Principle Investigator
A. Dean Sherry, PhD
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Professor of Chemistry, UT Dallas and Professor of Radiology, UT Southwestern Medical Center
NIH Postdoctoral Fellow New Mexico State University 1971-1974
Ph.D. (Chemistry): Kansas State University 1971
B.Sc. : Wisconsin State University
Research Interests
Biomedical magnetic resonance techniques, applications of 13C & 1H NMR to study intermediary metabolism, hyperpolarized 13C probes for metabolic imaging and lanthanide-based MRI contrast agents, biologically responsive imaging agents and lanthanide-macrocyclic complexes.
972-883-2907
Research Assistant Professor
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Garry Kiefer
Ph.D. (Organic/ Bioinorganic Chemistry): Louisiana State University 1980-1984
B.Sc. : University of Central Florida 1976-1979
Research Interests
Organic and bio-inorganic chemistry of metal ions complexes relevant to medical applications including:
- The design and synthesis of bifunctional chelating agents for diagnostics and therapy;
- development of tissue-specific chelates for magnetic resonance imaging;
- structural relationships between metal-based pharmaceutical agents and receptor targets.
972-883-2904
Research Associates
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Namini Paranawithana
Ph.D. (Chemistry): The University of Texas at Dallas 2013-2018
M.Sc. : Sam Houston State University 2011-2013
B.Sc. : Institue of Chemistry Ceylon, Sri Lanka 2005-2009
Research Interest
Design, synthesize and characterization of physicochemical, biological properties of novel MRI contrast agents for in-vivo imaging of pH and metal ions involves in cellular activities.
972-883-2666
Undergraduate Students
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Harrison Chiu
Former Research Scientists
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Piyu Zhao
NMR guru, CEST imaging and spectroscopy, 13C NMR and metabolism in isolated perfused tissues.
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Mark Woods
Improving the effectiveness of gadolinium-based MRI contrast agents
Former Research Associates
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Andre F. Martins
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Jing Yu
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Bo Song
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Youfu Zhou
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Feranac Kalman
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Guyla Tirsco
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Zoltan Kovacs
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Brandi Schottle
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Mary Evubowoman
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Meser Ali
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Sergio Cortes
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Sandhya Gavva
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Mark Woods
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Shanrong Zhang
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Robert Trokowski
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Yunkou Wu
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Luis De Leon Rodriquez
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Camile Kumas
Former PhD Graduates
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Lei Zhang
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Namini Paranawithana
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Xiaojing Wang
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Quyen Do
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Shirangi Fernando
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Lelia Fedilino
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Mary Evubowoman
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Anna Opinia
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Crystal Harrison
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Somdatta Chowdhury
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Aminta Castillo-Munquiz
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Federico Rojas-Qijano
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Olga Vasalatiy
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Azar Pasha
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Jing Wang
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Angelo Lubag
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Luis De Leon Rodriquez
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Frederick Tejada
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Eusook Seo Jin
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Shawn Burgess
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Xiaodong Li
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Darrell John Lupo
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Kuangcong Wu
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Medardo Robert Chavez
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Jeffrey Shawn Roach
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Mark Kent Russell
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Janice Makos
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Won Dae Kim
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Alan Douglas Strickland
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Stanley Karl Nickle
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Flavio Chavez Lopez
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David Allen
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Sergio Musmanni
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Venkatraman Subramanian
Former MSc Graduates
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Qiang Li
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Bunyong Sombunsakdikun
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Yixun Xing
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Milleo Melendez