Scholars in Oncologic Molecular Imaging

Mitch André Garcia, Ph.D. (Chemistry)
Program Area 1: Chemistry of Molecular Probes (Primary)
Program Area 2: In Vivo Molecular Imaging

Mentors

Hsian-Rong Tseng, Ph.D. (Primary)
Lily Wu, M.D., Ph.D. (Secondary)
David Stout, Ph.D. (SOMI Adjunct)

Research Interests:

In Vivo Nanoparticle Imaging - My interests lie in applying nanoparticles as a diagnostic and therapeutic agent. I am currently studying the in vivo biodistribution of supramolecular nanoparticles in a brain cancer mouse model, and the use of nanoparticles as an efficient non-viral transfection agent.

Nanoparticle Imaging

An MRI Contrast Agent Library: Effective Optimization of Gd(III)-Encapsulated Supramolecular Nanoparticles for Improved Relaxivity and Sensitivity, Kuan-Ju Chen, Stephanie M. Wolahan, Hao Wang, Chao-Hsiung Hsu, Hsing-Wei Chang, Lian-Pin Hwang, Mitch A. Garcia, Ziyue Karen Jiang, Lily Wu, Yung-Ya Lin, Hsian-Rong Tseng. 2010 Submitted.
A small library of DNA-encapsulated supramolecular nanoparticles for targeted gene delivery, Hao Wang, Kuan-Ju Chen, Shutao Wang, Minori Ohashi, Ken-ichiro Kamei, Jing Sun, Ji Hoon Ha, Kan Liu, Hsian-Rong Tseng. Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 1851–1853.