THERADNET

THERADNET stands for: “International NETwork for training and innovations in THErapeutic RADiation”. This EU-funded Innovative Training Network aims to train 15 early stage researchers in the field of experimental radiation oncology. A consortium of eight leading Radiobiology Laboratories in Europe, THERADNET will bring together a multidisciplinary team from several European countries with the objective of […]

EU and Radiobiology

Nature published this week a special issue on the European Union role in science and research.I think this is a very interesting read, very comprehensive on several key issues. On the eve of the next elections for the European Parliament, I wanted to share some of the programs made possible, in RadBio, thanks to the […]

News on Space Radiobiology

The last couple of weeks brought us exciting news in the field of Space Radiobiology. NASA plans on launching the BioSentinel mission with to study biological response to space radiation in lunar orbit, planned to fly in 2020 with the Artemis 1 mission.Beyond low Earth orbit, the Moon offers a true deep space radiation environment […]

ICRR 2019

One of the objectives I have for this website is to use it to divulge conferences about Radiobiology. This year, Manchester will welcome the 16th International Conference on Radiation Research. It will be held at the fantastic Manchester Central between the 25th and the 29th in August. The program focuses on 4 major themes: Basic […]

International Women’s Day

Women in Radiobiology Research in radiation biology (as well as in many other fields) owes a great deal of its knowledge to women. Of course we have to start with the pioneer, Maria Sklodowska-Curie. Maria had to leave her country to continue her education, since women in Poland were not allowed in Universities. She came […]

Space Radiobiology

Heads up: I hereby confess my ‘crush’ on everything space related. That being said, it’s only natural that the combination of radiobiology and space has a special place in my heart and it will pop up on the blog from time to time. But why does it matter? In a recent review from Life Sciences […]

The Future of Radiobiology

I think that a good way to kick off this blog is sharing this very interesting review by David G. Kirsch et al. on what lies ahead for Radiobiology. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5928778/pdf/djx231.pdf One of the most fascinating aspects, for me, is the fact that we still have so much to learn to really take full advantage of […]

Lets talk Radiobiology!

Hi! I’m Silvana, first year PhD Student in the BiotechHealth International PhD Programme (www.biotechhealth.pt), from Portugal. Radiobiology (RadBio) permeates several scientific areas, from cancer to space. I think it needs a little help reaching more people and hope that I can contribute to the creation of a community where we share news and views about […]