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John B. Little Center for Radiation Sciences

The JBL Center supports cutting edge biological, physical, and population-based epidemiological research to understand, interpret, and estimate the health effects of radiation to pave the way for effective preventive and therapeutic strategies.

Location

665 Huntington Ave, |
Boston, MA 02115

JBL Symposium XXVII – 2024

JBL Symposium 2024: Innovations in Radiation Sciences

Innovations in Radiation Sciences

Friday, October 11, 2024

Program

1:00–1:05 PM: Welcome
Henning Willers, MD; Zachary Nagel, PhD; and Kristopher Sarosiek, PhD
Hosts of the John B. Little Symposium

1:05–1:10 PM: Opening Remarks
Dean Andrea Baccarelli
Dean of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

1:10 – 1:25 PM: Introduction to “Innovations in Radiation Sciences”
Henning Willers, MD
Director, Thoracic Radiation Oncology Program
Director, Radiation Biology & Research Program
Massachusetts General Hospital
Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School

1:25–2:10 PM: “Immunomodulary Effects of Radiation Therapy”
Sandra Demaria, MD
Professor of Radiation Oncology and Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Weill Cornell Medicine

2:10 – 2:55 PM: “Artificial Intelligence in Medical Imaging”
Hugo Aerts, PhD
Director of Artificial Intelligence in Medicine Program
Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology
Harvard Medical School

2:55 – 3:20 PM: Coffee Break and Poster Setup

3:20 – 3:35 PM: “Functional Assays Reveal an Altered DNA Repair Landscape after Radiation Therapy”
Zachary Nagel, PhD
Co-Director John B. Little Center for Radiation Sciences Department of Environmental Health
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

3:35 – 3:50 PM: A Patient’s Perspective
Sean Murphy

3:50 – 4:35 PM: “Treatment related subsequent cancers and cardiac disease among long-term survivors of childhood cancers”
Rebecca Howell, PhD
Deputy Director of Medical Physics Graduate Program
MD Anderson Cancer Center
UTHealth Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

4:35 – 4:50 PM: “Guiding Cell Death Decisions to Optimize Radiation Therapy Outcomes”
Kristopher Sarosiek, PhD
Co-Director John B. Little Center for Radiation Sciences Department of Environmental Health
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

4:50 – 5:00 PM: Closing Remarks:
Henning Willers, MD; Zachary Nagel, PhD; and Kristopher Sarosiek, PhD
Hosts of the John B. Little Symposium

5:00 – 5:45 PM: Reception & Poster Session

5:45 – 6:00 PM: Announcement of Poster Presentation Winners 

2024 Highlights