DPMB Invited (or
jointly with other divisions or society) Speakers at
the 2019 CAP Congress
Dr. Na Ji (plenary
speaker)
Department of Physics, UC Berkeley
Title of the talk: Imaging the brain at high spatiotemporal resolution
Dr. Ali Hatef
Department of Computer Science and
Mathematics, Nipissing University
Title of the talk: Analysis of Plasmonic and Plasma Assisted Photoacoustic
Response from Metallic Nanostructures Irradiated by Fast and Ultrafast Laser
Dr. Ozzy Mermut
Department of Physics and Astronomy, York University
Title of the talk: The optical properties of aging and diseased tissue interfaces:
what are your gums and bones telling you?
Dr. Michèle Desjardins
Département de physique, de génie physique et d’optique, Université Laval
(Québec, QC);
Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec – Université Laval (Québec, QC) Axe
Oncologie
Titel of the talk: Studying the brain across scales using imaging and physics
Dr. Ian V. Ross
Nikon Instruments Inc.
Title of the talk: Applications of Modern Optical Microscopy in Biology
Dr. Zev Bryant
Department of Bioengineering, Stanford University
Title of the talk: Optical control of fast and processive engineered myosins
in vitro and in living cells
Dr. Cornelia Hoehr
TRIUMF
Title of the talk: Cyclotrons for Medicine
Dr. Dan Xiao
Department of Physics, University of Windsor
Title of the talk: Quantitative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Dr. Tony Popescu
Department of Medical Physics, BC Cancer Agency - Vancouver
Title of the talk: Modern Applications of Monte Carlo Simulations in External
Beam Radiotherapy
Dr. Anna Celler
Department of Radiology, University of British Columbia
Title of the talk: The role of physics in Nuclear Medicine
Dr. Cecile Fradin
Department of Physics & Astronomy, McMaster University
Title of the talk: Proteins drilling holes in lipid membranes: The influence
of the membrane physical parameters
Dr. Dror Warshawski
Université du Québec à Montréal
Title of the talk: In-vivo solid-state NMR
Dr. Peter Tieleman
Dept. of Biochemistry, University of Calgary
Title of the talk: Computer simulations of biological membrane models: lateral
structure and lipid-protein interactions
Dr. Evgeny Pavlov
Department of Basic Sciences, New York University
Title of the talk: Molecular composition of the mitochondrial permeability
transition pore
Dr. Sattar Taheri-Araghi
Physics and Astronomy, California State University, Northridge
Title of the talk: Dying Escherichia coli cells absorb antimicrobial peptides,
enhancing the survivability of the cell culture
Dr. Nancy Ford
Department Oral Biological & Medical Sciences, The University of British
Columbia
Title of the talk: Optimization of dental cone beam tomography for planning
dental implant treatments
Dr. Devika Chithrani
Physics and Astronomy, University of Victoria
Title of the talk: Road-map to the use of gold nanoparticles in cancer radiotherapy
Dr. Michelle Hilts
Department of Medical Physics, BC Cancer Agency - Kelowna
Title of the talk: Breast radiotherapy in a single day: innovation advancing
clinical care