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Tove
Grönroos
Senior Research Fellow, Turku PET Centre
Docent, Department of Clinical Medicine
Head of Preclinical PET Imaging

Contact

+358 29 450 3839
+358 50 356 2822
Tykistökatu 6
20520
Turku

Areas of expertise

PET
cancer
energy metabolism
hypoxia
inflammation
experimental radiotherapy

Research

Our translational research focuses on evaluating and validating PET tracers for imaging the tumor microenvironment. We are especially interested in approaches for determining the level of radioresistance in solid tumors that affect radiotherapy treatment outcomes in cancer patients. Such tracers can be utilized for treatment planning and follow-up purposes in clinical settings. Another objective is to re-evaluate some existing tracers for their possible use as cancer imaging tools or to measure changes in cancer-dependent metabolism pathways on a whole-body level, which might affect treatment outcomes. We combine PET technology with state-of-the-art technologies for molecular biology utilizing cell lines, tumor models, and patient-derived samples.

Publications

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