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Gregory M. Palmer

Professor of Radiation Oncology
Radiation Oncology
Box 3455 Med Ctr, Durham, NC 27710
203 Research Drive, MSRB1 Rm 281, Durham, NC 27710

Overview


Greg Palmer obtained his B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Marquette University in 2000, after which he obtained his Ph.D. in BME from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology, Cancer Biology Division at Duke University Medical Center. His primary research focus has been identifying and exploiting the changes in absorption, scattering, and fluorescence properties of tissue associated with cancer progression and therapeutic response. To this end he has implemented a model-based approach for extracting absorber and scatterer properties from diffuse reflectance and fluorescence measurements. More recently he has developed quantitative imaging methodologies for intravital microscopy to characterize tumor functional and molecular response to radiation and chemotherapy. His awards have included the Jack Fowler Award from the Radiation Research Society.

Laboratory Website:
https://radonc.duke.edu/research-education/research-labs/radiation-and-cancer-biology/palmer-lab

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Professor of Radiation Oncology · 2023 - Present Radiation Oncology, Clinical Science Departments
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute · 2012 - Present Duke Cancer Institute, Institutes and Centers

In the News


Published May 5, 2015
Two faculty receive instrumentation grants from NC Biotech
Published April 2, 2014
Scientists create the first lab-grown muscle that's 'as strong as the real thing’
Published April 1, 2014
Self-healing muscle grown in the lab

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Recent Publications


Three-dimensional diffractive acoustic tomography.

Journal Article Nat Commun · January 29, 2025 Acoustically probing biological tissues with light or sound, photoacoustic and ultrasound imaging can provide anatomical, functional, and/or molecular information at depths far beyond the optical diffusion limit. However, most photoacoustic and ultrasound ... Full text Link to item Cite

In vitro vascularization improves in vivo functionality of human engineered cardiac tissues.

Journal Article Acta Biomater · November 10, 2024 Engineered human cardiac tissues hold great promise for disease modeling, drug development, and regenerative therapy. For regenerative applications, successful engineered tissue engraftment in vivo requires rapid vascularization and blood perfusion post-im ... Full text Link to item Cite

Evaluating Tumor Hypoxia Radiosensitization Via Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Oxygen Imaging (EPROI).

Journal Article Mol Imaging Biol · June 2024 PURPOSE: Tumor hypoxia contributes to aggressive phenotypes and diminished therapeutic responses to radiation therapy (RT) with hypoxic tissue being 3-fold less radiosensitive than normoxic tissue. A major challenge in implementing hypoxic radiosensitizers ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Development of CapCell Scope for Metabolic Imaging of Tissue Heterogeneity and Therapy Response

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering · 2019 - 2028

Red blood cell ATP export and transfusion in sepsis (R01)

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute · 2023 - 2026

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Education, Training & Certifications


University of Wisconsin, Madison · 2005 Ph.D.