ARR 2025, 9-11 June Lodore Falls Hotel, Keswick

conference programme


Monday 9th June 2025

TimeSessionArea
08:00 - 09:10Registration and Arrival Refreshments Bar Area/Conservatory
09:10 - 09:30
Introduction and Welcome by Ruth Edge & Zara Hodgson
Derwent Suite         
09:30 - 11:00             
Session 1 - Space
Session Chair: Fred Currell 

Invited Speaker
Andrew Coates - Space weather effects in the solar system (30 minutes) 

Proffered Talks
Adrija Bhowmick - Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Thermal Cycling Effects on Lunar Construction Materials (20 minutes) 
Andy Smith - Creation of a ‘Virtual-Moon’ in the laboratory – an important step in enabling humanity’s return to our satellite world (20 minutes) 
Jonathan Cousins - Mechanical and Chemical Evolution of Potential Lunar Construction Materials Under Simulated Lunar Conditions (20 minutes) 
Derwent Suite 
11:00 - 11:20
RefreshmentsDerwent Suite/Conservatory                
11:20 - 12:50
Session 2 - Radio Protection
Session Chair: Liz Ainsbury 

Invited Speaker
Chris Jones - Future Challenges and Solutions in Defence Radiation Protection (30 minutes) 

Proffered Talks
Rhona Anderson - Genetic and Cytogenetic Family Trio study of British nuclear test veterans (20 minutes) 
Carmel Mothersill - Approaches to the development of biomarkers for  low dose radiation exposure (20 minutes) 
Jude Ferrier - Experimental actinide nano-chemistry for the future interim storage of the civil UK plutonium inventory (20 minutes) 
Derwent Suite 
12:50 - 13:00Sponsor Talk - Screen Europe (Platinum Sponsor)Derwent Suite
13:00 - 14:00
Buffet Lunch & Poster Session 
Derwent Suite/Falls Brasserie                   
13:00 - 14:00              Committee MeetingBoardroom

14:00 - 15:30 
Session 3 - Nuclear/Radiation Chemistry & Physics
Session Chair: Steve Hepworth

Invited Speaker
Mats Jonnson - How ionizing radiation affects the integrity of deep geological repositories for spent nuclear fuel (30 minutes) 

Proffered Talks
Krasimir Maslarov - Investigating PVDF radiolysis in aqueous environment (20 minutes) 
Vasily Sorokin - Dosimetric and radiobiological characterisation of a 28 MeV proton beam delivered by the MC-40 cyclotron (20 minutes) 
Marcus Webb - A New Simulation Toolkit for Radiation Chemistry (MIRaCLE) (20 minutes) 
Derwent Suite 
15:30 - 15:50
Refreshments
Derwent Suite/Conservatory
15:50 - 17:20 
Session 4 - Radiation Biology/DNA Damage Repair 
Session Chair: Niall Byrne

Invited Speaker
Joanne Lysaght - Radiotherapy as an effective immunomodulator to enhance response rates to immune checkpoint inhibition (30 minutes) 

Proffered Talks
Lydia Mcquoid - Impact of novel gold nanoparticle formulations on indirect effects of radiation (15 minutes)
Morgan Rycroft - Radiosensitization through CDK12 Inhibition (15 minutes) 
Tongchuan Wang - Metabolic effect induced by mannose and related metabolic gene mediated radiosensitisation of HPV negative head and neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (15 minutes) 
Fred Currell - Fast-ion irradiation for rapid vaccine manufacture, getting ready for the next pandemic! (15 minutes) 
Derwent Suite 
17:20 - 18:30
Drinks Reception & Poster Session
Derwent Suite


Tuesday 10th June 2025

TimeSessionArea
08:00 - 09:00Registration and Arrival Refreshments Bar Area/Conservatory
09:00 - 10:30         
Session 5 - Medical Isotopes
Session Chair: Adriana Ceruso

Invited Speaker
Stephen Archibald - Radionuclide production, separation and labelling: routes to optimising radiopharmaceutical availability (30 minutes) 

Proffered Talks
Dipak Babar - Production of Radioactive Nanoparticles of ⁴⁴Sc and ⁴³Sc: Pioneering the Future of Medicine (20 minutes) 
Olatunde Michael Oni - Investigation of the cell chemical definition (20 minutes) 
Volkan Yasakci - Radioisotopic-Blended Copper Nanoparticles: Target Development, Separation and Synthesis (20 minutes) 
Derwent Suite        
10:30 - 10:50             
Refreshments
Derwent Suite/Conservatory                
10:50 - 12:20
Session 6 - BIR - Radiotherapy
Session Chair: Mike Kirby

Invited Speaker
Peter Hoskin - Reirradiation: Myths and Reality (30 minutes) 

Proffered Talks
Liz Harron - Practical Approaches to Reirradiation (20 minutes) 
Kristina Small - SoRTEd: Science of Radiotherapy Education - Improving Patient Understanding and Confidence in Radiotherapy (20 minutes) 
Jane Shortall - The implementation of Gaussian Process Regression to Inform Voxel-Based Analysis when Dealing with Sparse and Irregular Time-series Longitudinal Data (20 minutes) 
Derwent Suite        
12:20 - 12:30Sponsor Talk - RPS (Platinum Sponsor and Sponsor of DCF Tour)Derwent Suite
12:30 - 13:30
Sit-down Lunch
Falls Brasserie 
13:30 - 14:30
Travel to DCF

14:30 - 16:30
Tour of DCF

16:30 - 17:30
Travel back to Keswick/Lodore Falls

19:00 - Late
Conference Dinner
Derwent Suite
22:00Transport to Keswick/Borrowdale Hotel


Wednesday 11th June 2025

TimeSessionArea
08:00 - 09:00
Registration and Arrival RefreshmentsBar Area/Conservatory
09:00 - 09:30AGM
09:30 - 10:30              
Weiss Medal Winner - Anthony Chalmers Derwent Suite      
10:30 - 10:50
Refreshments
Derwent Suite/Conservatory         
10:50 - 12:20         
Session 7 - Clinical/Translational
Session Chair: Asma Sarwar

Invited Speaker
Navita Somaiah - Forward and reverse translation to drive therapeutic advances in breast cancer radiotherapy (30 minutes) 

Proffered Talks
Emily Jessop - Establishing LGR5 expression levels in Head and Neck Cancer to explore the clinical potential of LGR5-directed therapeutics (20 minutes) 
Milaan Patel - Supersonic Gas Curtain Ionization Profile Monitor: A Non-Invasive beam diagnostics for FLASH Proton Therapy (20 minutes) 
Chris Talbot - Treatment time and circadian genotype interact to alter the severity of radiotherapy side-effects in prostate cancer patients (20 minutes) 
Derwent Suite 
12:20 - 12:30 
Closing remarks
Derwent Suite 
12:30 - 13:30 
Sit-down Lunch and depart 
Falls Brasserie