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        1. Achilefu, 53, discussed his journey from childhood to the development of his cancer-seeing goggles, to what he hopes is yet to come.
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        3. Born: · Birth Place: Nigeria · Known for: Being a world-leading radiologist, and the inventor of 'cancer goggles'.
        4. Short Biography.
        5. Dr. Achilefu Samuel is a Professor of Radiography, Biomedical Engineering, Biochemistry, Molecular Biophysics and the Director of Optical Radiology Lab (ORL) at Washington University in St. Louis. He led a team that developed a high tech florescence goggle that can help surgeons visualize cancer in vivo during surgical intervention leading to his receiving the St.

          Louis award at the Newman Education center on June 23 2015. He currently serves as the chief of optical radiology laboratory, director of the center for multiple myeloma nanotherapy, and co leader of the oncologic imaging program of the Siteman cancer center.

          Dr. Achilefu is a fellow of the royal society of chemistry, optical society of America as well as a member of board of trustees of Loma India University and scientific advisory board of NCI’s intramural molecular imaging program.

          He serves as editor-in-chief of current analytical chemistry and on editorial boards of the journal of biomedical optics and scientific re