Topical Day | Ionising radiation: how do bacteria cope and what can we learn?
Auditorium 1 & 2
Boeretang 201
Mol
Overzicht
The aim of this Topical Day is to provide an interdisciplinary forum for exchanging ideas and discussing recent results related to extreme radioresistance in bacteria to experienced and young scientists working in this area. Special attention will be given to the genetic and cellular mechanisms underlying this resistance and the potential of such bacteria, or their cell products, for applications in environmental biotechnology, radiation protection, space microbiology and medical sciences.
This Topical Day is eligible for 2 hours of continuous professional development in radiation protection for the prolongation of the certification of Medical Doctors for medical supervision (art. 53 Royal Decree 20 July 2001).
Onderwerpen
The following topics will be treated:
- How bacteria avoid and/or overcome ionising-radiation damage;
- Bioinformatic approaches to unravel genetic and regulatory networks;
- Bacterial control of radionuclide-poluted sites;
- Therapeutic uses of ionising radiation resistant bacteria or their products;
- Radiation in geo- and astrobiology: microbial life at the edge;
- The impact of radiotherapy on the human microbiome;
- Microbial community analysis of radiation-intensive environments.
Doelpubliek
The programme has been carefully designed to fulfill the interests of scientists, engineers, microbiologists, and biotechnologists. Professionals and students with a general interest on microbiology and biotechnology are also welcome to this Topical Day.
Programma
Het volledige programma kan hier worden gedownload:
Prijs
Early-bird registration fee: € 80 (VAT incl, until March 15, 2017)
Regular registration fee: € 100 (VAT incl. as from March 16, 2017)
Registration is free for invited speakers, SCK•CEN Alumni members, SCK•CEN personnel and students.
Registratie
You can register by clicking on the registration button above until April 16, 2017, taking into account the availability of 100 places. Cancellation with total refund is only possible until April 10, 2017.
This event is eligible for 2 hours of continuous professional development in radiation protection for the prolongation of the certification of Medical Doctors for medical supervision (art. 75 Royal Decree 20 July 2001).
Your registration is only final when you have made your payment by creditcard or bank transfer. You can use our E-terminal application (https://go.app.sckcen.be/eterminal) for paying by creditcard, or you can transfer the money to our bank account IBAN BE 58 5502 7124 0079 of SCK•CEN, Herrmann Debrouxlaan 40, B-1160 Brussels. The address of the bank is Belfius, Koning Albert II laan 30 b2, B-1000 Brussels (SWIFT BIC-code GKCCBEBB). Please make sure that the payment should be made net of all bank charges and commission. Please indicate "Topical Day - Bacterial Radioresistance" and your name on the bank transfer. (*) On-site registration is only possible with proof of payment.
Accommodatie
The Topical Day is held at the Lakehouse of the Belgian Nuclear Research Centre, Boeretang 201, BE-2400 Mol, Belgium.
Rooms can be booked directly with the Lakehouse website or via info [at] lakehouse [dot] be.
Other hotels in the vicinity of the Lakehouse:
- Hotel Corbie: www.corbie.be
- Hotel Alauda: www.alauda.be