Keynote Lectures

• Keynote speakers

• Keynote lectures schedule

Keynote speakers

		Giulia Bertino, MD Staff Otolaryngologist; Department of Otolaryngology Head Neck Surgery University of Pavia, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo Foundation Pavia, Italy Lecture & paper title Electrochemotherapy for the treatment of skin cancer: results of the European Research on Electrochemotheray in Head and Neck Cancer (EURECA) project Session Medical applications of electroporation Scheduled for Monday, Track - A1, 15:00-16:00
		Dan Bizzotto, PhD Professor University of British Columbia Vancouver, BC, Canada Lecture & paper title Electroporation of adsorbed organic layers on metal surfaces. Insight into the pore formation and interactions with liposomes Session Interfacial behaviour of lipid-assemblies, membranes and cells in electric fields Scheduled for Monday, Track - C1, 15:00-16:00
		Pouyan Boukany, PhD Assistant Professor Delft University of Technology, TNW-PPE Delft, The Netherlands Lecture & paper title A Nanochannel-Electroporation chip for interrogating cancer cells at the single-cell level Session In vivo imaging of electroporation: from preclinical studies towards clinical applications Scheduled for Tuesday, Track - B2, 16:30-18:30
		Federica Cavallo, PhD Associate Professor University of Torino Torino, Italy Lecture & paper title Animal models for translational cancer immunotherapy studies Session Predictable animal models for cancer treatment Scheduled for Monday, Track - B1, 15:00-16:00
		Farid Chemat, PhD Professor Université d'Avignon et des Pays de Vaucluse Avignon, France Lecture title Non-electric field based physical methods inducing cell poration and enhanced molecule transfer Paper title Green Extraction of Natural Products Using Microwave and Ultrasound Techniques. From innovations to industrial applications Session Non-electric field based physical methods inducing cell poration and enhanced molecule transfer Scheduled for Wednesday, Track - C1, 15:00-16:00
		Pedro Elez-Martinez, PhD Associate Professor University of Lleida Lleida, Spain Lecture & paper title Bioproduction of secondary metabolites by pulsed electric fields: An innovative strategy for developing plant-based foods with high functional value Session PEF for the food industry: fundamentals and applications Scheduled for Thursday, Track - D2, 16:10-17:55
		Gary D. Housley, PhD Chair of Physiology, Head Dept. Physiology School of Medical Sciences, UNSW Australia Sydney, Australia Lecture & paper title Cochlear implant bionics-based close-field electroporation for neurotrophin genetherapy-mediated regeneration of the auditory nerve Session Electroporation meets electrostimulation Scheduled for Thursday, Track - C1, 14:35-15:50
		Henry Jäger, PhD Professor BOKU Institute of Food Technology Vienna, Austria Lecture title PEF process integration – concepts and challenges Paper title PEF Process Integration in Complex Food Applications Session PEF process integration – complex process chains and process combinations in the food industry Scheduled for Tuesday, Track - D2, 16:30-18:30
		Tony Z. Jin, PhD Research Scientist USDA-ARS-NEA Eastern Regional Research Center Wyndmoor, PA, USA Lecture & paper title Application of PEF technology in various foods: problems and solutions Session Application of pulsed electric fields technology in food: challenges and opportunities Scheduled for Wednesday, Track - D2, 16:30-18:30
		Christophe Lamaze, PhD Research Director 2nd class Institut Curie, CNRS, INSERM (French National Institute of Health and Medical Research) Paris, France Lecture & paper title Mechano-sensing and mechano-transduction through caveolae Session In vitro electroporation - basic mechanisms III Scheduled for Wednesday, Track - B1, 15:00-16:00
		Nikolai I. Lebovka, PhD Professor Biocolloidal Chemistry Institute named after F.D. Ovcharenko, NAS of Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine Lecture & paper title Mechanisms of PEF-induced electroporation in foods and biomaterials Session PEF for the food industry: fundamentals and applications Scheduled for Thursday, Track - D1, 14:35-15:50
		Giuseppe Olivieri, PhD Assistant Professor Bioprocess Engineering Group, Wageningen UR Wageningen, The Netherlands Lecture & paper title Microalgal biorefinery for bulk and high added value products: process design and bottlenecks Session Pulsed electric fields and electroporation technologies in bioeconomy Scheduled for Tuesday, Track - C1, 15:00-16:00
		Eric Robert, PhD Professor UMR 7344 (CNRS) / Université d'Orléans Orleans, France Lecture & paper title Plasma antitumor action and the potential role of plasma-induced electric fields Session Non-thermal plasmas for food safety, environmental applications and medical treatments Scheduled for Monday, Track - D1, 15:00-16:00
		Ken R. Thomson, PhD Professor, Program Director Radiology & Nuclear medicine Alfred Hospital Melbourne, Australia Lecture & paper title Safety of clinical irreversible electroporation Session Irreversible electroporation in clinical use Scheduled for Tuesday, Track - A1, 15:00-16:00
		Nataša Tozon, PhD Professor University of Ljubljana, Veterinary Faculty Ljubljana, Slovenia Lecture & paper title Electrochemotherapy in veterinary medicine — our clinical experiences Session Veterinary medical applications Scheduled for Monday, Track - B2, 16:30-18:30
		Klaus-Dieter Weltmann, PhD Director Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology (INP Greifswald) Greifswald, Germany Lecture & paper title Plasma sources for biomedical applications Session Non-thermal plasmas for food safety, environmental applications and medical treatments Scheduled for Monday, Track - D2, 16:30-18:30

Lectures schedule

Keynote lectures will be given in their respective special sessions. The schedule for the afternoon sessions is available here (download the "Afternoon parallel sessions programme" document).

Lectures schedule by contributions