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Christopher Contag is the Hannah Distinguished Professor at Michigan State University, where he serves in the Department of Biomedical Engineering as well as the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics. He joined the university in 2017 as the founding director of the Institute for Quantitative Health Science and Engineering. He has extensive research experience, having earned a B.S. in Biology and a Ph.D. in Microbiology from the University of Minnesota. His postdoctoral work at Stanford University involved significant contributions to understanding mother-to-infant transmission of HIV. Contag has directed key innovation centers in medical imaging and has developed noninvasive imaging approaches to study host-pathogen interactions, cancer diagnostics, and therapeutic strategies. His groundbreaking work in molecular imaging has garnered him multiple awards, including the Achievement Award from the Society of Molecular Imaging. He has also founded several companies aimed at advancing imaging technologies and improving cancer therapies. His laboratory focuses on developing imaging tools to assess biological processes and understand the immune system's role in cancer progression, aiming to identify new therapeutic targets for disease prevention and management.
Michigan State University • East Lansing, MI
Founder and director of the Institute for Quantitative Health Science and Engineering, contributing to the development of the Department of Biomedical Engineering.
Department of Psychology