Erik Marcellus Shapiro, PhD
Assistant Professor of Diagnostic Radiology and of Biomedical Engineering
Departments & Organizations
School of Engineering and Applied Science
2006 YCCI Scholars
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS): Neuroscience
Stem Cell Center, Yale
Diagnostic Radiology: Bioimaging Sciences: Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Magnetic Resonance Research Center
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Liver Center)
Research Interests
Molecular and cellular imaging in preclinical animals studies; development of novel contrast agents for molecular imaging; sodium MRI for musculoskeletal imaging more...
Education
- B.S., State University of New York at Binghamton, 1995
- M.S., University of Pennsylvania, 1997
- Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 2001
Selected Publications
- Sumner, J.P., Shapiro, E.M., Maric, D., Conroy, R., Koretsky, A.P., In vivo labeling of adult neural progenitors for MRI with micron sized particles of iron oxide: Quantitation of labeled phenotype, NeuroImage, in press (2008).
- Shapiro, E.M., Koretsky, A.P., Convertible manganese contrast for molecular and cellular imaging, Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 60(2), 265-269 (2008).
- Bennett, K.M., Shapiro, E.M., Sotak, C.H., Koretsky, A.P., Controlled aggregation of ferritin to modulate MRI relaxivity, Biophysical Journal, 95(1), 342-351 (2008).
