Scientific CV

• 2013 – present Clinical Research Senior Consultant / Medical Oncology, Medizinische Klinik III – Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich
• 2011 – 2017 Head of SarKUM (Sarcoma Center University of Munich)
• 1999 – 2013Head of the Clinical Corporation Group at the Helmholtz Center Munich - German Research Center for Environmental Health
• 1982 – 1983Harvard Medical School Research Fellow, Department of Radiotherapy, Massachusetts General Hospital Boston (Prof. Suit), USA

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Society memberships

• ASCOAmerican Society of Clinical Oncology
• CTOSConnective Tissue Oncology Society
• ESHOEuropean Society for Hyperthermic Oncology / Chairman: Head of Clinical Committee
• ESMOEuropean Society of Medical Oncology
• EORTC-STBSGEuropean Organization for the Research and Treatment of Cancer: Soft Tissue and Bone Sarcoma Group
• IAHInterdisciplinary Working Group Hyperthermia of the German Cancer Society: Chairman
• STMSociety of Thermal Medicine

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Publications

Prof. Issels published more than 150 papers within his scientific areas in peer-reviewed journals

Education

• 10/2016-11/2019 Ph.D. in Biotechnology at University of Strasbourg, France Thesistitle: “Interventional MR Elastography for the monitoring of thermal ablations”
• 03/2014-02/2016 M.Sc. In Biomedical Engineering at Kyung Hee University, South Korea
• 03/2008-02/2014BS in Biomedical Engineering at Kyung Hee University, South Korea Compulsory Military Service in South Korea 2010-2012

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Experience

• 09/2024-CURRENT Assistant Professor
  in Department of Biomedical Engineering, Kyung Hee University, South Korea

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Key Publications

1. K. Kim, P. Gupta, K. Narsinh, C. Diederich, E. Ozhinsky. Volumetric hyperthermia delivery using the ExAblate body MRgFUS system. International Journal of Hyperthermia 2024;41(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/02656736.2024.2349080

2. K.Kim, K. Narsinh, E. Ozhinsky. Technical advances in motion-robust magnetic resonance thermometry: a review. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 2024 doi: 10.1002/mrm.30057

3. K. Kim, C. Diederich, K. Narsinh, E. Ozhinsky. Motion-robust, multi-slice, real-time MR Thermometry for MR-guided thermal therapy in abdominal organs. International Journal of Hyperthermia 2023;40(1):2151649. https://doi.org/10.1080/02656736.2022.2151649

4. K. Kim, M. Zubair, M. Adams, C. Diederich, E. Ozhinsky. Sonication strategies toward volumetric ultrasound hyperthermia treatment using the ExAblate body MRgFUS system. International Journal of Hyperthermia 2021;38(1):1590-1600 https://doi.org/10.1080/02656736.2021.1998658

5. K. Kim, E. Breton, A. Gangi, J. Vappou. Simultaneous fat-referenced proton resonance frequency shift thermometry and MR elastography for the monitoring of thermal ablations. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 2019;00:1-9. doi.org/10.1002/mrm.28130

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Honors

1. 2023: Bruce Hasegawa Award from the 20th Annual Imaging Research Symposium, University of California, San Francisco, USA

2. 2020: Best poster Award from the 17th Annual Imaging Research Symposium, University of California, San Francisco, USA

3. 2020: Young investigator Award from 7th International Symposium on Focused Ultrasound by FUS foundation

4. 2019: Magna Cum Laude Merit Award from ISMRM 27th Annual Meeting, Montréal, Canada

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Academic Activites

1. 2024-Current: Academic Editor, PloS One

2. 2024: Co-Chair Moderator, Focused Ultrasound Session, Society of Thermal Medicine (STM) 2024, Houston

3. 2024-2025: Trainee Representative, the Interventional MR Study Group of the International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

4. 2024-Current: Active Reviewer, Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

5. 2022-Current: Active Reviewer, International Journal of Hyperthermia

6. 2023-Current: Active Reviewer, Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery, Print ISSN 2223- 4292; Online ISSN 2223-4306;

7. 2023-2024: Guest Editor, Methods Collection ”Magnetic Resonance Imaging Monitoring of Focused Ultrasound Treatments: Advancements and Techniques”, Journal of Visualized Experiments, ISSN: 1940-087X

8. 2023: Invited SpeakerL, MR Engineering study section, 11th International Congresson MRI, Seoul

9. 2022: Invited Speaker, The Korean Society of medical sonographers, Virtual

10. 2022: Invited Speaker, MR Engineering study section, 10th International Congresson MRI, Seoul

Sun Ha Paek, M.D. Ph.D.

Professor
Department of Neurosurgery
Seoul National University Hospital
Seoul National University College of Medicine

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Subspecialty

Stereotactic functional neurosurgery, Neurooncology,
Gamma knife radiosurgery

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Training & Academic Carrier

• 2009 - Professor
• 2004 - 2008 Associate professor
• 2003 - 2004 Research fellow (postDoc) Department of Neurosurgery
  , Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia
• 2002 - 2003 Research fellow (postDoc), Department of Neurology,
  Cornell University Weill Medical College, NY
• 1999 - 2004 Assistant professor, Department of Neurosurgery,
  Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
• 1996 - 1999 Instructor, Department of Neurosurgery
  Gyeongsang University College of Medicine, Jinju, Korea
• 1995 - 1996 Fellowship, Department of Neurosurgery
  Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
• 1992 - 1995 Military service (Captain), Department of Neurosurgery
  Jeju Medical Center, Jeju island, Korea
• 1988 - 1992 Residency, Department of Neurosurgery
  Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
• 1987 - 1988 Internship
  Seoul National University Hospital

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Education

• Feb 1999 Ph.D. in Neurosurgery
  Seoul Nat’l University College of Medicine
• Feb 1992 M.S. in Neurosurgery
  Seoul Nat’l University College of Medicine
• Feb 1987 M.D.
  Seoul Nat’l University College of Medicine

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Membership

The Congress of Neurological Surgeons (Active International member)
The Korean Neurosurgical Society
The Korean Brain Tumor Society
The Korean Skull Base Society
The Korean Society of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery

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SCI(E) Publications : total 373 publications as of July, 2025
SCI citation number: 14377, H-index: 56

Dr. Dario Rodrigues is an Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology, Lead Hyperthermia Physicist, and Director of the Hyperthermia Therapy Practice School at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (Maryland, USA).

He earned his Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering through a joint program between NOVA University Lisbon (Portugal) and Duke University (Durham NC, USA), and completed a 4-year residency in clinical hyperthermia physics at Thomas Jefferson University (Philadelphia PA, USA).

As a medical physicist, Dr. Rodrigues specializes in delivering adjuvant hyperthermia therapy in combination with radiotherapy and chemotherapy for cancer patients. He oversees treatment planning, thermal dosimetry, and quality assurance of clinical microwave and radiofrequency (MW/RF) hyperthermia systems.

His research involves the development of novel MW/RF and magnetic nanoparticle-based applicators, hyperthermia treatment planning strategies, and the standardization of scientific, technical, and clinical use of hyperthermia. This includes theoretical modeling, engineering development, and performance evaluation with phantom, animal, and human subjects.

He serves as Councilor for Engineering/Physical Sciences at the Society for Thermal Medicine (STM), Chair of the Thermal Medicine Standards Committee (ASME), and a member of the Technical Committee of the European Society for Hyperthermic Oncology (ESHO).

Education

• 1957. B.S. Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea. Chemistry
• 1959. M.S. Korea University, Seoul, Korea. Biochemistry
• 1964. Ph.D. University of Iowa, Iowa City of Iowa, USA. Radiobiology

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Professional Positions

• 1964 - 1969 Scientist. Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• 1969 – 1970 Assistant Professor of Radiation Biology, Department of Radiology. Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia
• 1970 - 1974 Assistant Professor of Radiation Biology, Department of Therapeutic Radiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
• 1974 - 1978 Associate Professor of Radiation Biology, Department of Therapeutic Radiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
• 1978 - 2006 Professor of Radiobiology, Dept. of Therapeutic Radiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
• 2006 - Professor Emeritus. University of Minnesota

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Awards

• 1986 Merit Award, NIH, USA
• 1998 Outstanding Research and Teaching Service Award, University of Minnesota
• 2000 Eugine Robinson Award, North American Hyperthermia Society
• 2009 T. Sugahara Award, International Society of Hyperthermic Oncology

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Research Interests

• Effects of radiation on the vascular functions in normal tissues and tumors

• Effects of hyperthermia on the vascular functions in normal tissues and tumors

• Implication of intratumor microenvironment in tumor treatments

• Role of HIF-1 in the immune response of tumors to radiotherapy, hyperthermia and chemotherapy

• Radiobiology of high-dose hypo-fractionated radiotherapy (SABR, FLASH-RT, SART)

Education

• 1957. B.S. Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea. Chemistry
• 1959. M.S. Korea University, Seoul, Korea. Biochemistry
• 1964. Ph.D. University of Iowa, Iowa City of Iowa, USA. Radiobiology

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Professional Positions

• 1964 - 1969 Scientist. Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• 1969 – 1970 Assistant Professor of Radiation Biology, Department of Radiology. Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia
• 1970 - 1974 Assistant Professor of Radiation Biology, Department of Therapeutic Radiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
• 1974 - 1978 Associate Professor of Radiation Biology, Department of Therapeutic Radiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
• 1978 - 2006 Professor of Radiobiology, Dept. of Therapeutic Radiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
• 2006 - Professor Emeritus. University of Minnesota

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Awards

• 1986 Merit Award, NIH, USA
• 1998 Outstanding Research and Teaching Service Award, University of Minnesota
• 2000 Eugine Robinson Award, North American Hyperthermia Society
• 2009 T. Sugahara Award, International Society of Hyperthermic Oncology

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Research Interests

• Effects of radiation on the vascular functions in normal tissues and tumors

• Effects of hyperthermia on the vascular functions in normal tissues and tumors

• Implication of intratumor microenvironment in tumor treatments

• Role of HIF-1 in the immune response of tumors to radiotherapy, hyperthermia and chemotherapy

• Radiobiology of high-dose hypo-fractionated radiotherapy (SABR, FLASH-RT, SART)

Biography

Robert J. Griffin, PhD is a professor of Radiation Biology in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). In a career now spanning over 30 years, a large part of his research has involved characterizing the effects of thermal therapy at mild or ablative levels on the solid tumor microenvironment and how to exploit these effects to improve tumor control with various therapeutic modalities. He trained with Chang W. Song at the University of Minnesota, obtaining his PhD in 1998 and became assistant professor there in 2000. After 15 years at the University of Minnesota, he moved to UAMS in 2006 as associate professor, and became full professor in 2016. He has been a proud member of the Society for Thermal Medicine since around 1995 and has published over 180 peer reviewed papers. He has also published several book reviews and chapters and given over 130 invited presentations on his research. Most recently, he has been working as vice president for small business development and faculty affairs in the technology transfer office at UAMS (Bioventures) since 2022.

Investigations using nanomaterials (e.g., nanoliposomes and various nanomedicines) for targeted delivery to the tumor vasculature to improve responses to radiation, thermal treatment, or chemotherapy have been a growing focus of his research group now for nearly 20 years. Most recently he worked with the startup company Rejuvenics Technologies. LLC to develop a radiation-triggered liposome for tumor selective drug release with the support of an SBIR contract award from the US National Cancer Institute. A number of publications have explored tumor-selective gold-based nanoparticles to deliver photothermal therapy. Earlier, his laboratory published a series of papers on anti-angiogenic/vascular targeting agents against myeloma and breast cancer models and the development of labeled compounds for PET imaging. These projects have been supported by continuous funding from the NIH or NSF since 2004. In 2023 2024, Dr. Griffin was fortunate to receive a fellowship from the Curie Institute and the University of Paris-Saclay to support a sabbatical research project in Paris on spatially fractionated radiation and immunotherapy. He is a past President and program chair for the Society for Thermal Medicine and has served on various committees for STM, the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) and the Radiation Research Society. Current editorial posts include Seminars in Radiation Oncology, associate senior editor for radiotherapy for Technology in Cancer Research and Treatment, Radiation Research and section editor for biology for the International Journal of Hyperthermia.