Congress Special Events

General Session with Plenary Speakers
Monday, 15 April, 8.00 – 9.45
View complete information about the Plenary speakers and their talks.

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.