Sonja Schelhaas

Sonja Schelhaas is a researcher affiliated with the European Institute for Molecular Imaging (EIMI) at the University of Münster. Her work focuses on molecular imaging technologies, particularly in oncology and neurological contexts.

• PhD in Medical Biochemistry (2007-2010)
• Postdoc at EIMI since 2010
• Research Fellow in Anaesthesiology (2005-2006)

Her research spans:

• PET tracer development for ion channels
• Molecular imaging of tumor microenvironments
• Applications of small animal PET in disease models
• Bacterial and inflammatory imaging
• Radiochemistry and multimodal imaging techniques
• Epigenetic regulation in cancer

Recent publications highlight her contributions to:

• P2X4 receptor antagonists for PET tracers
• KCa31 channel imaging in cancer
• Bacterial detection via radiolabeled compounds
• FLT PET for tumor proliferation analysis
• Neurogenesis and blood-brain barrier studies
• PEGylated nanoparticle characterization

Schelhaas has collaborated extensively in preclinical imaging projects, contributing to cancer research, infection monitoring, and neurodegenerative disease modeling. Her work appears in journals like Journal of Medical Chemistry, Cancer Research, and Molecular Imaging and Biology.