Alexander Klibanov (biologist)

Alexander Klibanov
Fields	Biochemistry Molecular Imaging Medical ultrasonography
Institutions	University of Virginia
Alma mater	Russian Academy of Medical Sciences
Known for	Targeted contrast media for molecular ultrasonography
Notable awards	Lenin Komsomol Prize (1988) — co-laureate

Alexander L. (Sasha) Klibanov (Russian: Александр Л. Клибанов) is Associate Professor in the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Virginia. He specializes in the study of ultrasound and medical imaging techniques.

Targeted microbubbles

Dr. Klibanov designed targeted microbubbles in 1997 that launched a new medical imaging modality, named molecular ultrasonography or ultrasound molecular imaging. Potential clinical applications are expected in cancer screening to detect malignant tumors at their earliest stage of appearance; with intravenous injection of targeted microbubbles that specifically bind to tumoral microvessels by targeting biomolecular cancer expression (overexpression of certain biomolecules occurs during neo-angiogenesis or inflammation processes).

Sources

• University of Virginia bio page of Kilbanov