Lab Mission

We at SAMKOE Lab focus on developing molecular fluorescence imaging for quantitative assessment of in vivo molecular expression of proteins for cancer diagnosis, therapeutic monitoring, and surgical resection. Our research employs a biological systems engineering approach to medical imaging by studying how microscopic molecular information can be interpreted at a macro scale for cancer identification and diagnosis. Other research interests include photodynamic therapy, spectroscopy, physical chemistry of fluorescent molecules, and the pattern recognition of tumor tissue.