Wellington Pham

Wellington Pham, PhD

Wellington Pham named a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors

Pham is among nine current and two former members of the Vanderbilt University faculty who are fellows of the NAI.

PET imaging probe for Alzheimer’s disease

Vanderbilt researchers report on a new PET imaging probe that will be useful for exploring Alzheimer’s disease pathology.

Radiology’s Gochberg, Pham receive distinguished investigator awards

Daniel Gochberg, PhD, and Wellington Pham, PhD, both faculty members in Vanderbilt’s Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, received 2019 Distinguished Investigator Awards from the Academy for Radiology and Biomedical Imaging Research.

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Lighting up colorectal cancer

A nanobeacon imaging agent that binds specifically to colorectal cancer cells may aid the early detection of cancer during colonoscopy.

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Nanobeacon lights up colon tumors

A novel fluorescent nanobeacon can distinguish normal from diseased colon tissue, potentially offering advantages for colorectal cancer screening.