About Dr. Gloeggler
The Gloeggler lab is interested in spin phenomena and explores how to use them as new contrast mechanism for magnetic resonance. One focus is on using parahydrogen, a spin isomer of hydrogen gas, and how to harvest its spin order to obtain signal enhanced/hyperpolarized contrast agents. Hyperpolarization enhances the signal of molecules by orders of magnitude and enables to directly study metabolism and physicochemical parameters in vivo in real-time. The lab works with an interdisciplinary approach performing chemical synthesis of new contrast agents that enable to better probe diseases, studying biochemical reactions in vivo and developing new equipment, including low field MRIs, to explore spin physics of contrast mechanisms. Another focus of the Gloeggler lab is on designing and synthesizing new contrast agents for deuterium MRI with a special emphasis on researching selective isotope labelling schemes for metabolites and the development of nano-systems suitable for the new field of deuterium particle imaging. Overall, the research approaches aim at discovering new ways to improve human health.