Rebekah Drezek

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Rebekah Anna Drezek
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Drezek at the 118th Advisory Committee to the NIH director in 2019
Alma mater University of Texas, Austin
Duke University
Scientific career
Institutions Rice University
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Thesis The biophysical origins of cervical tissue fluorescence and reflectance spectra : modeling, measurements, and clinical implications  (2001)

Rebekah Anna Drezek is an American bioengineer who is Professor of Bioengineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering at Rice University. Her research uses optical molecular imaging for in vivo assessment of biological tissue. She is a Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering and was awarded the 2009 Optica Adolph Lomb Medal.

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Early life and education

Drezek studied electrical engineering at Duke University. [1] She moved to the University of Texas at Austin for graduate studies, and studied the fluorescence and reflectance spectra of cervical tissue. [2]

Research and career

The optical approaches developed by Drezek can provide quantitative disease detection and diagnosis without the need for invasive investigations. [1] [3]

Drezek develops molecular imaging technologies to examine tissue pathology and nanoparticle interactions in vivo . She has developed nanoscale scientific tools (e.g. nanoparticles and quantum dot probes) for molecular imaging and the assessment of tumor margins. She works with clinicians and pharmaceutical scientists for anti-cancer vaccines and adjuvant therapies. She has published 114 papers.[ citation needed ]

Awards and honors

Selected publications

References

  1. 1 2 "Rebekah Drezek | Faculty | The People of Rice | Rice University". profiles.rice.edu. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
  2. ↑ Drezek, Rebekah; Brookner, Carrie; Pavlova, Ina; Boiko, Iouri; Malpica, Anais; Lotan, Reuben; Follen, Michele; Richards-Kortum, Rebecca (June 2001). "Autofluorescence Microscopy of Fresh Cervical-Tissue Sections Reveals Alterations in Tissue Biochemistry with Dysplasia¶" . Photochemistry and Photobiology. 73 (6): 636–641. doi:10.1562/0031-8655(2001)0730636AMOFCT2.0.CO2.
  3. ↑ Drezek, Rebekah Anna (August 2001). "The biophysical origins of cervical tissue fluorescence and reflectance spectra : modeling, measurements, and clinical implications". UT Electronic Theses and Dissertations.
  4. ↑ "Four Young Engineering Graduates Honored During Commencement Ceremonies". Cockrell School of Engineering. 2008-05-13. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
  5. 1 2 "Rice's Drezek wins $3M grant for breast cancer research". EurekAlert!. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
  6. ↑ "Rebekah Drezek". Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
  7. ↑ "Rebekah Drezek". www.naefrontiers.org. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
  8. ↑ "ASP News" (PDF). 2010.
  9. ↑ "Rebekah Drezek, Ph.D. COF-0252 - AIMBE" . Retrieved 2024-02-04.
  10. ↑ "Adolph Lomb Medal | Optica". www.optica.org. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
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