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COMPANY AWARDS
ESTRO-ACCURAY AWARD
ALA YAROMINA
Dept. of Radiation Oncology (Maastro Lab), Grow - School for Oncology
and Developmental Biology, Maastricht University Medical Centre
Maastricht, The Netherlands
Ala Yaromina, a native of Belarus, studied environmental science
at the International Sakharov Environmental University in
Minsk. In 2003 she graduated from University College London
having attained the European
M.Scin Radiation Biology
under the directorship of Prof Klaus Trott. She studied for her
PhD research at the Technische Universität Dresden, Medical
Faculty, Department of Radiation Oncology, Germany, under
the supervision of Prof Michael Baumann and Prof Daniel Zips.
She investigated the impact of various pre-treatment parameters
of tumour microenvironment on radiation response in pre-
clinical models of cancer. After her PhD she continued working
at the OncoRay Center for Radiation Research in Oncology,
Dresden, focusing on radiation-induced changes in tumour
microenvironment and their association with radiotherapy
outcome as well as on predictive biomarkers.
In 2012 she joined the group of Prof Philippe Lambin at the
Department of Radiation Oncology (MAASTRO), Maastricht
University, The Netherlands, focusing on targeting of Carbonic
Anhydrase IX in tumours using novel drugs. Her latest research
project includes one of a kind pre-clinical studies testing
positron emission tomography (PET) based dose-painting
approaches, using state-of-the-art clinical imaging and
radiotherapy platforms.
Ala Yaromina