Bio-Optics: Design and Application (BODA)

Optics in the Life Sciences



Bio-Optics: Design and Application (BODA)

14 - 18 April 2013
Waikoloa Beach Marriott Resort and Spa, Waikoloa Beach, Hawaii, USA
Bio-Optics: Design and Application (BODA)

Bio-optics: Design and Applications addresses all aspects of development and applications of biomedical optical imaging technologies for research and clinical applications.

This topical meeting will focus on design, instrumentation, and applications of optical technologies for life sciences. Topics include but are not limited to optical imaging technologies, system design, fabrication, visual optics, eye imaging and sensing, image guided surgery, bio-inspired optics, biochip, optofluidics, nanobiosensor, nanophotonics for biomedicine, drug discovery imaging, and other novel optical technologies for diagnosis and treatment. This meeting provides an opportunity for researchers and engineers from academia and industry to discuss design, fabrication, instrumentation, and application of biomedical optical technologies for life science.

Topic Categories

  • Biomedical optical imaging technologies
  • Design and fabrication of biomedical optical devices
  • Visual optics, eye imaging and sensing
  • Biochip and optofluidics
  • Clinical systems and applications
  • Nanophotonics for biomedicine
  • Novel imaging technologies


View the 2011 Meeting Archive containing the final program (PDF).



Schedule at a glance
Hatice Altug, Boston University, United States, Plasmonic Microarrays For Biology, Invited

Pablo Artal, Universidad de Murcia, Spain, Using Adaptive Optics Technology for Visual Testing: A Personal Adventure , Invited

Melanie Campbell, University of Waterloo, Canada, High Resolution Imaging of the Eye- Implications for Diagnosis and Therapy, Invited

Joseph Carroll, Medical College of Wisconsin, United States, Imaging Photoreceptor Structure in Retinal Disease, Invited

Yiping Cui, Southeast University (China), China, Optical Immunoassay Protocols using Functionalized Nanoprobes, Invited

Alfredo Dubra, Medical College of Wisconsin, United States, Scanning Ophthalmic Adaptive Optics and Supercontinuum Light Sources, Invited

David Erickson, Cornell University, United States, Optofluidics for Bioenergy, Nutrition, Pharmaceuticals and Diagnostics, Invited

Jason Fleischer, Princeton University, United States, 3D Microfluidic Microscopy, Invited

Min Gu, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia, Polarisation Multiphoton Multifocal Microscopy, Invited

Xavier Intes, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, United States, Wide-field Time-resolved Molecular Optical Tomography, Invited

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Congress Special Events

General Session with Plenary Speakers
Monday, 15 April, 8.00 – 9.45
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Elizabeth Hillman, Columbia Univ., USA, Optical Neuroimaging
Duco Jansen, Vanderbilt Univ., USA, Photonic Neural Interfaces: Current State and Future Challenges
Sunney Xie, Harvard Univ., USA, Label-Free Vibrational Imaging for Medicine


Special Symposium - Photons Across Medicine
Monday, 15 April, 13:30-15:30
During the Optics in Life Science Congress a special symposium will be held about the use of photons across medical imaging.  The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging is the co-organizer of the symposium.  

Ali Azhdarinia, Univ. of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, USA
Simon Cherry, Univ. of California Davis, USA
Eva Sevick, Brown Foundation Inst. of Molecular Medicine, USA
Henry VanBrocklin, Univ. of California San Francisco, USA


Hawaiian Luau
Monday, 15 April, 19:00 – 20:30
Join your fellow attendees and kick off the Congress with a Hawaiian Luau! Enjoy delectable contemporary and traditional Polynesian fare as well as some familiar favorite dishes.  This is a great opportunity to network and enjoy a drink with colleagues in a beautiful Hawaiian setting. The reception is open to all full technical attendees. Conference attendees may purchase extra tickets for their guest.


Poster Sessions
Tuesday, 16 April and Wednesday, 17 April, 10.00 -11.00
The Congress will feature one set of posters that will be available during two sessions for attendees to view.  The sessions will take place in the exhibit hall. Posters are an integral part of the technical program and offer a unique networking opportunity, where presenters can discuss their results one-to-one with interested parties.

OSA - The Optical Society


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Endorsed by:

OSK - Optical Society of Korea
OSK - Optical Society of Korea
TPS - Taiwan Photonics Society
TPS - Taiwan Photonics Society
AOS - Australian Optical Society
AOS - Australian Optical Society
COS - Chinese Optical Society
COS - Chinese Optical Society
Japan Society of Applied Physics
Japan Society of Applied Physics
OSJ - Optical Society of Japan
OSJ - Optical Society of Japan