Chemistry | CHEM Study Group

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4 June 2024 at 2pm CEST: CHEMistry Zoom Seminar

Focus on Chemistry!

Programme

Thanks for your numerous nominations of ECR’s. Here is the final speaker line-up:

• “Next-gen of in vivo contrast imaging with hybrid PET/MRI quantitative probes”
  Jan Kretschmer, University of Tuebingen (group of André Martins)
• “High molar activity [18F]Trifluoromethylation Strategies based on [18F]fluoroform”
  Lukas Veth, Amsterdam UMC (group of Bert Windhorst)
• “GRPR-FAP targeted heterodimer for breast cancer theranostics”
  Priciana Paraїso, Erasmus MC Rotterdam (group of Yann Seimbille)

The CHEMistry Seminar is open to all ESMI members. The Zoom is organized by the the Study Group Co-Chair Kristina Djanashvili and TU Delft (https://tudelft.zoom.us/j/91374892334?pwd=d1VyMmx0RDNvOTlRN1JPUnlwd0xBZz09).

Nominate an early-career speaker (closed)

We’ll keep the informal format and give the stage to PhDs/postDocs: nominate an ECR from your team or network as speaker by sending us a short email (Chemistry-Group@esmi-insight.eu) with the information below before May 17. We will then select and invite two speakers:  

1) Name
2) Affiliation, position, and research topic
3) Very brief motivation (1 to max 3 sentences) why we should invite this PhD/PD to give a talk

Did not get the seminar invite or have other question? Reach out to the leadership via Chemistry-Group@esmi-insight.eu.

Importance & Purpose of Study Group

The development of novel, efficient imaging agents is the driving motor of molecular imaging. Imaging agents with tailored properties ensure a better understanding of biological/biochemical processes, disease pathogenesis, healing, and treatment response assessment. Together with developing imaging techniques for preclinical and clinical imaging, chemistry ensures the progress of molecular imaging.

The development of imaging agents is a highly interdisciplinary endeavor that requires
(1) diverse chemical expertise spanning different “chemistries,” e.g., organic, inorganic, physical chemistry, nanotechnology, and
(2) the exchange with other disciplines within the imaging field, for example with physicists who develop new instruments that will benefit from tailored agents and biomedical researchers who are in-depth experts of biological/medical problems whose solution requires new imaging agents.

The Chemistry study group is an interactive platform that linking all imaging-related disciplines by strengthening the role of chemistry within the ESMI.

Aims:

• Enhance visibility of chemistry within the ESMI and the broader imaging community.
• Provide a platform to network and collaborate between chemists from different chemical disciplines, for example, to access synthetic and analytic facilities, exchange experiences, and learn from each other.
• Connect chemists working on imaging and theranostic agents with other imaging-related disciplines, e.g., physics and instrumentation development, to biologists and clinicians. 
• Ensure multidisciplinary training of young researchers by organizing tailored training sessions and schools.

Contact

Do not hesitate to reach out for any questions and suggestions. Contact us via Chemistry-Group@esmi-insight.eu

Founding Members

• Bert Windhorst, Amsterdam
• Marc Vendrell Escobar, Edinburgh
• Wiktor Szymanski, Groningen
• Graeme Stasiuk, London
• Verena Pichler, Vienna
• Andreas Maurer, Tuebingen
• Andre Martins, Tuebingen
• Dario Longo, Torino
• Jordi Llop, San Sebastian
• Olga Koshkina, Enschede
• Carsten Höltke, Münster
• Jason Holland, Zurich
• Matthias Herth, Copenhagen
• Fernando Herranz, Madrid
• Raúl Herance, Barcelona
• Vanessa Gomez-Vallejo, San Sebastian
• Peter Gawne, London
• Giuseppe Ferrauto, Torino
• Kristina Djanashvili, Delft
• Greg Bowden, Tuebingen
• Srinivas Banala, Aachen

Group Leadership

• Chair: Olga Koshkina, Enschede
• Co-Chairs: Kristina Djanashvili, Delft & Andreas Maurer, Tübingen
• Social Media Manager: Catherine Dickmann, Cambridge