Warren S. Warren, PhD
James B. Duke Professor of Chemistry, Professor of Radiology, Biomedical Engineering, and Physics
e-mail: warren.warren@duke.edu
Scholars@Duke: Warren S. Warren
Martin Fischer, PhD
Research Professor
e-mail: martin.fischer@duke.edu
Scholars@Duke: Martin Fischer
Research Interests: Exploring novel nonlinear optical contrast mechanisms for high-resolution structural and functional imaging in biomedicine, materials science, and cultural heritage. Also directs the Advanced Light Imaging and Spectroscopy (ALIS) Facility – http://alis.duke.edu
Simone Degan, PhD
Research Scientist
e-mail: simone.degan@duke.edu
Research Interests: Investigating novel in vivo imaging technologies using pre-clinical and clinical trials to detect early melanoma lesions, and MRI applications on lung diseases.
David Grass, PhD
Research Associate
e-mail: david.grass@duke.edu
Scholars@Duke: David Grass
Research Interests: Nonlinear optical imaging techniques, pump-probe microscopy and its clinical applications for melanoma, optical levitation, and optomechanics.
Shannon Eriksson
Graduate Student
e-mail: shannon.eriksson@duke.edu
Scholars@Duke: Shannon Eriksson
Research Interests: Utilization of SABRE hyperpolarization techniques to boost MRI signal and probe both physiological and pathological metabolic processes in vivo.
Lucas Everhart
Graduate Student
e-mail: lucas.everhart@duke.edu
Scholars@Duke: Luke Everhart
Research Interests:
Heidi Kastenholz
Graduate Student
e-mail: heidi.kastenholz@duke.edu
Scholars@Duke: Heidi Kastenholz
Research Interests: Investigating the photophysics of carbon-based pigments and multi-layered three-dimensional structures, such as a paintings, using pump-probe microscopy.
Xiaoqing Li
Graduate Student
e-mail: xiaoqing.li@duke.edu
Scholars@Duke: Xiaoqing Li
Research Interests: Producing spin-polarized samples in large amounts with new hyperpolarization techniques to search for light QCD axions and axionlike particles.
Jacob Lindale, PhD
Postdoctoral Associate
e-mail: jake.lindale@duke.edu
Scholars@Duke: Jacob Lindale
Research Interests: Implementing novel theoretical and experimental techniques to investigate coherent hyperpolarization dynamics of SABRE, maximizing polarization yield and efficiency of singlet order consumption.
Loren Smith
Graduate Student
e-mail: loren.smith@duke.edu
Scholars@Duke: Loren Smith
Research Interests:
Finn Tran
Graduate Student
email: finn.tran@duke.edu
Scholars@Duke: Finn Tran
Research Interests: Extending the substrate scope of SABRE to biologically relevant small molecules such as amino acids for use in metabonomics and MRI applications.
Yue Zhou
Graduate Student
e-mail: yue.zhou541@duke.edu
Scholars@Duke: Yue Zhou
Research Interests: Applying pump-probe microscopy to image and explore the photo-physics of pigments in artworks.