Jacob Hooker

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Jacob Hooker
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Alma mater North Carolina State University (BS)
University of California, Berkeley (PhD)
Known forDeveloped PET radiotracers for measuring biochemistry in the human brain
Awards Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (2010)
Scientific career
Fields Chemistry, neuroscience and drug development [1]
Institutions Harvard Medical School
Massachusetts General Hospital
Doctoral advisor Matthew Francis (Doctoral Advisor) [2]
Joanna Fowler (Postdoctoral Advisor) [3]

Jacob M. Hooker is an American chemist and expert in molecular imaging, specifically in the development and application of combined MRI and PET. He is the Lurie FamilyProfessor of Radiology specializing in Autism Research at Harvard Medical School. [4] He also serves as a Phyllis and Jerome Lyle Rappaport MGH Research Scholar, director of radiochemistry at the Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging and scientific director at the Lurie Center for Autism at Massachusetts General Hospital. [5]

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Life and education

He grew up outside of Asheville, North Carolina and attended Enka High School. Hooker received a B.S. in Textile Chemistry and Chemistry from North Carolina State University in 2002 and later earned a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of California, Berkeley [6] Hooker then completed postdoctoral training under the mentorship of Joanna Fowler at the Brookhaven National Laboratory, [7] as a Goldhaber Distinguished Fellow, developing new neuroscience-oriented imaging methods and protocols. [8]

Career

Hooker relocated to Boston,Massachusetts in 2009 at the initiation of his independent research career at the Martinos Center. [9] He co-designed and built a cyclotron and radiopharmacy facility housing a Siemens Eclipse HP Cyclotron, completed early 2011. [10] At Massachusetts General Hospital, Hooker co-founded and co-directs an imaging facility that combines functional MRI and positron emission tomography (PET) for the neurochemical study of the Human Brain. [11] He holds associate appointments at the Broad Institute and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). [12] From 2017 to 2021, Hooker co-founded Eikonizo Therapeutics and later Sensorium Therapeutics. [13] He is also Editor-in-Chief of ACS Chemical Neuroscience. [14]

Hooker has been a Scientific Advisor for Delix Therapeutics, Psy Therapeutics, Inc., and Fuzionaire Diagnostics. [15] He is also chief science advisor to Rocket Science Health. [16]

Research

His research focus centers on the themes of neuroepigenetic, radiochemistry methods development and neuroimaging methods development, particularly leveraging positron emission tomography (PET). [17] [18] Hooker has published over 200 papers [19] in the domains of:

MR-PET: [11C]Martinostat uptake in living human brain. MSTAT.jpg
MR-PET: [11C]Martinostat uptake in living human brain.

PET Radiotracer Development

Hooker has developed PET radiotracers for measuring biochemistry in the human brain. [20] For example, in 2016, Hooker's team created the first detailed images of how certain brain enzymes, known as Class-I histone deacetylases (HDACs), function in living humans. [21] These enzymes play a key role in regulating genes and are linked to various brain disorders. By visualizing their activity, the research opened new doors to understanding how changes in these enzymes might contribute to conditions like schizophrenia, Alzheimer's disease, and autism, potentially leading to more targeted treatments. [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28] [29] [30] [31] [32]

Radiochemistry

Hooker has made contributions to the advancement of radiochemistry methods for PET imaging. [33] [34] [35] For example, in 2011, Hooker collaborated with the Tobias Ritter lab to demonstrate the use of a palladium-IV complex in switching fluoride behavior in chemical reactions. This research was one of many other significant advances in radiochemistry and molecular imaging applications and decarboxylation with manganese catalysts. [36] [37]

Research on autism

As the scientific director of the Lurie Center for Autism at Massachusetts General Hospital, Hooker's work focuses on identifying specific subtypes of autism, which could pave the way for more precise diagnoses and treatments. [38] [39]

Neuroimaging methods

Hooker and his team were able to develop a method for brain glucose monitoring that produced something more like a movie, reporting changes in glucose use in response to multiple stimuli during a single PET scan. [40] The lab is now expanding the concept of dynamic, functional PET imaging to measure real-time neurotransmitter release in the living human brain. [41]

Other areas of exploration

At Harvard, Hooker's research lab, in collaboration with the Steve Haggarty lab, is exploring novel plant-based and entheogenic psychedelics, Their work includes projects such as investigating the potential of psychedelics in therapeutic applications. [42]

Recognition

In 2010, He received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers. [43] [44] In 2016, Hooker was named as a Phyllis and Jerome Lyle Rappaport MGH Research Scholar which acknowledges 'forward thinking researchers with the funding they need to take their work into uncharted territories'. [45] In 2015, He was featured in the inaugural Talented 12 list by Chemical & Engineering News, for his work in the area of molecular imaging, particularly focusing on positron emission tomography (PET). [46]

In 2015, the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation acknowledged Hooker with an Independent Investigator Award for research piloting neuroimaging in patients with Schizophrenia. [47] He was named by The Scientist magazine as a Scientist to Watch, [48] and in an article dubbing him 'The Mind Mapper' was among inaugural winners of the Talented 12 Award from the American Chemical Society's C & E News. [49] [50]

Hooker was named by the National Academy of Sciences as a Kavli Fellow for a five-year tenure (2012-2017) and as a Keck Futures Initiative Fellow (2013-2015). [51]

References

  1. ↑ Zielgler, Carly (4 October 2021). "ACS Chemical Neuroscience Announces Professor Jacob Hooker as Editor-in-Chief". ACS Publications Chemistry Blog.
  2. ↑ "Matthew B. Francis Inventions, Patents and Patent Applications - Justia Patents Search". patents.justia.com.
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  4. ↑ Goldsmith, Paul (25 June 2024). "Autism and Old Age: Closing the Care Gap". Massachusetts General Hospital Giving.
  5. ↑ Bohonak, Jennifer Nejman (2021-11-08). "New Scientific Director Aims to Broaden Autism Research". Massachusetts General Hospital Giving. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
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  7. ↑ "Brookhaven Chemist Jacob Hooker Receives Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers". Brookhaven National Laboratory. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  8. ↑ Grant, Bob. "Jacob Hooker: Weaver of Brain Science". The Scientist. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  9. ↑ "Brookhaven Chemist Jacob Hooker Receives Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers". Brookhaven National Laboratory.
  10. ↑ "Jacob Hooker | Martinos Center". Martinos. 28 March 2019.
  11. ↑ Gilbert, Tonya M.; Zürcher, Nicole R.; Wu, Christine J.; Bhanot, Anisha; Hightower, Baileigh G.; Kim, Minhae; Albrecht, Daniel S.; Wey, Hsiao-Ying; Schroeder, Frederick A.; Rodriguez-Thompson, Anais; Morin, Thomas M.; Hart, Kamber L.; Pellegrini, Amelia M.; Riley, Misha M.; Wang, Changning; Stufflebeam, Steven M.; Haggarty, Stephen J.; Holt, Daphne J.; Loggia, Marco L.; Perlis, Roy H.; Brown, Hannah E.; Roffman, Joshua L.; Hooker, Jacob M. (2 January 2019). "PET neuroimaging reveals histone deacetylase dysregulation in schizophrenia". The Journal of Clinical Investigation. 129 (1): 364–372. doi:10.1172/JCI123743. ISSN   0021-9738. PMC   6307962 . PMID   30530989.
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  17. ↑ Nonacs, Ruta; Rosenbaum, Jerrold (30 December 2021). "Jerrold Rosenbaum, MD: Toward a Better Understanding of How Psychedelics Work". MGH Psychiatry News.
  18. ↑ "Harvard Medical School professor discusses future of psychedelics". Harvard Gazette. 10 June 2021.
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  20. ↑ Wey, Hsiao-Ying; Gilbert, Tonya M.; Zürcher, Nicole R.; She, Angela; Bhanot, Anisha; Taillon, Brendan D.; Schroeder, Fredrick A.; Wang, Changing; Haggarty, Stephen J.; Hooker, Jacob M. (2016). "Insights into neuroepigenetics through human histone deacetylase PET imaging". Science Translational Medicine. 8 (351): 351ra106. doi:10.1126/scitranslmed.aaf7551. PMC   5784409 . PMID   27510902.[ non-primary source needed ]
  21. ↑ Hooker, Jacob M.; Kim, Sung Won; Alexoff, David; Xu, Youwen; Shea, Colleen; Reid, Alicia; Volkow, Nora; Fowler, Joanna S. (2010). "Histone Deacetylase Inhibitor MS-275 Exhibits Poor Brain Penetration: Pharmacokinetic Studies of [11C]MS-275 using Positron Emission Tomography". ACS Chemical Neuroscience. 1 (1): 65–73. doi:10.1021/cn9000268. PMC   2908422 . PMID   20657706.[ non-primary source needed ]
  22. ↑ Wang, Changning; Eessalu, Thomas E.; Barth, Vanessa N.; Mitch, Charles H.; Wagner, Florence F.; Hong, Yijia; Neelamegam, Ramesh; Schroeder, Frederick A.; Holson, Edward B. (2013). "Design, synthesis, and evaluation of hydroxamic acid-based molecular probes for in vivo imaging of histone deacetylase (HDAC) in brain". American Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. 4 (1): 29–38. PMC   3867727 . PMID   24380043.
  23. ↑ Seo, Young Jun; Muench, Lisa; Reid, Alicia; Chen, Jinzhu; Kang, Yeona; Hooker, Jacob M.; Volkow, Nora D.; Fowler, Joanna S.; Kim, Sung Won (2013). "Radionuclide labeling and evaluation of candidate radioligands for PET imaging of histone deacetylase in the brain". Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 23 (24): 6700–6705. doi:10.1016/j.bmcl.2013.10.038. PMC   4007514 . PMID   24210501.[ non-primary source needed ]
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