Research Program and Theme
Cancer Technology and Data Science | Cancer Imaging
Research Focus
Ling Meng has focused a number of his research efforts on the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. These include the development of various imaging techniques for tracking T-cells (a collaboration with Professor Ed Roy at UIUC), creating therapeutically engineered neural stem cells for treating glioblastoma (a collaboration with Professor Michael Lesniak at Northwestern University), and the development and characterization of X-ray induced and nanoparticle-mediated cancer therapy. Visit his research group’s website for more information.
Education
- Ph.D., Detector Physics, University of Southampton, UK, 2001
Campus Affiliations
- Professor, Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering
- Professor, Bioengineering
- Professor, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology
Select Honors and Recognitions
- Radiation Science and Technology Award, 2018