ERIK SHAPIRO

ABOUT

Erik Shapiro is Associate Professor and Associate Chair of Research in the Department of Radiology. His Molecular and Cellular Imaging Laboratory (MCIL) develops and uses magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and x-ray computed tomography (CT) for molecular and cellular imaging of biological phenomena, regenerative medicine, and early detection of disease.

Dr. Shapiro holds a master’s degree and Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of Pennsylvania. He conducted his post-doctoral work in molecular imaging at the National Institutes of Health.

RESEARCH

Dr. Shapiro’s Molecular and Cellular Imaging Laboratory develops new imaging approaches for MRI, X-ray, and nuclear medicine in order to understand biology, to detect disease at early stages, and to monitor treatments. The lab’s efforts are geared toward a wide variety of important biomedical topics ranging from stem cell transplantation and migration, cancer diagnostics and therapy, abnormal diabetes pathologies, and tissue-engineered scaffolds. Tools developed by Dr. Shapiro’s group include multi-modality contrast agents and nanomaterials, engineered protein transporters, large animal models of disease, and artificial intelligence image analysis.

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CONTACT

shapir86@msu.edu
Office: 517.355.4054
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