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Within two months, in February and March, 2016 BioVitrum organized a series of seminars on imaging: "Latest trends of preclinical in vivo imaging" in several Russian cities.

The events were timed to the first in Russia installation of 3D hybrid system of optical imaging and computer tomography InSyTe™ FLECT/CT, which was held in February 2016 in Novosibirsk, at the Center of Collective Use "Centre of Genetic Resources of Laboratory Animals on the basis SPF-vivarium ICG SD of RAS".

Geography of the seminars covered 4 cities: Tomsk (The Scientific-Research Institute of Cardiology), Moscow (The I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University), Kazan (The Kazan Federal University) and St. Petersburg (The Institute of Experimental Medicine Federal "North-West Medical Research Centre").

The lecturers on the seminars were representatives of the optical scanners manufacturers. They demonstrated the unique equipment and told about the work process of integrated system of computed tomography for small animals and optical tomography.

 

 

The seminars program consisted of the following issues:

 

• Innovation technology of digital detection in preclinical imaging (Vadims Vakarjuks, GenMedica).
• Common applications in research aspects of Tumor, Cardiac, Neuro, Rheumatology, drug development and other (Joann Zhang, PhD, Trifoil).
• Latest trends in global preclinical in vivo imaging application (Joann Zhang, PhD, Trifoil).
• Optical microscopy in preclinical imaging (Maria Lemak, PhD, Nikon Russia).

 

 

 

Studies using optical imaging plays an important role in the world of science in such areas as experimental oncology, cardiology, neurology, as well as the genome editing.

In Kazan, the seminar was held with the participation of students, who have already started their first job with scanners.

Vladimir Skirda, Head of the Physics of Molecular Systems Department of The Kazan Federal University said: "The rabbits, rats and others are the material for drugs testing. It is a reason, because we need the unique techniques based on innovative researches of physics, which could explore these objects, leaving them alive. "