Thomas Duen-Shyr Wang

Thomas Duen-Shyr Wang, MD, PhD is a Professor at the University of Michigan Medical School, specializing in Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine. His research focuses on bridging clinical medicine with engineering innovations to detect early-stage cancers through molecular imaging and peptide ligands.

• Education: MD from Harvard Medical School (1998), PhD from MIT (Biomedical Engineering), Residency at Boston University School of Medicine (2000), Fellowship at Stanford University School of Medicine (2003)

Research Interests: Development of peptide-based imaging agents for epithelial dysplasia, multimer configurations for enhanced binding, and advanced optical imaging technologies like dual-axis confocal endomicroscopy and multi-photon microscopy. His work targets early cancer detection in gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary systems.

Grants & Projects: Principal Investigator for NIH-funded initiatives such as the Network for Translational Research, BETRNet, and Microsystems-based Imaging Systems. Collaborations include Olympus Medical Systems Corp for clinical translation of imaging tools.

Professional Affiliations: Member of the Society for Molecular Imaging, SPIE, American Gastroenterological Association, and American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.