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Research interests
- Developing new methodologies for fast and facile labeling bioactive molecules with radioisotopes (carbon-11; fluorine-18, radioactive iodine, bromine-76, etc.)
- Design and synthesis of radiolabeled indigenous biomolecules (amino acid, nucleoside, lipid, carboxylic acid, alcohol, sugar, peptide, etc.) and their analogs for diagnosis of chronic diseases.
- Design and synthesis of radiolabeled organic molecules for PET imaging of neurological and psychiatric disorders.
- cGMP production of Radiopharmaceuticals for clinical imaging and radiotherapy.
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Fluoride-Mediated Desilylative Radiosynthesis of 11C-Labeled PET Tracers
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
05/1/22 → 10/31/26
Project: Research
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Radiosynthesis method development for PET ligand [11C](+)PHNO
Parsey, R. V. (PI), Qu, W. (CoPI) & Slifstein, M. (CoPI)
11/14/23 → 11/13/25
Project: Research
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Preliminary Imaging Studies of the Kappa Opioid Receptors in Schizophrenia and their Relationship to Dopamine Function
Abi-Dargham, A. (PI), Qu, W. (CoPI), Slifstein, M. (CoPI) & Gil, R. (CoI)
National Institute of Mental Health
12/1/20 → 10/31/22
Project: Research
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TRO Catacosinos Awards 2017 to 2025
Benach, J. (PI), Hedayati, S. (PI), Lee, C. (CoI), Moll, U. (CoI), Qu, W. (CoI), Shroyer, K. (CoI), Kaushansky, K. (PI), Boros, E. (CoI), Cattell, R. (CoI), Duong, T. (CoI), Meimetis, L. (CoI), Petrenko, A. (CoI) & Ghosh, M. (CoI)
07/1/17 → 07/15/26
Project: Research
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A Practical Radiosynthesis of (S)-[11C]SMBT-1 for MAO-B PET Imaging
Akula, H. K., Pati, S., Qu, W., Slifstein, M., Parsey, R., Harada, R., Furumoto, S., Okamura, N., Kim, M. J. & Hu, B., Aug 1 2026, In: Journal of Labelled Compounds and Radiopharmaceuticals. 69, 10-11, e70037.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Fully Automated Production of Multiple 11C-Labeled PET Tracers Using a Self-Cleaning TracerMaker Radiosynthesizer
Hu, B., Qu, W., Parsey, R., Slifstein, M. & Larsen, P., Apr 1 2026, In: Journal of Labelled Compounds and Radiopharmaceuticals. 69, 4-6, e70031.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Cholinergic tone abnormalities and relationships with smoking severity in human cigarette smokers: exploratory positron emission tomography study using [18F]VAT
Moeller, S. J., Weinstein, J. J., Varnas, B., Orellano, O., Gil, R., Perlman, G., Abeykoon, S., Meng, J., Oprea, I., Hu, B., Qu, W., Slifstein, M. & Abi-Dargham, A., Sep 2025, In: Molecular Psychiatry. 30, 9, p. 4064-4071 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access2 Scopus citations -
Deuterium- and Fluorine-18-Labeled Glutamine─a PET Imaging Agent with Enhanced In Vivo Stability
Akula, H. K., Hu, B., Brunner, J., Li, K., Saleh, L., Vaska, P. & Qu, W., Jul 15 2025, In: ACS Omega. 10, 27, p. 29741-29753 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access1 Scopus citations -
The Potential Utility of (2S,4R)-4-[18F]fluoroglutamine as a Novel Metabolic Imaging Marker for Inflammation Explored by Rat Models of Arthritis and Paw Edema
Kim, M. J., Akula, H. K., Marden, J., Li, K., Hu, B., Vaska, P. & Qu, W., Feb 2025, In: Molecular Imaging and Biology. 27, 1, p. 10-16 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1 Scopus citations