Ronald Blasberg’s laboratory in the Molecular Pharmacology Program focuses on the development of preclinical, noninvasive, multimodality reporter-gene imaging and its translation into a clinical application. These approaches utilize modern molecular biology, cancer biology, and imaging (MRI, optical imaging, PET, and SPECT) techniques.
Ronald G. Blasberg, MD
Professor
Research Focus
Physician-scientist Ronald Blasberg focuses on the development of noninvasive imaging paradigms in living organisms using radionuclide and optical reporter systems.Education
MD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine- Office Phone: 646-888-2211
- Office Fax: 646-422-0408
- Lab Phone: 646-888-2218/2219
- Lab Fax: 646-422-0408
Lab Members
Ronald Blasberg
Attending Neurologist
Inna S. Serganova
Senior Research Scientist
Ivan J. Cohen
Graduate Student
Mayuresh M. Mane
Research Technician
Masatomo Maeda
Research Fellow
Myat Kyaw Ko
Lab Technician
Jenny Ijoma
Lab Technician
Portia Cummings
Intern
Kiana Gregorio
Office Coordinator
Kelly Kang
Intern
Matt Lubin
Lab Technician
Inna Zapadynska
Intern
Publications
- Huang R, Vider J, Kovar JL, Olive DM, Mellinghoff IK, Mayer-Kuckuk P, Kircher MF, Blasberg RG. Integrin αvβ3-targeted IRDye 800CW near-infrared imaging of glioblastoma. Clin Cancer Res. 2012 Oct 15;18(20):5731-40. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-12-0374. Epub 2012 Aug 22.
- Serganova I, Rizwan A, Ni X, Thakur SB, Vider J, Russell J, Blasberg R, Koutcher JA. Metabolic imaging: a link between lactate dehydrogenase A, lactate, and tumor phenotype. Clin Cancer Res. 2011 Oct 1;17(19):6250-61. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-11-0397. Epub 2011 Aug 15.
Selected Achievements
- Paul C. Aebersold Award for Outstanding Achievement in Basic Nuclear Medicine Science, Society of Nuclear Medicine (2008)
- Honorary Doctoral Degree in Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen (2005)