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Design and characterization of fibroblast activation protein targeted pan-cancer imaging agent for fluorescence-guided surgery of solid tumors

European Society for Molecular Imaging (ESMI) Season 1 Episode 4

GUEST: Zaver Bhujwalla, Baltimore
In this episode we discuss how targeting fibroblasts rather than tumour cells may be an effective strategy for both surgical guided resection and as an anti-cancer therapy with Tim’s “academic grandmother”, Zaver Bhujwalla. We discovered Zaver’s roots as a physicist and mathematician, learned about her (unpredictable) interest in cancer metabolism and how she combines tools to develop a powerful in vitro diagnostic test.

Selected Publication: "Design and characterization of fibroblast activation protein targeted pan-cancer imaging agent for fluorescence-guided surgery of solid tumors" published in Journal of Materials Chemistry B, by the the authors Mukkamala R, Lindeman SD, Kragness KA, Shahriar I, Srinivasarao M, Low PS (Purdue University, West Lafayette, USA).

Publication reference: Mukkamala R, Lindeman SD, Kragness KA, Shahriar I, Srinivasarao M, Low PS. Design and characterization of fibroblast activation protein targeted pan-cancer imaging agent for fluorescence-guided surgery of solid tumors. J Mater Chem B. 2022 Mar 23;10(12):2038-2046. doi: 10.1039/d1tb02651h.
https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2022/TB/D1TB02651H
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