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Wynn Volkert, PhD

Curator's Professor of Radiology, Chemistry, Biochemistry and NSEI

Education:

B.S. - Chemistry, St. Louis University

PhD - Physical Chemistry, University of Missouri

Selected Publications:

Giblin, M.F., Gali, H., Sieckman, G.L., Owen, N.K., Hoffman, T.J., Forte, L.R., Volkert, W.A.: In vitro and in vivo comparison of human E.Coli heat-stable peptide analogues incorporating the 111In-DOTA group and distinct linker moieties. Bioconj. Chem. 15:872-880, 2004.

Volkert, Wynn A., Giblin, M.F., Hoffman, T.J.: Radiolabeling and Characterizationof Receptor-Avid peptides as Molecular Imaging and Therapeutic Biomolecules for Specific In Vivo Targeting of Human Cancers. Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc. 91:853-856, 2004.

Miller, W.H., Duval, P., Jurisson, S.S., Robertson, J.D., Wall, J.D., Quinn, T.P., Volkert, W.A., Neumeyer, G.M.: Radiochemistry at the University of Missouri-Columbia: A joint venture with chemistry, nuclear engineering, molecular biology, biochemistry, and the Missouri University Research Reactor (MURR). J. Radioanalytical and Nucl. Chem., 263:131-136, 2005.

Volkert, W.A., Etter, R.L., Leal-Quiros, E., Kumar, A.S., Becker, B.R.: MNSEC, Experience and Significant Outcomes under the DOE/ONEST INIE Program (Year 1). Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc., 91:988-989, 2004.

Volkert, W.A., Giblin, M.F., Hoffman, T.J.: Radiolabeling and Characterization of Receptor-Avid Peptides as Molecular Imaging and Therapeutic Biomolecules for Specific In Vivo Targeting of Human Cancers, Mid-Winter American Nuclear Society Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., November 14-18, 2004.

Giblin, M.F., Sieckman, G., Owen, N., Hoffman, T.J., Forte, L.R., Volkert, W.A.: Inclusion of Amino Acids Outside of the STh(6-19) Core Sequence Significantly Improves Receptor Bind and Tumor Uptake of 111In-DOTa-Labeled Human E. Coli Heat-Stable Peptide Analogs in vitro and in vivo. 51st Soc. Nucl. Med. Ann. Mtg., Philadelphia, PA, June 19-23, 2004. J. Nucl. Med. 45(S):173P-174P, 2004.

Pandrapragada, R.K., Kannan, R., Kavita, K.K., Bhaskaran, S., Jurisson, S., Volkert, A., Katti, K.V.: Multifunctional Phosphinimine Ligands for 99mTc(VII) Stabilization. 51st. Soc. Nucl. Med. Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, June 19-23, J. Nucl. Med. 45(S):468P-469P, 2004.

Smith, C.J., Volkert, W.A., Hoffman, T.J.: Radiolabeled peptide Conjugates for Targeting of the Bombesin Receptor. Nucl. Med. Biol. 32:2005. Giblin, M.F., Sieckman, G., Shelton, T.D., Hoffman, T.J., Forte, L.R., Volkert, W.A.: Structure-function Studies of 111In-DOTa-labeled Human E. Coli Heat-stable Enterotoxin Analogs. Soc. Nucl. Med. 52nd Ann. Mtg., Toronto, Canada, June 18-22, 2005. J. Nucl. Med. 46:143P, 2005.

Giblin, M.F., Sieckman, G.L., Owen, N.K., Hoffman, T.J., Forte, L.R., Volkert, W.A.: Radiolabeled Escherichia coli heat-stable enterotoxin analogs for in vivo imaging of colorectal cancer. Nucl. Inst. Meth. (B) 241:689-692, 2005.

Smith, C.J., Volkert, W.A., Hoffman, T.J.: Radiolabeled peptide conjugates for targeting of the bombesin receptor superfamily subtypes. Nucl. Med. & Biol. 32:733-740, 2005.

Winkelmann, C.T., Figueroa, S.D., Rold, T.L., Volkert, W.A., Hoffman, T.J.: Microimaging Characterization of a B16-F10 Melanoma Metastasis Mouose Model. Molecular Imaging (2006) IN PRESS.