= CNRS/Imperial workshop on Charged Particles for Cancer Therapy:23Feb26; 13:00-16:00 GMT = **Location**: Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, Chemistry Building, Floor 6, Room CHEM640A **Campus Map**: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/media/imperial-college/visit/public/SouthKensingtonCampus.pdf **ZOOM link**: https://cern.zoom.us/j/68763369382?pwd=V05jYjM0MHNTeHFwQjdYbG1hSDhPdz09 A strategic workshop on the development of the LhARA initiative within the CNRS/Imperial International Research Centre, exploring the unique potential of laser-driven proton and ion beams to transform cancer treatment as well as to identify areas of opportunity for collaboration. == Agenda == {{{#!html
| Time (GMT) | Time (CET) | Section | Title | Speaker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13:00 | 14:00 | Introduction | Imperial Introduction | Josie McGarrigle |
| 13:10 | 14:10 | Round table introduction | ||
| 13:20 | 14:20 | CNRS introduction | Emmanuel Brouillet | |
| 13:30 | 14:30 | LhARA introduction | Pat Price | |
| 13:40 | 14:40 | Meeting objectives | Discussion of CNRS/Imperial/LhARA workshop objectives: What are we trying to achieve? | |
| 14:00 | 15:00 | |||
| 14:10 | 15:10 | |||
| 14:20 | 15:20 | Current work at Imperial | Toward Precision Oncology: Engineered Bacteriophages Enabling Targeted Systemic Delivery of Nucleic Acid Therapeutics to Primary and Metastatic Tumours | Amin Hajitou |
| 14:30 | 15:30 | Metabolic therapies for brain tumours | Nelofer Syed | |
| 14:40 | 15:40 | Coffee Break | ||
| 14:50 | 15:50 | |||
| 15:00 | 16:00 | Current work at CNRS | Innovative strategies to overcome hypoxia-induced radioresistance in high-grade brain tumors | Samuel Valable |
| 15:10 | 16:10 | Development of 3D tumor models for therapy discovery and drug testing | Sophie Martin | |
| 15:20 | 16:20 | EN-HOPE SMART4CBT: Deciphering Radiotherapy Resistance in Pediatric Brain Tumors | ChloƩ Bernhard | |
| 15:30 | 16:30 | Discussion of current works & potential for collaboration opportunities | ||
| 15:40 | 16:40 | |||
| 15:50 | 16:50 | Final discussions, reflection on objectives, and future planning | ||
| 16:00 | 17:00 | |||