopharmaceutical Therapy"
Thursday, 1/11/2018	Edgar Ben-Josef, MD Professor and Vice-chair of Translational Research Department of Radiation Oncology Title: "Radiosensitization in Pancreatic Cancer"
Thursday, 2/8/2018	Cancelled: Jeffrey D. Winkler, PhD Merriam Professor Department of Chemistry Title: “Synthesis of Natural and Unnatural Products”
Thursday, 3/8/2018	Lin Z. Li, PhD Associate Professor Department of Radiology Title: “Redox Imaging Biomarkers for Breast Cancer Diagnosis/Prognosis: An Update”
Thursday, 4/12/2018	Alexander Lin, MD Associate Professor Department of Radiation Oncology Title: "Towards Personalized Medicine in the Treatment of Head and Neck Cancer"
Thursday, 5/10/2018	Abass Alavi, MD, PhD Professor Department of Radiology Title: "Evolving Role of FDG-CT Imaging in Assessment of Complications Associated with Proton and Photon Therapy"
Thursday, 6/14/2018	Timothy Zhu, PhD Professor Department of Radiation Oncology Title: “Cherenkov Imaging for Total Skin Electron Therapy”

Radiobiology and Imaging Program (Abramson Cancer Center)

Seminar Schedule 2017-2018 (updated 7/14/2017)

Schedule from previous years