Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science

VUIIS supports advances in physics, engineering, computing and other clinical and basic sciences for the development and application of new and enhanced imaging techniques to address problems in biology and medicine, in health and disease. Faculty and trainees pursue research in developing new imaging methods and techniques, as well as in diverse applications. The addition of a 7 tesla magnet, one of only about eight in the United States, has enabled researchers to generate images down to the molecular level and will ensure Vanderbilt remains at the forefront of research in magnetic imaging.

Some of the core areas of current interest are the development of methods for the assessment of structure, function, and metabolism including imaging in broad areas such as cancer, brain physiology, transgenic mice, cellular and molecular as well as research into the physics of imaging and spectrometry. The Institute also provides an exemplary training environment for postdoctoral fellow, graduate and medical students and undergraduates.

Center Director: John Gore

Center for Human Imaging
Scientific Director: Seth Smith
Phone: (615) 322-6211
Manager: Brian Welch
Phone: (615) 343-7754
Website: http://www.vuiis.vanderbilt.edu/resources.php

Center for Small Animal Imaging
Center Director: John Gore
Scientific Director: Mark Does
Manager: Jarrod True
Website: http://www.vuiis.vanderbilt.edu/resources.php

Center for Molecular Probes – Radiochemistry
Scientific Director: Charles Manning
Email: henry.c.manning@vanderbilt.edu
Technical Director: Mike Nickels
Email: michael.l.nickels@vanderbilt.edu
Manager: Sib Ansari
Email: mohammad.s.ansari@vanderbilt.edu
Website: http://www.vuiis.vanderbilt.edu/resources.php