Memorial Hospital Research Laboratories

The Jason Lewis Lab

Research

Jason S. Lewis, PhD
Emily Tow Jackson Chair in Oncology

The Lewis lab research interests are focused on the development of radiopharmaceuticals for targeted diagnosis and treatment of cancer. By combining small- and biomolecule-based targeting agents with positron-emitting or therapeutic radioisotopes, we can interrogate molecular profiles of cancer using noninvasive nuclear imaging or treat tumors specifically with endoradiotherapy. Our research program is a molecular-imaging-based program focused on the targeting of nonstandard nuclides, with an emphasis on developing these novel radiopharmaceuticals for clinical translation. A few examples of our work are given below.

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Jason S. Lewis, PhD

Emily Tow Jackson Chair in Oncology

  • Radiochemist Jason Lewis develops molecular imaging agents for the imaging and therapy of cancer.
  • PhD, The University of Kent (UK)
lewisj2@mskcc.org
Email Address
646-888-3038
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Members

Afruja Ahad
Afruja Ahad

Graduate Research Assistant

David Bauer
David Bauer

Research Fellow

Paula  Demetrio De Souza Franca
Paula Demetrio De Souza Franca

Visiting Investigator

Kevin Fisher
Kevin Fisher

Senior Administrative Assistant

Justin Hachey
Justin Hachey

Graduate Student

Shaniqua Hayes
Shaniqua Hayes

Research Fellow

Natalia Herrero Alvarez
Natalia Herrero Alvarez

Research Scholar

Tran Hoang
Tran Hoang

Graduate Student

Spencer Kaminsky
Spencer Kaminsky

Research Technician

Joshua Korsen
Joshua Korsen

Graduate Student

Kyeara Mack
Kyeara Mack

Graduate Student

Alexa Michel
Alexa Michel

Intern

Alejandro Arroyo Pacheco
Alejandro Arroyo Pacheco

Research Fellow

Edwin C. Pratt
Edwin C. Pratt

Research Scholar

Yi Rao
Yi Rao

Research Scholar

Zachary Samuels
Zachary Samuels

Research Technician

Salomon Tendler
Salomon Tendler

Research Fellow

Tara Viray
Tara Viray

Research Technician

Lab Alumni
Dalya Abdel-Atti
Dalya Abdel-Atti

Research Technician

Artem Y. Lebedev

Research Fellow

Melchor Cantorias

Research Fellow

Kathryn Carnazza
Kathryn Carnazza

Research Technician

Jason P. Holland

Research Scholar

Tae Hyun Choi
Tae Hyun Choi

Visiting Investigator

Cindy Wanger-Baumann

Research Scholar

Charles Davis
Charles Davis

Research Technician

Samuel L. Rice

Research Fellow

Melissa Deri
Melissa Deri

Graduate Research Assistant with Hunter College CUNY

Vadim Divilov

Research Technician

Michael Doran
Michael Doran

Research Technician

Alex Veach

Senior Research Technician

Pierre Daumar

Research Scholar

Jacob Lee Houghton
Jacob Lee Houghton

Research Scholar

Celeste Roney

Research Fellow

Brandon Nemieboka
Brandon Nemieboka

Assistant Medical Director at Healthcare Consultancy Group, New York, NY

Shashikanth Ponnala

Research Fellow

Kuntalkumar Sevak
Kuntalkumar Sevak

Research Technician

Daniel E. Spratt, MD
Daniel E. Spratt

Radiation Oncology Resident and Research Fellow

Nerissa Viola-Villegas, PhD
Nerissa Viola-Villegas

Research Scholar

Brian M Zeglis
Brian M Zeglis

Research Fellow

Yachao Zhang, MD
Yachao Zhang

Research Fellow

Diane Abou, PhD
Diane Abou

Research Scholar

Pictured: Julia Blower
Julia Blower

Research Fellow

Lukas Carter, PhD
Lukas Carter

Research Scholar

Andrew  Cho
Andrew Cho

Graduate Research Assistant

Brendon Cook
Brendon Cook

Graduate Research Assistant with Hunter College CUNY

Maria Davydova, Research Technician
Maria Davydova

Research Technician

Dustin Demoin
Dustin Demoin

Research Fellow

Thomas Dilling
Thomas Dilling

Research Technician, Sr.

Dragos-Constantin Dumitrescu
Dragos-Constantin Dumitrescu

Research Lab Student

Kimberly Edwards
Kimberly Edwards

Research Technician

Fabien Emmetiere
Fabien Emmetiere

Graduate Research Assistant

Freddy Escorcia
Freddy Escorcia

Visiting Investigator

Kishore Gangangari
Kishore Gangangari

Graduate Research Assistant with Hunter College CUNY

Jonathan  M.  Glaser
Jonathan M. Glaser

Research Technician

Jeroen A. Goos
Jeroen A. Goos

Research Scholar

Kelly Henry
Kelly Henry

Research Fellow

Javier Hernández-Gil, PhD
Javier Hernández-Gil

Research Fellow

David Iskhakov
David Iskhakov

Research Technician

Outi  Keinaenen
Outi Keinaenen

Graduate Research Assistant

Paul Kozlowski

Research Technician

Ryan Lanning
Ryan Lanning

Radiation Oncology Resident and Research Fellow

Tanjeena Mamun
Tanjeena Mamun

Research Technician

Komal  Mandleywala
Komal Mandleywala

Research Technician

Christian Mason
Christian Mason

Research Scholar

Emin Ilker Medine
Emin Ilker Medine

Visiting Investigator

Jan-Philip Meyer
Jan-Philip Meyer

Research Fellow

Veronica Nagle
Veronica Nagle

Graduate Student

Alex Poot, PhD
Alex Poot

Research Fellow

Sophie Poty
Sophie Poty

Research Fellow

Jacob Pourat

Senior Research Technician

Eric W. Price
Eric W. Price

Research Scholar

Ashwin Ragupathi
Ashwin Ragupathi

Research Technician

Nicholas Ramos
Nicholas Ramos

Research Technician

Patrícia Manuela Ribeiro Pereira
Patrícia Manuela Ribeiro Pereira

Research Fellow

Mirkka Sarparanta
Mirkka Sarparanta

Research Fellow

Sai Kiran Sharma
Sai Kiran Sharma

Research Fellow

Nicholas Sobol – Research Scholar
Nicholas Sobol

Research Scholar

Kathryn M. Tully
Kathryn M. Tully

Graduate Student

Thomas Wilson
Thomas Wilson

Research Fellow

Lab Affiliations

Achievements

  • Distinguished Investigator Award, Academy Radiology Research (2014)
  • Fellow, World Molecular Imaging Society (FWMIS) (2015)
  • Michael J. Welch Award, SNMMI (2017)
  • Fellow, Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (FSNMMI) (2019)
  • Paul C. Aebersold Award, ERF-SNMMI (2019)
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  • NCI R35 Outstanding Investigator Award (2019-2026)
  • 2020 American Chemical Society Bioconjugate Chemistry Lecture Award
  • 2021 Gold Medal for Lifetime Achievement, World Molecular Imaging Society

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Disclosures

Doctors and faculty members often work with pharmaceutical, device, biotechnology, and life sciences companies, and other organizations outside of MSK, to find safe and effective cancer treatments, to improve patient care, and to educate the health care community.

MSK requires doctors and faculty members to report (“disclose”) the relationships and financial interests they have with external entities. As a commitment to transparency with our community, we make that information available to the public.

Jason S. Lewis discloses the following relationships and financial interests:

  • CSRA Inc.
    Provision of Services
  • CheMatech
    Intellectual Property Rights
  • Clarity Pharmaceuticals
    Ownership / Equity Interests; Provision of Services
  • Curie Therapeutics, Inc.
    Provision of Services
  • Daiichi Sankyo
    Intellectual Property Rights
  • Diaprost AB
    Intellectual Property Rights
  • Earli Inc.
    Provision of Services
  • Elsevier
    Provision of Services
  • Elucida Oncology
    Intellectual Property Rights
  • Evergreen Theragnostics
    Ownership / Equity Interests; Provision of Services (uncompensated)
  • Journal of Nuclear Medicine
    Provision of Services
  • Longitude Capital Management Co., LLC
    Provision of Services
  • Samus Therapeutics LLC
    Intellectual Property Rights
  • Sharp RTx, Inc.
    Intellectual Property Rights; Ownership / Equity Interests; Provision of Services (uncompensated)
  • Summit Biomedical Imaging, LLC
    Ownership / Equity Interests
  • TPG Capital
    Provision of Services
  • Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited
    Ownership / Equity Interests; Provision of Services (uncompensated)
  • Theragnostics, Ltd.
    Intellectual Property Rights
  • Trace-Ability, Inc.
    Ownership / Equity Interests; Provision of Services (uncompensated)
  • World Molecular Imaging Society
    Provision of Services
  • pHLIP, Inc.
    Intellectual Property Rights; Ownership / Equity Interests; Provision of Services

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