They were developed by Dr. Achilefu, a Nigerian-born surgeon living in the United States. They allow doctors to differentiate between cancerous cells and healthy cells.

World-renowned expert in the development and use of photosensitive drugs for cancer detection, imaging, and therapy. He also discovered a new paradigm for cancer treatment using a special type of low, non-pharmacological drug doses to selectively trigger cancer cell death without harming healthy tissue. These and many other innovations have resulted in the issuance of 59 patents. Americans and more than 300 scientific articles.

Contact :

Washington University School of Medicine

Malllinckrodt Institute of Radiology
Department of Radiology,
4515 McKinley Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110
E-mail: achilefu@wustl.edu