| Rebekah Anna Drezek | |
| Workplaces: | Rice University MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| Alma Mater: | University of Texas, Austin Duke University |
| Thesis Title: | The biophysical origins of cervical tissue fluorescence and reflectance spectra : modeling, measurements, and clinical implications |
| Thesis Url: | https://search.worldcat.org/en/title/50152906 |
| Thesis Year: | 2001 |
Rebekah Anna Drezek is an American bioengineer who is Professor of Bioengineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering at Rice University. Her research uses optical molecular imaging for in vivo assessment of biological tissue. She is a Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering and was awarded the 2009 Optica Adolph Lomb Medal.
Drezek studied electrical engineering at Duke University.[1] She moved to the University of Texas at Austin for graduate studies, and studied the fluorescence and reflectance spectra of cervical tissue.[2]
The optical approaches developed by Drezek can provide quantitative disease detection and diagnosis without the need for invasive investigations.[3]
Drezek develops molecular imaging technologies to examine tissue pathology and nanoparticle interactions in vivo. She has developed nanoscale scientific tools (e.g. nanoparticles and quantum dot probes) for molecular imaging and the assessment of tumor margins. She works with clinicians and pharmaceutical scientists for anti-cancer vaccines and adjuvant therapies. She has published 114 papers.