Svetlana Selivanova is radiochemist and subject-matter expert in radiopharmaceutical sciences. She earned her BSc in chemistry (with physics and mathematics; Prof. Natalia Essina) and MSc in chemistry (Prof. Aslan Tsivadze) from Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia, and PhD in radiopharmaceutical chemistry and radiobiology from Université de Sherbrooke (Prof. Johan van Lier, Prof. Svetlana Kudrevich). After several years of postdoctoral research at Clinical Research Centre Étienne-Le-Bel (Prof. Francois Benard) and at ETH Zurich (Prof. August Schubiger, Prof. Simon Ametamey), she was promoted as a group leader and deputy head at the Centre for Radiopharmaceutical Sciences at ETH Zurich. In 2012, she was invited by CRCHU de Sherbrooke to lead the radiopharmaceutical development of commercial-scale production of Tc-99m medical isotope by cyclotron. She was recruited by CHU de Quebec – Université Laval in 2017 to set up new cyclotron and radiopharmaceutical facility. Internationally, she is a member of several professional societies, is active as expert for the European Commission Research Executive Agency, and serves as Director and Treasurer on the SNMMI Radiopharmaceutical Sciences Council Board of Directors.
Dr. Selivanova has extensive experience in cyclotron production of medical isotopes, nuclear and radiochemistry, radiopharmacology, and development of radiopharmaceuticals at all stages from early R&D to first-in-human clinical trials and cGMP. Her research interests are multidisciplinary and encompass, at large, development and application of small-molecule radiolabelled compounds for molecular imaging, therapy, and in support of drug development. Radiolabelled compounds open fascinating opportunities for fundamental science and for clinical practice and have a range of applications in medical diagnostics, drug discovery, and assessment of therapeutic interventions. These molecules deliver information about body metabolism, receptors function or drug pharmacology and, thereby, enable in vivo study of normal and pathological biochemical processes and physiology on molecular as well as systemic level. As a member of the Oncology axis, Svetlana Selivanova is involved in several projects focused on innovative cancer theranostics and translational research.
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Position paper to facilitate patient access to radiopharmaceuticals: considerations for a suitable pharmaceutical regulatory framework
Journal ArticleEJNMMI Radiopharm Chem, 9 (1), 2024.
Gold-Enhanced Brachytherapy by a Nanoparticle-Releasing Hydrogel and 3D-Printed Subcutaneous Radioactive Implant Approach
Journal ArticleAdv Healthc Mater, 12 (23), 2023.
A Three-Dimensional Printable Hydrogel Formulation for the Local Delivery of Therapeutic Nanoparticles to Cervical Cancer
Journal ArticleACS Biomater Sci Eng, 8 (3), 2022.
Fifty Years of Radiopharmaceuticals
Journal ArticleJ Nucl Med Technol, 48 (Suppl 1), 2020.
Robust high-yield ~1 TBq production of cyclotron based sodium [Tc]pertechnetate
Journal ArticleNucl Med Biol, 60 , 2018.
Accelerator-based alternatives to non-HEU production of 99Mo/99mTc
Book ChapterCyclotron based production of technetium-99m (Annex II, Supporting Material : Final report of the coordinated project on Accelerator-based Alternatives to Non-HEU Production of Mo-99 /Tc-99m), pp. 31-51, Vienna, IAEA, 2017, ISBN: 9789201029164.
Clinical Trial with Sodium Tc-Pertechnetate Produced by a Medium-Energy Cyclotron: Biodistribution and Safety Assessment in Patients with Abnormal Thyroid Function
Journal ArticleJ Nucl Med, 58 (5), 2017.
Radioisotopic Purity of Sodium Pertechnetate 99mTc Produced with a Medium-Energy Cyclotron: Implications for Internal Radiation Dose, Image Quality, and Release Specifications
Journal ArticleJ Nucl Med, 56 (10), 2015.
Synthesis and pharmacological evaluation of ¹¹C-labeled piperazine derivative as a PET probe for sigma-2 receptor imaging
Journal ArticleNucl Med Biol, 42 (4), 2015.
Gene expression levels of matrix metalloproteinases in human atherosclerotic plaques and evaluation of radiolabeled inhibitors as imaging agents for plaque vulnerability
Journal ArticleNucl Med Biol, 41 (7), 2014.