yITAMIC | Italian young Molecular Imaging Community

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Looking back @ Chat & Science Day

12/13 September 2024, Torino

What a wonderful time we had with the most amazing community – a big thanks to all who participated and contributed!

The Chat & Science Day was our first in-person event and – while we are biased – we can confidently say it was a success: on day 1 we went for an excursion to visit industry sites at the Bioindustry Park del Canavese , day 2 was dedicated to present, share, and discuss our research.

Winners

• Best talk: Chiara Romiti “Plant-derived extracellular vescicles for drug delivery: isolation and labelling with MRI contrast agents for in vivo tracking”
• Best poster: Morgana Giachello “Utilizing Late-Stage Chicken Embryos in Ovo to Overcome Blood-Brain Barrier Challenges in Neuroimaging: Assessing GBCA Penetration”

See you next time!

Our Aim

yITAMIC has one big goal: connecting the Italian community of early stage imaging scientists to foster collaboration between labs and groups.

Our dream is to become one big family which shares experience, tools, and a passion for science. This approach will promote the development of careers of early career scientists in the field of molecular imaging and will also lead to a strong Italian representation in the broader, international ESMI community – we invite all Italian early career scientists and Italians working abroad to participate!

Our Main Objectives

• To gather the early career molecular imaging community in Italy, create a proactive national network, and provide a supportive platform for sharing knowledge and experiences.
• To offer a very easy entry point for MSc, PhD, and (early) postDocs into the imaging science community.
• To offer an overview of the research activities in the field of molecular imaging in Italy.
• To foster scientific collaborations between different laboratories.
• To attract members to the ESMI in order to contribute to and strengthen the international imaging science community.

yITAMIC Leadership & Founding Members

• Eleonora Cavallari, University of Torino (Chair)
• Francesca La Cava, Bracco Imaging S.p.A. (Chair)
• Pietro Bontempi, University of Verona (Co-Chair)
• Martina Capozza, University of Torino (Co-Chair)
• Valentina Brancato, IRCCS SYNLAB SDN and University of Napoli (Secretary)
• Sabrina Elkhanoufi, University of Torino (Social media manager)
• Rebecca Rizzo, University of Torino (Social media manager)
• Sebastiano Micocci, University of Torino (Graphic designer)
• Sandra Albanese, Institute of Biostructures and Bioimaging
• Sara Camorali, University of Piemonte Orientale
• Antonella Carella, Institute of Biostructures and Bioimaging
• Valeria Cerina, University of Milano-Bicocca
• Lorena Consolino, Aachen University
• Gianluca Destro, University of Torino
• Francesca Garello, University of Torino
• Marco Iannone, Fondazione Tecnomed-University of Milano-Bicocca
• Dario Longo, Institute of Biostructures and Bioimaging
• Serena Monti, Institute of Biostructures and Bioimaging
• Elisa Pirotta, University of Torino
• Paolo Rainone, San Raffaele Scientific Institute
• Serena Rizzuti, University of Torino

Contact

Do not hesitate to share your ideas and reach out to us via
yITAMIC@esmi-insight.eu!