Ralf Schirrmacher

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About

I obtained my PhD from the University of Mainz (Germany) in Nuclear Chemistry in 1999. After a brief postdoctoral stay at the University of Pennsylvania ( I continued research at the University of Mainz as a civil servant until 2007. In 2008 I was appointed Head of Radiochemistry and Director of Cyclotron at the McConnell Brain Imaging Center at the Montreal Neurological Institute (MNI) of McGill University. During my time at McGill I held a Canada Research Chair in Molecular Imaging and Radiochemistry. I am currently an Associate Professor in Oncologic Imaging at the Faculty of Medicine at the MICF and Cross Cancer Center.

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Research

My research group develops new imaging agents for Positron Emission Tomography (PET) imaging in the field of oncology and neurology. Our current interests are the development of novel radiolabeling strategies for peptide and protein for cancer imaging as well as introduction of receptor kinase () receptor ligands for oncological and neurological imaging. We furthermore continue our research in nano particle PET platform development. We work with a variety of different radionuclides such as carbon-11, fluorine-18, gallium-68, different radioisotopes of iodine and soon copper-64. We welcome undergraduate- as well as graduate students with a chemistry or pharmacology background to contact us and inquire further information.

ONCOL 475 - Fundamentals of Radiopharmaceutical Sciences

Practical techniques in the use of radioisotopes in the life sciences. This course focuses on safe handling of radio-isotopes, measurement of radioactivity, performance of radiochemical reactions and the application of radionuclides in life sciences (99mTc-labeling and 18F-labeling). The accompanying seminar provides the necessary background knowledge to engage with the practical challenges of radionuclide handling. Credit cannot be obtained for both ONCOL 475 and 575.

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ONCOL 575 - Fundamentals of Radiopharmaceutical Sciences

Practical techniques in the use of radioisotopes in the life sciences. This course focuses on safe handling of radio-isotopes, measurement of radioactivity, performance of radiochemical reactions and the application of radionuclides in life sciences (99mTc-labeling and 18F-labeling). The accompanying seminar provides the necessary background knowledge to engage with the practical challenges of radionuclide handling. Credit cannot be obtained for both ONCOL 475 and 575. Prerequisite: Consent of the Department.

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Browse more courses taught by Ralf Schirrmacher

Bernardes E., Caravan P., van Dam R.M., Deuther-Conrad W., Ellis B., Furumoto S., Guillet B., Huang Y.Y., Jia H., Laverman P., Li Z., Liu Z., Lodi F., Miao Y., Perk L., Schirrmacher R., Vercoullie J., Yang H., Yang M., Yang X., Zhang J., Zhang M.R., Zhu H.

EJNMMI Research. 2022 December; 7 (1):1 10.1186/s41181-022-00162-3

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JOURNAL OF CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW AND METABOLISM. 2022 June;

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Nuclear Medicine and Biology. 2022 June;

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Nuclear Medicine and Biology. 2022 June;

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Nuclear Medicine and Biology. 2022 June;

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Wurzer A., Di Carlo D., Herz M., Richter A., Robu S., Schirrmacher R., Mascarin A., Weber W., Eiber M., Schwaiger M., Wester H.J.

EJNMMI Radiopharmacy and Chemistry. 2021 December; 6 (1):1-15 10.1186/s41181-021-00120-5

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Zacherl M.J., Todica A., Wängler C., Schirrmacher R., Hajebrahimi M.A., Pircher J., Li X., Lindner S., Brendel M., Bartenstein P., Massberg S., Brunner S., Lehner S., Hacker M., Huber B.C.

JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR CARDIOLOGY. 2021 December; 28 (6):2965-2975 10.1007/s12350-020-02262-6

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Damerow H., Hübner R., Judmann B., Schirrmacher R., Wängler B., Fricker G., Wängler C.

Cancers. 2021 December; 13 (24):6340 10.3390/cancers13246349

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Damerow H., Hübner R., Judmann B., Schirrmacher R., Wängler B., Fricker G., Wängler C.

Cancers. 2021 December; 13 (24):6349 10.3390/cancers13246349

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Bailey J.J., Wuest M., Wagner M., Bhardwaj A., Wängler C., Wängler B., Valliant J.F., Schirrmacher R., Wuest F.

Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 2021 November; 64 (21):15671-15689 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.1c00812

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Beyer L., Gosewisch A., Lindner S., Völter F., Mittlmeier L.M., Tiling R., Brendel M., Cyran C.C., Unterrainer M., Rübenthaler J., Auernhammer C.J., Spitzweg C., Böning G., Gildehaus F.J., Jurkschat K., Wängler C., Wängler B., Schirrmacher R., Wenter V., Todica A., Bartenstein P., Ilhan H.

EJNMMI. 2021 October; 48 (11):3571-3581 10.1007/s00259-021-05351-x

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Lindner S., Rudolf H., Palumbo G., Oos R., Antons M., Hübner R., Bartenstein P., Schirrmacher R., Wängler B., Wängler C.

Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 2021 September; 48 10.1016/j.bmcl.2021.128241

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Bailey J.J., Wuest M., Bojovic T., Kronemann T., Wängler C., Wängler B., Wuest F., Schirrmacher R.

ACS Omega. 2021 August; 6 (33):21741-21754 10.1021/acsomega.1c03315

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Unterrainer M., Lindner S., Beyer L., Gildehaus F.J., Todica A., Mittlmeier L.M., Jurkschat K., Wangler C., Wangler B., Schirrmacher R., Tonn J.C., Albert N.L., Bartenstein P., Ilhan H.

Clinical Nuclear Medicine. 2021 August; 46 (8):667-668 10.1097/RLU.0000000000003607

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Gower-Fry L., Kronemann T., Dorian A., Pu Y., Jaworski C., Wängler C., Bartenstein P., Beyer L., Lindner S., Jurkschat K., Wängler B., Bailey J.J., Schirrmacher R.

Pharmaceuticals. 2021 July; 14 (7):701 10.3390/ph14070701

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Xia Cheng, Ralph Hübner, Valeska von Kiedrowski, Gert Fricker, Ralf Schirrmacher, Carmen Wängler, Björn Wängler

Pharmaceuticals. 2021 June; 14 (6):547 10.3390/ph14060547

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Ralph Hübner, Alexa Paretzki, Valeska von Kiedrowski, Marco Maspero, Xia Cheng, Güllü Davarci, Diana Braun, Helen Damerow, Benedikt Judmann, Vasileios Filippou, Clelia Dallanoce, Ralf Schirrmacher, Björn Wängler, Carmen Wängler

Pharmaceuticals. 2021 June; 14 (6):531 10.3390/ph14060531

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Unterrainer M, Lindner S, Beyer L, Gildehaus FJ, Todica A, Mittlmeier LM, Jurkschat K, Wängler C, Wängler B, Schirrmacher R, Tonn JC, Albert NL, Bartenstein P, Ilhan H

CLINICAL NUCLEAR MEDICINE. 2021 April; ahead of print 10.1097/RLU.0000000000003607

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Malik N., Kornelsen R., McCormick S., Colpo N., Merkens H., Bendre S., Benard F., Sossi V., Schirrmacher R., Schaffer P.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY. 2021 February; 211 10.1016/j.ejmech.2020.113005

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Wuest F., Mattingly S.J., Wuest M., Fine E.J., Schirrmacher R., Wuest F.

RSC Medicinal Chemistry. 2021 February; 11 (2):297-306 10.1039/c9md00486f

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Wurzer A, Di Carlo D, Herz M, Richter A, Robu S, Schirrmacher R, Mascarin A, Weber W, Eiber M, Schwaiger M, Wester HJ.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE AND MOLECULAR IMAGING. 2021 January; 10.1186/s41181-021-00120-5

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Beyer L., Gosewisch A., Lindner S., Völter F., Mittlmeier L.M., Tiling R., Brendel M., Cyran C.C., Unterrainer M., Rübenthaler J., Auernhammer C.J., Spitzweg C., Böning G., Gildehaus F.J., Jurkschat K., Wängler C., Wängler B., Schirrmacher R., Wenter V., Todica A., Bartenstein P., Ilhan H.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE AND MOLECULAR IMAGING. 2021 January; 10.1007/s00259-021-05351-x

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Ralf Schirrmacher, Vadim Bernard-Gauthier, Carolin Jaworski, Carmen Wängler, Björn Wängler, Justin Bailey Editors: Dierckx R.A.J.O., Otte A., De Vries E.F.J., Van Waarde A., Luiten P.G.M.

PET and SPECT of Neurobiological Systems. 2021 January; 10.1007/978-3-030-53176-8

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Pretze M., von Kiedrowski V., Runge R., Freudenberg R., Hübner R., Davarci G., Schirrmacher R., Wängler C., Wängler B.

Nanomaterials. 2021 January; 11 (1):1-30 10.3390/nano11010138

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Von Kiedrowski V., Hübner R., Kail D., Cheng X., Schirrmacher R., Wängler C., Wängler B.

Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 2020 December; 8 (46):10602-10608 10.1039/d0tb01798a

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Lindner S., Wängler C., Bailey J.J., Jurkschat K., Bartenstein P., Wängler B., Schirrmacher R.

Nature Protocols. 2020 December; 15 (12):3827-3843 10.1038/s41596-020-00407-y