Bio
Guillem Pratx, PhD is an assistant professor of Radiation Oncology and Medical Physics at Stanford University. During his doctoral and post-doctoral research, he developed several innovative instruments and algorithms for in vivo cancer imaging. As head of the Physical Oncology Laboratory, he now investigates how novel physical approaches can solve longstanding problems in oncology. For instance, his lab uses single-cell radionuclide imaging to measure the uptake of clinical PET tracers in heterogeneous cell populations and 3D tissue models, and, in this way, derive a new interpretation of PET scans that accounts for factors such as cell diversity (cancer cells, immune cells and stromal cells), tumor heterogeneity and cell metabolism. Other areas of investigation include in vivo cell tracking and radiation therapy. Dr. Prof. Pratx was named a Damon Runyon Innovator and a Society of Nuclear Medicine Young Investigator. He has published over 70 papers and been principal investigator on several NIH grants.
Academic Appointments
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Assistant Professor, Radiation Oncology - Radiation Physics
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Member, Bio-X
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Member, Cardiovascular Institute
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Member, Stanford Cancer Institute
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Faculty Fellow, Stanford ChEM-H
Honors & Awards
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Innovator Award, Damon Runyon Cancer Foundation (2014)
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Young Investigator Award, Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (2014)
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Radiation Physics Impact Award, Stanford University (2013)
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Young Investigator Award - Semifinalist, World Molecular Imaging Congress (2013)
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Dean's Fellowship, Stanford University (2010)
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Postdoctoral Fellowship, DoD Breast Cancer Research Program (2010)
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Research Seed Grant, American Association of Physicists in Medicine (2010)
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Top Student Paper, IEEE Medical Imaging Conference (2008)
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Bio-X Graduate Fellowship, Stanford University (2006)
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Bradley-Alavi Fellow, Society of Nuclear Medicine (2006)
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NVIDIA Fellowship, NVIDIA Corp (2006)
Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations
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Member, AACR (2016 - Present)
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Member, AAPM (2014 - Present)
Professional Education
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Ph.D., Stanford University, Electrical Engineering (2010)
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M.S., Stanford University, Electrical Engineering (2006)
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B.S., Ecole Centrale Paris, Engineering (2004)