JAMES OMWERI

Seeking a position in the production and purification of novel radioisotopes suitable for nuclear medicine applications with a bias in radiochemistry and PET imaging.

• Student Travel Award to attend the 2023 25th International Symposium of Radiopharmaceutical Sciences(iSRS) in Honolulu, Hawaii.
• ISRS 2023 NMB AWARD in recognition of the excellence of your iSRS 2023 presentation at Hawaii, Honolulu.
• Friedrich W. & Eva Marie Koknat Graduate Award in Chemistry, Spring 2019 at Youngstown State University, OH.

• Radiolabeling and PET/MRI studies of ProCA32.HER2 for positive breast cancer with Dr. Jenny Yang from George State University, Atlanta GA, USA
• Radiosynthesis, In vitro, In vivo evaluation of 89Zr (HPO4)2. H2O Nanoparticles with Dr. Jonathan Burns from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL, USA
• Radiolabeling and PET imaging studies of Trastuzumab coated polymersome for HER2+ imaging with Dr. Eugenia Kharlampieva from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL, USA
• Radiolabeling and stability studies of PYAN and CHX-PYAN ligands with Mn-52 with Dr. Caterina Ramogida from Simon Fraser University/TRIUMF and Profs. Carlos Platas-Iglesias and Esteban Gomez from University of Coruna Spain
• Use of Mn-52 for Multiplexed PET imaging as a chelator-based alternative to 124I with Dr. Edwin Pratt, Dr. Jason S. Lewis, MSKCC

• Pyles, Jennifer M., Omweri, James M. & Lapi, Suzanne E. (2023). “Natural and enriched Cr target development for production of Manganese-52.” Scientific Reports 13, 1167.
• Veronika Kozlovskaya, Maxwell Ducharme, Maksim Dolmat, James M. Omweri, Volkan Tekin, Suzanne E. Lapi, and Eugenia Kharlampieva “Direct Radiolabeling of Trastuzumab-Targeting Triblock Copolymer Vesicles with 89Zr for Positron Emission Tomography Imaging” Biomacromolecules 2023 24 (4), 1784-1797
• James M. Omweri, Volkan Tekin, Hailey A. Houson, Shefali Saini, Suzanne E. Lapi ‘Radiochemistry of manganese-52 for PET imaging applications’ (In preparation for Nuclear Medicine and Biology)
• James M. Omweri, Shefali Saini, Hailey A. Houson, Jennifer M. Pyles, Candace Parker, Suzanne E. Lapi ‘Chelation of Manganese - 52 for the development of long-lived PET radiopharmaceuticals’ (In preparation for Journal of Nuclear Medicine)
• James M. Omweri, Volkan Tekin, Hailey A. Houson, Shannon Lynch, Suzanne E. Lapi Evaluation of [52Mn]Mn-DOTATATE for PET Imaging of Somatostatin Receptors (In preparation for Pharmaceuticals)

Radiation and Chemical safety officer, 2023, Present, Train new personnel on handling and working with radioactive materials., Pack and manifest radiation and chemical waste for pick up.

Laboratory Analyst, February 2020, August 2020, Leetonia Laboratory, Leetonia, OH, Experience working in an environmental lab dealing with the analysis of drinking and wastewater for total coliform, pH, amount of dissolved oxygen, ammonia, and trace metals and data reporting to OH-EPA., Ordering laboratory supplies

jmomweri@uab.edu

jamesomweri@yahoo.com

• Chelation of Manganese-52 for the Development of Long-lived PET Radiopharmaceuticals, 01/16/2023, University of Alabama at Birmingham 2023 Radiology Research Retreat, Oral presentation
• Chelation of Manganese-52 for the Development of Long-lived PET Radiopharmaceuticals, 2023, International Symposium on Radiopharmaceutical Sciences(iSRS): Honolulu-Hawaii, USA, Oral presentation

Graduate Research Assistant, 01/2021, Present, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, Dr. Suzanne Lapi, Department of Chemistry and Radiology, Radiochemistry and Application of Manganese-52 in PET Imaging, Production and purification of Mn-52, Radiochemistry and PET imaging applications of Mn-52, In vitro studies of Mn-52 radiopharmaceuticals with different biological targets, Tumor development in mice, tail vein injections, and PET/CT imaging, Biodistribution studies of Mn-52 radiopharmaceuticals in tumor-bearing mice, Radiolabeling of polymersome with Zr-89, Image analysis-vivoQuant software, Synthesis of nanomaterials for biological applications, Renewable energy research on solid-state hydrogen storage

• Dr. Suzanne Lapi, Dissertation Chair, University of Alabama at Birmingham, lapi@uab.edu
• Dr. Johnathan Burns, Dissertation Committee Member, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 35294-1240, (205) 934-8094, (205) 934-2543, burnsjon@uab.edu