Eva Sevick-Muraca

Dr. Eva Sevick-Muraca is a Professor and the Nancy and Rich Kinder Distinguished Chair of Cardiovascular Disease Research at the University of Texas Health Science Center's Institute of Molecular Medicine (IMM), where she directs the Center for Molecular Imaging. She also leads the National Cancer Institute Center for Translational Research at the IMM, focusing on the development and validation of new imaging instrumentation, algorithms, and imaging agents for clinical translation.

Dr. Sevick-Muraca's research expertise spans multiple cutting-edge areas in biomedical imaging:

• Pioneering development of near-infrared fluorescence optical imaging and tomography
• Diagnostic imaging of lymphatic function
• Nodal staging in cancer
• Preclinical small animal imaging with nuclear and optical techniques
• Clinical translation of imaging technologies
• Cardiovascular disease imaging applications

Her scientific achievements have been recognized with prestigious awards:

• National Science Foundation Young Investigator Award
• National Institutes of Health Research Career Award
• American Cancer Society Research Scholar Award

Dr. Sevick-Muraca has built a distinguished career across multiple institutions, having held faculty positions at Vanderbilt University, Purdue University, Texas A&M University, and Baylor College of Medicine before joining the University of Texas Health Science Center. She has contributed significantly to the scientific community through service roles including membership on the Biomedical Imaging Study section, associate editorship of IEEE Transactions of Medical Imaging, and leadership positions in the Society of Molecular Imaging. Her educational foundation includes a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University and post-doctoral training in Biochemistry and Biophysics at the University of Pennsylvania.