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Presence Formerly Arkansas
Last published 2026
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Ekaterina I. Galanzha

High Impact

associate research professor

Formerly Arkansas Affiliated with University of Arkansas, UAMS through 2024.

45 h-index 134 pubs 7,250 cited

  • Animals
  • Flow Cytometry
  • Humans
  • Mice
  • Photoacoustic Techniques
  • Neoplastic Cells, Circulating
  • Lasers
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Gold
  • Mice, Nude
  • Nanoparticles
  • Rats
  • Acoustics
  • Molecular Imaging
  • Light

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Ekaterina I. Galanzha's research focuses on the development and application of advanced optical techniques for biomedical imaging and diagnostics. Her work has explored the use of photoacoustic and photothermal methods, often in conjunction with nanotechnology, to detect and analyze biological targets. A significant portion of her research involves circulating tumor cells (CTCs), investigating methods for their noninvasive detection, enrichment, and multiplex analysis in vivo.

Galanzha has published on the use of gold nanoparticles and carbon nanotubes as contrast agents for multimodal photoacoustic and photothermal imaging. Her publications also detail the application of photoacoustic flow cytometry for real-time monitoring of nanoparticles, pathogens, and contrast dyes. She has collaborated with researchers including Vladimir P. Zharov and Alexandru S. Biris on projects related to these areas.

With an h-index of 45 and over 7,250 citations from 134 publications, Galanzha is recognized as a highly cited researcher. Her work contributes to the fields of medical imaging, nanotechnology, and cancer diagnostics, with a particular emphasis on developing novel approaches for detecting and characterizing circulating cancer cells.

Metrics

  • h-index: 45
  • Publications: 134
  • Citations: 7,250

Selected Publications

  • Noninvasive in vivo photoacoustic detection of malaria with Cytophone in Cameroon (2024)
    Nature Communications 9 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Corrections to “Detection of Melanoma Cells in Whole Blood Samples Using Spectral Imaging and Optical Clearing” [Jul/Aug 21 Art. no. 7200711] (2021)
    IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Indocyanine green dye based bimodal contrast agent tested by photoacoustic/fluorescence tomography setup (2021)
    Biomedical Optics Express 19 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Detection of Melanoma Cells in Whole Blood Samples Using Spectral Imaging and Optical Clearing (2020)
    IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics 16 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • In Vivo Lymphatic Circulating Tumor Cells and Progression of Metastatic Disease (2020)
    Cancers 17 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Lymph Liquid Biopsy for Detection of Cancer Stem Cells (2020)
    Cytometry Part A 10 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Optical clearing for photoacoustic lympho- and angiography beyond conventional depth limit in vivo (2020)
    Photoacoustics 30 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Genetically-produced and bioinspired magnetic nanoparticles as novel photoacoustic contrast agents (Conference Presentation) (2020)
  • Integrated lymph and blood photoacoustic test for advanced diagnosis of early circulating tumor cells (Conference Presentation) (2020)
  • New Frontiers in Diagnosis and Therapy of Circulating Tumor Markers in Cerebrospinal Fluid In Vitro and In Vivo (2019)
    Cells 30 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Photoswitchable Spasers with a Plasmonic Core and Photoswitchable Fluorescent Proteins (2019)
    Scientific Reports 7 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Amplification of photoacoustic effect in bimodal polymer particles by self-quenching of indocyanine green (2019)
    Biomedical Optics Express 35 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Doxorubicin Activates Ryanodine Receptors in Rat Lymphatic Muscle Cells to Attenuate Rhythmic Contractions and Lymph Flow (2019)
    Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics 32 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Years in Optoacoustics: 70th Anniversary of Prof. Vladimir P. Zharov (2019)
    Journal of Biomedical Photonics & Engineering DOI OpenAlex
  • In vivo liquid biopsy using Cytophone platform for photoacoustic detection of circulating tumor cells in patients with melanoma (2019)
    Science Translational Medicine 145 citations DOI OpenAlex

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