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Optics and the Brain
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
- Bio-Optics: Design and Applications
- Novel Imaging Technologies
- Optical Manipulation and Its Applications
- Optical Molecular Probes, Imaging and Drug Delivery
Topics
- Optics in the Human Central Nervous System and Peripheral Nerves
- Functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS)
- Diffuse optical spectroscopy and tomography (DOS/DOT)
- Diffuse Correlation Spectroscopy (DCS)
- Wearable systems
- Brain computer interfaces (BCI)
- Infrasurgical brain optical imaging
- Fiber-optic probes, spectroscopy and edoscopic imaging
- Optical modulation of the human central nervous system
- Retinal neuroscience
- Speckle contrast
- Vascular and metabolic modeling
- Clinical applications
- Coherence tomography, non-invasive techniques, hyperspectral imaging
- Rethinking Scan Patterns and Shaping Light
- Light sheet microscopy
- Wavefront engineering
- Adaptive optics
- Structured illumination
- Temporal focusing
- Non-gaussian beam shaping
- Holography
- Combining light sheet micro with microlaser spectro
- Structural and Super-Resolution Techniques
- Resolution improvement techniques
- Fluorophores design and optimism
- Use of super-resolution
- Particle tracking
- Molecular and biophysical processes
- Analyzing Circuitry, Network Function and Information Processing
- Model systems for network studies
- Hybrid theoretical-experimental approaches to network analysis
- Models of network inference
- Imaging strategies optimized for network analysis
- Deciphering functions from activity data
- Multiscale imaging of brain activity
- Functional microscopy
- Optogenetics, Genetic Encoding and Novel Probes
- Optode and electrode hardware for excitation and/or recording
- Use of miniatrue microscopes with optogenetics
- Genetically encoded calcium and voltage inidcators
- Novel forms of functional contrast
- New genetic strategies for optogenetics
- Modeling and overcoming scatter in optogenetics
- Challenges of scaling up optogenetics to non-human primates
- Scattering, Clearing and Wavefront Engineering
- Advances in light sheet microscopy
- Novel techniques for in-vitro and in-vitro whole-brain imaging and actuation
- Zebrafish, Drosophila and similar small organisms
- Clearing techniques and structural imaging, animal to human
- Optical data management and analysis strategies
- Adaptive optics strategies
- Brain Physiology and Disease
- Application of optical spectroscopy and imaging systems to the study of the brain in both health and disease (i.e., Alzheimer's stroke, epilepsy, etc.)
- Models of brain diseases and optical tools
- Photothrombosis
- Optical therapeutics
- Photodynamic therapy
- Neuromodulation strategies
- Big Data Tools (Collection, Management, Reduction, Analysis)
- Rapid imaging strategies
- Serial slices imaging
- Large field-of-view and space-bandwidth microscopes
- Compression strategies
- Data management tools
- Machine learning
- Software tools and date formats
- ML data augmentation; high density datasets
- Optical Hybrids
- Photoacoustics / optoacoustics
- Acousto-optic approaches
- Acoustic modulation of neural activity
- Combined optical / PET / CT / MRI
- Combined electrical/optical
- Integrated photo acoustic, ultrasound and angiographic tomography (PAUSAT) and photothermal infrared microscopy
Speakers
- Daniel Aharoni, University of California Los Angeles, United States
New Tools for Imaging Large-Scale Network Dynamics in Behaving Animals - Sage Aronson, Neurophotometrics LLC, United States
Imaging Modality; Fiber Photometry - Kevin Briggman, MPI Neurobiologie des Verhaltens -CAESAR, Germany
High Throughput Electron Microscopy-Based Connectomics - Jerry Chen, Boston University, United States
Imaging the Mammalian Brain Across Space and Time with Multi-Foci Multi-Photon Microscopy - Yao Chen, Washington University in St Louis, United States
Illuminating Neuromodulator Signaling with Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging Microscopy - Anna Devor, Boston University, United States
Multimodal Imaging - Dan Dombeck, Northwestern University, United States
Studying the Mouse Navigation System Using Virtual Reality and Functional Microscopy - Elizabeth Hillman, Columbia University, United States
High Speed Volumetric Imaging - Jung Ho Hyun, Daegu Gyeongbuk Inst of Science and Tech, United States
Tagging and Manipulating Neural Ensembles to Help Treat Brain Illness - Alexandr Klioutchnikov, MPI Neurobiologie des Verhaltens -CAESAR, Germany
Three-Photon Head-Mounted Microscopes for Imaging All Cortical Layers in Freely Moving Rats and Mice - Tiffany Ko, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, United States
Developing Brain-Directed Management Strategies in Pediatric Swine Models - Suhasa Kodandaramaiah, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, United States
Brain-Wide States During Spatial Learning and Navigation Identified from Mesoscale Calcium Imaging in Freely Behaving Mice - Michael Lin, Stanford University, United States
The Need for Speed: Genetically Encoded Voltage Indicators - Timothy Murphy, University of British Columbia, Canada
Leveraging Synthetic Mouse Body Models for Better Alignment of Behavioral Data with Brain Activity - Katherine Perdue, Kernel, United States
Using TD-fNIRS to Measure the Impact of Alcohol and Ketamine on the Brain - Paola Pinti, Birkbeck University of London, United Kingdom
Opportunities and Challenges in Using Mobile and Wireless fNIRS to Assess Brain Development in Freely Moving Toddlers - Kaspar Podgorski, Allen Institute for Neural Dynamics, United States
Methods for Imaging Synaptic Activity In Vivo - Ruben Portugues, Technische Universität Munchen, Germany
Awake Fish Population Imaging - Eric Schreiter, Janelia Research Campus, United States
Chemigenetic Indicators of Neuronal Activity - Lingyan Shi, University of California San Diego
Multi-molecular Super Resolution Bioorthogonal Imaging in Aging and Diseases - Yasaman Soudagar, Neurescence Inc., Canada
Technology Development for Understanding of Neuronal Circuitry in the Central Nervous System - Wenjing Wang, University of Michigan, United States
Genetically-Encoded Fluorescent Integration Sensor for Detecting Opioids - Yi Xue, University of California Davis, United States
Customized Optical Microscopy and Computational Algorithms for Brain Imaging and Optogenetic Stimulation - Meryem Yucel, Boston University, United States
The Effect of Hair and Skin Properties on fNIRS Signal Quality - Weijian Zong, Norwegian University of Science and Tech, Norway
An All-Optical Approach to Characterizing Grid Cell Circuits in Medial Entorhinal Cortex
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.
