Total-body PET Scanner

Dr. Cherry develops novel technologies and methods for quantitative biomedical imaging. The Cherry Lab focuses on molecular imaging using positron emission tomography (PET) scanning; in particular developing faster and more sensitive detection technologies spanning preclinical to human imaging.  The laboratory has developed technologies with widespread applications in translational medicine.  Cherry also co-leads the EXPLORER project, a collaboration with several colleagues to develop the world’s first total-body PET scanner.  The team is currently studying methodologies for quantifying physiologic, metabolic and molecular signals across the entire human body, and advanced instrumentation for time-of-flight PET imaging.