Speaker Profile
Ph.D., Lab Head, Professor, Member, MSK
Biography
Dr. Kishore Pillarsetty is a highly trained and respected radiochemist who heads the Targeted Theranostics Laboratory at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center . He holds a Ph.D. in chemistry and has 25 years experience in developing radiopharmaceuticals. His research program is focused on developing novel radiotheranostics for applications in cancer and neurodegeneration. Towards this, his laboratory develops novel radiochemical methods and novel radiolabeled compounds and comprehensively evaluates their in vivo performance in animal models and translates them to clinic. He has 95 peer reviewed publications, 10 patent applications, and has aided clinical translation of 10 PET probes. He has presented his groundbreaking findings at various national and international conferences, including serving as plenary speaker. Owing to his prominence and expertise in his field, he is sought after and actively serves in several internal and external committees, task forces, including SNMMI, WMIC, NTAP, NIH to promote, advocate, and expand the use of radiopharmacetucials.
Session Abstract – PMWC 2025 Silicon Valley
Track Chair: Razelle Kurzrock, Medical College of Wisconsin
- PMWC 2025 Award Ceremony:
Luminary Honoree: Hedvig Hricak, Memorial Sloan Kettering
Pioneer Honoree: Michael E. Phelps, UCLA - Keynote: Precision Imaging for Precision Medicine
- Hedvig Hricak, Memorial Sloan Kettering
- Keynote: PET Imaging and Theranostics: Revolutionizing Cancer Detection and Treatment
- Michael E. Phelps, UCLA
- Radiopharmaceuticals for Cancer Therapy
Chair: Wiliam Oh, Mount Sinai
- Naga Vara Kishore Pillarsetty, Memorial Sloan Kettering
- Jones Nauseef, Convergent Therapeutics
- Thomas Hope, UCSF
- Advancements in Digital Imaging: Enhancing Accuracy in Cancer Diagnostics
Chair: Razelle Kurzrock, Medical College of Wisconsin
- Hedvig Hricak, Memorial Sloan Kettering
- Liron Pantanowitz, University of Pittsburgh
- Eliot Siegel, VA Maryland Healthcare System
- Sharmila Majumdar, UCSF
- Wafik El-Deiry, Brown University - Digitalizing Oncology Care: Challenges and Opportunities
Chair: Christian Wolfrum Siemens Healthineers
- Ashley Smith, Varian
- Marshall Pitz, Manitoba Cancer Care
- PMWC Showcase: Informing Patient Treatment Decisions using Advanced Molecular Diagnostics
- Matthew Goldberg, Castle Bio
- Navigating Regulatory Hurdles and Reimbursement Pathways for Oncology Innovations
Chair: Sheila Walcoff, Goldbug Strategies
- Gabriel A. Bien-Willner, Palmetto GBA
