07 - 10 April, 2024
The Westin Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort
Fort Lauderdale, Florida USA
Events
Dr. Irina Larina
Baylor College of Medicine, USA
Dynamic OCT for In Vivo Investigation of the Fallopian Tube Physiology: Eggs, Sperm and Cilia
This study brings biophotonic technology developments toward improved management of female reproductive health. Novel dynamic OCT methods uncover unexpected findings about the physiological dynamics of eggs, sperm and motile cilia within the fallopian tube.
About the Speaker
Dr. Irina Larina is a Professor at the Department of Integrative Physiology at the Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, USA. Her research integrates technological advancement in biophotonics with genetic mouse models to investigate developmental mechanisms and reproductive function. Dr. Larina received a Master’s degree in physics from the Saratov State University, Russia, PhD degree in Physiology and Biophysics and Bioengineering from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and completed postdoctoral training at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. Dr. Larina is a recipient of numerous honors including the most recent 2022 Michael E. DeBakey, MD Excellence in Research Award. Dr. Larina is a Fellow of Optica and a Senior Member of SPIE. She serves as an Editor for Scientific Reposts, a Topical Editor in biomedical optics for JOSA A, an Associate Editor for Frontiers in Physiology and an Editor-in-Chief for Translational Biophotonics.
