News
Coverage and announcements
Press about the lab's work, and news from inside the group.
In the news
2021
The Daily · Dec 22, 2021
Dr. Lu elected fellow of National Academy of InventorsThe Daily · May 5, 2021
First clinical trials set for MRI cancer detection
2019
Targeted Oncology · Aug 18, 2019
Novel Molecular MRI Imaging Technique May Lead to Early Detection of Breast Cancer
2017
2015
Think Magazine · 2015
siRNA-toting nanoparticles inhibit breast cancer metastasisThe Daily · 2015
siRNA-toting nanoparticles inhibit breast cancer metastasisGEN News Highlights · 2015
Tiny Magnets Used to Detect Metastatic Breast CancerNIBIB · 2015
Tell-tale biomarker detects early breast cancer in NIH funded studyScience Daily · 2015
New way to detect early breast cancerThe Hill · 2015
NIH-funded study finds new way to detect early breast cancerIndia Medical Times · 2015
New Contrast Agent spotlights Tiny Tumors and MicrometastasisMedical Device Network · 2015
Scientists develop new MRI contrast agent to detect breast cancer tumor and micrometastasis
Lab announcements
Carried over from the Center's previous announcements page. The most recent entry is from 2023.
2023
2023
Congratulations to Ryan Hall for successfully defending his PhD thesis titled "Targeting Extradomain B Fibronectin for Enhanced Detection and Characterization of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma"
2022
2022
Farewell to Drs. Sangjoon Lee & Wenyu Sun
2021
2021
Our MRI contrast agent MT218 is now under phase I clinical trail for prostate cancer detection.
2021
Congratulations to Andrew Schilb for successfully defending his PhD thesis titled “Optimization of non-viral gene delivery system for image-guided gene therapy for triple negative breast cancer”
2021
Congratulations to Victoria Laney for winning the departmental award of Excellence in Departmental and External Service.
2021
Congratulations to Peter Qiao for successfully defending his PhD thesis titled "Improving Diagnosis of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Through Magnetic Resonance Molecular Imaging of the Extracellular Matrix"
2021
Farewell to Drs. Amita Vaidya, Peter Qiao, and Andrew Schilb
2020
2020
Congratulations to Ryan Hall for receiving the Summa Cum Laude honor for his presentation at ISMRM 2020.
2020
Congratulations to Ryan Hall and Dr. Nadia Ayat for their posters being selected for ISMRM 2020.
2020
Welcome to our new post-doctoral scientist, Dr. Sangjoon Lee.
2020
Congratulations to Dr. Amita Vaidya for being promoted to research assistant professor.
2020
Farewell to Dr. Xujie Liu and Dr. Nadia Ayat.
2020
Farewell to Josef Scheidt.
2019
2019
Welcome new graduate students Victoria Laney and Zheng Ding!
2019
Congratulations to Dr. Nadia Ayat for successfully defending your PhD thesis titled "Image Guided Non-Viral Gene Therapy of Triple Negative Breast Cancer"
2019
Welcome to our new post-doctoral scientist, Wenyu Sun!
2019
Farewell to Sarah Roelle.
2018
2018
Congratulations to Dr. Amita Vaidya and Nadia Ayat for winning poster awards at the 14th annual Oligonucleotide Therapeutics Society (OTS) meeting held in Seattle, WA.
2018
A warm welcome to our new graduate students, Ryan Hall and Calin Nicolescu.
2018
Congratulations Da Sun for successfully defending your PhD thesis titled: “Development of Gene Therapies for Inherited Retinal Degenerations: A Non-Viral Approach”
2018
Welcome to our new post-doctoral scientist, Xujie Liu!