Professor Antony Gee
Professor of PET Chemistry
Research interests
- Imaging sciences
Biography
Tony Gee is Professor of PET and Radiochemistry in the Division of Imaging Sciences at King's College London and a visiting Professor at the Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London. He obtained a BSc (Hons) in Chemistry at the University of Sussex (1985), and his PhD in Radiopharmaceutical Organic Chemistry at Uppsala University, Sweden (1991). Since then he has worked as the Director of PET Chemistry at the Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals Clinical PET centre, UMDS, London, and the Aarhus University Hospital PET Centre in Aarhus Denmark, before moving to GlaxoSmithKline to spearhead the use of PET imaging in drug discovery and development before moving to his current position at King's College.
He is a member of the following scientific boards: International Society of Radiopharmaceutical Sciences, Chairman of the EANM Drug Development Group, RSC Radiopharmacy Group, Medical Imaging Probes & Biosensors for BioimagingUK.
Research
Wellcome EPSRC Centre for Medical Engineering
The Centre focuses on the science and engineering of medical imaging. The UK is strong in medical imaging, with the Centre hosting the largest research group in this area in Europe.The Centre combines fundamental research in engineering, physics, mathematics, computing, and chemistry with medicine and biomedical research. The 400 inter-disciplinary scientists in the Centre are transforming the diagnosis and treatment of patients, and will deliver exceptional research.
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Chemistry and biology researchers win Best Publication Award
Researchers from the School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences have been awarded the Nuclear Medicine and Biology 'Best Publication Award 2019'.
Research
Wellcome EPSRC Centre for Medical Engineering
The Centre focuses on the science and engineering of medical imaging. The UK is strong in medical imaging, with the Centre hosting the largest research group in this area in Europe.The Centre combines fundamental research in engineering, physics, mathematics, computing, and chemistry with medicine and biomedical research. The 400 inter-disciplinary scientists in the Centre are transforming the diagnosis and treatment of patients, and will deliver exceptional research.
Status not setNews
Chemistry and biology researchers win Best Publication Award
Researchers from the School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences have been awarded the Nuclear Medicine and Biology 'Best Publication Award 2019'.