Meet the Principal Investigator
![Ralph P. Mason, Ph.D.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2022-05/mason-callout_0.jpg?h=0c8923bc&itok=SHnbPFYM)
Ralph P. Mason, Ph.D.
Professor of Radiology
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Research Interests
Tumor Pathophysiology (Hypoxia; Blood Flow; pO2; pH, BOLD MRI); Multimodality Imaging: optical (BLI, FLI, CLI), PET, MRI; Reporter Molecules (pH, pO2, enzyme activity); 19F NMR; Novel Therapeutics; Vascular Disrupting Agents; Prostate, Lung, and Breast Cancers.
Faculty
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Li Liu, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Radiology
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Research Interests
Tumor pathophysiology, development and evaluation of novel therapeutics (vascular disrupting agents and heme targeting agents), breast, kidney, lung cancer
Postdoctoral Fellows
![Bushra Afzal, Ph.D.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2023-03/Afzal-Bushra-9-Edit.jpg?h=9cdfc488&itok=CbQJrmxz)
Bushra Afzal, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
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Research Interests
Multimodality Imaging: optical (BLI, FLI, CLI), PET, MRI, Multispectral Optoacoustic Tomography; Nanoparticles
![Tianyuan Wang, Ph.D.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2022-07/Wang-Tianyuan.png?h=1618e2f9&itok=OMtEwYX0)
Tianyuan Wang, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
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Research Interests
Optimizing Therapeutic Strategies Against Lung Cancer using Multimodality Imaging.
![Hashini Wanniarachchi, Ph.D.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2022-07/wanniarachchi.png?h=c248cb74&itok=s_7MKK3U)
Hashini Wanniarachchi, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
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Research Interests
Near Infrared Spectroscopy of Human Brain Activity; Multispectral Optoacoustic Tomography and Bioluminescence.
Staff
![Lorena Arango, B.S.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2022-07/Arango-Lorena.png?h=4bbc99ae&itok=m08pBfzd)
![Priya Periyanan, M.S.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2022-07/periyanan.png?h=e85e3368&itok=qmV1Q5KZ)
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