Inorganic and Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry including targetry, separations and radiotracer syntheses, Technetium Clathrochelates, Radiotracers in Plant Biology

My research interests involve several different, yet related, areas of radioinorganic chemistry. One area focuses on the utilization of gamma and beta emitting radiometals in the development of potential diagnostic and therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals. A second area addresses methods for the detection and separation of radiometals, in particular technetium-99, for minimization and safe storage of radioactive waste. A third area involves the use of radiotracers to understand plant and microbial biology. All research areas are multidisciplinary and therefore involve collaborations with other scientists within the department as well as in other departments, and at other institutions.