About Collaborative Imaging Core

The IMM Center for Molecular Imaging is a facility that all researchers at UTHSC who are involved in small animal studies should be acquainted. Directed by Dr. Eva Sevick and led by 8 engineering and basic science faculty whose research emphasis focuses on some aspect of molecular imaging. This includes new instrumentation, novel molecular imaging agents, innovative algorithms, or pioneering translation of new imaging technologies into clinical trials. This team is unique on the TMC for marrying new technologies to facilitate biological discovery in preclinical and clinical studies.

In 2008, the unique research center at the Institute of Molecular Medicine was established and focuses on in vivo fluorescence imaging (with unique gene reporters and exogenous agents) and nuclear imaging (using PET/CT, SPECT and scintigraphy). The Molecular Imaging “Collaborative Imaging” core focuses upon close interaction with academic and industry researchers across the nation with small animal imaging projects on cancer metastasis, cancer drug discovery, autoimmune disorders, gastrointestinal disorders, nanotechnology, chronic wound care, peripheral vascular disease, and others.