2024-2025 Grants and Patents

Grant Highlights

Dr. Andrew Alexander | MAGNifying (G)Lymphatics in the Brain (NIH)

Dr. Bryan Bednarz | UW Radiological Sciences Training Program (NIH)

Dr. Larry DeWerd | Dosimetric Characterization of a Y-90 Ophthalmic Applicator (Liberty Vision)

Dr. Paul Ellison | Development of no carrier added (n.c.a.) radioiodination chemistry for producing preclinical [131I]IPA at the University of Wisconsin (Telix Pharma)

Drs. Paul Ellison & Michael Veronesi | Development of glioblastoma-targeting theranostic radiopharmaceuticals (ICTR)

Dr. Marina Emborg | Anxiety and depression in nonhuman primate model of synucleinopathy (NIH)

Dr. Jonathan Engle | A Theranostic, Multiparticle, National Cyclotron Resource at UW–Madison (NIH)

Drs. Carri Glide-Hurst & Ivan Rosado-Mendez | ASSURE Radiological Sciences Program (NIH)

Dr. Reinier Hernandez | Development of CA9-targeted radiopharmaceutical agents for kidney cancer theranostics (DOD)

Dr. Reinier Hernandez | Development of the Automated Synthesis of 86Y-NM600 and 90Y-NM600 (Archeus)

Dr. Reinier Hernandez | CA9 PET/CT radiotracers to identify high-risk clear cell renal cell carcinoma patients (DOD)

Drs. Reinier Hernandez & Victor Fernandes | In-vivo cell tracking – commercialization pathway (NSF)

Drs. Reinier Hernandez & Malick Idrissou | Combining 225Ac-PSMA and BRD4 disruption to overcome resistance in advanced prostate cancer

Dr. Robert Jeraj | Optimizing patient selection for PSMA targeted radiotherapy using individual lesion characteristics (PCF)

Dr. Robert Jeraj/ Dr. Victor Santoro-Fernandes | Modeling to predict benefit of PRRT in NET patients (North American Neuroendocrine Tumor Society)

Dr. Kevin Johnson | Pediatric Cardiopulmonary MRI using RF Navigators and High Dimensional Deep Learning (NIH R01)

Dr. Marty Pagel |Evaluating hypoxia and vascular perfusion during pre-clinical wound healing using photoacoustic imaging (NIH)

Dr. Ivan Rosado-Mendez | Analysis of longitudinal changes in shear wave dispersion in the human cervix during pregnancy (Iris Fund)

Dr. Ivan Rosado-Mendez | Ultrasound biomarkers of patellar tendon microstructure (Radiology)

Dr. Ivan Rosado-Mendez | Quantitative Ultrasound Imaging of the Neonatal Brain (NIH)

Dr. Ivan Rosado-Mendez | Elucidating the contribution of  microvascular remodeling to cervical softening during pregnancy with quantitative ultrasound (NIH)

Dr. Ron Wakai | Safer Medication Treatment During Pregnancy using Fetal MCG and Pharmacological Modelling (Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment)

Dr. Oliver Wieben | MRI metrics of diastolic dysfunction at rest and stress validated by estimated pressures (NIH)

Dr. Oliver Wieben | Anatomic Imaging Derived 4D Hemodynamics using Deep Learning (Third Coast Dynamics, Inc.)

Patent Highlights


Sept. 3, 2024 | Drs. Guang-Hong Chen & Ke Li | System and Method for Controlling Errors in Computed Tomography Number

Oct. 22, 2024 | Drs. Sean Frigo, Wesley Culberson, John Stasko | System and Method for Assessing Radiation Therapy Plan Calculation Accuracy

Nov. 5, 2024 | Drs. Michael Speidel, Paul Laeseke, Carson Hoffman, Joseph Whitehead | System and Method for Simultaneous Acquisition of Contrast Dynamics and Anatomical Images

Nov. 26, 2024 | Drs. Robert Jeraj, Victor Fernandes, Timothy Perk, Peter Ferjancic, Daniel Huff | System and Method for Monitoring Multiple Lesions

Dec. 3, 2024 | Drs. Reinier Hernandez, Anatoly Pinchuk | PSMA-targeting ligands with optimal properties for imaging and therapy

March 4, 2025 | Drs. Guang-Hong Chen, Ran Zhang, Ke Li | Systems and Methods for Controlling Scatter in Computed Tomography Data

March 25, 2025 | Drs. Robert Jeraj, Daniel Huff | Tool for the Communication of Treatment Option Risks and Benefits

May 13, 2025 | Drs. Zaid Aljuboori, Alan McMillan | Method and Apparatus for evaluating surgical corridors in the skull

Sept. 9, 2025 | Dr. Diego Hernando Arribas, Aiden Tollefson | System and Method for Improved Fat Suppression for Diffusion Weighted Imaging in Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Oct. 7, 2025 | Drs. Paul Ellison, Robert Jerome Nickles, Todd Barhnart, Jonathan Engle, Christopher Kutyreff | Intermetallic Compounds of Cobalt as Targets for the Production of Theranostic Radionuclides