The Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine Center for Molecular Imaging
Our Mission
The Center for Molecular and Translational Imaging (CMTI) develops and applies innovative imaging technologies, molecular probes, and image-guided approaches to understand disease mechanisms and advance new diagnostics and therapies. Through interdisciplinary collaboration, CMTI bridges preclinical discovery, engineering, and clinical research to translate imaging-based insights into improved patient care.
CMTI Research Highlights
Our research team welcomes the opportunity to work with many diverse groups to address different healthcare needs. One unique experience our team has had the pleasure of being a part of is Camp Watchme, a summer camp for children with lymphedema organized by the nonprofit advocacy group Brylan’s Feat Foundation. At this camp, our team was able to bring our custom-built near-infrared fluorescence lymphatic imaging (NIRFLI) device to visualize lymphatic pathways and areas of lymphatic dysfunction in these children, giving families an opportunity to learn more about their child’s disease while participating in a community-based research study. In addition to imaging, participating families also had the opportunity to undergo extensive genotyping, providing another layer of information to help explore potential connections between genetic findings and each child’s clinical presentation.
Our group has been lucky to be a part of this experience for two years in a row, beginning in 2025, and studies like these drive home the reasons why we are in research — to improve lives through innovation.
Below are photos from the 2025 Camp Watchme study in Zumbro Falls, Minnesota, conducted under IRB HSC-MS-25-0246. Permission and media release for non-research use were obtained through Brylan’s Feat Foundation.
To learn more about Brylan’s Feat Foundation and Camp Watchme, please visit: https://www.brylansfeat.org/campwatchme (external link)
