Professor
- Director of the Contrast Agent Laboratory
Imaging Sciences

Education
- Undergraduate: University of Minnesota
- Graduate: University of Michigan
Publications
Biography
Dr. Jamey Weichert is an
associate professor of Radiology
and also holds an affiliate
positions in Medical Physics and
Pharmaceutics at the University of
Wisconsin in Madison. Dr. Weichert
received a bachelor of science degree in Chemistry
from the University of Minnesota
in 1980 and a doctoral in Medicinal
Chemistry from The University of
Michigan in 1985 under Dr. Raymond
Counsell. He has been a member of
the Radiology faculty in Madison
since 1998. Most recently, Dr.
Weichert has assumed
responsibility for establishing
and leading the University's small
animal cellular and molecular
imaging center. Prior to joining
the University of Wisconsin, Dr.
Weichert was a member of the
University of Michigan Radiology
faculty between 1985 and 1998. He
founded Cellectar, LLC in Madison
in 2003 to develop diapeutic
oncology agents. Cellectar merged with Novelos in 2011, keeping the Novelos name. Dr. Weichert's
research interests focus on the
design and development of
molecular contrast and imaging
agents for a wide range of
applications in diagnostic imaging
as well as in the development of
radiopharmaceuticals for
therapeutic use in oncology. Dr.
Weichert is an author on more than
40 peer reviewed publications, a
co-inventor on more than 20 issued
and pending patents, and a co-
investigator or principal
investigator on several NIH and
corporate grants. Dr. Weichert
recently won the Elliot Lasser
Award for the best presentation at
the 2003 International Contrast
Media Research Meeting and has
served as a reviewer for peer
reviewed journals including
Molecular Imaging, Radiology,
Academic Radiology, the Journal of
Medicinal Chemistry, the Journal
of Pharmaceutical Sciences,
Investigative Radiology, Cancer
Research and the International
Journal of Cancer Research as well
as many NIH Study Sections.