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MRI contrast Agent Research in the 21st Century: Current Achievements and Future Directions

Helyszín: DAB Székház

Scientific program of the Minisymposium

MRI contrast Agent Research in the 21st Century:  Current Achievements and Future Directions

April 12th 2024

Center of Debrecen Regional Committee of the Hungarian Academy of Science (MTA DAB Székház)
Thomas Mann u. 49, H-4032, Debrecen, Hungary


15.00 – 15.10
Welcome
Zsolt Baranyai (Bracco Imaging S.p.A, Trieste, Italy) and Gyula Tircsó
(Head of the Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Debrecen).

15.10 – 15.40
Mauro Botta (Amedeo Avogadro University of Eastern Piedmont, Alessandria, Italy)
Water exchange in paramagnetic metal complexes and MRI diagnostic probes

15.40 – 16.10
Carlos Platas-Iglesias (University of A Coruña, Spain)
Towards paramagnetic MRI agents based on the chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) mechanisms

16.10 – 16.30
Tibor Csupász (Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Debrecen, Hungary)
Mn(II) complexes formed by bis(amide) derivatives of O-pyclen: synthesis and chemical characterization

16.30 – 17.00
Kristina Djanashvili (TU Delft, The Netherlands)
Exploiting smart porosity of nanozeolites: from MRI-based theranostics to production of therapeutic radioisotopes

17.00 – 17.30
Zsolt Baranyai (Bracco Imaging S.p.A, Trieste, Italy)
Proton exchange as an additional route to enhance the relaxivity of paramagnetic MRI contrast agents

17.30 – 17.50
Gergő Zoltán Sajtos (Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Debrecen, Hungary)
Bispyclen as a new macrocyclic platform for Mn(II) complexation

17.50 – 18.10
István Kapus (Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Debrecen, Hungary)
Pyclen derived macrocyclic ligands possessing 8-hydroxyquinoline pendant arms for Mn(II) complexation: synthesis and characterization of the complexes

18.10 – 18.30
Gyula Tircsó (Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Debrecen, Hungary)
Improving the physicochemical properties of possible Mn(II)-based pH-responsive probes


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