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Dr. Yu graduated with a Ph.D. from Peking University in 1996. He completed his postdoctoral training in Nuclear Medicine and Pharmacolgy at Kupio University Hospital in Finland before taking a position as a Research Scientist at the Turku PET Center in Finland. In 2001, he joined the Harvard Medical School Radiology Department at Massachusetts General Hospital as a Research Scientist and Instructor before being appointed Associate Professor and Chief Radiochemist at the University of Tennessee in 2005. He was also the Senior Radiochemist at Banner Alxheimer's Institute in Phoenix, AZ from 2007 to 2009 before joining Houston Methodist in 2009. At the Research Institute, Dr. Yu oversees the design and operation of the cyclotron facility, which produces PET radiopharmaceuticals for clinical use in compliance with FDA cGMP (current good manufacture practice) regulations.
Research interests
Dr. Yu's research focuses on molecular imaging biomarker development for translational medicine applications. Functional parameters from in vivo imaging include biodistribution, metabolism, receptor and transporter occupancy, as well as blood flow will be important in diseases diagnosis, stages and response evaluation. For these purposes, his team is developing PET and SPECT imaging tracers of pharmacological affects on glutamate receptors, dopamine transporters and receptors, and serotonin transporters and receptors, which are important in neurodegeneration diseases and psychiatry. In addition, as the Ccyclotron Operation/Radiochemistry Director, Dr. Yu supervises the Research Institute cyclotron facility design, including the installation and operation of the cyclotron, hot cells, radiochemistry synthetic modules, quality control instruments, and radiation safety monitoring. He also oversees the development of standard operation procedures for cyclotron operation, PET radiopharmaceutical production, quality control, and radiation safety.
Education/Academic qualification
Radiochemistry, MS, ChinA Institute of Atomic Energy
Postdoctoral Fellowship, Department of Nuclear Medicine and Physiology, Kuopio University Hospital, Finland
Biological Radiochemistry, PhD, Peking University
Research Area Keywords
- Imaging & Radiology
Free-text keywords
- PET tracer development and production
- Cyclotron operation
- Radiochemistry
- FDA cGMP regulation
- Radiopharmaceutical production
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TRACK-ALS-001
Masdeu, J. C., Appel, S. H., Kocharian, A., Nakawah, M. O., Pascual, B., Thonhoff, J. R. & Yu, M.
Project: Clinical Trial
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TRACK-ALS
Masdeu, J. C., Appel, S. H., Lee, D. Y., Pascual, B. & Yu, M.
1/1/15 → 7/31/17
Project: Non Profit
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Neuroinflammation co-localizes highly with tau in amnestic mild cognitive impairment
Appleton, J., Funk, Q., Bradbury, K., Yu, M., Faridar, A., Beers, D., Appel, S. H., Fujita, M., Masdeu, J. C. & Pascual, B., Dec 2022, In: Alzheimer's and Dementia. 18, S1, e068025.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
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The PET tracer [11C]MK-6884 quantifies M4 muscarinic receptor in rhesus monkeys and patients with Alzheimer's disease
Li, W., Wang, Y., Lohith, T. G., Zeng, Z., Tong, L., Mazzola, R., Riffel, K., Miller, P., Purcell, M., Holahan, M., Haley, H., Gantert, L., Hesk, D., Ren, S., Morrow, J., Uslaner, J., Struyk, A., Wai, J. M. C., Rudd, M. T., Tellers, D. M., & 19 others , Jan 12 2022, In: Science translational medicine. 14, 627, p. eabg3684 eabg3684.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Microglia Activation in Basal Ganglia Is a Late Event in Huntington Disease Pathophysiology
Rocha, N. P., Charron, O., Latham, L. B., Colpo, G. D., Zanotti-Fregonara, P., Yu, M., Freeman, L., Furr Stimming, E. & Teixeira, A. L., May 1 2021, In: Neurology(R) neuroimmunology & neuroinflammation. 8, 3Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Neuroinflammation is highest in areas of disease progression in semantic dementia
Pascual, B., Funk, Q., Zanotti-Fregonara, P., Cykowski, M. D., Veronese, M., Rockers, E., Bradbury, K., Yu, M., Nakawah, M. O., Román, G. C., Schulz, P. E., Arumanayagam, A. S., Beers, D., Faridar, A., Fujita, M., Appel, S. H. & Masdeu, J. C., May 1 2021, In: Brain. 144, 5, p. 1565-1575 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Parametric Mapping for TSPO PET Imaging with Spectral Analysis Impulsive Response Function
Veronese, M., Tuosto, M., Marques, T. R., Howes, O., Pascual, B., Yu, M., Masdeu, J. C., Turkheimer, F., Bertoldo, A. & Zanotti-Fregonara, P., Aug 2021, In: Molecular Imaging and Biology. 23, 4, p. 560-571 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access3 Scopus citations