Dr. Philip J. Santangelo’s research interests are in the regulation of gene expression, and the pathogenesis of viruses, such as respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and HIV. His research is focusing on the development and engineering of new molecular imaging technology for uncovering these mechanisms. Specifically, he has focused on the development of two types of molecular imaging probes: a) single molecule-sensitive probes for imaging ribonucleic acid (RNA) molecules; and b) positron-emission tomography (PET) probes. These methods could  provide new insights into the fundamental mechanisms of cancer pathogenesis and viral infections, which will lead to new drug targets in the future.

Dr. Santangelo is an Assistant Professor in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering. He graduated from Polytechnic University in 1991 with a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering. In 1998, he obtained his Ph.D. in Engineering from the University of California at Davis under Dr. Ian Kennedy, on the development of laser-based diagnostics for multiphase reacting jets and droplet streams. Dr. Santangelo followed his Ph.D. with a postdoctoral fellowship at Sandia National Laboratories in Livermore, California under Christopher Shaddix, and a position in industry, at Micron Optics, Inc., in Atlanta, Georgia. Next, Dr. Santangelo returned to academia as a postdoctoral fellow and then as a research faculty member at Georgia Tech under Dr. Gang Bao until his current appointment at Georgia Tech.

Please find additional information about the visitor and his lab at: https://bme.gatech.edu/bme/faculty/Philip-Santangelo

Information about his publications can be found at:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?cmd=search&term=Santangelo+PJ%5Bau%5D