The 8th International Graduate Summer School Biophotonics '17 held in June 2017 at Backafallsbyn on the Island of Ven emphasised the importance of bringing the developed technologies to the clinics, and the clinical needs. 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 valuable 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 8th International Graduate summer school Biophotonics '17 covered the following main areas:
- Tissue optics
- Optical trapping and their applications in biophotonics
- STED microscopy
- Fluorescence life-time imaging
- Molecular imaging based on optical methods
- Optical coherence tomography and coherence domain optical methods in biomedicine
- Photo-acoustic imaging
- Photodynamic therapy
- Lasers and their application in medicine
List of lecturers
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Professor, MD Richard Levenson, Vice Chair for Strategic Technologies, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, UC Davis Medical Center, USA
Keynote
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Professor Jes Broeng, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
Innovation in Photonics
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Professor Kishan Dholakia, University of St. Andrews, Scotland
Shaped Light for Imaging and Micromanipulation
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Professor Wolfgang Drexler, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
Optical Coherence Tomography: Technology and Applications
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Professor Emilia Entcheva, The George Washington University, Washington, USA
Cardiac Optogenetics
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Professor Steven Jacques, Oregon Health Science University, USA
Tissue Optics
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Professor Jürgen Popp, IPHT, Jena, Germany
In Vivo Assays
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Professor Eric O. Potma, University of California, Irvine, USA
Biomolecular Imaging with Coherent Raman Scattering Microscopy
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Professor MD Katarina Svanberg, Lund University Hospital, Department of Oncology, Sweden
Strategies for Cancer Treatment Using Lasers and Photodynamic Therapy
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Professor Sune Svanberg, Lund University, Sweden
Spectroscopy in Life Science
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Professor Roy Taylor, Imperial College London, United Kingdom
Fibre Based Supercontinuum Sources and Lasers
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Professor Lihong Wang, California Institute of Technology, USA
Photoacoustic Tomography: Ultrasonically Breaking through the Optical Diffusion Limit