Conference Program
About Biomedical Optics
Biomedical Optics (BIOMED): There are few basic biological science studies that are not touched by biomedical optics. Optical methods play a critical role in biotechnologies ranging from genomics to cell-based assays to in vivo imaging and therapies. In light of this, the importance of biomedical optics has never been greater. The upcoming Biomedical Optics meeting covers the diversity of cutting edge biomedical research and brings together leading scientists, engineers and physicians engaged in biological and medical research using optical methods.
Joint Plenary
George Smith, Recipient of 2009 Nobel Prize in Physics
Monday, 30 April
08:00-08:45 a.m., Symphony I & II
The Invention and Early History of the CCD
Abstract: As the first practical solid state imaging device, the invention of the Charge Coupled Device has profoundly affected image sensing technology. They are used in a wide range of applications both as area and linear imaging devices starting with the replacement of imaging tubes used in commercial TV cameras and cam-corders. The rapid rise of their use in digital cameras has initiated the demise of film photography and created vast new markets with great economic benefit for many. Other uses include a wide variety of scientific, medical, surveillance and scanning applications. The inception of the device at Bell Labs by Willard S. Boyle and George E. Smith in 1969 was strongly influenced by several unique factors existing both within Bell Labs and the current world state of technology. These factors and their relevance will be discussed along with the train of thought leading to the invention. Early experimental devices and their initial applications were vigorously pursued and will be described. Mention of current applications will be given.
Byoungho Lee,
Seoul National Univ., South Korea
Monday 30 April
08:45 – 09:30 a.m., Symphony I & II
3D Display - Where We Are and Where to Go
Abstract: An overview of history and present state of three-dimensional display is given, covering technical and market aspects. Possible research directions that will be considered important in the future are also discussed.
BIOMED Plenary
Mathias Fink,
Langevin InstituteESPCI ParisTech, France
Sunday, 29 April
08:45 - 09:30, Symphony I & II
BIOMEDical Applications of Ultrasonic Time-reversal
Abstract: An overview on research conducted on ultrasonic time-reversal methods medical applications. Time-reversal focuses wave through complex and heterogeneous media and shows exciting results both in ultrasound therapy and ultrasonic imaging.
Bruce J. Tromberg,
Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic, University of California, Irvine, USA
Tuesday, 1 May
08:00 - 08:45, Symphony I & II
Diffuse Optical Spectroscopy: Technology Development and Clinical Translation
Abstract: This talk describes the development of Diffuse Optical Spectroscopy (DOS) using spa??ally- and temporally-modulated sources and model-based analyses. DOS methods are capable of dynamic in vivo functional imaging with variable, but limited, spatial localization. Multiple optical contrast elements such as absorption, scattering, fluorescence, and speckle are detectable at relatively low cost. Quantitation of these signals can be achieved using methods for controlling optical path length in conjunction with computational models and visualization techniques.
Lihong Wang,
Washington Univ. in St. Louis, USA
Sunday, 29 April
08:00 - 08:45, Symphony I & II
Photoacoustic Tomography: Ultrasonically Breaking through the Optical Diffusion Limit
Abstract: PAT, embodied in the forms of scanning photoacoustic microscopy or photoacoustic computed tomography,is the only modality capable of imaging across the length scales of organelles, cells, tissues, and organs with consistent contrast.
Xiaowei Zhuang,
Howard Hughes Medical Inst., Harvard Univ., USA
Tuesday, 1 May
08:45 - 09:30, Symphony I & II
Bioimaging at the nanoscale: Single-molecule and super-resolution fluorescence microscopy
Abstract: Optical microscopy is an essential tool in biological research. However, the spatial resolution of optical microscopy, classically limited by diffraction to several hundred nanometers, is substantially larger than typical molecular length scales in cells, leaving many biological structures unresolvable. We recently developed a new form of super-resolution light microscopy, stochastic optical reconstruction microscopy (STORM), that surpasses the diffraction limit. STORM uses single-molecule imaging and photoswitchable fluorescent robes to temporally separate the spa??ally overlapping images of individual molecules. This approach allows the localization of fluorescent probes with nanometer precisionand the construction of sub-diffraction-limit images. Using this method, we have achieved multicolor and three-dimensional (3D) imaging of living cells with nanometer-scale resolution. In this talk, I will discuss the general concept, recent technical advances and biological applications of STORM.
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