Graham Dempsey, PhD

Graham Dempsey, Ph.D., leads Q-State’s research and development efforts. In this role, he oversees all internal development work and ensures successful execution of Q-State’s partnered programs with pharmaceutical companies and foundations. Graham began his scientific career at the University of Pennsylvania, developing novel single molecule methods for high sensitivity fluorescence measurements of molecular function. He then joined Harvard University where he developed a new super-resolution imaging technique called stochastic optical reconstruction microscopy (STORM), allowing for multicolor, live-cell fluorescence imaging of biological samples with nanometer spatial resolution. The technique was commercialized by Nikon Instruments. Graham received a B.A. in Biochemistry and Physics from the University of Pennsylvania and a Ph.D. in Biophysics from Harvard University.