Optical Bioimaging

• Coherence Domain Optical Methods and Optical Coherence Tomography
• Optical Diffuse Tomography
• Biomedical Spectroscopy and Microscopy
• Multiphoton Microscopy in the Biomedical Sciences
• Modalities for Molecular Imaging

Nanobiophotonics

• Optical nanomanipulation in biophotonics
• Ultrahigh-resolution optical microscopy
• Lab-on-a-chip photonics
• Nanoparticle-assisted imaging and treatment
• Nano-optical tools and methods for biophotonics and biomedical optics
• Quantum-dot structures for biomedical applications
• Nanosensors and nanoprobes
• Genetically engineered probes

Neuroimaging

• New approaches to functional brain imaging
• Optical imaging of brain at work
• Modeling of neurons and synapses for functional networks
• Models of system level phenomena: activity patterns, synchronization and control

Topics for Workshops

Russian-Japanese Workshop "Neuroimaging and Neurodynamics"

• Optical neuroimaging and live cell imaging:

  Calcium and voltage imaging
  Subcellular imaging: axons, dendrites, spines
  Imaging of cell populations: neurons and glia

• Neuronal information processing systems

Terahertz Imaging and Diagnostics

• Terahertz imaging
• Terahertz near-field imaging
• Terahertz biomolecular spectroscopy
• Terahertz detection of dangerous drugs and atmospheric pollution

Photonics in Cancer Management

• Bioimaging for cancer diagnostics
• Photodynamic diagnostics (PDD) and treatment (PDT)
• Lasers in cancer management