Clinical and Translational Biophotonics (Translational) (Translational)

Clinical and Translational Biophotonics
1. Preclinical Disease Research: Techniques and Applications

Molecular contrast agents, probes and reporters
Imaging methods for small animal models of cancer and other diseases
Optical imaging of the cancer microenvironment, processes and pathways
Targeted molecular imaging of cancer, and quantitative validation methods
Bioluminescence techniques and applications to disease research
Photoacoustics in disease research
Intravital microscopy for pre-clinical disease research
2. Intravital Microscopy for Clinical Applications

OCT techniques and applications in humans
Endomicroscopy
FLIM for clinical applications
Multimodal microscopy for clinical applications
Raman microscopy for clinical applications
Micro-elastograpy and optical biomechanics
Skin imaging techniques and applications
3. Clinical Spectroscopy

Optical properties of disease
Intravital spectroscopy for clinical applications
Hyperspectral imaging techniques and applications in medicine
Modeling of light propagation and optical properties
4. Intrasurgical Imaging

Optical approaches for surgical guidance
Intravital optical biopsy
Perfusion evaluation
Combined contrast agent / imaging approaches
Dynamic contrast
Digital staining microscopy
Applications in neurological surgery
Applications in cancer resection
5. Non-invasive Optical Imaging for Disease Applications

Tomography approaches for clinical applications
Multi-modal imaging (e.g. combined with x-ray, MRI, ultrasound)
Photoacoustic techniques and applications in the clinic
6. Optical Therapeutics / Theranostics

PDT, agents, techniques and applications
Thermal ablation
Agents for optical therapy
Laser surgery
Optical dosimetry
7. Clinical Translation: Biophotonics in the Clinic and Beyond

Global health
Applications in women’s health
Applications in ophthalmology
Applications in dermatology
New contrast agents in the clinic
Testing and evaluation of new clinical modalities
Challenges and trajectories of clinical translation