Peter Scott, B.C.C., Ph.D.

The University of Michigan

Contact Information

Peter Scott, B.C.C., Ph.D.
Ann Arbor, United States

Professional Information

Assistant Professor
The University of Michigan
https://medicine.umich.edu/dept/radiology/research/pet-center

Education

B.Sc. (Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry), Loughborough University, 2001 Ph.D. (Organic Chemistry), University of Durham, 2005 Postdoctoral (Organic Chemistry), State University of New York at Buffalo, 2005-2006 Postdoctoral (Radiochemistry), University of Michigan, 2006-2007

Bio

Assistant Professor of Radiology at the University of Michigan, as well as Director of the PET Center and a Member of the Interdepartmental Program in Medicinal Chemistry. Scott's group is involved in all aspects of Radiopharmaceutical Sciences including i) developing new methods for radiolabeling bioactive molecules, ii) design and synthesis of new radiotracers for PET imaging of CNS disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, and iii) cGMP radiopharmaceutical manufacture. The goals of his lab are to use PET radiotracers to improve our understanding of disease mechanisms and, ultimately, employ them as companion diagnostics to support therapeutic development. Prof. Scott's laboratory is funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, the National Institutes of Health, and the Alzheimer's Association.

Financial Disclosure

Member reports the following financial or other potential conflicts of interest:

Dr. Scott is an owner of SynFast Consulting, LLC, receives Royalties / Honoraria from Wiley and Zevacor Molecular, and his lab receives research funding from Merck, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Avid Radiopharmaceuticals / Eli Lilly and Adeptio