Samuel Achilefu

Samuel Achilefu is a Nigerian-born Scientist and medical researcher who has pioneered both fundamental and applied research in science, engineering, and medicine.[1] Dr. Samuel Achilefu is the Michel M. Ter-Pogossian Professor of Radiology[2] and Vice Chair for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine.[3] He holds joint appointments as a professor of Medicine, Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics, and Biomedical Engineering.[4] He currently serves as the Director of the Washington University Molecular Imaging Center[5] and the privately funded Theranostic Innovation Program. He is co-Director of the Center for Multiple Myeloma Nanotherapy and co-Leader of the Oncologic Imaging Program of the Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center at Washington University.[6]

Samuel Achilefu
Born
Nigeria
Alma materUniversity of Nancy
Oxford University
Known forCancerVision Goggle
AwardsBritton Chance Biomedical Optics Award
St. Louis Award
Scientific career
FieldsCancer Imaging
Cancer Therapy
InstitutionsWashington University School of Medicine

Dr. Achilefu is a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors as well as many professional societies,[7] including the Royal Society of Chemistry, American Association for the Advancement of Science,[8] the Optical Society of America,[9] the International Society for Optics and Photonics Engineers (SPIE), the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, and the St. Louis Academy of Science[10]. A member of the National Advisory Council for Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NACBIB) and the Scientific Advisory Board of the National Cancer Institute’s intramural Molecular Imaging Program, he also serves as Editor-in-Chief of Current Analytical Chemistry and an editorial board member of many scientific publications. Dr. Achilefu is a former trustee of Loma Linda University in California. He was a member of the College of Reviewers for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and served as a member and chair of grant review panels for the NIH, the Department of Defense (DoD), and the Susan G. Komen Foundation.

Education

Achilefu earned his PhD from the University of Nancy in France as a French Government Scholar and his postdoctoral training at Oxford University in England[11].

He was recruited from Oxford to St. Louis to work for Mallinckrodt Medical in 1993 and joined the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology at Washington University in 2001, where he established the more than 80-member renowned Optical Radiology program at the School of Medicine.

Research

Dr. Achilefu is a world-renowned expert in the development and use of light-sensitive drugs for cancer detection, imaging, and therapy. Recently, he conceived and led the development of a novel wearable cancer viewing goggles for the accurate removal of cancer cells during surgery. He also discovered a novel treatment paradigm for cancer using a special type of light and non-pharmacological doses of drugs to selectively trigger cancer cell death without harming healthy tissue. These and many other innovations have resulted in 59 issued US patents and over 300 scientific papers.[12].

Dr. Achilefu has received over 30 local, national, and international honors and awards, including the prestigious Britton Chance Biomedical Optics Award in 2019 at SPIE,[13] Distinguished Investigator Award in 2018 (Academy for Radiology & Biomedical Imaging Research),[14] the Carl and Gerty Cori Faculty Achievement Award in 2018 (Washington University),[15] Excellence in Healthcare Award in 2017 (St. Louis American),[16]  the first Department of Defense Distinguished Investigator Award in 2016 (DoD Breast Cancer Research Program),[17] IEEE Donald G. Fink Award (2016), Outstanding Scientist Award in 2015 (St. Louis Academy of Science), Best Global Impact 2015 (Alive magazine),[18] St. Louis Innovator Award 2015,[19] the Medical Innovation Award in 2014 (St. Louis Business Journal), St. Louis Award in 2014 (St. Louis Award Committee), Featured Innovator 2014 (Bloomberg BusinessWeek),[20] Achiever Award 2008 (Blacks in Science), Extraordinary Performance Award 1998 (Mallinckrodt, Inc.), and Technical Innovation Award 1995 (Mallinckrodt Medical, Inc.).

Dr. Achilefu is featured in many public media. Representative examples include:

  1. Physics Worlds – Optics and Photonics Spotlight[21]
  2. SPIE announces 2019 Society Awards[22]
  3. Scientists Report Advances in Light-source Medicine to Help Fight Metastatic Cancer[23]
  4. National Public Radio; Story Collider: When science complicates home and family[24]
  5. 2018 AAAS Fellows approved by the AAAS Council[25]
  6. Tumor imaging technique has potential as anti-cancer weapon, mouse study shows[26]
  7. Glasses that make cancer glow[27]
  8. New high-tech glasses detect cancer cells during surgery[28]
  9. Goggles help surgeons ‘see’ tumours[29]
  10. Special glasses help surgeons ‘see’ cancer[30]
  11. Who To Watch: Samuel Achilefu, PhD[31]
  12. New ‘Cancer Goggles’ help surgeons spot malignant tumors[32]
  13. Hi-tech goggles 'detect cancer cells”[33]
  14. Cancer-Spotting Goggles Help Surgeons Remove Diseased Cells[34]
  15. Medical Innovator Award: Sam Achilefu, Washington University School of Medicine[35]
  16. Inventor of 'Cancer Goggles' Receives St. Louis Award[36]
  17. Academy of Science-St. Louis honors Washington University researchers[37]
  18. Achilefu receives prestigious St. Louis Award[38]

References
  1. "Samuel Achilefu, Ph.D. | ISBI 2018". Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  2. "Achilefu named inaugural Michel M. Ter-Pogossian Professor of Radiology". Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. 2016-03-10. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  3. "Samuel Achilefu, PhD". Optical Radiology Lab. 2017-11-01. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  4. "Meet Dr Samuel Achilefu, award-winning Nigerian scientist and inventor of 'cancer goggles'". Rising Africa. 25 June 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  5. "Molecular Imaging Center Home: Malllinckrodt Institute of Radiology". www.mir.wustl.edu. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  6. "Samuel Achilefu, PhD". Siteman Cancer Center. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  7. "Medical School faculty named to National Academy of Inventors". Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. 2017-12-12. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  8. "AAAS names 11 Washington University faculty as fellows | The Source | Washington University in St. Louis". The Source. 2018-11-27. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  9. "Samuel Achilefu - Chief, Chair, Director, Professor of Radiology in St louis, Missouri, United States of America | eMedEvents". www.emedevents.com. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  10. "Samuel Achilefu's Groundbreaking Translational Work Wins the 2019 SPIE Britton Chance Award in Biomedical Optics". spie.org. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  11. Calendar, The Events. "June Webinar – Nanoparticle Biosafety – Midwest Area Biosafety Network". Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  12. "Samuel Achilefu - Google Scholar Citations". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  13. "Samuel Achilefu's Groundbreaking Translational Work Wins the 2019 SPIE Britton Chance Award in Biomedical Optics". spie.org. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  14. Cappelletti, Casey (2019-01-09). "2018 Distinguished Investigators". The Academy for Radiology & Biomedical Imaging Research. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  15. "Achilefu, Elgin to receive 2018 faculty achievement awards | The Source | Washington University in St. Louis". The Source. 2018-04-17. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  16. Jordan, Sandra. "Seven excellent awardees". St. Louis American. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  17. "Achilefu Gets DOD Distinguished Investigator Award in Breast Cancer – The Cancer Letter". cancerletter.com. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  18. "We Heart STL: Tech". Alive. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  19. "ALIVE Recognizes 35 Bold Minds Creating A Better St. Louis In Its Inaugural Innovation Issue". Alive. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  20. "Bloomberg - Are you a robot?". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  21. "Biomedical optics in the spotlight". Physics World. 2019-02-04. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  22. "SPIE announces 2019 Society Awards". optics.org. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  23. "Scientists Note Advances in Light-source Medicine to Fight Breast Cancer". Breast Cancer News. 2018-01-31. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  24. Chen, Eli. "Story Collider: When science complicates home and family". news.stlpublicradio.org. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  25. Science, American Association for the Advancement of (2018-11-30). "2018 AAAS Fellows approved by the AAAS Council". Science. 362 (6418): 1010–1013. Bibcode:2018Sci...362.1010.. doi:10.1126/science.362.6418.1010. ISSN 0036-8075.
  26. "Tumor imaging technique has potential as anti-cancer weapon, mouse study shows". medicalxpress.com. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  27. "Glasses that make cancer glow". Reuters. 2015-07-14. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  28. "New high-tech glasses detect cancer cells during surgery". phys.org. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  29. "Goggles help surgeons 'see' tumours". 2014-04-13. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  30. "Special glasses help surgeons 'see' cancer". hecmedia.org. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  31. "Who To Watch: Samuel Achilefu, PhD". hecmedia.org. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  32. "New 'Cancer Goggles' help surgeons spot malignant tumors". FOX2now.com. 2016-02-10. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  33. "Hi-tech goggles 'detect cancer cells'". BBC News. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  34. "Bloomberg - Are you a robot?". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  35. www.bizjournals.com https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/print-edition/2014/04/11/medical-individual-sam-achilefu-washington.html. Retrieved 2019-11-11. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  36. Bouscaren, Durrie. "Inventor of 'Cancer Goggles' Receives St. Louis Award". news.stlpublicradio.org. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  37. "Academy of Science-St. Louis honors Washington University researchers | The Source | Washington University in St. Louis". The Source. 2015-03-27. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  38. "Achilefu receives prestigious St. Louis Award | The Source | Washington University in St. Louis". The Source. 2015-01-16. Retrieved 2019-11-11.

Bibliography
  1. Samuel Achilefu Google Scholar Profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=YywM5OwAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate
  2. Search Results for author Achilefu S on PubMed.
  3. Samuel Achilefu, Director of Optical Radiology Laboratory: https://opticalradiologylab.wustl.edu/people/samuel-achilefu-phd/
  4. Samuel Achilefu Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/samuel.achilefu
  5. Samuel Achilefu twitter page: https://twitter.com/samuelachilefu?lang=en
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