PRISM collaborates with investigators at other institutions
University of Southern California - Keck School of Medicine of USC
Zea Borok, M.D. Professor of Medicine, Ralph Edgington Chair in Medicine, Chief - Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Dr. Borok’s research interests include transcriptional and epigenetic regulation of alveolar epithelial cell differentiation/plasticity, modulation of alveolar epithelial cell phenotype and recovery following lung injury, role of alveolar epithelium in pulmonary fibrosis, biology of lung stem cells and alveolar epithelial tight junction regulation.
University of North Carolina - School of Medicine
James Hagood, M.D. Professor of Pediatrics , Division of Pulmonology, Director Program for Rare and Interstitial Lung Disease, Children’s Research Institute and Marsico Lung Institute
Dr. Hagood’s work focuses on the regulation of fibroblast phenotype in the context of pulmonary fibrosis and lung development.
The University of Alabama at Birmingham - School of Medicine
Suzanne E. Lapi, Ph.D. Professor, Advanced Imaging Facility, Vice Chair of Translational Research, Director Radiochemistry Laboratory, Division Director Advanced Medical Imaging Research
Dr. Lapi’s research interests are in the development and translation of new PET radionuclides and molecular imaging agents and the development of new isotopes for PET imaging.
Michigan State University - College of Engineering
Kurt Zinn, D.V.M. M.S. Ph.D. Professor, Biomedical Engineering and Radiology
Dr. Zinn’s research includes the development of molecular imaging approaches for cancer diagnosis, treatment monitoring, and therapy. He has also contributed significantly to more than 10 phase 1 clinical trials.
The University of Utah - College of Science
Peter J. Stang, Ph.D. Distinguished Professor of Chemistry
Dr. Stang’s primary research focus is molecular architecture and supramolecular chemistry via self-assembly. He is particularly interested in the assembly of various polygons and polyhedra.