University of California-Los Angeles · BiochemistryClark Imaging Lab
Peter Michael Clark · Los Angeles, California
Research Focus
Peter Michael Clark's lab at UCLA focuses on improving how we understand cancer through advanced imaging techniques. They specifically study how different cancer cells absorb a radioactive glucose analog used in PET scans, aiming to identify unique subpopulations of cells that may respond differently to treatments. By developing innovative technology to measure this absorption at the single-cell level, the lab hopes to enhance the accuracy of cancer diagnoses and treatment evaluations.
PET scanscancer heterogeneityBetaBox technologytumor biomarkerscell subpopulations
Research Aims
3AIM 01Develop the next generation BetaBox to increase throughput and isolation capabilities for individual cells.
AIM 02Characterize cell subpopulations based on their [18F]FDG accumulation across various model systems.
AIM 03Examine how cell subpopulations change in response to targeted cancer therapies.
Skills the Lab Values
cell culturemicrofluidicssingle-cell analysisimmunofluorescencefluorodeoxyglucose PET imaging
Output against the department
Publications53bottom 8% of dept.367th of 402
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Citations3.3kbottom 15% of dept.341st of 402
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