Current Members

2021

• Our MRI contrast agent MT218 is now under phase I clinical trail for prostate cancer detection.
• 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”
• Congratulations to Victoria Laney for winning the departmental award of Excellence in Departmental and External Service.
• 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"
• Farewell to Drs. Amita Vaidya, Peter Qiao, and Andrew Schilb

2020

• Congratulations to Ryan Hall for receiving the Summa Cum Laude honor for his presentation at ISMRM 2020. 
• Congratulations to Ryan Hall and Dr. Nadia Ayat for their posters being selected for ISMRM 2020.
• Welcome to our new post-doctoral scientist, Dr. Sangjoon Lee.
• Congratulations to Dr. Amita Vaidya for being promoted to research assistant professor.
• Farewell to Dr. Xujie Liu and Dr. Nadia Ayat.
• Farewell to Josef Scheidt.

2019

• Welcome new graduate students Victoria Laney and Zheng Ding!
• Congratulations to Dr. Nadia Ayat for successfully defending your PhD thesis titled "Image Guided Non-Viral Gene Therapy of Triple Negative Breast Cancer" 
• Welcome to our new post-doctoral scientist, Wenyu Sun! 
• Farewell to Sarah Roelle.

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.
• A warm welcome to our new graduate students, Ryan Hall and Calin Nicolescu.   
• Congratulations Da Sun for successfully defending your PhD thesis titled: “Development of Gene Therapies for Inherited Retinal Degenerations: A Non-Viral Approach”
• Welcome to our new post-doctoral scientist, Xujie Liu!