selected publications academic article Zhang, H., Tang, W., Kheirolomoom, A., Fite, B. Z., Wu, B. o., Lau, K., ... Ferrara, K. W. (2021). Development of thermosensitive resiquimod-loaded liposomes for enhanced cancer immunotherapy. Journal of Controlled Release. 330, 1080-1094. Fite, B. Z., Wang, J., Kare, A. J., Ilovitsh, A., Chavez, M., Ilovitsh, T., ... Ferrara, K. W. (2021). Immune modulation resulting from MR-guided high intensity focused ultrasound in a model of murine breast cancer. Scientific Reports. 11(1), 927. Seo, J. W., Ingham, E. S., Mahakian, L., Tumbale, S., Wu, B. o., Aghevlian, S., ... Ferrara, K. W. (2020). Positron emission tomography imaging of novel AAV capsids maps rapid brain accumulation. Nature Communications. 11(1), 2102. Yeow, Y. L., Kotamraju, V. R., Wang, X., Chopra, M., Azme, N., Wu, J., ... Hamzah, J. (2019). Immune-mediated ECM depletion improves tumour perfusion and payload delivery. EMBO Molecular Medicine. 11(12), e10923. Kheirolomoom, A., Silvestrini, M. T., Ingham, E. S., Mahakian, L. M., Tam, S. M., Tumbale, S. K., ... Ferrara, K. W. (2019). Combining activatable nanodelivery with immunotherapy in a murine breast cancer model. Journal of Controlled Release. 303, 42-54. Sundstrm, T., Prestegarden, L., Azuaje, F., Aasen, S. N., Rsland, G. V., Varughese, J. K., ... Thorsen, F. (2019). Inhibition of mitochondrial respiration prevents BRAF-mutant melanoma brain metastasis. Acta Neuropathologica Communications. 7(1), 55. Tucci, S. T., Kheirolomoom, A., Ingham, E. S., Mahakian, L. M., Tam, S. M., Foiret, J., ... Ferrara, K. W. (2019). Tumor-specific delivery of gemcitabine with activatable liposomes. Journal of Controlled Release. 309, 277-288. Ilovitsh, T., Ilovitsh, A., Foiret, J., Caskey, C. F., Kusunose, J., Fite, B. Z., ... Ferrara, K. W. (2018). Enhanced microbubble contrast agent oscillation following 250kHz insonation. Scientific Reports. 8(1), 16347. Kakwere, H., Ingham, E. S., Allen, R., Mahakian, L. M., Tam, S. M., Zhang, H., ... Ferrara, K. W. (2018). Unimicellar hyperstars as multi-antigen cancer nanovaccines displaying clustered epitopes of immunostimulating peptides. BIOMATERIALS SCIENCE. 6(11), 2850-2858. Seo, J. W., Tavar, R., Mahakian, L. M., Silvestrini, M. T., Tam, S., Ingham, E. S., ... Ferrara, K. W. (2018). CD8+ T-Cell Density Imaging with 64Cu-Labeled Cys-Diabody Informs Immunotherapy Protocols. CLINICAL CANCER RESEARCH. 24(20), 4976-4987. Tucci, S. T., Seo, J. W., Kakwere, H., Kheirolomoom, A., Ingham, E. S., Mahakian, L. M., ... Ferrara, K. W. (2018). A Scalable Method for Squalenoylation and Assembly of Multifunctional 64Cu-Labeled Squalenoylated Gemcitabine Nanoparticles. Nanotheranostics. 2(4), 387-402. Chavez, M., Silvestrini, M. T., Ingham, E. S., Fite, B. Z., Mahakian, L. M., Tam, S. M., ... Ferrara, K. W. (2018). Distinct immune signatures in directly treated and distant tumors result from TLR adjuvants and focal ablation. Theranostics. 8(13), 3611-3628. Kakwere, H., Ingham, E. S., Allen, R., Mahakian, L. M., Tam, S. M., Zhang, H., ... Ferrara, K. W. (2017). Toward Personalized Peptide-Based Cancer Nanovaccines: A Facile and Versatile Synthetic Approach. Bioconjugate Chemistry. 28(11), 2756-2771. Silvestrini, M. T., Ingham, E. S., Mahakian, L. M., Kheirolomoom, A., Liu, Y. u., Fite, B. Z., ... Ferrara, K. W. (2017). Abstract 576: Neoadjuvant immunotherapy improves efficacy of image-guided thermal ablation to generate curative responses in a murine breast cancer model. Cancer Research. 77(13_Supplement), 576-576. Silvestrini, M. T., Ingham, E. S., Mahakian, L. M., Kheirolomoom, A., Liu, Y. u., Fite, B. Z., ... Ferrara, K. W. (2017). Priming is key to effective incorporation of image-guided thermal ablation into immunotherapy protocols. JCI INSIGHT. 2(6), e90521. Fite, B. Z., Kheirolomoom, A., Foiret, J. L., Seo, J. W., Mahakian, L. M., Ingham, E. S., ... Ferrara, K. W. (2017). Dynamic contrast enhanced MRI detects changes in vascular transport rate constants following treatment with thermally-sensitive liposomal doxorubicin. Journal of Controlled Release. 256, 203-213. Zhang, H., Ingham, E. S., Gagnon, M., Mahakian, L. M., Liu, J., Foiret, J. L., Willmann, J. K., & Ferrara, K. W. (2017). Invitro characterization and invivo ultrasound molecular imaging of nucleolin-targeted microbubbles. Clinical materials. 118, 63-73. Foiret, J., Zhang, H., Ilovitsh, T., Mahakian, L., Tam, S., & Ferrara, K. W. (2017). Ultrasound localization microscopy to image and assess microvasculature in a rat kidney. Scientific Reports. 7(1), 13662. Wong, A. W., Fite, B. Z., Liu, Y. u., Kheirolomoom, A., Seo, J. W., Watson, K. D., ... Ferrara, K. W. (2016). Ultrasound ablation enhances drug accumulation and survival in mammary carcinoma models. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 126(1), 99-111. Shapiro, G., Wong, A. W., Bez, M., Yang, F., Tam, S., Even, L., ... Gazit, D. (2016). Multiparameter evaluation of in vivo gene delivery using ultrasound-guided, microbubble-enhanced sonoporation. Journal of Controlled Release. 223, 157-164. Ferrara, K., Ingham, E., Wong, A., Kheirolomoom, A., Fite, B., Liu, Y. u., Mahakian, L., & Tam, S. (2015). Immune activation and MRgFUS. Journal of Therapeutic Ultrasound. 3(Suppl 1), o41. Kheirolomoom, A., Ingham, E. S., Mahakian, L. M., Tam, S. M., Silvestrini, M. T., Tumbale, S. K., ... Ferrara, K. W. (2015). CpG expedites regression of local and systemic tumors when combined with activatable nanodelivery. Journal of Controlled Release. 220(Pt A), 253-264. Seo, J. W., Ang, J., Mahakian, L. M., Tam, S., Fite, B., Ingham, E. S., ... Ferrara, K. W. (2015). Self-assembled 20-nm (64)Cu-micelles enhance accumulation in rat glioblastoma. Journal of Controlled Release. 220(Pt A), 51-60. Seo, J. W., Mahakian, L. M., Tam, S., Qin, S., Ingham, E. S., Meares, C. F., & Ferrara, K. W. (2015). The pharmacokinetics of Zr-89 labeled liposomes over extended periods in a murine tumor model. Nuclear Medicine and Biology. 42(2), 155-163. Zhang, H., Tam, S., Ingham, E. S., Mahakian, L. M., Lai, C., Tumbale, S. K., ... Ferrara, K. W. (2015). Ultrasound molecular imaging of tumor angiogenesis with a neuropilin-1-targeted microbubble. Clinical materials. 56, 104-113. Liu, Y. u., Fite, B. Z., Mahakian, L. M., Johnson, S. M., Larrat, B., Dumont, E., & Ferrara, K. W. (2015). Concurrent Visualization of Acoustic Radiation Force Displacement and Shear Wave Propagation with 7T MRI. PLoS ONE. 10(10), e0139667-e0139667. Fite, B. Z., Wong, A., Liu, Y. u., Mahakian, L. M., Tam, S. M., Aina, O., ... Ferrara, K. W. (2015). Magnetic resonance imaging assessment of effective ablated volume following high intensity focused ultrasound. PLoS ONE. 10(3), e0120037-e0120037. Dube, N., Seo, J. W., Dong, H. e., Shu, J. Y., Lund, R., Mahakian, L. M., Ferrara, K. W., & Xu, T. (2014). Effect of alkyl length of peptide-polymer amphiphile on cargo encapsulation stability and pharmacokinetics of 3-helix micelles. Biomacromolecules. 15(8), 2963-2970. Zhang, G., Panigrahy, D., Hwang, S. H., Yang, J., Mahakian, L. M., Wettersten, H. I., ... Hammock, B. D. (2014). Dual inhibition of cyclooxygenase-2 and soluble epoxide hydrolase synergistically suppresses primary tumor growth and metastasis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 111(30), 11127-11132. Seo, J. W., Baek, H., Mahakian, L. M., Kusunose, J., Hamzah, J., Ruoslahti, E., & Ferrara, K. W. (2014). (64)Cu-labeled LyP-1-dendrimer for PET-CT imaging of atherosclerotic plaque. Bioconjugate Chemistry. 25(2), 231-239. Paoli, E. E., Ingham, E. S., Zhang, H., Mahakian, L. M., Fite, B. Z., Gagnon, M. K., ... Ferrara, K. W. (2014). Accumulation, internalization and therapeutic efficacy of neuropilin-1-targeted liposomes. Journal of Controlled Release. 178, 108-117. Mahakian, L. M., Farwell, D. G., Zhang, H., Seo, J. W., Poirier, B., Tinling, S. P., ... Ferrara, K. W. (2014). Comparison of PET imaging with 64Cu-liposomes and 18F-FDG in the 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene (DMBA)-induced hamster buccal pouch model of oral dysplasia and squamous cell carcinoma. Molecular Imaging and Biology. 16(2), 284-292. Kheirolomoom, A., Lai, C., Tam, S. M., Mahakian, L. M., Ingham, E. S., Watson, K. D., & Ferrara, K. W. (2013). Complete regression of local cancer using temperature-sensitive liposomes combined with ultrasound-mediated hyperthermia. Journal of Controlled Release. 172(1), 266-273. Zhang, G., Panigrahy, D., Mahakian, L. M., Yang, J., Liu, J., Stephen Lee, K. S., ... Hammock, B. D. (2013). Epoxy metabolites of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) inhibit angiogenesis, tumor growth, and metastasis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 110(16), 6530-6535. Thorsen, F., Fite, B., Mahakian, L. M., Seo, J. W., Qin, S., Harrison, V., ... Ferrara, K. W. (2013). Multimodal imaging enables early detection and characterization of changes in tumor permeability of brain metastases. Journal of Controlled Release. 172(3), 812-822. Wong, A. W., Ormsby, E., Zhang, H., Seo, J. W., Mahakian, L. M., Caskey, C. F., & Ferrara, K. W. (2013). A comparison of image contrast with (64)Cu-labeled long circulating liposomes and (18)F-FDG in a murine model of mammary carcinoma. American Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. 3(1), 32-43. Hu, X., Caskey, C. F., Mahakian, L. M., Kruse, D. E., Beegle, J. R., Declves, A., ... Ferrara, K. W. (2013). In vivo validation and 3D visualization of broadband ultrasound molecular imaging. American Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. 3(4), 336-349. Hu, X., Kheirolomoom, A., Mahakian, L. M., Beegle, J. R., Kruse, D. E., Lam, K. S., & Ferrara, K. W. (2012). Insonation of targeted microbubbles produces regions of reduced blood flow within tumor vasculature. Investigative Radiology. 47(7), 398-405. Dong, H. e., Dube, N., Shu, J. Y., Seo, J. W., Mahakian, L. M., Ferrara, K. W., & Xu, T. (2012). Long-circulating 15 nm micelles based on amphiphilic 3-helix peptide-PEG conjugates. ACS Nano. 6(6), 5320-5329. Watson, K. D., Lai, C., Qin, S., Kruse, D. E., Lin, Y., Seo, J. W., ... Ferrara, K. W. (2012). Ultrasound increases nanoparticle delivery by reducing intratumoral pressure and increasing transport in epithelial and epithelial-mesenchymal transition tumors. Cancer Research. 72(6), 1485-1493. Zhang, H., Li, N., Sirish, P., Mahakian, L., Ingham, E., Curry, F., ... Ferrara, K. W. (2012). The cargo of CRPPR-conjugated liposomes crosses the intact murine cardiac endothelium. Journal of Controlled Release. 163(1), 10-17. Fite, B. Z., Liu, Y. u., Kruse, D. E., Caskey, C. F., Walton, J. H., Lai, C., ... Ferrara, K. W. (2012). Magnetic resonance thermometry at 7T for real-time monitoring and correction of ultrasound induced mild hyperthermia. PLoS ONE. 7(4), e35509-e35509. Hamzah, J., Kotamraju, V. R., Seo, J. W., Agemy, L., Fogal, V., Mahakian, L. M., ... Ruoslahti, E. (2011). Specific penetration and accumulation of a homing peptide within atherosclerotic plaques of apolipoprotein E-deficient mice. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 108(17), 7154-7159. Rygh, C. B., Qin, S., Seo, J. W., Mahakian, L. M., Zhang, H., Adamson, R., ... Ferrara, K. W. (2011). Longitudinal investigation of permeability and distribution of macromolecules in mouse malignant transformation using PET. CLINICAL CANCER RESEARCH. 17(3), 550-559. Seo, J. W., Qin, S., Mahakian, L. M., Watson, K. D., Kheirolomoom, A., & Ferrara, K. W. (2011). Positron emission tomography imaging of the stability of Cu-64 labeled dipalmitoyl and distearoyl lipids in liposomes. Journal of Controlled Release. 151(1), 28-34. Caskey, C. F., Hlawitschka, M., Qin, S., Mahakian, L. M., Cardiff, R. D., Boone, J. M., & Ferrara, K. W. (2011). An open environment CT-US fusion for tissue segmentation during interventional guidance. PLoS ONE. 6(11), e27372-e27372. Kheirolomoom, A., Mahakian, L. M., Lai, C., Lindfors, H. A., Seo, J. W., Paoli, E. E., ... Ferrara, K. W. (2010). Copper-doxorubicin as a nanoparticle cargo retains efficacy with minimal toxicity. Molecular Pharmaceutics. 7(6), 1948-1958. Seo, J. W., Mahakian, L. M., Kheirolomoom, A., Zhang, H., Meares, C. F., Ferdani, R., Anderson, C. J., & Ferrara, K. W. (2010). Liposomal Cu-64 labeling method using bifunctional chelators: poly(ethylene glycol) spacer and chelator effects. Bioconjugate Chemistry. 21(7), 1206-1215. Rygh, C. B., Seo, J. W., Qin, S. P., Mahakian, L. M., Zhang, H., Kukis, D. L., ... Ferrara, K. W. (2010). Longitudinal investigation of permeability and distribution of macromolecules in mouse tumor development and malignant transformation using PET. The FASEB Journal. 24(S1), 592.9-592.9. conference paper Tucci, S. T., Kheirolomoom, A., Ingham, E. S., Mahakian, L. M., Tam, S. M., Foiret, J., ... Ferrara, K. W. (2019). Abstract 2171: Activatable nanodelivery of high payload gemcitabine augments therapeutic efficacy in murine breast and pancreatic cancer models. Cancer Research. 2171-2171. Tucci, S. T., Kheirolomoom, A., Ingham, E. S., Mahakian, L. M., Tam, S. M., Foiret, J., ... Ferrara, K. W. (2019). Abstract 2171: Activatable nanodelivery of high payload gemcitabine augments therapeutic efficacy in murine breast and pancreatic cancer models. 2171-2171. Kheirolomoom, A., Silvestrini, M. T., Ingham, E. S., Mahakian, L. M., Tam, S. M., Tumbale, S. K., ... Ferrara, K. W. (2019). Abstract 3952: Localized nanodelivery combined with immunotherapy promotes curative anti-tumor responses in a murine breast cancer model. 3952-3952. Kheirolomoom, A., Silvestrini, M. T., Ingham, E. S., Mahakian, L. M., Tam, S. M., Tumbale, S. K., ... Ferrara, K. W. (2019). Abstract 3952: Localized nanodelivery combined with immunotherapy promotes curative anti-tumor responses in a murine breast cancer model. Cancer Research. 3952-3952. Foiret, J., Seo, J. W., Zhang, H., Kakwere, H., Mahakian, L. M., Tam, S., & Ferrara, K. W. (2019). Enhanced delivery of AAV-like nanoparticles after blood-brain barrier disruption in a mouse model. 884-887. Fite, B. Z., Silvestrini, M. T., Chavez, M., Ingham, E. S., Mahakian, L. M., Kheirolomoom, A., ... Ferrara, K. W. (2017). Notice of Removal: Combining ultrasound ablation with immunotherapy: Opportunities and challenges. IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium. 1-1. Foiret, J., Zhang, H., Mahakian, L., Tam, S., Ilovitsh, T., & Ferrara, K. W. (2017). Notice of Removal: Ultrasound localization microscopy to assess the microvasculature in moving tissues, application in a rat kidney. IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium. 1-1. Kheirolomoom, A., Silvestrini, M., Mahakian, L., Ingham, E., Foiret, J., Tumbale, S., ... Ferrara, K. (2017). Abstract 4603: Protocol optimization combining activatable nanodelivery with immunotherapy in a murine breast cancer model. Cancer Research. 4603-4603. Foiret, J., Zhang, H., Fite, B. Z., Mahakian, L., Tam, S., Segal, D. J., & Ferrara, K. W. (2017). Blood-Brain Barrier Disruption for the Delivery of Non-Infectious Viral Vectors and Proteins, Preliminary Study. 1-1. Foiret, J., Zhang, H., Fite, B. Z., Ilovitsh, T., Mahakian, L. M., Tam, S., ... Ferrara, K. W. (2017). Blood-Brain Barrier Disruption for the Delivery of Noninfectious Viral Vectors and Proteins, Preliminary Study. 1-4. Silvestrini, M. T., Kheirolomoom, A., Ingham, E. S., Mahakian, L. M., Tam, S. M., Foiret, J., ... Ferrara, K. W. (2016). Abstract LB-052: Activatable nanodelivery combined with CpG-ODN and anti-PD-1 achieves a complete response in directly-treated and contralateral tumors in a murine breast cancer model. Cancer Research. lb-052-lb-052. Foiret, J., Zhang, H., Mahakian, L., Tam, S., & Ferrara, K. W. (2016). Super-Localization of Contrast Agents in Moving Organs, First Experiments in a Rat Kidney. 1-4. Thorsen, F., Fite, B., Mahakian, L., Harrison, V., Johnson, S., Ingham, E., ... Ferrara, K. W. (2013). Abstract A39: Multimodal imaging of blood-brain barrier disruption during brain metastatic progression in a relevant experimental mouse model. Cancer Research. a39-a39. Hu, X., Mahakian, L., Caskey, C., Beegle, J., Kruse, D., Rychak, J., Sutcliffe, P., & Ferrara, K. (2011). A fast ultrasound molecular imaging method and its 3D visualization in vivo. IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium. 1618-1621. Liu, Y. u., Fite, B. Z., Kruse, D. E., Mahakian, L., Dumont, E., Caskey, C. F., & Ferrara, K. W. (2011). MR-guided focused ultrasound with spatial and temporal temperature control for hyperthermia. IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium. 1641-1644. Hu, X., Kheirolomoom, A., Mahakian, L. M., Beegle, J. R., Ingham, E. S., Caskey, C. F., Kruse, D. E., & Ferrara, K. W. (2011). Reduced blood flow in murine tumors after the destruction of bound, targeted microbubbles. IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium. 955-958. Kheirolomoom, A., Mahakian, L., Lai, C., Lindfors, H., Seo, J. W., Watson, K. E., ... Ferrara, K. W. (2010). Abstract 5538: Enhanced tumor cytotoxicity of a combinational therapy using liposomal copper-doxorubicin, rapamycin, and ultrasound. Cancer Research. 5538-5538.