Technical groups include: Microscopy and Optical Coherence Tomography (BM), Molecular Probes and Nanobio-Optics (BP), Optical Biosensors (BB), Optical Trapping and Manipulation in Molecular and Cellular Biology (BT), Tissue Imaging and Spectroscopy (BS), Therapeutic Laser Applications (BA)
Bio-Medical Optics Division
Technical groups include: Microscopy and Optical Coherence Tomography (BM), Molecular Probes and Nanobio-Optics (BP), Optical Biosensors (BB), Optical Trapping and Manipulation in Molecular and Cellular Biology (BT), Tissue Imaging and Spectroscopy (BS), Therapeutic Laser Applications (BA)
The Bio-Medical Optics Division focuses on the use of light in biological research and medical applications as well as the development of the optical tools needed to perform this work. Read more...
MEMBERSHIP
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Technical groups in this division:
PUBLICATIONS
Biomedical Optics Express (BOEx) is OSA’s new journal home for peer-reviewed research articles. Biomedical Optics Express offers open access, rapid publication along with multimedia and Interactive Science Publishing (ISP) capabilities. XHTML with MathML versions, suitable for viewing on portable devices, are published along with the full-text PDF.
View biomedical optics content from other OSA publications in the Virtual Journal for Biomedical Optics (VJBO). Source journals include:
- Applied Optics
- Applied Spectroscopy
- JOSA A
- JOSA B
- Optics Express
- Optics Letters
- Optics & Photonics News
MEETINGS
The Bio-Medical Optics Division sponsors and endorses a number of meetings annually. Sponsored topical meetings in 2011 & 2012 include the following:
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MEETINGS
April 29 - May 2, 2012
Miami, Florida United States
Housing Deadline: 29 March 2012
Early Registration Deadline: 2 April 2012
May 6 - May 11, 2012
San Jose, California United States
May 27 - May 30, 2012
Beijing, China
Registration Deadline: 23 April 2012
Early Registration Deadline: 23 April 2012
