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Proceedings Volume 11070, 17th International Photodynamic Association World Congress; 1107001 (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2549385
Event: 17th International Photodynamic Association World Congress, 2019, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
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Numbers in the index correspond to the last two digits of the seven-digit citation identifier (CID) article numbering system used in Proceedings of SPIE. The first five digits reflect the volume number. Base 36 numbering is employed for the last two digits and indicates the order of articles within the volume. Numbers start with 00, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 0A, 0B…0Z, followed by 10-1Z, 20-2Z, etc.

A. Canevari, Renata, AF

Abirached, H., 3J

Abi-Rached, Henry, 5L

Abrahamse, H., 1V

Acar, Havva Y., 13

Acedo, P., 45, 97

Akkad, Rias, 2M

Al-Akkad, Walid, 6K

Alves, Fernanda, 8S

Amaro, F., 8C

Anand-Apte, Bela, 1N

Anayo, Lizette, 6R

Andersen, R., 8J

Arthuzo, G., B6

Atenco-Cuautle, JC, A0, A1

Baert, Gregory, 2M, 30, 5P, 64, 85

Bagnato, Vanderlei Salvador, 6Q, 6Z, 88, 8K, 8S, B6

Banerjee, S. M., 97

Baptista, Alessandra, 8F, BY

Baptista, Maurício S., 8L

Baptista-Hon, Daniel, 6E

Barnes, Klressa D., 46

Batoki, Julia C., 1N

Baydoun, M., 5P

Beaugé, L., 12

Bezdetnaya, Lina, 1P

Blanco, Kate Cristina, 88

Bouramtane, S., 9A

Boyle, Ross W., 9I

Brader, Nadine, AP

Bregier, F., 9A

Bretin, L., 9A

Busch, Theresa M., B0, BI

Buzzá, Hilde Harb, 6Z, B6

Callaghan, Susan, 9I

Camarero, Núria, 9H

Cang, Wei, 27

Cengel, Keith, B0

Chaleix, V., 9A

Chaves Silva Carvalho, Isabel, AF

Chen, Guiqin, 23, 73

Chen, Juan, 4J

Chen, Mingliang, 0V

Chen, Xiang, 0V

Chen, Zhou, 7T

Cheng, LeNan, 23, 73

Cheng, Mengxing, 27

Chesta, C. A., 12

Cho, Won, 2B

Cieślar, Grzegorz, A2, A3, B1, B2

Corrêa, Thaila Quatrini, 88, 8K

Curnow, Alison, 2Y, 6R

Czuba, Zenon, A3

Dailton G. O. Moraes, Carlos, AF

Damen, Martha P. F., 4J

Damrongrungruang, Teerasak, 9J, 9L

Damyeh, Maral Seidi, 0O

Davidson, Brian R., 13, 4R, 6K

de Castro, Cynthia Aparecida, 6Z

de Faria Souza, Roberta Kelly, AF

de Freitas, Laura M., 8L

de Oliveira, Kleber Thiago, 8K

de Souza, Clovis Wesley Oliveira, 8K

Deleporte, Pascal, 2M, 5L, 5P, 64

Delgado-López, MG, A0, A1

Delhem, N., 5P

Descalzo, A. B., 8C

DeWitt, John, 5Y

Di, Wen, 27

Dimofte, Andreea, B0, BI

Dupont, C., 4Q, 64

El Sheikh, S., 97

Fang, Tian-wen, 7X

Ferreira Strixino, Juliana, AF

Filatov, Mikhail A., 9I

Filonenko, E. V., 81

Fong, Wing-Ping, 2V

Fukuhara, Hideo, 2H

Garcez, Aguinaldo S., 8W

Garcia-Sampedro, A., 45

Gerrard, G., 97

Godoi, Bruno Henrique, AF

Gómez-Mendoza, M., 8C

Gomila, Alexandre M. J., 9H

Gorostiza, Pau, 9H

Goryajnov, Sergey, 6B

Grachev, Pavel, 6B

Griffin, Robert J., 46

Grigorievykh, N. I., 81

Gu, Li-Ying, 27

Gyenge, Emina Besic, AP

Halašková, Marie, 9M

Hales, Tim, 6E

Hamoudi, R., 97

Hanazaki, Kazuhiro, 2H

Harmatys, Kara M., 4J

Hashemkhani, Mahshid, 13

Hewitt, Molly, 6E

Hirai, Noriko, 2L

Hommel, Theresa, 5L

Hong, Zu-Bei, 27

Höpfner, Michael, AG

Hossain-Ibrahim, Kismet, 6E

Huang, Jingyi, 7T

Huang, Kai, 0V

Ibarra, L. E., 12

Inada, Natalia Mayumi, 6Z, 88, 8S

Inaji, Motoki, 1H

Inoue, Keiji, 2H

Ishibashi, Kei, 2L

Ishii, Kenji, 1H

Jenkins, Samir V., 46

Jensen, Grant J., 8W

Jiang, Xian, 7G, 96

Joniová, Jaroslava, BZ

Jordan, Kevin J., AV

Kaleta-Richter, Marta, A2

Kaplan, Mohammed, 8W

Kaprin, A. D., 81

Kawczyk-Krupka, Aleksandra, A2, A3, B1, B2

Kazebayashi, Yoshihiro, 2L

Keshtgar, M. R. S., 97

Kessel, David, 14, 2B

Kim, H.-R. C., 2B

Kim, Michele M., B0

Kitada, Masahiro, 2L

Kojima, Miho, 95

Kollár, Jan, 9M

Kouli, Omar, 6E

Kruger, C. A., 1V

Kumar, A., 5P

Kurachi, Cristina, 6Q, 88, 8S

Kuster, Niels, AP

Kustov, Daniil, 6B

Labib, Peter L., 13, 4R, 6K

Lai, Hung Wei, 6I, A4

Lamberti, María Julia, 3L

Lassalle, Henri-Pierre, 1P

Latos, Wojciech, A2, A3, B1, B2

Lecomte, Fabienne, 30, 3J, 5L, 64, 85

Leger, D.-Y., 9A

Leroux, B., 5P

Li, Andrew C., BI

Li, Dan-chen, 7X

Li, Fangfang, 0V

Li, Jinmao, 0V

Liagre, B., 9A

Libergoli, Michela, 9H

Linkov, Kirill, 6B

Liu, Guangzhi, 23, 73

Liu, Lian, 7G, 96

Loebel, N., 8J

Loizidou, Marilena, 13

Lombardi, Wellington, 6Z

Loschenov, Victor, 6B

Lu, XiaoLi, 23, 73

Luk, John M., 2V

Lum, Yick-Liang, 2V

Maake, Caroline, AP

Maccioni, Mariana, 3L

Macháček, Miloslav, 9M

MacRobert, Alexander J., 13, 45, 4R, 6K, 97

Maehara, Taketoshi, 1H

Magnussen, Anette, 6R

Mahamed, I., 45

Maire, Cyril, 3J, 5L

Makhseed, Saad, 9M

Maklygina, Yuliya, 6B

Mangkhalathon, Ampika, 9J

Mao, Bing, 23, 73

Marques, Ricardo H., 8F

Martin, A. A., BY

Martins, Laura Cristina Angioletto, 8K

Matera, Carlo, 9H

Meecham, A., 97

Meller, D., 8J

Mentucci, Fátima María, 3L

Mereddy, Ram, 0O

Mertas, Anna, A3

Miedzybrodzka, Anna, A2

Minami, Yoshinori, 2L

Mizutani-Morita, Reiko, 95

Mokwena, M. G., 1V

Moore, Corey, AV

Morales, Noppawan Phumala, 9J

Morales, O., 5P

Mordon, Serge R., 2M, 30, 3J, 4Q, 5L, 5P, 64, 85

Moriyama, Lilian Tan, 6Q

Morkmued, Supawich, 9J

Mortier, Laurent, 30, 3J, 5L, 85

Munck, Camille, 2M

Mundi, Neil, AV

Murbach, Manuel, AP

Nakajima, Motowo, 2H, 6I, A4

Nakayama, Taku, 2H

Nariai, Tadashi, 1H

Navarro, Ricardo S., 8F

Netzel, Michael E., 0O

Ney, A., 45

Ng, Dennis K. P., 2V

Nitzsche, Bianca, AG

Nong, Xiang, 7X

Núñez, Silvia Cristina, 48, 8F, 8W, BY

Ogbodu, Racheal O., AG

Ogura, Shun-ichiro, 2H, 6I, A4

Ohsaki, Yoshinobu, 2L

Okumura, Shunsuke, 2L

Onda, Nobuhiko, 95

Ong, Yi Hong, B0, BI

Orellana, G., 8C

Otsuka, Shimpei, 2H

Overchuk, Marta, 4J

Pacheco-Soares, Cristina, AF

Palacios, R. E., 12

Park, Eun Taek, 5W

Paterson, Cheryl, 2Y

Peng, Fen, 7T

Pereira, Stephen P., 13, 45, 4R, 6K

Perry, Alexis, 6R

Pinon, A., 9A

Pinto, Adenir Ferreira, 8F

Pomper, Martin G., 4J

Porte, Henri, 2M

Potapov, Alexander, 6B

Pratavieira, Sebastião, 8K

Prates, Renato A., 8F

Purtskhvanidze, Violeta, 86

Qiu, Li-Hua, 27

Ramirez-Ramirez, J., A0, A1

Ramírez-San-Juan, JC, A0, A1

Ramos-García, R., A0, A1

Rattanayatikul, Sutthichon, 9L

Reburn, Charlotte, 6R

Reyns, N., 64

Ribeiro, Martha S., 48, BY

Ricci, Ritchelli, AF

Rivarola, Viviana Alicia, 12, 3L

Rivas, L., 8C

Romanishkin, Igor, 6B

Romo, C., 8J

Rostomyan, Dzhivan, 86

Rumie Vittar, Natalia Belén, 3L

Ryabova, Anastasia, 6B

Sabino, Caetano P., 48

Sakiyama, Kylze Ikegami, 8F

Saleh, Mohamed Abdul Karim, 8F

Sancho, P., 45

Sasaki, Ryuta, 6I

Sasaki, Takaaki, 2L

Savelieva, Tatiana, 6B

Savoie, Huguette, 9I

Scherpereel, Arnaud, 2M

Selbo, P. K., 45

Senge, Mathias O., 9I

Shafirstein, Gal, 46

Shi, Wei, 0V

Shibutani, Makoto, 95

Shimizu, Kazuhide, 1H

Shuin, Taro, 2H

Sieroń, Aleksander, A2, A3, B1, B2

Simakov, Yury, 86

Šimůnek, Tomáš, 9M

Singh, Kirit, 6E

Singh, Rupesh, 1N

Singhal, Sunil, B0

Sol, V., 9A

Soler, Concepció, 9H

Sontikarn, Nattapon, 9L

Spezzia-Mazzocco, T., A0, A1

Staumont, D., 3J

Steklá, Monika, 9M

Stringasci, Mirian Denise, 6Q

Su, Juan, 0V

Sugawara, Takashi, 1H

Sultanbawa, Yasmina, 0O

Suprihadi, Arif, A4

Surmei-Pintilie, Ecaterina, 2M

Szeimies, R. Markus, 5L

Takahashi, Kiwamu, A4

Tamura, Kaoru, 1H

Tan, Hui Sun, A4

Tanaka, Tohru, 2H, 6I, A4

Tanaka, Yoji, 1H

Teerakapong, Aroon, 9J, 9L

Thecua, Elise, 30, 3J, 5L, 5P, 85

Tippayawat, Patcharaporn, 9L

Trukhachova, Tatsiana, 37

Tyrrell, Jess, 2Y

Uliana, Marciana P., 8K

Urlova, A. N., 81

Usuki, Shiro, 6I

Vermandel, M., 4Q, 64

Vicentini, Claire, 30, 3J, 5L, 85

Vignion-Dewalle, Anne-Sophie, 30, 3J, 5L, 85

Vollet Filho, José Dirceu, 6Q

Wagnières, Georges, BZ

Walt, Heinrich, AP

Wasielewski, Eric, 2M

Williams, N. R., 97

Wood, Mark, 6R

Wu, An-Yue, 27

Wuttiruk, Boonsita, 9L

Yaghini, Elnaz, 13, 4R

Yakavets, Ilya, 1P

Yamamoto, Yasushi, 2L

Yamashita, Susumu, 95

Yang, Liyun, 23, 73

Yang, QiuYun, 23, 73

Yang, Xiaojing, 7T

Yodh, Arjun G., B0

Yoshida, Nana, 2L

Yoshida, Ryohei, 2L

Yoshida, Toshinori, 95

Zhang, Zihui, 7G

Zhao, Shuang, 0V

Zhao, Ting-ting, 7X

Zhao, ZiYi, 23, 73

Zheng, Gang, 4J

Zhu, Timothy C., B0, BI

Ziane, L., 3J, 5P

Zimčík, Petr, 9M

Zorin, Vladimir, 1P

Conference Committee

Symposium Chair

  • Tayyaba Hasan, Wellman Center for Photomedicine (United States) and Harvard Medical School (United States) and Massachusetts General Hospital (United States)

Conference Chair

  • Tayyaba Hasan, Wellman Center for Photomedicine (United States) and Harvard Medical School (United States) and Massachusetts General Hospital (United States)

Conference Program Committee

  • Luis Arnaut, Universidade de Coimbra (Portugal)

    Henri Azaïs, Hôpital Universitaire Pitié-Salpêtrière (France)

    Vanderlei Bagnato, Universidade de São Paulo (Brazil)

    Kristian Berg, Oslo University Hospital (Norway)

    Merrill Biel, University of Minnesota (United States)

    S. A. Bonnet, Leiden University (Netherlands)

    Mans Broekgaarden, Université Grenoble Alpes (France)

    Anne-Laure Bulin, Wellman Center for Photomedicine (United States)

    Theresa Busch, University of Pennsylvania (United States)

    Jonathan Celli, University of Massachusetts Boston (United States)

    Keith Cengel, University of Pennsylvania (United States)

    Bin Chen, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia (United States)

    Myung-Gyu Choi, St. Mary's Hospital (Korea, Republic of)

    Jonathan Coleman, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (United States)

    Maurício da Silva Baptista, Universidade de São Paulo (Brazil)

    Steven J. Davis, Physical Sciences Inc. (United States)

    Alessandra Nara de Souza Rastelli, Universidade de São Paulo (Brazil)

    Fabienne Dumoulin, Gebze Technical University (Turkey)

    Andrea Ebeling, Photonamic GmbH & Co. KG (Germany)

    Sandra Gollnick, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center (United States)

    Arjan Griffioen, Amsterdam University Medical Center (Netherlands)

    Colin Hopper, University College London (United Kingdom)

    Huang-Chiao Huang, University of Maryland, College Park (United States)

    Harubumi Kato, Tokyo Medical University Hospital (Japan)

    Cristina Kurachi, Instituto de Física de São Carlos (Brazil)

    Norbert Lange, Université de Genève (Switzerland)

    Lothar Lilge, University of Toronto (Canada)

    Nicolas Loebel, Ondine Biomedical Inc. (Canada)

    Jonathan Lovell, University at Buffalo (United States)

    Zivile Luksiene, Vilnius University (Lithuania)

    Tim Maisch, Universität Regensburg (Germany)

    Srivalleesha Mallidi, Harvard University (United States)

    Ed Maytin, Cleveland Clinic (United States)

    Anne Moor, Photonamic GmbH & Co. KG (Germany)

    Serge Mordon, INSERM (France)

    Patrycja Nowak-Sliwinska, University of Geneva (Switzerland)

    Girgis Obaid, Harvard University (United States)

    Sabrina Oliveira, Utrecht University (Netherlands)

    Ferry Ossendorp, Leiden University Medical Center (Netherlands)

    Kanyi Pu, Nanyang Technological University (Singapore)

    Imran Rizvi, The University of North Carolina (United States)

    Dominic J. Robinson, Erasmus MC (Netherlands)

    Angelika Rueck, Universität Ulm (Germany)

    Kimberley Samkoe, Dartmouth College (United States)

    Avigdor Scherz, Weizmann Institute of Science (Israel)

    Mathias Senge, Trinity College Dublin (Ireland)

    Gal Shafirstein, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center (United States)

    Bryan Spring, Northeastern University (United States)

    Herbert Stepp, Laser-Forschungslabor (Germany)

    Ulas Sunar, Wright State University (United States)

    J. Usuda, Nippon Medical School (Japan)

    Georges Wagnieres, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (Switzerland)

    Mark Wainwright, Liverpool John Moores University (United Kingdom)

    Per Walday, PCI Biotech AS (Norway)

    Kenneth Wang, Mayo Clinic (United States)

    Xiuli Wang, Shanghai Skin Disease Hospital (China)

    Anette Weyergang, Oslo University Hospital (Norway)

    Georg Widhalm, Medizinische Universität Wien (Austria)

    Brian Wilson, University of Toronto (Canada)

    Si Wu, Max-Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung (China)

    Cuiping Yao, Xi'an Jiaotong University (China)

    Gang Zheng, University of Toronto (Canada)

Session Chairs

  • 1 PDT in Food Safety and Solid Surface Sterilizations

    Alessandra Nara de Souza Rastelli, Universidade de São Paulo (Brazil)

    Živilė Lukšienė, Vilnius University (Lithuania)

  • 2 PDT in Molecular and Personalized Medicine

    Harubumi Kato, Tokyo Medical University Hospital (Japan)

    Bin Chen, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia (United States)

  • 3 Nanotechnology for Photodiagnosis

    Kanyi Pu, Nanyang Technological University (Singapore)

    Gang Zheng, University Health Network (Canada)

  • 4 PDT in the Brain

    Georg Widhalm, Medizinische Universität Wien (Austria)

    Bryan Q. Spring, Northeastern University (United States)

  • 5 Nanotechnology for Photodynamic Therapy

    Gang Zheng, University Health Network (Canada)

    Kanyi Pu, Nanyang Technological University (Singapore)

  • 6 Photosensitizing Systems

    Luis G. Arnaut, Universidade de Coimbra (Portugal)

    Sherri A. McFarland, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (United States)

  • 7 Capabilities of 5-ALA

    Anne Moor, photonamic GmbH & Company KG (Germany)

    Walter Stummer, Universitätsklinikum Münster (Germany)

  • 8 PDT in Urology and Gynecology

    Lothar D. Lilge, Princess Margaret Cancer Center (Canada)

    Henri Azaïs, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital (France)

  • 9 Intracellular Mechanisms of PDT in Cancer

    Anette Weyergang, Oslo University Hospital (Norway)

    Imran Rizvi, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (United States)

  • 11 Photodynamic Immune Activation and Immunotherapy

    Ferry Ossendorp, Leiden University Medical Center (Netherlands)

    Arjan Griffioen, Amsterdam University Medical Center (Netherlands)

  • 12 Clinical and Immunological Aspects of PDT in Dermatology

    Edward V. Maytin, Lerner Research Institute - Cleveland Clinic (United States)

    Xiuli Wang, Shanghai Skin Disease Hospital (China)

  • 13 Vascular Targeted PDT

    Avigdor Scherz, Weizmann Institute of Science (Israel)

    Jonathan A. Coleman, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (United States)

  • 14 PCI and Other Drug Delivery Methods

    Per Walday, PCI Biotech AS (Norway)

    Mans Broekgaarden, Institut pour l'Avancée des Biosciences (France)

  • 15 Photoactivated Chemotherapy: an Oxygen-Independent Form of Anticancer Phototherapy

    Sylvestre Bonnet, Leiden University (Netherlands)

    Si Wu, Max-Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung (China)

  • 16 Does PDT have a Role in Vaccine Development?

    Sandra O. Gollnick, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center (United States)

    Kristian Berg, Oslo University Hospital (Norway)

  • 18 PDT in Head and Neck Cancer

    Merrill A. Biel, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (United States)

    Kimberley S. Samkoe, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (United States)

  • 19 Photoactivation in Drug Delivery

    Jonathan Lovell, University at Buffalo (United States)

    Huang-Chiao Huang, University of Maryland, College Park (United States)

  • 20 Applied and Mechanistic Issues of Anti-Microbial PDT

    Maurício da Silva Baptista, Universidade de São Paulo (Brazil)

    Tianhong Dai, Harvard Medical School (United States)

  • 21 Macromolecular Targeted PDT: Is it Worth the Trouble or is it Too Early to Say?

    Girgis Obaid, Wellman Center for Photomedicine (United States)

    Sabrina Oliveira, Utrecht University (Netherlands)

  • 22 Image-Guided Optimization and Prediction for Effective Photodynamic Therapy

    Srivalleesha Mallidi, Wellman Center for Photomedicine (United States)

    Ulas Sunar, Wright State University (United States)

  • 23 Dosimetry and Interstitial PDT

    Gal Shafirstein, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center (United States)

    Herbert Stepp, Laser-Forschungslabor (Germany)

  • 24 PDT in Global Health: Global Access to Healthcare Challenges and Opportunities

    Colin Hopper, Eastman Dental Institute (United Kingdom)

    Cristina Kurachi, Instituto de Física de São Carlos (Brazil)

  • 25 Low-Cost Systems and Techniques in PDT Light Delivery, Dosimetry, and Treatment Guidance

    Jonathan P. Celli, University of Massachusetts Boston (United States)

    Dominic J. Robinson, Erasmus MC (Netherlands)

  • 26 Photodynamics and Ionizing Radiation: Friends or Foes?

    Anne-Laure Bulin, ESRF - The European Synchrotron (France)

    Brian C. Wilson, University of Toronto (Canada)

  • 27 Applications of Novel PDT Light Sources

    Steven J. Davis, Physical Sciences Inc. (United States)

    Serge R. Mordon, INSERM (France)

  • 28 From Small Animals to Spheroids: Modelling Mechanisms of PDT Effect on Tissue

    Theresa M. Busch, University of Pennsylvania (United States)

    Patrycja M. Nowak-Sliwinska, Université de Genève (Switzerland)

  • 29 Photodynamic Diagnosis and Therapy for Gastrointestinal Neoplastic Lesions

    Kenneth K. Wang, Mayo Clinic (United States)

    Myung-Gyu Choi, The Catholic University of Korea (Korea, Republic of)

Introduction

These Proceedings are the outcome, in part, of the papers presented at the 17th Biennial International Photodynamic Association (IPA) World Congress held at the Boston Marriot Cambridge Hotel, in Cambridge, MA from June 28 – July 4, 2019. The Congress was forward-looking, projecting areas with high potential for making an impact on healthcare and science using Photodynamic therapy (PDT) & Photodiagnosis (PD), as well as capturing the current state of the field. Both basic science and applied topics were covered and provided a good platform for exchange of ideas between laboratory scientists, clinicians, and engineers. It was specifically aimed to help implement “bench to bedside” translation, and targeted clinical applications for which the optical approach of PDT & PD could provide unique benefits. The Congress was attended by nearly 500 engineers, physicians and scientists and was sponsored by a number of industry partners. Particular emphasis was placed on encouraging attendance by junior scientists, women, and underrepresented minorities in the United States amongst other specialties, so that diverse viewpoints may be presented. Industry was strongly encouraged to participate in order to provide perspective on challenges associated with manufacturing and marketing of related medical drugs and devices.

The publications in this issue incorporate diverse topics from PD of thoracic malignancies (Ohsaki et al.) to the use of natural substance photosensitizers such as curcumin (Damyeh et al.). A 200 subjects case study over 10 years on PDT in unresectable cholangiocarcinoma by Park et al. is a valuable write-up on a topic that has been elusive for the PDT community in completing controlled trials. In addition, there was a focus on Low Cost Technologies in PDT and PD for implementation in low to middle income countries in sessions devoted to global health. Paper by Khan et al reflects the use of a smart phone for lesion localization and basis dosimetry. The special roles that photodynamic activation plays in immunology and disinfection of surfaces were important features at the conference, the latter being somewhat new and upcoming. Novel light delivery, sources and dosimetry were an important theme such as ‘Light emitting fabrics for PDT: technology and results of clinical studies’ Mordon et al. The use of biocompatible quantum dots is an emerging area and the paper by Labib et al. discusses the use of these in targeting of epidermal growth factor receptor positive pancreatic cancer cell lines. There are several basic cellular mechanism papers with an overview of death pathways (Kessel) and the discovery of a new iron-chelating prodrug (Reburn et al). Overviews of antimicrobial therapy in general (Ribiero et al.) and in South America in particular (de Frietas et al.) are also important contributions in this edition.

Finally, we observed the passing of Thomas J Dougherty by celebrating with a special symposium on the impact he made to the field. The article Thomas J. Dougherty: present at the creation by David Kessel provides an important and an interesting read into the development of PDT.

Typically, the conference opened with Plenary Lectures which encompass broad overviews of science and applications of disease. Of note was special lectures by Jack W. Szostak (Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, United States) Nobel laureate in Physiology and Medicine in 2009. Industry leaders from Novartis and Merrimack Pharmaceuticals were also part of the plenary lecture series to provide an overview of challenges in the development of therapeutics and diagnostics. Professor Rakesh Jain from the Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School provided the basis of exploiting tumor physiology for developing approaches to novel therapeutics in his plenary lecture.

I thank the attendees and our industry partners for their participation in making this a successful Congress and hope that you will enjoy reading the Proceedings.

Tayyaba Hasan

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"Front Matter: Volume 11070", Proc. SPIE 11070, 17th International Photodynamic Association World Congress, 1107001 (8 November 2019); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2549385
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KEYWORDS
Photodynamic therapy

Cancer

Pancreatic cancer

Skin cancer

Tumors

Bismuth

Oncology

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