# Molecular Imaging Probe Development

> **NIH NIH R50** · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS · 2020 · $203,623

## Abstract

ABSTRACT:
The impact of Molecular Imaging on oncology encompasses all aspects of clinical management including early
detection, guiding the preclinical development of targeted therapeutics and biomarkers, assisting staging of
disease and monitoring response to therapeutics. Utilization of Molecular Imaging can significantly decrease
the costs incurred with the development of new therapies by allowing accurate patient treatment stratification
and allowing the non-invasive serial assessment of the biological response to treatment in vivo. However, a
significant bottleneck has emerged for the development and translation of molecular imaging agents,
specifically those utilized for positron emission tomography (PET probes). Current limitations for the rapid
development and translation of targeted molecular imaging agents for PET include but are not limited to; the
complex design, synthesis and screening approaches for both targeted ligand identification and imaging agent
development.
As such there is clearly a growing need for exceptional laboratory-based scientists with extensive research
experience in the field of bioimaging research, more specifically in the case of Dr Hausner radiochemistry and
probe optimization for molecular imaging PET probes. Scientists such as Dr Hausner provide the continuity,
stability and detailed scientific knowledge to students and trainees far beyond that of a technician and are vital
to sustain the molecular imaging research enterprise. This funding is an excellent opportunity to recognize Dr
Hausner’s contributions, not only to the Sutcliffe laboratory but also to molecular imaging research. It will also
allow him to develop a more defined and stable career path to pursue research in basic, translational, and
clinical molecular imaging research within the Sutcliffe research program without the pressure of becoming an
independent investigator. Dr Hausner will continue to support the development of targeted molecular imaging
agents for cancer detection in the Sutcliffe laboratory and more specifically focus on improving the
pharmacokinetics of peptide based molecular imaging agents. Molecular imaging agents under development in
the Sutcliffe laboratory support pre-clinical studies in mice and non-human primates at the Center for Molecular
and Genomic Imaging, as well as clinical studies through the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center and the
Department of Radiology. Dr Sutcliffe is the primary support Unit Director who will continue to work with Dr
Hausner to plan, direct and monitor the proposed research.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10003825
- **Project number:** 5R50CA211556-04
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS
- **Principal Investigator:** Sven H Hausner
- **Activity code:** R50 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $203,623
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2017-09-19 → 2022-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10003825

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10003825, Molecular Imaging Probe Development (5R50CA211556-04). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10003825. Licensed CC0.

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