Conference: COMULIS COST ACTION (EU H2020) & BiOMERA
21-22 September 2022 | Starts at 09:00 (EET)
Building opposite of Novel Technologies Laboratory (NTL), Events Room, The Cyprus Institute
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It is a great pleasure to welcome you to the COMULIS Conference on the beautiful island of Cyprus, and at the science, technology, and innovation-focused Cyprus Institute hosting the event. COMULIS 2022 is designed to bring experts, researchers, facility staff and exhibitors together from different imaging modalities to stimulate knowledge exchange and the formation of new collaborations. The conference program offers an attractive combination of oral presentations and posters from electron and light microscopy, X-ray, MRI/PET scans to image analysis, and correlated multimodal imaging in synchrotron radiation facilities, with selected poster presenters, invited for short flash talks. It will also provide excellent opportunities for discussions and informal gatherings. Emphasis is on correlative imaging methods (CMI) able to capture the dynamics of life, spanning the whole range from molecular resolution to imaging whole organisms. Industry talks are included and provide opportunities to discuss marketable solutions in CMI and cross-corporate workflows to facilitate multimodal imaging.
We are very much looking forward to welcoming you to Cyprus, to join us in person at the COMULIS Conference for what is certain to be a very exciting, energizing, and stimulating meeting. On behalf of the entire COMULIS Conference Organizing Committee, we extend an invitation to You to join us in Cyprus!
Kirsi O. Lorentz
The Cyprus Institute, Nicosia, Cyprus
Chair of the COMULIS 2022 Conference
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Programme
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Tuesday, 20th September 2022 - Joint COMULIS Workgroup Meeting & Updates
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08:00 |
Coach transportation from Nicosia City Center and Semeli Hotel |
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09:00 – 09:15 |
Registration [Andreas Mouskos Annex] |
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09:15 – 09:45 |
Introduction & Updates, Andreas Walter & Perrine Paul-Gilloteaux |
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09:45 – 10:15 |
WG Leaders’ updates |
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10:15 – 13:00 |
Parallel WG meetings (with COFFEE BREAK 11:00-11:15) |
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WG1 Paul Verkade/Anna Sartori-Rupp [GS Big Lecture Room] |
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WG2 Claudia Kuntner-Hannes /Julia Mannheim [GS Small Lecture Room] |
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WG3 Yannick Schwab/Dror Fixler [STARC Meeting Room] |
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WG4 Natasa Sladoje/Raphaël Marée [GOB Main Conference Room 2nd Floor] |
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WG5 Paula Sampaio/ Julia Fernandez-Rodgriuez [Andreas Mouskos Annex] |
| 13:00 - 13:15 | Group Photo |
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13:15 – 14:00 |
LUNCH BREAK |
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14:00 – 15:45 |
Cross-WG meetings |
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15:45 – 16:00 |
COFFEE BREAK |
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Networking excursion open to all delegates registering for WG meeting participation: |
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16:00 – 19:00 |
Networking and WGs Cross-meeting follow-up: Archaeological site [Khirokitia] & Governor’s Beach |
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19:00 - 21:00 |
Networking and DINNER at Governor’s Beach |
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21:00 |
Coach transportation to Cyprus Institute and pick-up points |
Wednesday, 21st September 2022 - COMULIS Conference
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Time |
Description | |
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08:00 |
Coach transportation from pick-up points to The Cyprus Institute |
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08:30 – 09:00 |
Registration for COMULIS Conference; Poster positioning |
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09:00 – 10:00 |
MC Meeting (COMULIS MC members only) [Andreas Mouskos Annex] POSTER SESSION for conference delegates |
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10:00 – 10:15 |
COMULIS CONFERENCE WELCOME - Costas Papanicolas ( President of the Cyprus Institute), Andreas Walter (COMULIS Chair) & Kirsi O. Lorentz (Cyprus COMULIS Conference Chair), [Fresnel Auditorium] |
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10:15 – 10:45 |
OPENING KEYNOTE: Frank Winkler (University Clinic Heidelberg, Heidelberg) - Deep insights into brain tumors: From malignant networks to novel therapies |
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| 10:45 - 11:00 | Group Photo | |
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11:00 – 11:15 |
COFFEE BREAK & Poster Session | |
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11:15– 13:00 |
Session 1: Correlative Microscopies – Light and Electron Microscopy Chair: Paul Verkade & Anna Sartori |
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11:15– 11:30 |
Talk 1.1: Kyriacos Kyriacou (CING, Cyprus)–Correlative microscopies –past present and future |
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11:30 – 11:45 |
Talk 1.2: Nico Sommerdijk (Radboud University, Netherlands) – A live-to-cryo workflow for 3D CLEM volume imaging of tissues |
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11:45– 12:00 |
Talk 1.3: Ben Giepmans (University Groningen, Netherlands) – ColorEM and in vivo fluorescence analysis in Type 1 diabetes research |
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12:00 – 12:15 |
Talk 1.4: Andreas Stylianou (European University Cyprus) –MechanoOptical fingerprints as biomarkers for cancer treatment monitoring |
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12:15– 12:30 |
Talk 1.5: EMBL/ESRF collaboration |
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POSTER Flash Talks – 6 x 5 min |
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12:30 – 12:35 |
Antje Biesemeier (Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, Luxembourg) - Correlative microscopy and imaging secondary ion mass spectrometry for high resolution nanoanalytics on biological tissue |
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12:35 – 12:40 |
Flash Talk 2: George Stanciu (University Politehnica of Bucharest, Romania) - A multimodal microscopy system that integrates several microscopy imaging techniques using far field (CSLM, TPEM, SHGM and STED microscopy) and scanning probe (aperturereless-SNOM, AFM). |
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12:40 – 12:45 |
Flash Talk 3: Francisco Cunha (University of Coimbra, Portugal) - Evaluating the impact of lossy compression on HREM, CT, and MRI segmentation: a case study |
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12:45 – 12:50 |
Flash Talk 4: Lena Zachhuber (Medical University Vienna, Austria) - Multimodal PET-MR imaging can be used to follow tumour growth in an orthotopic syngeneic cholangiocarcinoma model |
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12:50 – 12:55 |
Flash Talk 5: Paolo Bianchini (Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Italy) - Correlative study on the interaction between hypericin and supported lipid bilayers mimicking coronavirus envelopes |
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| 12:55 - 13:00 |
Flash Talk 6: György Vámosi (Medical University Debrecen, Hungary) - Simultaneous mapping of molecular proximity, co-mobility and dynamics by SPIM-ALEX-FRET-FCCS |
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13:00 – 14:00 |
LUNCH BREAK |
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Session 2: Preclinical Hybrid Imaging |
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14:00 – 14:30 |
KEYNOTE: Daniel Razansky (ETH Zurich, Switzerland) - Combining light and sound for multi-scale interrogation of biological dynamics |
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14:30 – 14:45 |
Talk 2.1: Gilbert Frühwirth (King’s College, UK) – Exploiting multi-modal imaging for cell tracking in therapy development |
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14:45 – 15:00 |
Talk 2.2: Claudia Kuntner-Hannes (Medical University Vienna, Austria) – Multi-centre FDG-PET(/CT) image analysis study |
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15:00 – 15:15 |
Talk 2.3: Robbin de Kruijf (Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands) - Multiscale imaging of the immune system |
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15:15 – 15:30 |
Talk 2.4: Irene Polycarpou (European University, Cyprus): Combined PET with MRI for improved cancer diagnosis |
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15:30 – 15:45 |
Talk 2.5: Maritina G. Rouchota (BIOEMTECH, Athens, Greece) - A preclinical platform to non-invasively study in vivo biodistribution of nanoparticles |
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15:45 – 16:00 |
COFFEE BREAK; poster session continues |
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Special session 1: Correlated Multimodal Imaging and Synchrotron Radiation Techniques |
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16:00 – 16:30 |
KEYNOTE – Kirsi O. Lorentz (Chair of LAAAMP Light Source Usage and Strategic Plan Committee for the Middle East; Member of Cyprus Delegation to the SESAME Council) – Correlated Multimodal Imaging and Synchrotron Radiation Techniques: Advances, Problems and Potential |
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16:30 – 16:45 |
Talk S1.1: Maria Harkiolaki (Diamond Light Source, UK) – Development and implementation of correlative workflows across high-resolution imaging modalities |
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16:45 – 17:00 |
Talk S1.2: George Kourousis–Multimodal selective XRF Scanning using Compressive Sensing |
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17:00 – 17:15 |
Talk S1.3: Gianluca Iori (SESAME, Jordan) – Extending synchrotron computed tomography with image-derived finite element analyses |
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17:15 – 17:30 |
Talk S1.4: Hiram Castillo (ESRF – European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, France) – title TBC |
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17:30 – 17:45 |
Talk S1.5: AD (SLS – Swiss Light Source, Switzerland) - title TBC |
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17:45 – 19:30 |
FREE TIME (coach transportation to Semeli hotel / Nicosia Old City [walking distance from Reception venue] – for sightseeing options see separate document) |
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19:30 – 21:30 |
CONFERENCE RECEPTION – CYPRUS MUSEUM and GARDENS (NB. The galleries of this national archaeological museum are open exclusively for the conference participants. Drinks and finger food served in the museum gardens, with live music) |
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21:30 |
Coach transportation from the Cyprus Museum to the pick-up points) |
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Thursday, 22nd September 2022 - COMULIS Conference
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Time |
Description |
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08:30 |
Coach transportation from pick-up points to The Cyprus Institute |
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Company Talks |
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09:00 – 09:20 |
CARL ZEISS Microscopy: Company Talk on Correlative Microscopy Platform "ZEN Connect" Jörg Lindenau |
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09:20 – 09:50 |
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The Cyprus Institute Science and Technology Facilities: A Tour |
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10:00 – 10:15 |
BioMERA Platform MicroCT Data Analysis and Visualization Facility |
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10:15 – 10:30 |
Nano Lab |
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10:30 – 10:45 |
High Performance Conputing Facility (HPC) |
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10:45 – 11:00 |
Andreas Pittas Art Characterization (APAC)
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11:00 – 11:15 |
COFFEE BREAK; poster session continues |
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Session 3: Imaging across scales |
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11:15 – 11:45 |
KEYNOTE: Francesco Pavone (University of Florence, Italy) - Multimodality and Multiscale approaches in label free tissue detection |
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11:45 – 12:00 |
Talk 3.1: Tim Dyrby (Technical University Denmark, Denmark – Mapping the brain network across different anatomical length scales using correlative MRI and x-ray synchrotron imaging |
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12:00 – 12:15 |
Talk 3.2: Alejandra Sierra (online, University of Eastern Finland, Finland) - Multiscale imaging of the brain: from MRI to tissue ultrastructure |
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12:15 – 12:30 |
Talk 3.3: Dror Fixler (Bar-Ilan University, Israel) – The COMULS Showcase Project: Multimodal Imaging for removing Tattoos |
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12:30 – 12:45 |
Talk 3.4: Martina Marchetti-Deschmann (Technical University Vienna, Austria) – The COMULIS Showcase Project: New paths towards multimodality or The many different ways to study a skin equivalent |
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12:45 – 13:00 |
Talk 3.5 Peter Harvey (University of Nottingham, United Kingdom) - Monitoring drug delivery across length scales with multimodal MRI and mass spectrometry |
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13:00 – 14:00 |
LUNCH BREAK |
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Session 4: Software |
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14:00 – 14:30 |
KEYNOTE: Natasa Sladoje (Uppsala University, Sweden) - Automated alignment of multimodal images: To (deep) learn – or not? |
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14:30 – 14:45 |
Talk 4.1: Chandler D Gatenbee (Moffitt Cancer Center, US) – VALIS: Virtual Alignment of pathology Image Series for multi-gigapixel whole slide images |
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14:45 – 15:00 |
Talk 4.2: Pekka Ruusuvuori (University of Turku, Finland) – Cancer diagnostics and grading using deep learning based AI |
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15:00 – 15:15 |
Talk 4.3: Raphael Maree (University of Liege, Belgium) – Cytomine for COMULS Skin Project Data Handling |
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15:15 – 15:30 |
Talk 4.4: Anis Fatima (The Cyprus Institute) – 3D Slicer for biomedical applications |
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15:30 – 15:45 |
CLOSING REMARKS: Andreas Walter & Perrine Paul-Gilloteaux |
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15:45 – 16:15 |
Farewell coffee |
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16:15 |
Coach transportation from The Cyprus Institute to the pick-up points |
Company Talk: Streamlining cryo-CLEM with METEOR and enabling large scale CLEM with FAST-EM
Accommodation
The Semeli Hotel is located conveniently nearby the conference venue. Visit the Semeli hotel website | View the Semeli Hotel on Google Maps
If you wish to stay in Semeli Hotel please complete this form (PDF format) to book a room and return the form to the This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or fax (+357) 22 670200
Other accommodation suggestions:
Transfer Options
From Larnaca International Airport to Nicosia
From Paphos International Airport to Nicosia
- Kapnos Airport Shuttle
- Take bus 613 to Municipal Market Station and bus 26 to Dionysios Solomos Square
From Nicosia Center to Semeli Hotel: 2 options
- Bus Line 4
- around 36 minutes walk.
From Nicosia Center To Larnaca Airport
- Take bus 42 from Dionysios Solomos Square to Foinikoudes, Larnaca, and bus 425 or 429 to Larnaca Airport.
- Kapnos Airport Shuttle
From Nicosia to Paphos Airport
- Take bus 26 from Dionysios Solomos Square to Municipal Market Station, and bus 613 to Paphos Airport.
Taxi Options
- The Nicosia Taxi: 96 11221
- Taxi Cyprus: 95 551551
Pharmacy Options
- Ktenas Pharmacy,Spyrou Kyprianou 14 Nicosia CY 1075, Spyrou Kyprianou Avenue 14, Nicosia
- Gelly Soteriou Pharmacy, Themistokli Dervi 39 Nicosia CY, 1066, Nicosia 1066
- Nioulikos Pharmacym, Dimostheni Severi 22C, Nicosia
Restaurant Options
- TGI Fridays, Diagorou 12 Street, Nicosia 1097 | Take away: 22 674411
- Taco Bell, Themistokli Dervi 46 Nicosia CY, 1066 | Take away: 77 777979
- Paul Zeas, Zinas Kanther 11 Nicosia CY 1065, Zinas Kanther 11, Nicosia | Take away: 22 029377
The events will be in English and their live streams are open to the public. Images and/or recordings of our open public events may be used by The Cyprus Institute for dissemination purposes including print and digital media such as websites, press-releases, social media, and live streaming.
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Additional Info
- Date: Tuesday 20 September 2022
- Time: Starts: 09:00
- Speaker: View the programme
