ANTONIO WONG
Science × Higher Education, where Chemical Biology meets Nuclear Medicine.
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Gordon Research Seminar
Newry, ME, USA
July 11–17 | Jordan Hotel at Sunday River
Radionuclide Theranostics for the Management of Cancer (GRS)
Theranostics reimagined: Interrogating biology, empowering translation.
IRT 2026
Barcelona, Spain
August 24–28 | Hotel Barceló Sants 4*
XXVI International Round Table on Nucleosides, Nucleotides and Nucleic Acids
Nucleic acids: fundamentals and translation to human health.
About me
It takes two to tango: for me they are Pasteur pipettes and micropipettes.
Science
My vision in future oncology: Radiopharmaceuticals × Theranostics × Nucleic Acid Modifications
Radiolabeling Nucleic Acids with medical isotopes
Can DNA carry medical radiometals, like small molecules, peptides, and antibodies? Using DNA polymerase, we enzymatically incorporate metal-conjugated building blocks (dNTPs) in < 10 min: programmable sequences define loading of imaging or therapeutic radioisotopes on demand.
Wong et al. Angew. Chem. Ed. Int. 2026, e1429706.
10 g+ Production of Cancer Imaging Chemistry Building Block, AMBF₃-Abu-OK
We made a cancer-detecting chemical in scales 20× larger than previous attempts. This building block allows versatile development of peptide-based PET tracers that locates tumors for diagnosis: now manufacturable with greener and safer conditions.
Wong et al. Open Process Res. Dev. 2026, 30, 5, 1342-1349..
ACADEMIC Leadership
Students are masters of their own learning: I am the guide through the journey.
RECENT UPDATE
Appointed as instructor, my interdisciplinary design team of 26 undergraduates won 4 achievements in the iGEM 2024 competition. Our team prototyped a compact, durable, and energy efficient data storage platform nuCloud inspired by nature’s inheritance system – DNA.
Professional Development
Professional Development from Invention to Innovation: Matching unmet medical needs via discovery.
On the lands of the ancestral, traditional and unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples, we learn, nurture and shape an advanced and equitable future, together.