Arizona Research Laboratories Tissue Spectroscopy Lab

Life Sciences North 362
P. O. Box 245024
Tucson AZ 85724-5024
Phone: 626-9281
E-mail: uutzinger@azcc.arizona.edu

EDUCATION:

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETH, Zürich, 1989(dipl. Ing. ETH /M.S., Mechanical Engineering)
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETH, Zürich, 1995 (Dr. sc. Tech. /Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering)

HONORS/AWARDS:

Swiss National Science Foundation (100%), Fiberoptic Probes for in vivo Spectroscopy, 1995-1996
Swiss Foundation for Medical Biological Scholarships (100%), Optical Spectroscopy for Ovarian Cancer Screening, 1997- 1998

MAJOR AREAS OF RESEARCH INTEREST:

Dr. Utzinger’s research focuses is on the development of optical techniques for the early diagnosis of tissue pathologies and monitoring of drug activity. The research group’s vision is to develop new technologies for tissue assessment that will increase performance of diagnosis, that are cost-effective, and that will increase access to health care.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

Wang AM, Bender JE, Pfefer J, Utzinger U, Drezek RA. Depth-sensitive reflectance measurements using obliquely oriented fiber probes. Journal of Biomedical Optics. 10(4):44017, 2005

Kirkpatrick ND, Zou C, Brewer MA, Brands WR, Drezek RA, Utzinger U. Endogenous fluorescence spectroscopy of cell suspensions for chemopreventive drug monitoring. Photochemistry & Photobiology. 81(1):125-34, 2005

Brewer MA, Utzinger U, Barton JK, Hoying JB, Kirkpatrick ND, Brands WR, Davis JR, Hunt K, Stevens SJ, Gmitro AF. Imaging of the ovary. Technology in Cancer Research & Treatment. 3(6):617-27, 2004

Tumlinson AR, Hariri LP, Utzinger U, Barton JK. Miniature endoscope for simultaneous optical coherence tomography and laser-induced fluorescence measurement. Applied Optics. 43(1):113-21, 2004

NIH HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT RESEARCH PROGRAM:

-Kyle Larzelere, Alchesay High School (White River, AZ), 2004

-Jose Ignacio Padillo, San Luis High School, 2007

-Brittany Becenti, Ganado High School, 2008

Last updated: 6/12/2008