Huimin Luo, Ph.D
Research & Development Staff
Separations and Materials Science Group
Nuclear Science and Technology Division
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
Dr. Luo joined the Nuclear Medicine Program in 1993
as a Department of Energy Hollander Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellow, and is now a Staff
Scientist in the Separations and Materials Sciences Group, of the Nuclear Sciences and
Technology Division. As a synthetic organic chemist, she continues to work with the
Nuclear Medicine Program on projects involving radiopharmaceutical syntheses.
Education
Ph.D. 1992 - Chemistry -
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
M. S. 1986 - Chemistry - Zhejiang University, Zhejiang, P.R. China
B. S. 1982 - Chemistry - Zhejiang University, Zhejiang, P.R..China
Fellowship, Awards, and Professional Activities
1993 - Recipient of U.S. DOE Alexander Hollaender
Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellowship
1989 & 1990 - Two Merit Student Awards from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Member - American Chemical Society
Member - Oak Ridge National Laboratory Animal Care and Use Committee (ACUC, 1995-1998).
Teaching Experience
Science Alliance Instrument Operator of NMR Instrument, Department of Chemistry, the
University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Responsible for training new NMR users and maintenance
of the instrument, 1989-1992.
Lecturer, Zhejiang Sea Food Technical College, P.R. China, 1982-1983.
Research Experience
1999-Present - Research Staff Member (part-time),
Chemical Technology Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory - Organic chemistry and
analytical chemistry related to synthesis of novel ionic liquids, NMR, GC, and IC.
1998-1999 - Research Scientist - Rhone-Poulenc Rorer Pharmaceutical Company,
Collegeville, PA. Radiolabeling C-14 and H-3 compounds. Pharmaceutical Organic
Synthetic Chemistry R & D.
1993-1997 - U.S. DOE Alexander Hollaender Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellow, Nuclear
Medicine Group, Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Radiolabelling reactions with F-18, I-125,
I-131, Br-82, Re-188 radioisotopes; multistep organic synthesis of new bioactive ligands
for the study of muscarinic receptors using single photon emission computed tomography
(SPECT) and positron emission tomography (PET).
1988-1992 - Graduate Research Assistant, Department
of Chemistry, University of Tennessee. Aerosol fluorination; synthesis and
characterization of new fluorinated cage compounds, and studies of photochemical reactions
and other interesting reactions.
Areas of Technical Proficiency
Extensive experience in organic, inorganic, and
polymer syntheses, as well as operation and interpretation of infrared, multinuclear NMR,
UV-visible, GC, IC, and HPLC. Experience in various radiolabeling reactions and
micro-scale synthesis, animal care, intravenous administration of new diagnostic reagents
on rats and in vivo biodistribution studies. Extensive experiences in nuclear
chemistry and chemistry of uranium oxides related to nuclear material storage.
Representative Publications
Please direct correspondence to:
Huimin Luo, Ph.D • Building 4501, MS-6229 • Oak Ridge National Laboratory •
Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6229 • Phone: 865-574-6228 • Fax: 865-574-6226 •
E-mail: luoh@ornl.gov
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