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Weibo Cai
Assistant Professor, Radiology & Medical Physics
Research Description
My research interests focus on the development of multimodality molecular imaging agents (positron emission tomography, optical, and magnetic resonance imaging) for early diagnosis and monitoring the efficacy of therapeutic intervention. Another area of my research will be in nanomedicine where both imaging and therapeutic components will be integrated into a multifunctional platform.
I am actively looking for collaborations related to stem cells. I believe molecular imaging is the indispensable tool for trafficking and monitoring the therapeutic efficacy of stem cells.
Selected References
Liu Z, Cai W, He L, Nakayama N, Chen K, Sun X, Chen X, Dai H. In-vivo biodistribution and highly efficient tumor targeting of carbon nanotubes in mice. Nature Nanotechnology, 2007, 2, 47-52.
Cao F, Li Z, Lee A, Liu Z, Chen K, Wang H, Cai W, Chen X, Wu JC. Noninvasive de novo imaging of human embryonic stem cell-derived teratoma formation. Cancer Research, 2009, 69, 2709-2713.
Hong H, Yang Y, Zhang Y, Cai W. Non-invasive imaging of human embryonic stem cells. Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, 2010, 11, 685-692.
Hong H, Yang Y, Zhang Y, Cai W. Non-invasive cell tracking in cancer and cancer therapy. Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry, 2010, 10, 1237-1248.
Cai W, Zhang Y, Kamp TJ. Imaging of induced pluripotent stem cells: from cellular reprogramming to transplantation. Am J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2011;1(1):18-28