COIMBRA, Portugal, June 26, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- At the
16th International Photodynamic Association (IPA) World
Congress in Coimbra, Dr. Georg
Widhalm was the recipient of the 2017 IPA AWARD FOR PDT
RESEARCH EXCELLENCE.
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Dr. Georg Widhalm is Assistant
Professor, specializing in Neurosurgical Oncology at the Department
of Neurosurgery at the Medical University of Vienna, at Vienna General Hospital. He
directs the interdisciplinary neuronal tumor board within the
Comprehensive Cancer Center in Vienna. He also holds the position of a
Research Fellow at the University of
California, San Francisco (UCSF).
Dr. Widhalm is an emerging leader in the field of image guided
surgery supported by his current and ongoing research into
practical applications of PDT in Neurosurgery. His primary research
fields are related to innovative fluorescence technologies for
tumor visualization and multimodal imaging of brain tumors. With
numerous publications and awards, Dr. Widhalm is recognized
throughout the global PDT community for advancing PDT research
excellence.
The Coimbra World Congress was the 16th conference
held by the International Photodynamic Association, marking 32
years of this global meeting. The IPA World Congresses, held every
two years, are the leading PDT meetings bringing together members
of the global photodynamic community in order to advance scientific
and clinical research relating to photodiagnosis and photodynamic
therapies. The next IPA World Congress is to be hosted in
Boston, USA and will be led by Dr. Tayyaba Hasan, Professor of Dermatology at the
Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Harvard
Medical School (HMS) and a Professor of Health Sciences and
Technology (Harvard-MIT).
About Photodynamic Therapy (PDT)
Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) is a combination therapy involving
light activated photosensitizers to diagnose and treat various
types of cancers and pre-cancers, macular degeneration and
multidrug resistant biofilm infections involving bacteria, viruses
and fungi.
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