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Warren S. Warren

James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of Chemistry
Chemistry
Box 90346, Durham, NC 27708-0346
2217 French Science Center, Durham, NC 27708

Selected Grants


Novel Hyperpolarization Approaches for Magnetic Resonance Applications

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2025 - 2029

From Molecules to Masterpieces: AI-Powered Insights into Cultural Heritage

ResearchCollaborator · Awarded by Schmidt Sciences, LLC · 2026 - 2027

Medical Scientist Training Program

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPreceptor · Awarded by National Institute of General Medical Sciences · 2022 - 2027

Detecting missed metastases from nominally early-stage melanomas with pump-probe microscopy

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by United States Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity · 2023 - 2026

Improving Accuracy of Next-Generation Microscopy for Early Stage Metastatic Melanoma Detection

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Cancer Institute · 2024 - 2026

Developing Next-Generation Hyperpolarization Methods for Chemical Analysis

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2020 - 2025

Next-Generation Optical Contrasts for Characterization of Biological Tissue, Hard Matter, and Cultural Heritage Objects

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2021 - 2024

Medical Scientist Training Program

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1997 - 2022

Improving Understanding, Utility and Generality of Hyperpolarized, Long-lived Spin States in Magnetic Resonance

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2017 - 2021

Making Clinical Scale Hyperpolarization Simple, Fast, and Cheap

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2018 - 2021

Probing Hyperpolarized 15N2-diazirine as A Universal Molecular Tag in MRI

ResearchCollaborator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2018 - 2021

Training in Medical Imaging

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2003 - 2020

Compaction and Sound in Granular Matter

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 2015 - 2020

Molecular imaging of in vivo metabolism with a hyperpolarized vitamin shot

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by North Carolina State University · 2019 - 2019

Molecular imaging of in vivo metabolism with a hyperpolarized vitamin shot

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2018 - 2019

OP: Collaborative Research: Multimodal Molecular Spectroscopy and Imaging in Biological Tissue and Historical Artwork

ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2016 - 2019

GAANN - Department of Chemistry

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by Department of Education · 2015 - 2019

CMBI & NCMA Art Imaging Initiative

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by North Carolina Museum of Art · 2013 - 2018

Improving Melanoma Diagnosis with Pump-Probe Optical Imaging

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2013 - 2017

Coupling the Dynamics of Molecules and Spins in Nuclear Magnetic Resonance for Imaging and Oil Borehole Applications

ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by American Chemical Society · 2015 - 2017

Multi-modality optical molecular imaging for melanoma tumor margin assessment

FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2014 - 2017

Novel molecular contrast mechanisms for biomedical applications using pump-probe nonlinear phase dispersion spectroscopy

FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Burroughs Wellcome Fund · 2013 - 2016

Sensitive and Specific Molecular Imaging of Pulmonary Nodules

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2010 - 2016

Structural Biology and Biophysics Training Program

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1994 - 2015

Novel Techniques in Nonlinear Optical Microscopy for Improving Melanoma Diagnosis

FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2013 - 2015

Intermolecular Multiple-Quantum Coherence Effects in MRI

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2005 - 2015

Dynamics and Characterization of Long-Lived Hyperpolarized Molecules in Magnetic Resonance

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2011 - 2015

Agilent Direct Drive 9.4T MRS/MRI Console

EquipmentMajor User · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2012 - 2013

Novel Magnetic Resonance Approach to Detect BAT Distribution and Temperature

ResearchInvestigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2010 - 2012

Imaging Nonlinear Absorption of Biomarkers for Improved Detection of Melanoma

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2009 - 2012

External Relationships


  • American Association for the Advancement of Science
  • Cancer Prevention Research Institute of Texas
  • National Science Foundation
  • Yale University

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