
Receptor Ligands for Molecular Imaging Lab (Dr. Anna Junker, Emmy-Noether Junior Research Group Leader)
We design, synthesize and characterize pharmacologically novel receptor ligands for diagnostic and therapeutic applications in the fields of cancer, inflammation and neuropathic pain. We develop molecular imaging probes for studying biological processes in vitro and in vivo and combine the imaging probes with targeted-drug delivery approaches to enhance the effective concentration of the probe at the site of interest and hereby improve image contrast and therapeutic efficacy.