Heike Elisabeth Daldrup-Link. M.D., Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Radiology at Stanford University with sub-specialisation in Pediatric Radiology and Molecular Imaging. Dr.Daldrup-Link’s research interest focuses on the intersection of cell biology, nanomedicine, and medical…
more imaging to develop new platforms for detection and in-vivo tracking of stem cells, immune cells, and cancer cells. Several of these new cellular imaging technologies have been successfully translated from Dr.Daldrup-Link’s NIH-funded basic science laboratory to clinical imaging applications. Dr.Daldrup-Link developed novel concepts for oncology imaging, such as tumor characterization through the EPR effect (US6009342-A), MR imaging of tumor associated macrophages with iron oxide nanoparticles (Clin Ca Res 2011), image-guided cancer therapy without side effects through tumor-enzyme activatable theranostic nanoparticles (Small 2014) and radiation-free whole body staging of children with cancer (Lancet Oncology 2014). Dr.Daldrup-Link’s cellular imaging studies also yielded new and patented ideas for in vivo imaging of stem cell transplants establishing immediately clinically applicable technologies for: in vivo stem cell tracking with FDA-approved nanoparticles, imaging of stem cell rejection, and MRI-detection of stem cell apoptosis. Over the past 10 years, her team received 64 honors and. Dr.Daldrup-Link’s recognitions include the Roentgen Award, the AUR New Investigators Award, the Caffey Award (twice), the UCSF Innovations in Science Award, the Berdon Award (twice), and the Distinguished Investigator Award of the Academy of Radiology Research, among others. Dr.Daldrup-Link serves on the editorial boards of the journals Radiology, Pediatric Radiology, European Radiology and the international advisory board of Lancet Hematology. She is member of the NIH-NCI Cancer Immunopathology and Immunotherapy Study Section, Member of the Board of Trustees of the World Molecular Imaging Society, Member of the American College of Radiology (ACR) Commission on Research and Co-Chair of the ACR Committee on Pediatric Imaging Research.
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