Bio-Medical Optics

Optical Trapping and Manipulation in Molecular and Cellular Biology

This group focuses on the development and application of novel optical trapping and manipulation techniques to biological problems. Focus areas include the use of optical tweezers for molecular- and cellular-scale manipulation and the integration of optical manipulation with microfluidics.

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Optical Trapping and Manipulation in Molecular and Cellular Biology (BT)

Optical trapping has been widely used to uncover fundamental aspects of molecular and cellular biology, including understanding the movement mechanisms of molecular motors and the forces involved in cell adhesion. This group focuses on the development and application of novel optical trapping and manipulation techniques to biological problems. Focus areas include the use of evanescent fields and state of the art optical tweezers for molecular- and cellular-scale manipulation, integration of optical manipulation with microfluidics and lab-on-a-chip technologies and optical sorting and optical methods for cell biology.

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Name	Affiliation	Title
Simon Hanna	University of Bristol	Chair
Peter John Reece	University of New South Wales	Vice Chair
Anna S Bezryadina	California State University Northridge	Events Officer
Rekha Gautam	Tyndall National Institute	Social Media Officer
Lynn Paterson	Heriot-Watt University	Webinar Officer