Shedding light on tumor metabolism: new imaging methods to probe oxygen supply and demand Seminar

There are few validated, non-invasive, methods to detect the spatiotemporal distribution of these processes. To overcome this limitation, we aim to create and apply novel imaging methods to study oxygen delivery and utilization in preclinical models and in patients. In this talk, I will give an overview of how biomedical optics can aid this research effort and focus on two emerging approaches: optoacoustic and hyperspectral imaging, detailing both their technological development as well as giving examples of their biomedical application in living subjects.

Brief Biography: Dr Sarah Bohndiek completed her PhD in Radiation Physics at University College London in 2008 and then worked in both the UK and the USA as a postdoctoral fellow in molecular imaging. Since 2013, she has led the VISION laboratory at the University of Cambridge, developing new techniques for spectral imaging of oxygen and oxidative stress in cancer. These techniques have been applied to study both disease development and the emergence of drug resistance and are now translating into the clinic. Sarah has published over 30 research articles on molecular imaging of cancer, which have received over 1000 citations. She was awarded the Institute of Physics Paterson Medal, WISE Research Award and MSCA Prize in 2014 recognition of this work.

If you would be interested in meeting with the speaker, please contact the organisers.

Organiser contact:

D.Carugo@soton.ac.uk  (Dario Carugo)

Laura.cooper@soton.ac.uk  (Laura Cooper)