Neil Vasdev is a Canadian and American radiochemist and expert in nuclear medicine and molecular imaging, particularly in the application of PET.
[2] Vasdev has been featured on Global News,[3] CTV,[4] CNN,[5] New York Times,[6] Toronto Star[7] and the Globe and Mail for his innovative research program.
He attended Oakville Trafalgar High School[8] and graduated from McMaster University in 1998 with double bachelor degrees, summa cum laude, Hon.
He then earned his Doctorate of Chemistry, supported by NSERC, at McMaster University in 2003, under the supervision of Professors Raman Chirakal and Gary J. Schrobilgen.
He continued training with a NSERC postdoctoral fellowship in the Department of Nuclear Medicine and Functional Imaging at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, mentored by Henry F.
Based on their paper in Nature Communications, a patent has been licensed by the pharmaceutical industry to employ this method for the synthesis of radiopharmaceuticals in humans.