Nanomedicine Breakthroughs

Pat McCaw, M.D., is a family practice physician and children's author from Eldridge, Iowa. She is passionate about using books to help children with emotional and health issues. In addition to writing, she practices family medicine part-time and is a faculty physician at a medical residency program. Pat teaches classes on how to use picture books in the classroom and writes online educational lessons on science and physiology. If she has any free time, she loves to hike and fish while spending time with her family. Her dog, Poppy, rules the household. Pat's website and blog is found at www.patmccawauthor.com

The research of Mukesh Pandey, Ph.D., focuses on the development of molecular imaging probes to understand diseases and biological pathways at a cellular level. Molecular imaging is increasing its impact on patient care as it provides noninvasive imaging tools to detect, diagnose, and monitor the disease progression and treatment.