Penn Medicine Provider
Rong Zhou, PhD
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
About me
- Research Professor of Radiology
My Locations
Qualifications and experience
- American Association of Cancer Research, International
- American Heart Association, International
- International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, International
- World Molecular Imaging Society (WMIS), International
My research
Cao J, Pickup S, Clendenin C, Blouw B, Choi H, Kang D, Rosen MA, O'Dwyer PJ and Zhou R* Dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI detects responses to stroma-directed therapy in mouse models of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma , Clinical Cancer Research, 25(7): 2019,2314-2322
Zhou R*, Bagga P, Nath K, Hariharan H, Mankoff DA and Reddy R* Glutamate-weighted Chemical Exchange Saturation Transfer (GluCEST) Magnetic Resonance Imaging Detects Glutaminase Inhibition in a Mouse Model of Triple Negative Breast Cancer. , Cancer Research, 78(19): 2018,5521-5526
Zhou R*, Pantel AR, Li S, Lieberman BP, Ploessl K, Choi H, Blankemeyer E, Lee H, Kung HF, Mach RH, Mankoff DA* [18F](2S,4R)4-Fluoroglutamine PET Detects Glutamine Pool Size Changes in Triple Negative Breast Cancer in Response to Glutaminase Inhibition , Cancer Research , 77(6): 2017,1476-1484
Zhou R*, Bansal N, Leeper DB, Glickson JD Intracellular acidification of human melanoma xenografts by respiratory inhibitor meta-iodobenzylguanidine plus hyperglycemia: a 31P magnetic resonance spectroscopy study. , Cancer Research, 60(13): 2000,3532-3536
Choi H, Liu T, Qiao H, Chacko AM, Hu SH, Chen SY, Zhou R* and Chen IW* Biomimetic Nano-Surfactant Stabilizes Sub-50 Nanometer Phospholipid Particles Enabling High Paclitaxel Payload and Deep Tumor Penetration. , Biomaterials, 181: 2018,240-251
Choi H, Liu T, Nath K, Zhou R* and Chen IW* Peptide nanoparticle with pH-sensing cargo solubility enhances cancer drug efficiency. , Nano Today , 13: 2017,15-22
Liu T, Choi H, Zhou R* and Chen I* RES Blockade: A Strategy for Boosting Efficiency of Nanoparticle Drug , Nano Today , 10(1): 2015,11-21
Zhang H, Qiao H, Frank RS, Huang B, Propert KJ, Margulies S, Ferrari VA, Epstein JA, Zhou R*. Spin-Labeling Magnetic Resonance Imaging Detects Increased Myocardial Blood Flow After Endothelial Cell Transplantation in the Infarcted Heart. , Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging. , 5(2): 2012,210-217
Qiao H, Zhang H, Yamanaka S, Patel VV, Petrenko NB, Huang B, Muenz LR, Ferrari VA, Boheler KR and Zhou R* Long-term Improvement in Post-Infarct Left Ventricular Global and Regional Contractile Function Mediated by Embryonic Stem Cell-Derived Cardiomyocytes , Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging, 4(1): 2011,33-41
Qiao H, Zhang H, Zheng Y, Ponde DE, Shen D, Gao F, Bakken A, Schmitz A, Kung HF, Ferrari VA, and Zhou R* Embryonic Stem Cell Grafting in Normal and Infarcted Myocardium: Serial Assessment with MR Imaging and PET Dual Detection , Radiology, 250(3): 2009,821-829