Imaging:
c. Ultrasound/Acoustics: The
Cardiovascular Ultrasound Laboratories (http://cvu.wustl.edu)
is an original member of the set of imaging labs established in 1987 by Dr. Wickline.
The development and study of site targeted ultrasonic contrast agents is now a central
theme of fundamental importance to the diagnosis of disease and the delivery of
targeted therapies for cancer and other pathologies. The original research themes
entailing understanding of the relationship between the microscopic material properties
of the cardiovascular system and the growth and remodeling process represent areas
of active research with direct connections to the Biomedical Engineering Department
at Washington University thorough a Whittaker Foundation Development Award that
includes “Growth and Remodeling” as one of three pillar components. The CVU laboratory
is staffed by a wide variety of talented individuals with a diverse and complementary
background of experiences and skills. The CVU lab employs the clinical experience of practicing cardiologists and fellows in conjunction
with the basic research provided
by biomedical engineering, physics, biology, immunohistochemistry, and chemistry.
Close collaborations with the Laboratory for Ultrasonics located in the Department
of Physics (Director: James Miller, PhD, Hill Professor of Physics) offers depth
for advanced projects. A number of investigators/collaborators in the C-TRAIN trained
with Professor Miller including Dr. Wickline, and Dr’s. Mike Hughes, Jon Marsh,
Kirk Wallace, and Chris Hall (now a senior research associate at Philips Medical Systems).