Laboratory Mentors
PhD Ming Zhang in the department of Molecular Pharmacology at Northwestern.
Trainees can select from the following mentors to oversee the laboratory research component of their training
| Mentor | Department | Nanotechnology-related research interests |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Larson, PhD | Radiology at Northwestern | Novel MRI approaches for monitoring delivery of and response to intra-arterially delivered anticancer agents |
| Chad Mirkin, PhD | Chemistry at Northwestern | Nanoparticle-based biodiagnostics |
| Dean Ho, PhD | Biomedical Engineering at Northwestern | Drug delivery via nanodiamonds |
| Debaio Li, PhD | Radiology at Northwestern | MRI imaging in small animal models of cancer |
| Gayle Woloschak, PhD | Radiation Oncology at Northwestern | Applications of titanium oxide nanoparticles for therapy and imaging |
| Greg Karczmar, PhD | Radiology at University of Chicago | Novel MRI approaches to tumor imaging in animal models and patients |
| Milan Mrksich, PhD | Chemistry at University of Chicago | Nanostructured substrates and matrices for cancer cell culture |
| Ming Zhang, PhD | Molecular Pharmacology at Northwestern | Mouse models of metastatic breast cancer |
| Paul Grippo, PhD | Surgery at Northwestern | Testing of nanotherapeutic devices in mouse models of pancreatic cancer |
| Ralph Weichselbaum, MD | Radiation and Cellular Oncology at University of Chicago | Nanotechnology approaches for delivering gene-targeted radiotherapy |
| Ray Bergan, MD | Medicine (Heme/Onc) at Northwestern | Titanium dioxide nanoparticles to image and treat prostate cancer |
| Reed Omary, MD | Radiology at Northwestern | Image-guided delivery of therapeutic nanoparticles, rabbit models of cancer |
| Sam Stupp, PhD | Materials Science at Northwestern | Self-assembling peptide amphiphile nanofibers for delivery of drugs and contrast agents |
| Seema Khan, MD | Surgery at Northwestern | Nanoparticles for topical application of chemopreventive agents to the breast |
| SonBinh Nguyen, PhD | Chemistry at Northwestern | Polymer nanoparticles for delivery of drugs and contrast agents |
| Steve Rosen, MD | Medicine (Heme/Onc) at Northwestern | Testing of nanotherapeutic devices in cancer cells |
| Teri Odom, PhD | Chemistry at Northwestern | Nanofabrication, manipulation of light at nanometer scale |
| Thomas Meade, PhD | Chemistry at Northwestern | Theranostic magnetic nanostructures for the molecular imaging of cancer |
| Thomas O'Halloran, PhD | Chemistry at Northwestern | Nanoscale encasement of anticancer drugs |
| Vinayak Dravid, PhD | Materials Science and Engineering at Northwestern | Nanoscale characterization of materials |
| Vincent Cryns, MD | Medicine (Endocrinology) at Northwestern | Multifunctional polymer nanoparticles for treatment of metastatic breast cancer |
