Assistant Professor Tyrone Porter Joins AME Faculty

September 1, 2006

Starting September 1, Assistant Professor Tyrone Porter joined AME from the University of Cincinnati, where he was a postdoctoral research fellow. Prior to that, he received his Ph.D. from the department of bioengineering at the University of Washington in 2003. His research interests focus on the integration of ultrasound technologies with chemical and biomolecular engineered vesicles for diagnostic and therapeutic applications.
 
“The overall goal of my research program is to push the application of ultrasound technology in new and exciting directions,” says Porter. Applications could include using ultrasound technology to test the growth of cancer and drug delivery through microscopic carriers. “My lab is working on new ultrasound technologies and novel chemical formulations for assessing tissue perfusion, targeted contrast enhancement of diseases in ultrasound images, and improving the uptake and activity of drugs while reducing adverse side effects.”