Event Date
Engineering Molecular Imaging: From Hyperspectral SPECT Systems to Adaptive Robotic and Minimally-Invasive Imaging Tools
BME Seminar Series
Elena Zannoni, University of Texas at Austin
Bio
Dr. Elena M. Zannoni is an assistant professor in the Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin, as core faculty of the Nuclear and Radiation Engineering Program and affiliated faculty of Texas Robotics. She directs the Translational Radiological Advanced Imaging Laboratory (TRAIL).
Dr. Zannoni’s research focuses on the development of nuclear medicine imaging instrumentation and data analysis techniques for advanced applications in radiological science and molecular imaging. She has been involved in several NIH-funded multi-disciplinary collaborations for the development of SPECT systems for clinical and preclinical applications.
Dr. Zannoni received her Ph.D. in Bioengineering from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 2021. Dr. Zannoni’s contribution has been recognized by several awards to young investigators by the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) and the IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society (NPSS), including the 2022 IEEE NPSS Edward J. Hoffman Early Career Development Award and the 2024 SNMMI Tracy L. Faber Memorial Award.
She is currently the vice-chair elect of the Imaging Data Science interest group of the World Molecular Imaging Society, and member-elect of the IEEE NPSS Nuclear Medical and Imaging Sciences Committee. In 2025-2027, she serves as the Instrumentation, Computational & Data Science chair for the World Molecular Imaging Congress program committee.