Assistant Professor
Department of Cell Stress Biology
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Elm and Carlton Streets
Buffalo, NY 14263
Tel: (716) 845-3311
Fax: (716) 845-8920
E-mail: ulas.sunarATroswellpark.org 

Lab Website:  www.roswellpark.org/Sunar_Lab

NEWS:

Current Program

•  Project 1: Fluorescence Molecular Imaging (with Fluorescence Tomography)
•  Project 2: Noninvasive tumor therapy monitoring, and muscle, brain functional imaging  
•  Project 3: High resolution biophotonic imaging

Profile:

Dr. Ulas Sunar joined the staff of Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) in 2007, as Assistant Professor, Cell Stress Biology.

Dr. Sunar earned his PhD degree from the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, in 2006; and postdoctoral fellowship in optical imaging at the Department of Radiology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, in 2007.

Dr. Sunar's research interest focuses on the study of fluorescence molecular imaging, noninvasive tumor therapy monitoring, and muscle, brain functional imaging, and high resolution biophotonic imaging.

Dr. Sunar has authored or co-authored a number of journal publications and abstracts.

Figures:

Imaging

Publications:

• U. Sunar, S. Makonnen, C. Zhou, T. Durduran, G. Yu, H.W. Wang, W. Lee and A.G. Yodh (2007) Hemodynamic responses to antivascular therapy and ionizing radiation assessed by diffuse optical spectroscopies. Opt. Express 15:15507-15516.
• I. Lee, D. H. Kim, U. Sunar, S. Magnitsky and K. Shogen (2007) The physiological mechanisms of ranpirnase-induced enhancement of radiation response on A549 human NSCLC xenografts in nude mice.  In Vivo, 21:5-12.
• L. Song, H. Li, U. Sunar, W. Cao, J. Chen, A. G. Yodh and G. Zheng (2007) Naphthalocyanine- Reconstituted LDL Nanoparticles for in vivo Cancer Imaging and Treatment. Intl. J. of Nanomedicine, 2(4):1-8.
• U. Sunar, H. Quon, T. Durduran, J. Zhang, J. Du, C. Zhou, G. Yu, R. Choe, A. Kilger, R. Lustig, L. Loevner, S. Nioka, B.Chance and A. G. Yodh (2006) Noninvasive diffuse optical measurement of blood flow and blood oxygenation for monitoring radiation therapy in patients with head and neck tumors: A pilot study. J. Biomed. Opt., 11(6): p.064021. 
• S. Nioka, R. Kime, U. Sunar, J. Im, M. Izzetoglu, J. Zhang, B. Alacam, B. Chance (2006) A novel method to measure muscle blood flow continuously using NIRS kinetics information. Dynamic Medicine, 5:5.