Elizabeth Hillman, Columbia Univ., USA, Optical Neuroimaging, PLENARY
Abstract: From 3D microscopy of cellular structures, to measurements of neuronal dynamics and blood flow, optical methods permit diverse investigations of the living brain. The latest photoactivation and optical neuroimaging approaches and applications will be reviewed.
Duco Jansen, Vanderbilt Univ., USA, Photonic Neural Interfaces: Current State and Future Challenges, PLENARY
Abstract: I will present an overview of the concepts and applications of optical nerve stimulation and inhibition with a focus on characterization of this technique, mechanistic studies as well as on several applications and device development.
Sunney Xie, Harvard Univ., USA, Label-Free Vibrational Imaging for Medicine, PLENARY
Abstract: Stimulated Raman scattering microscopy is a label-free and noninvasive imaging technique using vibrational spectroscopy as the contrast. Recent advances have allowed significant improvements in sensitivity, selectivity, robustness, and cost; opening a wide range of biomedical applications.
George Barbastathis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States, Three-dimensional Modes of Illumination and Computational Reconstruction in Light-sheet Mcroscopy, Invited
Claude Boccara, ESPCI, France, Full-Field Optical Coherence Microscopy as a Tool for Intraoperative Surgery and Tissue Selection , Invited
Meng Cui, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, United States, Deep Tissue Fluorescence Imaging, Invited
Valentina Emiliani, CNRS, France, Two-photon Optogenetics by Wave Front Shaping of Ultrafast Pulses , Invited
Martin Fischer, Duke University, United States, Nonlinear Pump-Probe Techniques for Multi-Contrast Microscopy, Invited
Scott Howard, University of Notre Dame, Frequency Multiplexed in vivo Multiphoton Phosphorescence Lifetime Microscopy, Invited
Keisuke Isobe, RIKEN, Japan, Spatial Overlap Modulation Nonlinear Optical Microscopy for High-resolution Deep Imaging, Invited
Jae Yong Lee, Korea Res. Inst. of Standards & Science, South Korea, High Resolution Molecular Vibrational Imaging based on Nonlinear Optical Infrared Microscopy, Invited
Goro Mizutani, Japan Adv Inst of Science and Technology, Japan, Development of Optical Sum Frequency Generation Confocal Microscopy, Invited
Allard Mosk, Universiteit Twente, Netherlands, Noninvasive Fluorescence Imaging through Strongly Scattering Layers, Invited
Leilei Peng, University of Arizona, United States, Nonlinear Structured Illumination Microscopy with Surface Plasmon Resonance Enhanced Stimulated Emission Depletion, Invited
Gabriel Popescu, Univ of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, United States, Real-time Quantitative Phase Imaging, Invited
Colin Sheppard, Italian Institute of Technology, Italy, Phase Contrast Microscopy- Methods and Modeling, Invited
Lihong Wang, Washington University in St Louis, United States, Photoacoustic Tomography: Ultrasonically Breaking through the Optical Diffusion Limit, Invited
Peng Xi, Peking University, China, Laser Oblique Scanning Optical Microscopy: Theory, Instrumentation, and Applications, Invited
Chair
Jerome Mertz, Boston University, USA
Eric Potma, University of California Irvine, USA
Program Committee
Min Gu, Swinburne Univ. of Technology, Australia
Bo Huang, Univ. of California San Francisco, USA
Joseph Izatt, Duke Univ., USA
Rimas Juskaitis, Oxford University, UK
Xingde Li, Johns Hopkins Univ., USA
Albert Stolow, National Research Council Canada, Canada
Peter Török, Imperial College London, UK
Volker Westphal, Max-Planck-Inst. Biophysikalische Chemie, Germany
Chris Xu, Cornell Univ., USA
General Session with Plenary Speakers
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Elizabeth Hillman, Columbia Univ., USA, Optical Neuroimaging
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Duco Jansen, Vanderbilt Univ., USA, Photonic Neural Interfaces: Current State and Future Challenges
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Sunney Xie, Harvard Univ., USA, Label-Free Vibrational Imaging for Medicine
Special Symposium - Photons Across Medicine
During the Optics in Life Science Congress a special symposium will be held about the use of photons across medical imaging. The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging is the co-organizer of the symposium
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Ali Azhdarinia, Univ. of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, USA
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Simon Cherry, Univ. of California Davis, USA
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Eva Sevick, Brown Foundation Inst. of Molecular Medicine, USA
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Henry VanBrocklin, Univ. of California San Francisco, USA
Hawaiian Luau
Join your fellow attendees and kick off the Congress with a Hawaiian Luau! Enjoy delectable contemporary and traditional Polynesian fare as well as some familiar favorite dishes. This is a great opportunity to network and enjoy a drink with colleagues in a beautiful Hawaiian setting. The reception is open to all full technical attendees. Conference attendees may purchase extra tickets for their guest.
Poster Sessions
The Congress will feature one set of posters that will be available during two sessions for attendees to view. The sessions will take place in the exhibit hall. Posters are an integral part of the technical program and offer a unique networking opportunity, where presenters can discuss their results one-to-one with interested parties.