Yunkou Wu, PhD

Assistant Instructor
Advanced Imaging Research Center

Contact Information

UT Southwestern Medical Center
5323 Harry Hines Boulevard
Dallas, Texas 75390

Office Phone: 214-645-2882
Office Fax: 214-645-2744

yunkou.wu@utsouthwestern.edu

Education

Graduate SchoolDalian University of Technology - China, Chemistry (2007)
Graduate SchoolDalian University of Technology - China, Chemistry (2004)
UndergraduateJilin Institute of Chemical Technology - China, Chemistry (2002)

Research Interests

Polymeric PARACEST agents
Responsive MRI agents
Targeted dual-modality MRI/PET contrast agents

Publications

Advantages of macromolecular to nanosized chemical-exchange saturation transfer agents for MRI applications

Wu Y, Evbuomwan M, Melendez M, Opina A, Sherry AD. , Future Med Chem. , 2010; (2(3)):351-66

A responsive europium(III) chelate that provides a direct readout of pH by MRI

Wu Y, Soesbe TC, Kiefer GE, Zhao P, Sherry AD. , J Am Chem Soc. , 2010; (132(40)):14002-3

Polymeric PARACEST MRI contrast agents as potential reporters for gene therapy

Wu Y, Carney CE, Denton M, Hart E, Zhao P, Streblow DN, Sherry AD, Woods M. , Org Biomol Chem. , 2010; (8(23)):5333-8

Multifunctional Polymeric Scaffolds for Enhancement of PARACEST Contrast Sensitivity and Performance: The Effects of Random Copolymer Variations.

Wu Y, Zhao P, Kiefer GE, Sherry AD. , Macromolecules , 2010; (43(16)):6616-6624

Polymeric PARACEST agents for enhancing MRI contrast sensitivity.

Wu Y, Zhou Y, Ouari O, Woods M, Zhao P, Soesbe TC, Kiefer GE, Sherry AD. , J Am Chem Soc. , 2008; (130(42)):3854-5