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Optical Manipulation and Its Applications
24 April 2023 – 27 April 2023 Hyatt Regency, Vancouver British Columbia, British Columbia Canada
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Optica Biophotonics Congress: Optics in the Life Sciences
Topics
- Optical Manipulation in Biophysics and Biomedicine
- Single molecule biophysics
- Cellular mechanics and mechanotransduction
- Cellular adhesion
- Laser cellular surgery and photoporation
- Light activated drugs and probes
- Cell stretching
- Optogenetics
- Optical biomodulation
- Optical Manipulation Fundamentals
- Holographic optical tweezers and beam shaping, adaptive optics techniques
- Particle dynamics
- Opto-mechanical cooling
- Microrheology
- High force optical tweezers
- Photophoresis
- Optical trap modelling and theoretical underpinnings
- Nanoparticle manipulation
- Plasmonic manipulation
- Integrated and near-field optical trapping
- Optical Manipulation Applications
- Non-equilibrium statistical mechanics
- Nanoscale & quantum sensing
- Environmental sensing and aerosol analysis
- Optofluidics/microfluidics
- Integration with spectroscopic techniques
- Photo activated molecules and materials
- Alternative Manipulation Techniques
- Magnetic tweezers
- Electrical manipulation: Electrodynamic balance, dielectrophoresis, etc.
- Acoustic manipulation and trapping
- Microfluidic manipulation
- Optoelectronic Tweezers
- AFM applied to techniques studied by optical manipulation
Speakers
- John Bechhoefer, Simon Fraser University, Canada
Information Engines Based on Optical Traps and Feedback - Pierre-Francois Brevet, Université de Lyon, France
Second Harmonic Generation from Nanoparticles : From Free Liquid Suspensions to Controlled Single Nanoparticles - Grégory David, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Optical Trapping of Aerosols - Anna Chiara De Luca, CNR ISASI, Italy
SERS-Based Biosensors for Biomedical Applications - Jochen Fick, Institut Néel, France
Optical Fiber Tweezers for Biological Specimen Trapping - Nancy Forde, Simon Fraser University, Canada
Manipulation beyond Light: Using a Centrifuge for High-Throughput Single-Molecule Force Spectroscopy - Reuven Gordon, University of Victoria, Canada
Analysis of Single Unmodified Proteins and Their Interactions with Nanoaperture Optical Tweezers: PR65 Case Study - Patricia Haro Gonzalez, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Spain
Multiparametric Remote Optical Sensing by a Single Trap Upconverting Microparticle at the Microscale - Akihiro Kusumi, Okinawa Inst of Science & Technology, Japan
Development of Ultrafast Camera-Based Single Fluorescent-Molecule Imaging for Cell Biology - Alessandro Magazzù, CNR IPCF, Italy
Optical and Raman Tweezers for the Manipulation and Characterization of Cosmic Dust and Sea Microplastics - Yoko Miyamoto, University of Electro-Communications, Japan
Vortex Inversion and Angular Momentum Distribution - Justus Ndukaife, Vanderbilt University
Trapping and Sensing Nanoscale Extracellular Vesicles and Particles Using Resonant Dielectric Cavities - Peter Pauzauskie, University of Washington, United States
Cold Brownian Biophotonics with Nanoscale Materials - Basudev Roy, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India
Study of Out-of-Plane Rotations in Optical Tweezers with Usage in Soft Matter and Biological Systems - Stephen Simpson, Institute of Scientific Instruments ASCR, Czech Republic
Non-Conservative Levitational Optomechanics: From Stochastic Bifurcations to Synchronization - Giuseppe Strangi , Case Western Reserve University, United States
Hyperbolic Metamaterials: From Biosensing to Optomechanics - Grover Swartzlander, Rochester Institute of Technology, United States
Applications of Radiation Pressure Force on a Thin Diffractive Film - Fan Wang, Beihang University, China
Lanthanide Ion Modulated Dielectric Resonance Enhancement for Nanoscale Optical Force Dye and Interferometric Scattering Microscopy - Cuifeng Ying, Nottingham Trent University, United Kingdom
Plasmonic Nanotweezers for Monitoring Conformational Dynamics of Single, Unmodified Protein
Plenary Session
Sebastian Schlücker
Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE), University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
SERS-Based Biophotonics: From Nanotags to Microscopy and POCT
Molecularly functionalized gold nanoparticles (SERS nanotags) are bright and photostable labeling agents for biophotonics that allow quantification and multiplexing. After an introduction to their basic physics and chemistry, applications for 6-plex single-cell bioimaging and point-of-care testing with an ultrasensitive lateral-flow assay including the design of a compact and rapid SERS reader are presented.
Seok Hyun Yun, PhD
Harvard Medical School and Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, USA
Laser Particles for Single Cell Analysis
DNA-based cell barcoding has been critical in single-cell sequencing. Optical barcoding based on microlasers offers a new paradigm in single cell analysis, enabling us to integrate comprehensive single-cell data in large scale across multiple dimensions from dynamic behavior to molecular phenotypes.
Special Events
- IONS+ Vancouver
- Women in Optics Reception
- Conference Reception
- A Celebration of 30 Years of Single Molecule Optical Tweezers
- Closing Reception
IONS+ Vancouver
Sunday, 23 April 07:00 – 19:00
Georgia B
IONS+ Vancouver 2023 is a full-day event for students attending the Optica Biophotonics Congress. Started in 2008, IONS allow students the opportunity to build an environment where they can exchange research, hear from luminaries and professionals in the field, as well as showcase and enjoy the local culture of the host city. IONS+ Vancouver will be hosted by the University of Victoria Optica Student Chapter.
Women in Optics Reception
Sunday, 23 April 19:00 – 20:00
Mosaic Grill & Bar
This informal networking event brings together women in biomedical optics — to meet other women in the field and discuss challenges and opportunities. All are welcome, regardless of gender. Please join Chairs Caroline Boudoux, Conor Evans and members of the Optica Biophotonics Congress committee, and meet others attending this cutting-edge congress. Share your ideas to help ensure our community and this meeting is as welcoming and inclusive as possible.
Conference Reception
Monday, 24 April 18:30 – 20:00
34th Floor, Hyatt Regency Vancouver
With incredible views of downtown Vancouver, the North Shore mountains and the Pacific Ocean, this top floor space is host to the Congress Reception.
A Celebration of 30 Years of Single Molecule Optical Tweezers
Tuesday, 25 April 17:30 – 18:30
Regency Ballroom A
It has been 30 years since the landmark publication from Steven Block’s group (Svoboda et al. Nature, 365, 6448, 1993) in which individual steps of the molecular motor kinesin were measured using optical tweezers and shown to be 8nm in size. This seminal work began a new branch of single-molecule biophysics that has spawned many applications beyond the initial measurements on molecular motors.
Join the Optical Trapping in Molecular and Cellular Biology Technical Group as it celebrates the publication. The session features two short talks describing the original work and exploring recent advances and future applications of the single molecule field. Networking and refreshments served.