Dive into Imaging Science

GUEST: Metin Sitti, Koç University Istanbul Welcome to Episode 18 of “Dive into Imaging Science”! 🎧 Tune in to hear from an inspirational figure and explore how medical devices – whether implanted or intravenously administered – are set to transform the world we live in.. In this edition, we are delighted to introduce a pioneer in the field of bio-inspired miniature robots : Metin Sitti. A recurr...

GUEST: Rodney Hicks, Melbourne Welcome to Episode 17 of “Dive into Imaging Science”! 🎧 Tune in for a dynamic discussion on how NETTER-2 may reshape treatment strategies for neuroendocrine tumours, what it means for the wider field of theranostics, and where radioligand therapy is headed next. For our seventeenth edition, we are at the stunning Certosa di Pontignano in Tuscany – the home of TOPIM...

GUEST: Markita Del Carpio Landry, UC Berkeley Welcome to Episode 16 of “Dive into Imaging Science”! 🎧 Tune in for a dynamic discussion on innovative probes work, the function of dopamine in the brain, and how these new imaging tools can be used in the future to reveal new biology. This episode features a truly special guest: Markita Del Carpio Landry , the inaugural Trailblazer Plenary Lecturer a...

GUEST: Vasilis Ntziachristos 🎧 Tune in for a dynamic discussion on how the interplay of light and sound is revolutionizing our understanding of disease. 🎙️ Welcome to Episode 15 of “Dive into Imaging Science”! In this edition, we’re delighted to introduce: none other than Vasilis Ntziachristos as our guest! Vasilis is a distinguished leader in the field of optical and optoacoustic imaging, renown...

GUEST: Peter J.H. Scott, University Michigan (Ann Arbor) 🎙️ Welcome to Episode 14 of "Dive into Imaging Science"! In this edition, we’re thrilled to welcome a very special guest: Peter Scott ! Peter’s passion for radiochemistry and his dedication to translating research into clinical applications have made a lasting impact on the field of Theranostics – also the central theme of this yea...

GUEST: Fabian Kiessling, Aachen Welcome to the Christmas edition of "Dive into imaging science"! Giannis and Tim have their festive hats on and are wearing their dodgy Christmas jumpers, ready for a cracker (!) of an episode. And we have a very special guest on the show – none other than our current past president, Fabian Kiessling , who heads up the Institute of Experimental Molecular I...

GUEST: Elisa Konofagou, New York We continue at full speed with back to back podcasts hosting leaders in the field of molecular imaging. In this edition we welcome Elisa Konofagou and share her passion for ultrasound imaging and its unique capabilities for visualising biology inside the human body. Her group has developed methods for estimating minute deformation as a result of physiological funct...

GUEST: John Ronald, London (ON, Canada) Welcome back!   It has been a while but we are back with a bang, having our good friend John Ronald from The Robarts Research Institute in London, Ontario as our guest. John’s group combines advances in molecular and synthetic biology with a multimodal imaging perspective to build new tools for early detection and treatment of cancer, as well as non-invasive...

GUEST: Kevin Brindle, Cambridge In this episode we welcome the one and only Kevin Brindle from University of Cambridge. During his long and illustrious career, Kevin pioneered hyperpolarized magnetic resonance spectroscopy as a method to map metabolic flux in cancer and other diseases, with implications for treatment response monitoring. We explore how deuterium imaging and [18F]FDG PET can be use...

GUEST: Mikhail Shapiro, Pasadena In this episode we welcome our famous guest Mikhail Shapiro from Caltech. Mikhail exquisitely combines ultrasound with synthetic biology for gene regulation, imaging, and therapy - and Synthetic biology is surely the common thread in this podcast edition. We discover how an engineered receptor and an intracellular signalling domain, known as ‘ synNotch ’ can be use...

GUEST: Jason Lewis, New York In this episode we discuss and learn about new PSMA - binding ligands with 161Tb , their biodistribution, dosimetry, preclinical therapy, and their comparison with conventional PSMA ligands. Our guest is one of the leading scientists in radiochemistry for cancer detection and therapy, the wonderful Jason Lewis .  We talk about the importance of using 161Tb - this novel...

GUEST: Annemie Van Der Linden, Antwerp In this edition of ‘Dive into Imaging Science’ we discuss the brain and the mechanisms that it employs to clear unwanted waste material whilst we sleep with our former ESMI President and Emeritus Professor Annemie Van Der Linden - an outstanding figure and incomparable scientist. We learn how closely coupled this system - known as the glymphatics - is to bloo...

GUEST: Elisabeth de Vries, Groningen In this episode we talk about nectin-4 - an emerging biomarker for cancer diagnosis and therapy - with one of the most influential and distinguished scientists in medical oncology, Elisabeth de Vries . We talk about the first-in-human study of a radioligand that can target nectin-4 and learn what medical oncologists need to get out from imaging data so that the...

GUEST: Bernd Pichler, Tübingen In this episode we learn how a new lensless microscope , costing just $100 (!), can be used to evaluate radiotracer retention in cells, and discuss potential applications for this revolutionary new technology with our famous guest Bernd Pichler. We discuss how this, and other technologies, could be used to assess the heterogeneous cell populations of the tumour micro...

GUEST: Zaver Bhujwalla, Baltimore In this episode we discuss how targeting fibroblasts rather than tumour cells may be an effective strategy for both surgical guided resection and as an anti-cancer therapy with Tim’s “ academic grandmother ”, Zaver Bhujwalla. We discovered Zaver’s roots as a physicist and mathematician , learned about her (unpredictable) interest in cancer metabolism and how she c...

GUEST: Clemens C.W.G. Lowik, Rotterdam In this episode we discuss and learn about Bioluminescence Imaging and modern tools for multiplexed imaging of different colors, tackling a major challenge of the field. Our guest is one of the founding fathers of the ESMI and pioneers on multicolor BLI, the one and only  Clemens Lowik . We talk about innovative approaches for unmixing multiple luciferase-luc...

GUEST: Simon Cherry, UC Davis In this episode we discuss (and learn a lot about!) positronium imaging with the co-inventor of Total Body PET, the wonderful Simon Cherry, the physics behind positronium formation, and how it might provide further biological information than standard positron emission tomography imaging. We learnt about Simon’s journey that led him to change the field of clinical PET...

GUEST: Jolanda de Vries, Nijmegen In this episode the hosts Tim and Giannis talk with the fantastic Jolanda De Vries from Nijmegen about how dendritic cell therapy got her into imaging and the latest therapeutic cell imaging methods. We touch on multimodality imaging, why imaging isn’t frequently used in the clinic for cell tracking, and why mouse models of cancer might never be good enough. Selec...