Optica Biophotonics Congress: Optics in the Life Sciences

Optical Manipulation and Its Applications

Encompasses all areas of manipulation and measurement using light, from optical manipulation of microparticles to photoactivated materials and optogenetics, emphasizing new and developing application areas in biophysics and biomedicine.

This meeting covers the whole range of optical manipulation technologies currently being developed for studies in biophysics, single molecule, single cell and tissue level analysis, optical manipulation of chemical processes in organisms, lab-on-a-chip development, optomechanical cooling, environmental monitoring, and theoretical underpinnings. Technologies to be considered include optical tweezers and associated techniques, photo activated materials, optogenetics, light-activated drugs and probes, and microfluidics. In this way, we will try and capture synergies between different optical manipulation technologies with a view to encouraging discussion between different user groups and the development of new hybrid techniques.

This meeting covers the range of optical manipulation technologies currently being developed for studies in biophysics, single molecule, single cell and tissue level analysis, optical manipulation of chemical processes in organisms, lab-on-a-chip development, optomechanical cooling, environmental monitoring and theoretical underpinnings.

Technologies to be considered include optical tweezers and associated techniques, photo activated materials, optogenetics, light-activated drugs and probes and microfluidics. 

In this way, we will try and capture synergies between different optical manipulation technologies with a view to encouraging discussion between different user groups and the development of new hybrid techniques.

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Chairs

Committee Members

• Agnese Callegari, Goteborgs Universitet, Sweden, Chair
• Domna Kotsifaki, Duke Kunshan University, China, Chair
• Nicolas Pegard, Univ of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chair
• Philip Jones, University College London, United Kingdom, Program Chair
• Giuseppe Strangi , Case Western Reserve University, United States, Program Chair