Jacob Hooker is an Associate Professor in Radiology at Harvard Medical School, Associate Neuroscientists at Massachusetts General Hospital and Directory of Radiochemistry at the Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging.Dr. Hooker grew up in Asheville NC, received his undergraduate degrees at NC State University and then completed his PhD in chemistry at UC Berkeley under the direction of Professor Matt Francis.  In 2007, he was named Goldhaber Distinguished Fellow at Brookhaven National Laboratory and worked with National Medal of Science recipient, Dr. Joanna Fowler, to develop new imaging methods for neuroscience.  In 2009, Dr. Hooker moved to Boston to begin is independent career. He has since been recognized by several additional national awards including the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.  The mission of his lab is to accelerate the study of the living, human brain and nervous system through development and application of molecular imaging agents.