Conference Topics

Optical Bioimaging

• Coherence domain optical methods and optical coherence tomography
• Optical diffuse tomography
• Fluorescence imaging
• Biomedical spectroscopy and microscopy
• Multiphoton microscopy in the biomedical sciences
• Photoacoustic imaging  

Nanobiophotonics

• Nano-optical tools and methods for biophotonics and biomedical optics
• Nanosurgery and cell manipulation
• Ultrahigh-resolution optical microscopy
• Quantum-dot structures for biomedical applications
• Plasmonics in biomedical applications
• Optical probes in molecular imaging, sensing and therapy
• Single molecule detection
• Biphotonics in regenerative medicine
• Modeling in developmental and regenerative systems biology

Neuroimaging and Neurodynamics

• Optogenetics
• Ca2+ and voltage-sensitive dyes
• Two-photon imaging of neurons and astrocytes
• Multielectrode array analysis of neurodynamics
• Superresolution microscopy of synaptic dynamics
• Communication beyond the synaptic cleft
• Neuron-astrocyte-extracellular matrix communication
• Computational models of neural plasticity in brain networks 

Advanced Lasers in Biomedicine

• New developments in PDT
• Modern trends in laser surgery
• Tissue engineering
• Prospective applications of high-intensity lasers

German-Russian Workshop "Clinical Biophotonics"

• Biophotonics for medical diagnostics
• Biophotonics for medical treatment