At the combined European Molecular Imaging Meeting and World Molecular Imaging Congress in 2012, a group of Belgian junior scientists joined together during the long conference days (and even longer pub nights) in Dublin. Some knew each other from previous encounters, while others met for the first time. Somehow, not knowing whether it was during daylight or pub night, the idea of a similar small-scaled Belgian reunion was born. Why? First of all, it would be nice to know what our fellow Belgian scientists are working on. Moreover, talking about research drives research, so why not talk with the people close to us?
One month later, an organizing committee was formed and a first meeting was held at the Bio-Imaging lab at the University of Antwerp. A small group of enthusiastic junior scientists from the University of Leuven, Brussels and Antwerp joined together to lay the foundations of a Belgian Molecular Imaging Community, or BMIC. Both principal investigators and imaging societies were fond of the initiative, resulting in a close collaboration with the European Society of Molecular Imaging (ESMI), under whose umbrella BMIC has been the first young ESMI group since 2015.
Since its inception, the BMIC organizing committee has been regularly updated and continues to be a driving force in the yESMI landscape. With an enthusiastic team from different universities, we regularly organise various events.
BMIC Leadership since 2012
Current Leadership
- Judith van Rooij (Chair)
- Elisabeth Jonckers (former Chair)
- Rafael Delgado y Palacios
- Liesbeth Vanherp
- Sam Floru
- Louis Lauwerys
- Lynn De Mey
- Sonja Van den Block
- Lukasz Mateusiak
- Bram Callewaert
- Shannon Helsper
Past Members
- Nicholas Vidas-Guscic (former chair)
- Sonja Van den Block
- Wendy Delbart
- Sam Donche
- Carlier Geldof
- Sarah Belderbos
- Yana Dekempeneer
- Pierre Ernotte
- Jeroen Verhoeven
- Ivan Duran Derijckere
- Valerie De Meulenaere
- Stef De Lombaerde
- Zéna Wimana
- Satya N Murthy Chilla
- Sara Rapic
- Julie Bolcaen
- Sam Massa (former chair)
- Marie-Aline Neveu
- Bart de laat
- Bryan Holvoet
- Adeline Hannecart
- Lionel Mignion
- Loïc Capette
- Jennifer Poelmans
- Sylvia Montane
- Joke Parthoens
- Dimitri Roose
Founding Members
- Rafael Delgado y Palacios
- Nathalie De Vocht
- Antoine D’Hollander
- Carlien Geldof
- Caroline Guglielmetti
- Marleen Keyaerts
- Dimitri Roose
- Jesse Trekker