Jack Miller was recently honoured in the United Kingdom for his research in metabolic imaging - a field in which he combines advanced physics with clinical medicine to develop new ways of understanding and diagnosing disease. Through his work with the technique known as dissolution Dynamic Nuclear Polarisation (DNP), he has enabled real-time mapping of the chemical processes that drive the body’s metabolism.

The method allows researchers to track how molecules move and transform within the body. This knowledge is highly significant for understanding diseases such as cancer and heart failure. Jack Miller has played a central role in bringing DNP from theoretical physics into international clinical trials, thereby paving the way for the technique to have future impact on patient care.

“It is a great honour to receive this recognition, and I see it as a testament to the collective efforts of many researchers and clinicians who have worked to bring physics into the very heart of medicine. It’s incredible to witness how a method that started in the laboratories of basic research is now helping doctors to understand and potentially treat diseases in entirely new ways,” says Jack Miller.

In its citation, IPEM highlights that Jack Miller “has made an impressive contribution to the field of physics and has an exceptionally strong research profile in an area of direct clinical relevance.”

Contact

Associate Professor and PhD Jack Miller
Aarhus University, Department of Clinical Medicine – MR Research Centre
Phone: +44 77 94 90 70 54
Email: jack.miller@clin.au.dk