Conference Topics

Optical Bioimaging

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

Nanobiophotonics

• Nano-optical tools and methods for biophotonics and biomedical optics
• Nanosurgery and cell manipulations
• High-resolution optical microscopy
• Quantum-dot structures for biomedical applications
• Plasmonics in biomedical applications
• Optical probes in molecular imaging, sensing and therapy
• Single molecule detection

Novel Laser Applications in Biomedicine

• Ultrafast x-ray sources for biomedical imaging
• Laser acceleration of particles for cancer therapy
• Femtosecond laser interaction with tissues and cells
• Cell manipulation with lasers
• Laser development for biomedical applications

Workshops

Clinical Biophotonics

• Biophotonics for medical diagnostics
• Biophotonics for medical treatment

Tumor and Stem Cells Biology

• Tumor microenvironment
• Preclinical drug studies
• Cancer models
• Optical imaging in cancer and stem cell research
• Cell metabolism
• Regenerative technologies
• Scaffolds in tissue engineering
• Developmental biology