David Schlyer

Biosciences Chairman

Research Interests

• Cyclotron targetry development; nuclear cross-section measurement; Biomedical imaging technology

Recent News

• David Schlyer Named Chair of Brookhaven Lab's Biosciences Department
• Groundbreaking Portable PET Scanner Moves Closer to Market and Medical Applications

Selected Publications

• Biegon A., Kim S.W., Alexoff D.L., Jayne M., Carter P., Hubbard B., King P., Logan J., Muench L., Pareto D., Schlyer D., Shea C., Telang F., Wang G.J., Xu Y., and Fowler J.S.
  Unique distribution of aromatase in the human brain: in vivo studies with PET and [N-methyl-11C]vorozole.
  Synapse, 64(11):801-807 (2010).  PubMed
• Woody C., Schlyer D., Vaska P., Tomasi D., Solis-Najera S., Rooney W., Pratte J.F., Junnarkar S., Stoll S., Master Z., Purschke M., Park S.J., Southekal S., Kriplani A., Krishnamoorthy S., Maramraju S., O'Connor P. and Radeka V.
  Preliminary studies of a simultaneous PET/MRI scanner based on the RatCAP small animal tomograph.
  Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 571(1-2):102-105 (2007).
• Woody C., Vaska P. Schlyer D., Pratte J.F., Junnarkar S., Park S.J., Stoll S., Purschke M., Southekal S., Kriplani A., Krishnamoorthy S., Maramraju S., Lee D., Schiffer W., Dewey S., Neill J., Kandasamy A., O'Connor P., Radeka V., Fontaine R. and Lecomte R.
  Initial studies using the RatCAP conscious animal PET tomograph.
  Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 571(1-2):14-17 (2007).
• Shokouhi S., Vaska P., Schlyer D.J., Stoll S.P., Villanueva A. Jr., Kriplani A. and Woody C.L.
  System performance Simulations of the RatCAP awake rat brain scanner.
  IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, Vol. 52 Issue 5 Part 1 :1305-1310 (2005).
• Woody C.L., Stoll S.P., Schlyer D.J., Shokouhi S., Gerasimov M.
  An Intracerebral Beta Microprobe for Studying Radiotracer Kinetics in Freely Moving Animals.
  IEEE Conference Proceedings, (2000).
• Firouzbakht M.L., Schlyer D.J., Ferrieri R.A., Wolf A.P. and Fowler J.S.
  Mechanism of Nitrogen-13 Labeled Ammonia Formation in a Cryogenic Water Target.
  Nuclear Medicine and Biology, 26(4):437-441 (1999).  PubMed
• Firouzbakht M.L. , Schlyer D.J., Gatley S.J. and Wolf A.P.
  A Cryogenic Solid Target for the Production of [ 18 F]Fluoride from Enriched [ 18 O]Carbon Dioxide.
  Int. J. Appl. Radiat. Isot., 44:1081-1084 (1993).