The 9th International Graduate summer school Biophotonics '19 took place from 8th to 15th June 2019. Read Gavrielle Untracht's blogpost about it here.
Over the past decade, optical methods and instruments based on light interacting with tissue have emerged as powerful techniques for bio-medical diagnostics, monitoring wide spectra of tissue function and pathology together with therapy. In addition, optical biosensing in conjunction with microfluidics plays a major role in the field of biophotonics and biomedical optics.
The purpose of the International Graduate summer school Biophotonics is to provide education for students at the highest international level within these areas. Moreover, by inviting renowned lecturers from all over the world, the educational programme is held in an international atmosphere enhancing exchange of scientific ideas and technological advances within the fields of biomedical optics and closely related areas.
The school
The 9th International Graduate summer school Biophotonics '19 covered the following topics:
- Tissue Optics
- Optical Coherence Tomography
- Photoacoustic Tomography
- Diffuse Optics
- Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging
- Coherent Raman Scattering Microscopy
- Spectroscopy in Life Science
- Shaped light for imaging and Micromanipulation
- Optical Micromechanics
- Fibre Supercontinuum Light Sources and Lasers
- Strategies for Cancer Treatment using Lasers
- Entrepreneurship in Photonics
At the summer school invited experts, at an international level, give extended presentations reviewing these areas. Moreover, the attendees at the summer school have the opportunity of presenting their current research projects, results or ideas.
List of lecturers
The following lecturers are confirmed to teach at Biophotonics '19:
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CEO Dr. David Cuccia, PhD, Modulated Imaging Inc., Irvine, USA
Keynote: Entrepreneurship in Biophotonics
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Professor Jes Broeng, Technical University of Denmark
Keynote: Innovation in Photonics
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Professor Sune Svanberg, Lund University, Sweden
Keynote: Spectroscopy in Life Science
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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 Steven Jacques, Tufts University, USA
Tissue Optics
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Professor Seemantini Nadkarni, Harvard Medical School, USA
Optical Micromechanics
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Professor Brian Pogue, Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth, USA
Diffuse Optics
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Professor Eric Potma, University of California, Irvine, USA
Biomolecular Imaging With Coherent Raman Scattering Microscopy
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Professor Melissa Skala, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
Fluorescence lifetime imaging
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Professor Katarina Svanberg, Lund University, Sweden
Strategies For Cancer Treatment Using Lasers And Photodynamic Therapy
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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
Who should attend?
The school lectures spans areas ranging from basic research to applied technology and therefore students and post docs in both the technical and medical sciences are encouraged to attend this summer school.
The target group is primarily graduate students (PhD) and post-doctoral fellows within the main topics of the school, i.e., within the field of biomedical optics. Admission of a limited, small number of under-graduate students will be allowed.
Registration
The registration for the 9th International Graduate summer school Biophotonics '19 has closed. Contact us to inquire whether you can apply post-deadline.
Poster presentations
Students accepted into the school present a poster of their research or proposed research programme. The poster presentations are evaluated by the organizers and lecturers during two sessions at the school, and the best poster is awarded a prize.
Credit
Maximum credit points: 5 (five) ECTS points.
After completion of the graduate summer school, including preparation of a poster, presenting the poster, and attending the school, a diploma is issued.
Completing school, 3 (three) points: The workload of the school is equivalent to three weeks full time work, i.e., three (3) ECTS points.
Additional points, 2 (two) points: Optionally, students may select to prepare an internet presentation (slide deck or, preferred, video presenting a slide deck of about 20 minutes length) of one of the topics covered during the school (but not their own core research topic). The presentation is evaluated by the organizers and lecturers and, if approved, published at the school web site. The work load is equivalent to two weeks full time work, i.e., (two) ECTS points.
JBO special section
Since 2007, a special section "Selected Topics in Biophotonics" comprising review articles and contributed papers from the school has been published in Journal of Biomedical Optics.
Previous Special Sections on Selected Topics in Biophotonics in the Journal of Biomedical Optics
Guest editors
Organisers
The 9th International Graduate summer school Biophotonics '19 is a joint effort between the Irish Photonic Integration Centre and the Department of Health Technology, Technical University of Denmark, in cooperation with SPIE.
Summer school organisers and school founders