Regional Summer School – “Imaging Neuroinflammation”

Kotor, ME

Attendance type(s): In Person

Event Dates: 17—20 Jun 2016

Regional Biophysical School “Academician Radoslav K. Andjus” (NERKA) was established in honor of Professor R.K. Andjus (1926-2003) an internationally recognized scientists from the University of Belgrade, a member of Montenegrin and Serbian academies
of sciences and arts and one of the founders of Institute for Marine Biology in Kotor.

This is the sixth school, organized traditionally by the Biophysical Society of Serbia this time with the sponsorship of the International Union for Pure and Applied Biophysics (IUPAB) with over 50 members.

Each school has a different theme, and thematic objective of this school is to introduce modern methods of biophysical imaging and image analysis in studies of inflammatory phenomena and markers of neurodegenerative diseases. It is also envisaged to rise discussion among the participants on the translational value of these techniques and the clinical relevance of presented experimental markers.

The techniques covered will be MRI, MRS, PET, EPRI, and advanced microscopy non-linear microscopy – dual photon fluorescence, fluorescence correlation spectroscopy (FCS) & microscopy, super-resolution microscopy (PALM, STED), raman spectroscopy (CARS), digital holographic microscopy. A multidisciplinary faculty is chosen ranging from fields of physics (applications of laser technology and advanced microscopy), physical chemistry (magnetic resonance techniques and applications), biology (experimental models of neurodegenerative diseases), and
medicine (clinical studies and markers of neuroinflammation).

The confirmed lecturers (in alphabetic order) are:
Prof. Pavle Andjus, PhD – Fac of Biology, Univ of Belgrade, Serbia
Andrew Clayton, PhD – Swinburne Univ of Technology, Hawthorn, Australia
Marko Dakovi?, PhD – Fac of Physical Chemistry, Univ of Belgrade, Serbia
Irena Dujmovi?, MD – School of Medicine, Univ of Belgrade, Serbia
Diego Gomez-Nicola, PhD – Univ of Southampton, Southampton General Hospital, UK
Prof. Robert Harris, PhD – Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Branislav Jelenkovi?, PhD – Institute of Physics, Univ of Belgrade, Serbia
Prof. Lars Klimaschewski, MD – Medical Univ of Innsbruck, Austria
Aleksandar Krmpot, PhD – Institute of Physics, Univ of Belgrade, Serbia
Prof. Slobodan Macura, PhD – Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
Miloš Mojovi? – Fac of Physical Chemistry, Univ of Belgrade, Serbia
Prof. Hugh Perry, PhD – Centre for Biological Sciences at the Univ of Southampton, UK
Boris Šaki?, PhD – McMaster Univ, Hamilton, Canada
Vladana Vukojevi?, PhD – Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden

Contact Details

Email: clm@bio.bg.ac.rs