-  Faculty Experts   -  News by Topic   -  News by School Search News & Info WUSTL in the News   - Powered by Google WUSTL Home Public Affairs Home University News Medical News Sports News Radio Service Business, Law & Econ Culture & Living Science & Technology Contact Information TV/Radio Studio Visiting Our Campuses Campus Images Sports photography Commercial Filming    and Photography Commercial Use of    Names and Symbols Domain Name policy Record (newspaper) Campus Calendars WUSTL News Summary Publications Online Facts, Guides & Maps		Washington University in St. Louis News & Information > Faculty Experts at Washington University in St. Louis > Michael J. Welch Professor of radiology Expertise: PET, nuclear medicine, synthetic chemistry, oncology, imaging agents, radioisotopes, radionuclides Bio: Welch, an expert in synthetic chemistry, has been a leader for more than 30 years in the development of synthetic imaging agents that have allowed doctors to use positron emission tomography (PET) to diagnose an increasingly wide variety of disorders. He is also head of the Radiochemistry Institute at the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology. Welch is the current principal investigator of Washington University's longest continuously renewed NIH grant, "Cyclotron Produced Isotopes in Biology and Medicine," now in its 45th year. The grant incarnation of the grant is dedicated to the development of new imaging agents that can help scientists better understand and diagnose the heart. The same grant supplied the funding that allowed WUSTL researcher Michel Ter-Pogossian to lead the development of the first PET scanner at the School of Medicine in the 1970s. Welch succeeded Ter-Pogossian as principal investigator in 1984. WUSTL Contact Information: Education: Ph.D. at University of London M.A. at Cambridge University B.A. at Cambridge University News Stories & Tip Sheets: Showing 1 Stories. Changing the way we see cancer Advanced imaging systems offer faster, safer options for treatment of cancer May 8, 2007 -- Joseph Culver, left, and Michael Welch examine a state-of-the-art diffuse optical tomography system, which allows researchers to visualize tumors without the use of radiation. Using a wide range of imaging techniques to visualize cancer in the body, radiology investigators at the Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine are expanding the boundaries of cancer detection, treatment and research. The strength of their efforts has received national recognition. For several years, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology at Washington University School of Medicine has ranked among the top three imaging programs in the United States in research grants received by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Showing 1 Stories.			Related Information Media Assistance: Michael Purdy Senior Medical Sciences Writer purdym@wustl.edu (314) 286-0122 Related Groups: Schools: • School of Medicine Departments: • Chemistry • Developmental Biology • Radiology - View All Groups Related Topics: • Chemistry • Medical Science • Science & Technology - View All Topics Revised: Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2005   Email this page   Print ready page Subscribe WUSTL News by E-mail
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