Member Biography

Joseph Dynlacht, Ph.D.
635 Barnhill Drive
MS 318A
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Phone: (317) 278-3882
Research Program Membership
Full member:
Professor of Radiation Oncology
Department of Radiation Oncology
IU School of Medicine
Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
IU School of Medicine
Dr. Dynlacht's research interests include:
Elucidating the mechanisms of radiation-induced and heat-induced cell killing. Development of radiation countermeasures that may be useful for treatment of mass casualties following a radiological terrorism incident or criticality accident. Development of novel compounds that can be used as adjuvants to radiotherapy and thermal therapy (hyperthermia and thermal ablation). Development of agents that mitigate the side effects of radiotherapy.

Post-doctoral Fellowship - University of California, San Francisco, CA 1990-1993
Ph.D. - Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 1984-1990