Onofre T. Dejesus
PROFESSOR
Department of medical physics
University of Wisconsin-Madison
United States of America
Biography
Professor Onofre T. Dejesus pursued his B.S.Chemistry, from University of the Philippines, 1971.and further he did his Ph.D.from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Va. Polytechnic Inst. and State University,1980 His Current on-going R&D projects involve: PET imaging agents labeled with positron-emitting Cl-34m for dopamine D1 receptors. Dopamine receptors are involved in Parkinson's disease, schizophrenia, substance abuse and other neuropsychiatric disorders. A small peptide molecule as multimodality imaging agent for epidermal growth factor receptors (EGFR) which are over-expressed in various types of cancer. Positron-labeled small molecules to image tau protein which is thought to be involved in neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's disease. PET/CT imaging of pregnant rhesus macaques to assess maternal-fetal transfers of chemicals.
Research Interest
Development of radiopharmaceuticals as positron emission tomography (PET) imaging agents.
