Principal Investigator
Kimberley S. Samkoe, PhD
Associate Professor of Engineering
Ph.D. Biophysical Chemistry, University of Calgary
B.Sc. Hons. Biochemistry, University of Regina
Research interests:
Quantitative fluorescence molecular imaging; Fluorescence-guided surgery; Biomedical systems engineering; Biological models of cancer; Cancer diagnostics and therapeutic monitoring; Optics in medicine; Photodynamic therapy
Laboratory Manager
Sassan Hodge
Lab Manager
Ph.D. Histopathology,
Research interests:
Email: Sassan.Hodge@dartmouth.edu
Program Manager
Sarah M. McDonald, PhD
Program Manager
Ph.D. Marine Microbiology, The Open University
M.Sc. Biodiversity, Imperial College London
B.Sc. Hons. Marine Biology, University of Liverpool
Research interests:
ARPA-H PSI
Research Scientist
Veronica C. Torres, PhD
Research Scientist
Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology
B.S. Biomedical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology
Research interests:
Biomedical optics; Fluorescence-guided surgery; Molecular imaging in cancer
Graduate Students
Divya Ravi
Ph.D. Candidate, Molecular and Cellular Biology
M.S. University of Vermont
B.A. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Research interests:
Multi-color paired agent imaging; In vivo receptor occupancy; Monitoring immunotherapy responses in cancer models
Email: Divya.Ravi.GR@dartmouth.edu
Yao Chen
Ph.D. Candidate, Thayer School of Engineering
B.E., Xi’an Jiaotong University
Research interests:
Fluorescence-guided surgery contrast
Email: yao.chen.th@dartmouth.edu
Sanjana Pannem
Ph.D. Candidate, Thayer School of Engineering
B.S. Biomedical Engineering, Boston University
Research interests:
Biomedical optics; Fluorescence Imaging; Fluorescence-guided surgery; Molecular targeting
Hang Nguyen
Ph.D. Candidate, Thayer School of Engineering
B.S. Biomedical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology
Research interests:
Fluorescence-guided surgery; Molecular imaging in cancer; Digital image processing
Wisse E. Haakma
Ph.D. Candidate, Molecular and Cellular Biology
B.S. Biology & Medical Laboratory Research, Inholland University of Applied Sciences
Research interests:
Head and neck cancer; Tumor precursors and early detection; Fluorescence-guided surgery