The 1st International Graduate Summer School biophotonics '03 held in June 2003
on the island Ven had a special focus on photo-dynamic therapy, while also educating students in light sources, optical coherence tomography and tissue optics in a broader perspective. It was a huge success in terms of education, scientific exchange, and personal friendships. We, the organizers, would like to express our gratitude to the lecturers for taking time to teach at the school and spending time with the students. It is admirable that all lecturers participated without receiving any fee. We also greatly appreciate the financial support and donations we received from various sponsors making this event possible.
Furthermore, we extend our thanks to all participants for their enthusiastic contributions during the discussions following the lectures and especially during the poster sessions.
Scope
The 1stInternational Graduate Summer School Biophotonics '03 covered the following main areas:
- Lasers and their application in medicine
- Tissue optics
- Photodynamic therapy
- Coherence domain optical methods in biomedicine
Lecturers
- MD Niels Bendsoe, Lund University, Sweden
Photodynamic therapy
- Professor, MD Peter Bjerring, University of Aarhus, Denmark
Lasers and optical light sources in dermatological treatment
- Dr. Wolfgang Drexler, Institute of Medical Physics, Austria
Ultrahigh resolution optical coherence tomography in the 500-1600 nm wavelength region
- Professor James Fujimoto, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA
Optical coherence tomography
- Professor Steven Jacques, Oregon Medical Laser Center, USA
Tissue optics
- Dr. Petras Juzenas, Norwegian Radiation Hospital, Norway
The basics of ALA-PDT
- Dr. Michel Krakowski, THALES Research and Technology France, France
High power diode lasers
- Dr. Karsten König, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany
Microscopy and laser tweezers
- Professor Johan Moan, Norwegian Radiation Hospital, Norway
Photodynamic therapy - History and Biophysics
- MD Katarina Svanberg, Lund University, Sweden
Optical and spectroscopic techniques in medicine - Medicine
- Professor Sune Svanberg, Lund University, Sweden
Optical and spectroscopic techniques in medicine - Physics
- Professor Bruce Tromberg, Beckman Laser Institute, USA
Optical mammography