This is a series of short webinars highlighting the outstanding work of the RUNNERS-UP of the ESMI Award for excellent PhD thesis.
Registration is open! 
- 7 May 2024: Clinical and biological validation of hyperpolarised MRI of prostate cancer (Nikita Sushentev)
- 27 May 2024: A panoramic view of the phenotypic landscape of healthy and tumor tissues–Multispectral 3D microscopy of intact tissues (Ravian van Ineveld)
Edition #1/24
#1/24 | Hyperpolarised MRI / Prostate Cancer
Date:
7 May 2024, 15.00h CEST
Title:
Clinical and biological validation of hyperpolarised MRI of prostate cancer
Speaker:
Nikita Sushentsev, Cambridge
Chairs & Dicussion Lead:
Jordi Llop, San Sebastián & Bert Windhorst, Amsterdam
About the speaker
Nikita obtained his PhD at the University of Cambridge, working closely with Prof Ferdia Gallagher and Dr Tristan Barrett. He is now a Research Fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge, a postdoctoral position in which he continues his research into metabolic imaging of prostate cancer.
Working across the scales of multiple spatially resolved techniques, Nikita is trying to identify distinct metabolic features of specific prostate cancer phenotypes, which can be imaged clinically to improve diagnosis and risk-stratification. In his talk, he will focus on the potential advantages and limitations of hyperpolarised 13C-MRI to improve the characterisation of intermediate-risk disease.
Edition #2/24
#2/24 | Microscopy / Tissues
Date:
27 May 2024, 15.00h CEST
Title:
A panoramic view of the phenotypic landscape of healthy and tumor tissues–Multispectral 3D microscopy of intact tissues
Speaker:
Ravian van Inefeld, Utrecht
Chairs & Dicussion Lead:
Wolfgang Weber, Munich & Jolanda de Vries, Nijmegen
About the speaker
Ravian L. van Ineveld is a postdoctoral researcher and microscopy facility manager at the Princess Maxima Center in Utrecht, where he obtained his PhD and is a member of the Anne Rios group.
He specializes in advancing fluorescence microscopy technologies for paediatric oncology research, particularly focusing on multispectral 3D confocal microscopy, organoid imaging, and AI-powered image analysis.
Webinars are held via Zoom and are free of charge but registration is required!
Editions 2021-2023 & Recordings
Edition 2023
- #1/23 | Anna Pees, Toronto (formerly Amsterdam) – [18F]Fluoroform – a Versatile Building Block for PET Tracer Synthesis
- #2/23 | Mandy van Leent, New York – Employing Nanomedicine in Inflammatory Diseases
- #3/23 | Cristina Barca, Hannover (formerly Muenster) – Multimodal Molecular Imaging of modulated neuroinflammatory response in experimental stroke
Edition 2022
#1/22 | Nicole Barth, Edinburgh – Development of a novel imaging platform for the detection of apoptotic cells
#2/22 | Doreen Lau, Cambridge – Imaging Biomarkers of Response to Immune Checkpoint Inhibition in Melanoma
Edition 2021
#1/21 | Claire Rabut, Paris – Ultrafast Ultrasound Neuroimaging
#2/21 | Daniele Bertoglio, Antwerp – PET Imaging
#3/21 | Annika Hess, Hannover – Cardiovascular Imaging
#4/21 | Colinda Scheele, Leuven – Stem Cell Dynamics
Concept & Background
Why?
This webinar series is highlighting the outstanding work of the RUNNERS-UP of the ESMI Award for excellent PhD thesis.
How Long?
45 minutes
Who?
The main speaker is one of the runners-up of the society’s PhD Award. Each webinar is chaired by two members of the Award Committee who also lead the subsequent discussion round.
Recordings
Top Thesis Webinar Series | Recordings
Missed a live webinar? Watch recordings of previous editions.