About

Weissleder, Ralph, MD, PhD

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Phone: 617-726-8226
Email: rweissleder@mgh.harvard.edu
Lab: Weissleder

Research

Ralph Weissleder serves as the Director of the Center for Systems Biology at MGH. He is a Professor at Harvard Medical School, Director of the Center for Molecular Imaging Research, and Attending Clinician (Interventional Radiology) at MGH. Dr. Weissleder is also a member of the Dana Farber Harvard Cancer Center, an Associate Member of the Broad Institute (Chemical Biology Program) and a member of the Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI). He is a world leader in applying molecular imaging tools to the study of complex human diseases. He has made fundamental discoveries in early disease detection, development of nanomaterials for sensing and systems analysis. His research has been translational and several of his developments have led to advanced clinical trials.

Dr. Weissleder is currently the principal investigator of several RO1 NIH grants, a P50 Center grant, a U24 grant, and a UO1 consortium focusing on nanotechnology. He has published over 500 publications in peer reviewed journals. His work has been honored with numerous awards including the J. Taylor International Prize in Medicine, the Millenium Pharmaceuticals Innovator Award, the AUR Memorial Award, the ARRS President's Award, The Society for Molecular Imaging Lifetime Achievement Award and the Academy of Molecular Imaging 2006 Distinguished Basic Scientist Award.

Publications

Bremer C, Tung CH, Weissleder R
In vivo molecular target assessment of matrix metalloproteinase inhibition
Nat Med. 2001;7:743-8 - PMID: 11385514
Weissleder R
A clearer vision for in vivo imaging
Nat Biotechnol. 2001;19:316-7 - PMID: 11283581
Moore A, Bonner-Weir S, Weissleder R
Noninvasive in vivo measurement of beta-cell mass in mouse model of diabetes
Diabetes. 2001;50:2231-6 - PMID: 11574403
Bremer C, Bredow S, Mahmood U, Weissleder R, Tung CH
Optical imaging of matrix metalloproteinase-2 activity in tumors: feasibility study in a mouse model
Radiology. 2001;221:523-9 - PMID: 11687699
Weissleder R, Mahmood U
Molecular imaging
Radiology. 2001;219:316-33 - PMID: 11323453
Moore A, Josephson L, Bhorade RM, Basilion JP, Weissleder R
Human transferrin receptor gene as a marker gene for MR imaging
Radiology. 2001;221:244-50 - PMID: 11568347
Bogdanov A Jr, Tung CH, Bredow S, Weissleder R
DNA binding chelates for nonviral gene delivery imaging
Gene Ther. 2001;8:515-22 - PMID: 11319618
Weissleder R, Bogdanov A Jr, Tung CH, Weinmann HJ
Size optimization of synthetic graft copolymers for in vivo angiogenesis imaging
Bioconjugate Chem. 2001;12:213-9 - PMID: 11312682
Spear MA, Breakefield XO, Beltzer J, Schuback D, Weissleder R, Pardo FS, Ladner R
Isolation, characterization, and recovery of small peptide phage display epitopes selected against viable malignant glioma cells
Cancer Gene Ther. 2001;8:506-11 - PMID: 11498772
Allport JR, Weissleder R
In vivo imaging of gene and cell therapies
Exp Hematol. 2001;29:1237-46 - PMID: 11698119
O'Neill MJ, Weissleder R, Gervais DA, Hahn PF, Mueller PR
Tunneled peritoneal catheter placement under sonographic and fluoroscopic guidance in the palliative treatment of malignant ascites
Am J Roentgenol. 2001;177:615-8 - PMID: 11517056
Wagenaar DJ, Weissleder R, Hengerer A
Glossary of molecular imaging terminology
Acad Radiol. 2001;8:409-20 - PMID: 11345272
Bremer C, Weissleder R
In vivo imaging of gene expression
Acad Radiol. 2001;8:15-23 - PMID: 11201452
Dodd CH, Hsu HC, Chu WJ, Yang P, Zhang HG, Mountz JD Jr, Zinn K, Forder J, Josephson L, Weissleder R, Mountz JM, Mountz JD
Normal T-cell response and in vivo magnetic resonance imaging of T cells loaded with HIV transactivator-peptide-derived superparamagnetic nanoparticles
J Immunol Methods. 2001;256:89-105 - PMID: 11516758
Harisinghani MG, Saini S, Weissleder R, Rubin D, deLange E, Harms S, Weinreb J, Small W, Sukerkar A, Brown JJ, Zelch J, Lucas M, Morris M, Hahn PF
Splenic imaging with ultrasmall superparamagnetic iron oxide ferumoxtran-10 (AMI-7227): preliminary observations
J Comput Assist Tomo. 2001;25:770-6 - PMID: 11584239
Harisinghani MG, Jhaveri KS, Weissleder R, Schima W, Saini S, Hahn PF, Mueller PR
MRI contrast agents for evaluating focal hepatic lesions
Clin Radiol. 2001;56:714-25 - PMID: 11585393
Bremer C, Ntziachristos V, Mahmood U, Tung CH, Weissleder R
[Progress in optical imaging]
Radiologe. 2001;41:131-7 - PMID: 11253098
Hogemann D, Basilion JP, Weissleder R
[Molecular imaging in magnetic resonance tomography and nuclear medicine]
Radiologe. 2001;41:116-20 - PMID: 11253096
Bremer C, Bogdanov AA, Weissleder R
[Imaging of angiogenesis]
Radiologe. 2001;41:138-45 - PMID: 11253099
Weissleder R
[Experimental radiology in the USA]
Radiologe. 2001;41:115 - PMID: 11253095
Wunderbaldinger P, Weissleder R
[Experimental and clinical approaches to lymph node imaging]
Radiologe. 2001;41:121-30 - PMID: 11253097

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