2013 MIPS News
Fanny Chapelin Received France "Best Engineer of the Year" AwardDecember 4, 2013 Out of a national selection among thousands of engineers, Fanny Chapelin, was awarded the France "Best Engineer of the Year" award, in the category of "science" organized by L'Usine Nouvelle and Industry & Technology. The purpose of this award is to promote engineering studies and show it's diversity in applications and to encourage future generations to pursue careers in science by recognizing great French scientists. The last round of selection was based on a five page dissertation about a project the engineer pursued in the past years and what impact it will have for people. Fanny's dissertation discussed a new in vivo stem cell labeling technique for tracking stem cells after transplantation that's ready for the clinics. Brief description of the project: "Our new method addresses an important bottleneck for safe clinical translation of novel stem cell therapies. Transplanted stem cells need to be tracked in vivo in order to ensure safe deposition and lack of tumor formation. However, previously applied labeling procedures of stem cells with contrast agents or radiotracers required stem cell manipulations between their harvest and transplantation, which poses risks of contaminations and biological alterations of the cells. We present a novel approach of "in vivo" stem cell labeling, which relies on a simple parenteral administration of an FDA-approved iron supplement 1-2 days before a planned harvest of mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) from bone marrow. Our data show that the iron compound is taken up by MSC, is retained in MSC through harvesting and ex vivo expansion procedures and that it allows for sensitive in vivo stem cell tracking with magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of "in vivo" stem cell labeling with an immediately clinically applicable iron supplement. This approach could be immediately translated to the clinic and could be widely utilized to track MSC transplants in various target organs of patients." Fanny was the youngest ever nominated, the only woman nominated and the only award winning woman. Congratulations, Fanny! Read the L'Usine Nouvelle article Read the Industry & Technology article Read the Radiology paper Read the Stanford Medicine article Read the Stanford Scope article |
MIPS Research Featured on NanoLetters CoverNovember 22, 2013 The journal NanoLetters featured the collaborative work from the Multimodality Molecular Imaging Laboratory (MMIL) and the Jelena Vuckovic Lab on their cover. The article is entitled, "Single-Cell Photonic Nanocavity Probes". Read the NanoLetters article View the NanoLetters cover |
MIPS Research Featured on CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians CoverNovember 18, 2013 The journal CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians featured the work from the Multimodality Molecular Imaging Laboratory (MMIL) on their cover. The article, authored by Avnesh Thakor, MD, PhD, and Sanjiv Sam Gambhir, MD, PhD, is entitled, "Nanooncology: The future of cancer diagnosis and therapy". Read the CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians article View the CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians cover |
Laboratory Protocols Electronic Textbook is now AvailableNovember 5, 2013 "Laboratory Protocols - A Collection of Cell Tracking Protocols for Imaging and Stem Cell Researchers" is an electronic textbook by Fanny Chapelin, Graham Beck, Olga Lenkov, Heike Daldrup-link that explains how to perform cell extraction, cell culture, histology and staining protocols. The eBook is enhanced with many visual and video tutorials, showing the procedures step by step for better understanding. REQUIREMENTS To view this book, you must have an iOS device with iBooks 3 or later and iOS 5.1 or later, or a Mac with iBooks 1.0 or later and OS X 10.9 or later. HOW TO DOWNLOAD TO YOUR IPAD Download the free iBooks App onto your iPad. Go to Store, and search by Author ('Chapelin'), or Book Title. Visit iTunes for More Information |
Dr. Keu Received 2013 World Molecular Imaging Congress Young Investigator AwardOctober 14, 2013 Khun Visith Keu, MD, a member of the Multimodality Molecular Imaging Lab (MMIL), received the Young Investigator Award at the 2013 World Molecular Imaging Congress for his article, "Imaging of Cytolytic T-Cells Therapy in Recurrent Glioma Patients using a PET Reporter Gene/Probe Strategy" Congratulations, Keu! |
Dr. Palner Nominated for 2013 World Molecular Imaging Congress Young Investigator AwardOctober 14, 2013 Mikael Palner, PhD, a member of the Cellular and Molecular Imaging Laboratory (CMIL), was nominated for the Young Investigator Award at the 2013 World Molecular Imaging Congress for his article, "Polymer nanoparticle with persistent near-infrared luminescence shows potential for in vivo imaging" Congratulations, Mikael! |
2013 World Molecular Imaging Congress Award RecipientsOctober 14, 2013 Congratulations to the following WMIC award recipients: |
MIPS Interdisciplinary Team Creates Smart Nanoparticles for Cancer TherapyOctober 9, 2013 A new cancer-fighting construct was created as a result of a collaboration between two MIPS teams led by a physician-scientist Heike E. Daldrup-Link and a chemist Jianghong Rao. Combining expertise in clinical imaging with magnetic nanoparticles (NPs) and chemical synthesis of NPs respectively, their teams developed a new "smart" NPs that selectively kills cancer without affecting healthy cells. The leading authors of the study that was published online in Small are Celina Ansari, MD (pictured left) and Grigory Tikhomirov, PhD (right), both postdoctoral fellows at MIPS. These Theranostic nanoparticles combine diagnostics and therapeutic properties of superparamagnetic iron oxide NPs and attached to it activatable prodrug respectively. This tumor specific drug release allows to reduce side-effects of cancer therapy. The magnetic core of the nanoparticles allows for monitoring their distribution in the body. Read the Small article Read the Stanford Scope article |
MIPS Research Featured on the Cover of the Journal Angewandte ChemieSeptember 23, 2013 Drs. Jianghong Rao and Frederick T. Chin have collaborated to develop a novel strategy for amplifying the PET signal at the site of cell apoptosis. This work has been published in the journal Angewandte Chemie and also been featured as an inside cover. Read the Angewandte Chemie article View the Angewandte Chemie cover |
Saeed Mohammadi Received 2013 BioNanotechnology Summer Institute Best Poster AwardAugust 8, 2013 Saeed Mohammadi, a postdoctoral fellow in the Multimodality Molecular Imaging Lab (MMIL), received a "Best Poster Award" for the collaborative poster, "Integrated Field Effect Sensor Array for Profiling of miRNA/OncoMIRs" at the 2013 BioNanotechnology Summer Institute at University of Illinoise at Urbana-Champaign. Congratulations, Saeed! |
Michelle James Received Travel FellowshipJuly 19, 2013 Michelle James, PhD, a member of the Multimodality Molecular Imaging Lab, received a Travel Fellowship for the 2013 Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC) in Boston from July 13-18, 2013 for her abstract, "Imaging microglial activation in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease using PET/MRI and ex vivo autoradiography." Congratulations, Michelle! |
MIPS Research on Tracking Transplanted Stems Cells Received Media CoverageJuly 13, 2013 Research from the Daldrup-Link Lab allows researchers to track mesenchymal stem cells after transplantation to ensure they end up at the desired destination. The work was published in Radiology, "Iron Administration before Stem Cell Harvest Enables MR Imaging Tracking after Transplantation," and has received extensive news coverage. Read the Radiology paper Read the Stanford Medicine article Read the Stanford Scope article Read the Huffington Post article Read the San Francisco Business Times article Read the CIRM article Read the ScienceDaily article Read the Computer Magazine article Read the Ru1Fitness article Read the MyUdaily article Read the Silobreaker article Read the Firstpost article Read the Mesenchymal Stem Cells article Read the Nouvelles du Monde article Read the MedWorm article Read the Biodiscover article Read the 51ATGC article |
MIPS Collaboration Publishes a New Article in PNASJuly 8, 2013 The article, "A single-photon sampling architecture for solid-state imaging sensors," has been published in the July 15th early edition issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). The article represents a culmination of work that was performed in collaboration with the Molecular Imaging Instrumentation Laboratory (MIIL) and the lab of Emmanuel Candes in the Departments of Mathematics and Statistics. The article reports on the first application of concepts of "Compressed Sensing" to the field of positron emission tomography (PET). Read the PNAS paper |
Raiyan Zaman Awarded AHA FellowshipJuly 1, 2013 Raiyan T. Zaman, PhD, was awarded an American Heart Association WSA Winter 2013 Postdoctoral Fellowship to conduct independent research on, "Intravascular Molecular Imaging System to Characterize Coronary Plaque," as a Principal Investigator (July 2013- June 2015). Only 32 people got the grant out of 184 applicants and got a priority score of 1.4 which is considered "excellent" ("1" = highest and "5" = lowest score). Congratulations, Raiyan! |
Molecular Imaging Primer Electronic Textbook is now AvailableJune 15, 2013 The Molecular Imaging Primer is an electronic textbook by Sanjiv Sam Gambhir that introduces clinicians and researchers to the expanding field of Molecular Imaging (MI) of living subjects. Students at all levels (e.g., undergraduates, graduates, medical students, residents, post-doctoral fellows, as well as research scientists) who are entering the field, or are already in the field but needing a booster shot, should find this book useful. Where past imaging was directed at the gross physical and anatomical levels, MI is shifting imaging to the molecular and cellular levels, opening up new pathways of discovery to expand MI applications in basic science research, and clinical diagnosis and treatment. Not available in print, this eBook is exclusively available on the iPad.
This eBook can only be viewed on an iPad using iBooks 2 or later. iOS 5 or later is required. Optimized for iPad 3 with retina display. HOW TO DOWNLOAD TO YOUR IPAD Download the free iBooks App onto your iPad. Go to Store, and search by either ISBN ('9780989541404'), or Author ('Gambhir'), or Book Title. Click 'Sample' to download free preview. Click 'Buy' to purchase (Apple ID required). Visit iTunes for More Information |
2013 Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Award RecipientsJune 13, 2013 Congratulations to the 2013 Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging award recipients: Julie Kulm - Poster Award (2), "Utilizing SPECT/CT to improve small bowel transit studies" and "Development of a reproducible FDG PET/CT cardiac imaging protocol for the evaluation of cardiac sarcoidosis". |
2013 Korean Society of Ultrasound in Medicine Award RecipientsMay 25, 2013 Congratulations to the 44th Annual Congress of Korean Society of Ultrasound in Medicine (KSUM Open 2013) award recipients: |
20th International Symposium on Radiopharmaceutical Sciences Award RecipientsMay 18, 2013 Congratulations to the 2013 20th International Symposium on Radiopharmaceutical Sciences (Jeju, Korea) award recipients: |
MIPS Research on Tracking Cell Interactions In Vivo Received Media AttentionMay 15, 2013 Collaboration between the Molecular Biophotonics and Imaging Lab (MBIL) and the Wandless Lab have developed a new technique to image where in the body metastatic cancer cells ended up after they broke off from an initial tumor site. The research was published in PNAS and has received news coverage in Stanford Medicine, Phys.org and ScienceDaily. Read the PNAS paper Read the Stanford School of Medicine article Read the Phys.org article Read the ScienceDaily article |
Dr. de la Zerda Featured in NatureApril 19, 2013 Dr. Adam de la Zerda, has been interviewed by Nature and featured in the April 18, 2013 issue (volume 496) of the journal. Read the Nature Article |
Dr. Levi's Photoacoustic Imaging Research Highlighted in Clinical Cancer ResearchApril 10, 2013 Dr. Jelena Levi, Director of the Chemistry Core at the Canary Center at Stanford and member of the Multimodality Molecular Imaging Lab (MMIL), has a paper on photoacoustic imaging of the thyroid gland published in Clinical Cancer Research which was highlighted in the journal. Read the Clinical Cancer Research highlight Read the Clinical Cancer Research paper |
Research on Imaging Therapeutic Stem Cells Received Media CoverageMarch 21, 2013 A new paper from the Gambhir Lab by Dr. Jokerst entitled, "Intracellular Aggregation of Multimodal Silica Nanoparticles for Ultrasound-Guided Stem Cell Implantation in Living Mice," has been published in Science Translational Medicine. The research details the use of nanoparticles to facilitate the initial placement of therapeutic stem cells into the host and the ability to track those cells over time. The paper has received news coverage in Stanford Medicine, ArsTechnica, Fox News, MIT Technology Review, MedCity News, and redOrbit. Read the Science Translational Medicine paper Read the Stanford School of Medicine article Read the ArsTechnica article Read the Fox News article Read the MedCity News article Read the MIT Technology Review article Read the redOrbit article |
Dr. Lutz Received First-Time Genitourinary Paper Presenter AwardMarch 3, 2013 Amelie M. Lutz received the First-Time Genitourinary Paper Presenter Award at the 2013 Society of Abdominal Radiology for the study, "Molecular Ultrasound of Ovarian Cancer Targeting the Novel Vascular Cancer Marker CD276". Coauthors: Amelie M. Lutz; Sunitha Bachawal; Charles Drescher; Juergen K. Willmann; Sanjiv S. Gambhir Congratulations, Dr. Lutz! |
Stanford Collaboration Leads to a Novel BioprobeCredit: Gary Shambat Collaboration between the School of Engineering and School of Medicine leads to a novel Bioprobe that fits in a single cell. The labs of Drs. Jelena Vuckovic and Sam Gambhir have collaborated to develop a new strategy that has recently been published in Nano Letters and was covered in Stanford News, ScienceDaily, IEEE Spectrum and Popular Science. Drs. Gary Shambat and Raj Kothapalli worked together to make this exciting work possible. The work will also be featured on the cover in an upcoming issue of the printed version of the journal Nano Letters. Read the Nano Letters article Read the Stanford News Read the ScienceDaily article Read the IEEE Spectrum article Read the Popular Science article |