Vision
To make animal models transparent to scientific investigation, and enable the visualization of biology and pathobiology in living humans.
Mission
To create and deploy innovative imaging technologies to reveal cellular and molecular features of mammalian biology in complex living systems.
Approach
We design biological and chemical probes with unique signatures that can be detected from outside the body. We use these to visualize dynamic processes in living systems.
Division Chief
Erik Shapiro
Faculty
Latest News
- American Cancer Society Awards $792,000 grant to Bryan Smith’s research teamFunding to help reverse immune cells’ inhibitory behavior in tumors Originally published on MSU College of Engineering website on Feb 13, 2024 The American Cancer Society (ACS), the largest non-government, …
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- MSU and JDRF team up to fight Type 1 diabetesMSU researchers awarded a $750,000 grant by JDRF to develop a new immune imaging method that could bolster promising therapies Originally published on MSUTODAY on Nov 27, 2023 Researchers at …
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- Could a single drug treat the two leading causes of death in the US: cancer and cardiovascular disease?Originally published on The Conversation on Sep 6, 2023 Written by: Bryan Smith What would you guess are the two biggest killers in the world? Based on media coverage, maybe …