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Optical visualization/detection of biomolecular processes and pathways
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Photoacoustics and advanced microscopy techniques such as quantitative phase imaging, multiphoton, SHG, FRET, FLIM, SRS, pump-probe and CARS
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Reporters and contrast agents for fluorescence and bioluminescence imaging: endogenous and exogenous
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genetically introduced proteins
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“smart” molecular probes
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nanoparticle probes
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Advanced optical molecular imaging instrumentation for assays and pre-clinical models of disease
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Novel tools for image data analysis and reconstruction
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Optical monitoring of specific delivery, localization, and action of drugs and contrast agents including PDT
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Quantitative validation methods for optical molecular imaging
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Multi-modal molecular imaging techniques
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photoacoustics and combinations of optics with MRI, X-ray, radio-diagnostics
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Clinical translation of optical molecular imaging, spectroscopy and image guided therapy
Eric Betzig,
Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, USA,
Imaging Life at High Spatiotemporal Resolution, Plenary
Nobel Prize Winner in Chemistry 2014
Tayyaba Hasan,
Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, USA,
Photodynamic Therapy (PDT): A Photochemical Slice of Clinical Biophotonics, Plenary
W.E. Moerner,
Stanford Univ., USA,
Pupil Plane Modulation to Extract Information from Single-Molecule Emitters for Super-Resolution Microscopy, Plenary
Nobel Prize Winner in Chemistry 2014
Martin Booth,
University of Oxford,
United Kingdom,
Adaptive Optics for Microscopy and Nanoscopy in Thick Tissue Specimens, Invited
Pilar Garcia-Allende,
Technische Universität München,
Germany,
Near-Infrared Fluorescence Molecular Guidance in Oncologic Surgery and Surveillance Endoscopy, Invited
Elizabeth Hillman,
Columbia University,
United States,
Swept Confocally-Aligned Planar Excitation' (SCAPE) Microscopy for High Speed Volumetric Imaging in Behaving Animals', Invited
Raz Jelinek,
Ben Gurion University of the Negev,
Israel,
Carbon Dots for Biological Imaging, Invited
Dmitri Lapotko,
Rice University,
United States,
Nanolook at Cancer: Can We Explode It?, Invited
Yang Liu,
University of Pittsburgh,
United States,
Imaging Nuclear Architecture at the Nanoscale for Cancer Detection and Prognosis, Invited
Mary-Ann Mycek,
University of Michigan,
United States,
Clinical Translation of Optical Molecular Imaging to Tissue Engineering: Opportunities & Challenges, Invited
Gijs van Soest,
Thoraxcenter Erasmus MC,
Netherlands,
Optics for Arteries – Imaging of Atherosclerosis and Coronary Interventions", Invited
Sergei Vinogradov,
University of Pennsylvania,
United States,
Phosphorescence Lifetime Microscopy of Oxygen, Invited
Jennifer West,
Duke University,
United States,
Optically-controlled Drug Delivery, Invited
Brian Wilson,
University Health Network,
Canada,
Multifunctional Optical Nanoparticles for Cancer Theranostics, Invited
Roger Zemp,
University of Alberta,
Canada,
In Vivo Multispectral Photoacoustic Imaging of Gene Expression using Engineered Reporters, Invited
General Chairs
Paul French, Imperial College London, UK
Peter So, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
Program Chairs
Samuel Achilefu, Washington Univ. in St Louis, USA
Irene Georgakoudi, Tufts Univ., USA
Program Committee
Mingfeng Bai, Univ. of Pittsburgh, Dept of Radiology, UK
Riccardo Cicchi, National Institute of Optics, Italy
Yueqing Gu, China Pharmaceutical Univ.., China
Ella Jones, Univ. of California San Francisco, USA
Hisataka Kobayashi, NIH Natl. Inst of Biomed Imaging & Bioeng, USA
Laura Marcu, Univ. of California Davis, USA
Jianan Qu, Hong Kong Univ. of Science & Technology, HongKong
Kyle Quinn, Tufts Univ., USA
Melissa Skala, Vanderbilt Univ., USA
Conference Plenary Session
Monday, 13 April, 08:00 – 10:00
Eric Betzig, Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, USA
Tayyaba Hasan, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, USA
W.E. Moerner, Stanford Univ., USA
Conference Reception
Monday, 13 April, 18:30 – 20:00
Join your fellow attendees for the Congress Reception. Enjoy delectable fare while networking. The reception is open to committee/presenting author/student and full conference attendees. Conference attendees may purchase extra tickets for their guest.
Industry Program
Tuesday, 14 April 10:30 - 13:30
Making the Connection between Biomedical Industry Products and Current Research in Optics and Photonics
Keynote Session
Eric Buckland, CEO, Bioptigen, USA
Panel Session
Panelists from the academic, industrial, financial and agency funding world will discuss the challenges that exist when taking scientific knowledge from the bench-top to the patient-side. From success stories, and some misadventures, we will learn from the panelist the best practices to commercializing the research presented at the conference. Funding issues in the start-up phase may be discussed; regulatory hurdles along the way examined; recovery from missteps reviewed; even challenges once a company matures and is ripe for its leaders to begin the exit process may be pondered. Bring questions and expect a highly interactive session with those who have ventured down this road.
Moderator:
Brian Wilson, Senior Scientist, University Health Network, Canada
Participating panelists:
Eric Buckland, CEO, Bioptigen, USA
Lindsay Machan, Associate Professor, Dept. of Radiology, Univ. of British Columbia, Canada
Brian Pogue, Professor, Engineering Science, Dartmouth College, USA; President, DoseOptics, LLC, USA
Edmund Talley, Program Director, National Inst. of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, USA
Adam Wax, Theodore Kennedy Professor, Duke University, USA; Founder and Chairman of Oncoscope, Inc., USA
Bright Ideas Pitch Panel Luncheon
Sponsored by: 
Invitation to Present Your New Technology and Innovative Ideas to Entrepreneurs & Venture Capitalists
Do you have a startup or an idea for a new company? Present your technology, explain why it’s valuable and discuss the next steps to commercialization.
This is a unique opportunity to present and collaborate with entrepreneurs and venture capital panelists about your emerging company and/or new technologies that may offer solutions to the challenges faced by professionals in the life sciences.
Share your dream and receive valuable direction from those that have experienced the excitement and trepidation of starting a photonics business.
Get both immediate market and investor feedback during the “OSA Bright Ideas Luncheon” by presenting your idea to the Entrepreneur and VC Panel.
Our panel of experts will give you their advice on what you need to do to launch a new company or take your startup to the next level.
In return for your brief presentation you will get the benefit of our panel’s decades of experience in commercializing photonics. 5-minute presentations will be followed by comments and suggestions from our panel of experts.
Industry Program Committee
Alain Villeneuve, President, Optav Solutions Inc., Canada
Alex Fong, Senior VP, Life Sciences and Instrumentation, Gooch and Housego, USA
Tom Haslett, CTO, Avo Photonics, USA
Ken Kaufmann, Marketing Director, Hamamatsu Corp., USA
Joint Poster Session
Tuesday, 14 April, 15:30 – 16:30
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. Each author is provided with a board on which to display the summary and results of his or her paper.
Eric Betzig
Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, USA
Nobel Prize Winner in Chemistry 2014
Imaging Life at High Spatiotemporal Resolution
I will describe three different technologies that balance the inevitable tradeoffs of spatial resolution, speed, and non-invasiveness in fluorescence microscopy: 3D localization microscopy of cellular ultrastructure; nonlinear structured illumination microscopy of live cell dynamics in the sub-100 nm regime; and lattice light sheet microscopy of rapid 3D dynamic processes in vivo.
Tayyaba Hasan
Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, USA
Photodynamic Therapy (PDT): A Photochemical Slice of Clinical Biophotonics
This presentation will focus on the challenges associated with applying PDT as a theranostic modality for complex disease. Intricacies associated with formulation and drug delivery, dosimetry, and combination therapies that address cancer-sustaining pathways will be discussed.
W.E. Moerner
Stanford University, USA
Nobel Prize Winner in Chemistry 2014
Pupil Plane Modulation to Extract Information from Single-Molecule Emitters for Super-Resolution Microscopy
Single-molecule imaging and active control of concentration lead to super-resolution microscopy for various applications. Pupil plane phase modulation is a powerful tool to maximize information about 3D position, orientation, and other properties of the nanoscale emitters.