Tatjana Paunesku is a Research Associate Professor in Radiation Oncology at Northwestern University, specializing in radiation biology and nanotechnology. She earned her Ph.D. from the Illinois Institute of Technology. Her research focuses on understanding the mechanisms of genomic instability caused by ionizing radiation and the development of nanoconstructs for biomedical imaging and cancer therapy. In addition, she is interested in use of x-ray spectroscopy in biology and was involved in development of the Bionanoprobe, x-ray fluorescence microscopy instrument. In addition to her innovative work in radiation biology, she has published extensively, contributing to our understanding of the complex interactions between nanomaterials and biological systems and advancing the potential of nanotechnology in both diagnostic imaging and cancer treatment.
Gayle E Woloschak is a Professor of Radiation Oncology, Radiology, and Cell and Molecular Biology, Associate Director of the Radiation Oncology Residency Program, and Associate Director of the Centers of Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence at the Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University. Before 2001, she and her research group were at Argonne National Laboratory in the Biosciences Division. She received her B.S. in Biological Sciences, Summa Cum Laude, from Youngstown State University and a Ph.D. in Medical Sciences with a specialization in Immunology from the Medical College of Ohio. She did her postdoctoral training in the Departments of Immunology and Molecular Biology at the Mayo Clinic, where she later became an Assistant Professor. She received a DM degree from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary in 2012 specializing in Eastern Christian Studies. She is past Director and currently Associate Director of the Zygon Center for Religion and Science, director of the Epic of Creation program, member of the editorial board of the journal for Religion and Science Zygon, and Adjunct Professor of Religion and Sciences all at Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago.
