SUNRISE EDUCATIONAL COURSE
MRS - Metabolite Profiling & Metabolism
ORGANIZERS: Kevin M. Brindle, D.Phil. & Ivan Tkac, Ph.D.
 
SKILL LEVEL: Intermediate
Tuesday - Friday, 10-13 May 2011
OVERVIEW
This four-hour course will be focused on new methodologies of advanced MRS. The goals of the course are to demonstrate:
 « Potentials of high field MRS for neuroscience and cancer research and clinical diagnostics;
 « The strength of metabolite profiling by advanced MRS for disease diagnosis and treatment; and
 « The potentials of imaging cancer metabolism using hyperpolarized substances.
 
EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this course participants should be able to:
« Evaluate advantages and potentials of MRS at very high fields;
 « Identify problems and challenges of high field MRS;
 « Define neurochemical profiles detectable by MRS in different tissues;
 « Describe specificity of MRS in cancer applications;
 « Explain the current potential of MRS using hyperpolarized substances; and
 « Evaluate current challenges and potentials of clinical MRS.
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Tuesday    
  Moderators: Kevin M. Brindle, D.Phil. & Ivan Tkac, Ph.D.  
07:00 Requirements for Reliable Metabolite Profiling   Ivan Tkac, Ph.D.
07:30 Strategies for Probing Metabolism   Robin A. de Graaf, Ph.D.
08:00 Adjourn  
     
Wednesday    
  Moderators: Kevin M. Brindle, D.Phil. & Ivan Tkac, Ph.D.  
07:00 Challenges of Advanced Clinical MRS   Petra J.W. Pouwels, Ph.D.
07:30 Current Possibilities of MRS-permission withheld Rolf Gruetter, Ph.D.
08:00 Adjourn  
     
Thursday    
  Moderators: Kevin M. Brindle, D.Phil. & Ivan Tkac, Ph.D.  
07:00 Tumour Phospholipid Metabolism   Franca Podo, D.Sc.
07:30 MRS in Cancer Research   -permission withheld Carles Arús, Ph.D.
08:00 Adjourn  
     
Friday    
  Moderators: Kevin M. Brindle, D.Phil. & Ivan Tkac, Ph.D.  
07:00 Spectroscopy of Prostate Cancer   John Kurhanewicz, Ph.D.
07:30  Imaging Cancer Metabolism with Hyperpolarized Substances   Kevin M. Brindle, D.Phil.
08:00 Adjourn