David Andrews, Ph.D.
Professor
Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University
Canada Research Chair in Membrane Biogenesis
Director, McMaster Biophotonics Facility
| Research Interests | Molecular mechanisms of the assembly of subcellular membranes, regulation of apoptosis by Bcl-2 family proteins, drug discovery, image based high content screening, automated image analysis. |
| Website | www.andrewslab.ca
www.macbiophotonics.ca |
Sunday 13:00-13:30: Optical imaging in drug discovery
Sunday 15:00-16:00: Panel discussion - Molecular imaging, drug discovery, and biomaterials
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Brian E. Applegate, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Biomedical Engineering, Texas A&M University
| Research Interests | Optical and molecular imaging for biomedical applications: optical coherence tomography/microscopy, multiphoton microscopy, fluorescence lifetime imaging, and photoacoustic microscopy. |
| Website | http://biomed.tamu.edu/lomi |
Saturday 14:30-15:30: Panel discussion - Endomicroscopy
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Richard Berman, Ph.D.
Chief Executive Officer
Spectral Applied Research
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Caroline Boudoux, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Engineering Physics, École polytechnique de Montréal
| Research Interests | Endoscopic confocal microscopy, spectrally encoded confocal microscopy, optical coherence tomography, Doppler optical coherence tomograhy, SECM imaging. |
| Website | http://www.polymtl.ca/lodi/en/equipe/cv.php |
Saturday 14:30-15:30: Panel discussion - Endomicroscopy
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John L. Brash, Ph.D.
Director, Distinguished Professor
School of Biomedical Engineering, McMaster University
| Research Interests | Biomaterials and biocompatibility, materials for use in blood contact, vascular grafts, coronary stents, heart valves, behaviour of proteins at interfaces. |
Sunday 14:00-14:30: Biomaterials and biocompatibility
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Pramod Butte
Post-Doctorate Fellow
Neurosurgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre
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Alexander N. Cartwright, Ph.D.
Professor
Electrical/Biomedical Engineering, University of New York, Buffalo
| Research Interests | Characterization and fabrication of III-V and II-VI structures, characterization by ultrafast spectroscopy, hybrid organic-semiconductor nanocrystals, biosensing. |
| Website | www.ee.buffalo.edu/faculty/cartwright/ |
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Zhongping Chen, Ph.D.
Professor
Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Irvine
| Research Interests | Optical coherence tomography, intravascular imaging, endoscopic nonlinear optical imaging. |
| Website | http://chen.bli.uci.edu/ |
Saturday 13:30-14:00: Optical coherence tomography
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Vamsy P. Chodavarapu, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering, McGill University
| Research Interests | CMOS sensor microsystems, biochemical sensors, mixed-signal VLSI design, nanostructured sensor materials, and polymeric MEMS/microfluidics. |
| Website | www.ece.mcgill.ca/~vchoda/homepage.htm |
Saturday 16:30-17:00: Microfluidics and lab-on-a-chip
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Christopher H. Contag, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Depts. of Pediatrics, Microbiology, Immunology and Radiology
School of Medicine, Stanford University
Sunday 13:30-14:00: Molecular imaging
Sunday 15:00-16:00: Panel discussion - Molecular imaging, drug discovery, and biomaterials
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M. Daniel Côté, Ph.D.
Professor
Biophotonics CRULRG, Université Laval
| Research Interests | In vivo imaging, live animal imaging, coherent Raman microscopy, myelin, multiple sclerosis, histopathology. |
| Website | http://dcclab.ca |
Saturday 14:00-14:30: in vivo multiphoton imaging
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M. Jamal Deen, Ph.D.
Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering, McMaster University
Senior Canada Research Chair in Information Technology
Saturday 9:00-11:30: Chair - Overview: Clinical needs and technology capabilities
Saturday 16:00-16:30: Micro/nano biosensors
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Erik Dutson, M.D.
Physician
Surgery, Ronald Reagan Medical Centre, University of California, LA
| Clinical Interests | Bariatric surgery, colorectal (colon, rectum and anus), fundoplication, gastrointestinal, general surgery, laparoscopic surgery, minimally invasive surgery, urgent gastrointestinal surgery. |
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Qiyin Fang, Ph.D.
Professor
Engineering Physics and Biomedical, McMaster University
Canada Research Chair in Biophotonics
| Research Interests | Optical spectroscopic and imaging technologies for minimally invasive diagnosis and guided therapy, miniaturized MOEMS sensors and imaging systems, advanced optical microscopy and emerging applications. |
| Website | http://wiki.mcmaster.ca/Biophotonics/ |
Sunday 10:30-11:30: Panel discussion - Functional imaging
Sunday 13:00-16:00: Chair - Molecular imaging, drug discovery and biomaterials
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Daniel L. Farkas, Ph.D.
Professor
Surgery and Biomedical Sciences, Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre
Director, Minimally Invasive Surgical Technologies Institute
| Research Interests | Molecular imaging, in vivo imaging, medical applications of bioimaging, optical cancer diagnostics; fast neuroimaging, spectral/hyperspectral imaging, acousto-optics, lasers, optical coherence tomography. |
Sunday 15:00-16:00: Panel discussion - Molecular imaging, drug discovery and biomaterials
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Warren S. Grundfest, M.D.
Professor
Bioengineering and Electrical Engineering, University of California, LA
UCLA Schools of Engineering and Medicine
Saturday 9:10-9:30: Overview translation in optical imaging
Saturday 10:45-11:30: Panel discussion - Clinical needs and technological capabilities
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Javier A. Jo, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Biomedical Engineering, Texas A&M University
| Research Interests | Tissue fluorescence spectroscopy and imaging; multimodal optical imaging; biomedical signal and image processing. |
| Website | http://people.tamu.edu/~javierjo/ |
Sunday 10:30-11:30: Panel discussion - Functional imaging
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Vassili Karanassios, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Chemistry, University of Waterloo
| Research Interests | Micro- and nano-analytical chemistry, micro- and nano-samples, lab-on-a-chip, micro-ITV for battery-operated micro-plasma devices (MPDs) as light or ion sources, micro optical or mass spectrometers. |
| Website | http://orchard.uwaterloo.ca/ |
Saturday 16:00-18:00: Chair - Micro/nano-sensing and microfluidics
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Mohamed A. Karmali, M.D.
Professor
Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University
Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto
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Stephen Lam, M.D.
Professor of Medicine
Chair, Lung Tumour Group, BC Cancer Agency
| Research Interests | Lung cancer control through early detection and personalized therapy, integrates socio-demographic factors, smoking, clinical data and biomarkers in the sputum or blood; autofluorescence bronchoscopy and spiral CT scan, natural products, prescription drugs. |
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Regina Leung
Research Student
Biomedical and Electrical Engineering, McMaster University
| Research Interests | Deconvolution algorithms for time-domain fluorescene decay lifetime estimations, diagnostic imaging and real time cavity surface profiling, assistive technologies for the elderly and disabled, medical robotics, and power-assisted exoskeletons. |
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Yudong Li, Ph.D.
Professor
School of Physics, Nankai University
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Louis W.C. Liu, M.Eng., M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine, University of Toronto
Toronto Western Hospital - University Health Network
| Research Interests | Clinical research in functional bowel disease and neurogastroenterology, biomedical instrumentations in endoscopic diagnostic imaging. |
Saturday 10:45-11:30: Panel moderator - Clinical needs and technology capabilities
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Qing-Bin Lu, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Depts. of Physics, Biology, Chemistry, University of Waterloo
| Research Interests | Femtochemistry, femtobiology and femtomedicine, ultrafast biophotonics, time-resolved spectroscopy and imaging, molecular pathways of DNA damage and cell death, molecular mechanisms and development of novel anticancer drugs; environmental sciences. |
| Website | http://www.science.uwaterloo.ca/~qblu/ |
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Calum MacAuley, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Pathology, University of British Columbia
Associated Member Physics
Integrative Oncology, BC Cancer Research Centre
| Research Interests | Early detection and treatment of cancer using quantitative imaging tools in microscopy: tissue fluorescence, automated cytometry, self excitation light fluorescence (SELF), understanding the pre-invasive neoplastic process in epithelial tissue at multiple space scales. |
| Website | www.pathology.ubc.ca/.../Calum_MacAulay.html |
Sunday 15:00-16:00: Panel moderator - Molecular imaging, drug discovery, and biomaterials
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Nicholas MacKinnon, Ph.D.
President
OneLight Corporation
| Research Interests | Spectrally programmable illumination systems for surgical imaging; hyperspectral tissue imaging, image sensor calibration: fluorescence and multispectral imaging of tissues. |
| Website | www.onelightcorp.com |
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Kristen Maitland, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Biomedical Engineering, Texas A&M University
| Research Interests | Confocal microscopy with other optical imaging and spectroscopy techniques for disease detection, diagnosis, and treatment; endoscope and miniature optics development for improved access for in vivo applications. |
| Website | http://biomed.tamu.edu/faculty_detail.asp?lname='kmaitland' |
Saturday 14:30-15:30: Panel discussion - Endomicroscopy
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Ognian Marinov, Ph.D.
Researcher
Electrical Engineering, McMaster University
| Research Interests | Low frequency noise in devices and breakdown; micro-power circuit design; organic electronics; technology and automation of measurements and characterization. |
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Ozzy Mermut
Program Manager
Institut national d'optique
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Michael S. Patterson, Ph.D.
Professor
Depts. of Radiology and Medical Physics, McMaster University
Head of Medical Physics
Juravinski Cancer Centre, Hamilton Health Sciences
| Research Interests | Biomedical optics, photodynamic therapy, optical spectroscopy, radiation physics, optical imaging, radiation therapy, signal processing, medical imaging. |
Sunday 8:30-9:15: PDT - new developments
Sunday 10:30-11:30: Panel discussion - Functional imaging
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Eric O. Potma, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine
Beckman Laser Institute
Saturday 14:30-15:30: Panel discussion: Endomicroscopy
Sunday 9:45-10:15: Raman and CARS
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Marinko V. Sarunic, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Engineering Science, Simon Fraser University
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Herb E. Schellhorn, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Biology, McMaster University
Sunday 15:00-16:00: Panel discussion - Molecular imaging, drug discovery and biomaterials
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P. Ravi Selvaganapathy, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering, McMaster University
Saturday 17:00-18:00: Panel discussion - Micro/nano devices
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Peyman Servati, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of British Columbia
| Research Interests | Nanowires, nanocomposites, mechanically flexible electronics, nanocomposite fibers, nanowire sensors, disposable medical sensors, nanocomposite solar cells. |
| Website | www.ece.ubc.ca/~peymans |
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Rahul Singh, Ph.D.
Assistant Professional Researcher
Electrical Engineering, University of California, LA
| Research Interests | Acoustics resesarch with applications in dentistry and biomedical engineering. |
Saturday 17:00-18:00: Panel discussion - Micro/nano devices
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Qian Sun, Ph.D., Ph.D.
Professor
School of Physics, Nankai University
Director of Tianjin Key Lab of Information Materials and Technology
| Research Interests | Nonlinear optics and nonlinear materials. Nanostructure fabrication and application. |
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Shuo Tang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of British Columbia
| Research Interests | Biophotonics, biomedical optics, optical tissue imaging instrumentation, optical coherence tomography, multiphoton microscopy, endoscopy, cancer imaging. |
| Website | www.mina.ubc.ca/tang |
Saturday 14:30-15:30: Panel discussion - Endomicroscopy
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Zachary D. Taylor, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Scholar
Bioengineering, University of California, LA
| Research Interests | Optical and optoelectronic and laser based techniques for medical sciences, lifetime fluorescence imaging, laser microscopy, THz imaging systems, components, and devices. |
| Website | www.casit.ucla.edu |
Saturday 17:00-18:00: Panel discussion - Micro/nano devices
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Bruce J. Tromberg, Ph.D.
Professor
Biomedical Engineering and Surgery, University of California, Irvine
Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic
| Research Interests | Diffuse optical spectroscopy and imaging, non-linear optical microscopy, photodynamic therapy, optical biology / physiology. |
| Website | www.bli.uci.edu |
Saturday 13:30-15:30: Chair - Endomicroscopy
Saturday 14:30-15:30: Panel moderator - Endomicroscopy
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Frances Tse, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Division of Gastroenterology, McMaster University
Sunday 8:30-10:15: Chair - Functional imaging
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Dafydd Rhys Williams, M.D.
Professor
Department of Surgery, McMaster University
Michael G. Degroote School of Medicine
Director, McMaster Centre for Medical Robotics
St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton
| Research Interests | Cardiopulmonary-cerebral resuscitation, pre-hospital emergency cardiac care, space medicine, critical care aero-medical transport, robotic and telerobotic surgery. |
Saturday 9:30-10:30: Robotics
Saturday 10:45-11:30: Panel discussion: Clinical needs & technological capabilities
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Brian Wilson, Ph.D.
Professor
Biophysics, University of Toronto
Ontario Cancer Institute
| Research Interests | Laser biophysics: therapeutic and diagnostic techniques, light transport in tissues, development of light sources/optical-fiber light delivery devices and of optical dosimeters, in vivo optical spectroscopy of tissues. |
| Website | http://medbio.utoronto.ca/faculty/wilson.html |
Sunday 10:30-11:30: Panel moderator - Functional imaging
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Brian J.F. Wong, M.D., Ph.D., FACS
Professor
Biomedical Engineering and Surgery, University of California, Irvine
Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic
| Research Interests | Tissue shape change and reshaping, tissue thermoviscoelasticity, clinical applications of optical coherence tomography. |
| Website | www.bli.uci.edu |
Saturday 10:00-10:30: Endoscopy
Saturday 10:45-11:30: Panel discussion - Clinical needs & technology capabilities
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Chang-Qing Xu, Ph.D.
Professor
Engineering Physics, McMaster University
| Research Interests | Nonlinear optic materials and devices, semiconductor laser diodes and amplifiers, waveguide devices; optoelectronics and optical sensors for laser display, telecommunication and biomedical applications. |
| Website | http://engphys.mcmaster.ca/faculty_staff/faculty/xu/ |
Saturday 17:00-18:00: Panel discussion - Micro/nano devices
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Orly Yadid-Pecht, D.Sc., FIEEE
Professor
Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Calgary
iCore Professor in Integrated Sensors and Intelligent Systems
| Research Interests | Image sensors, micro and nano systems, smart sensors, biosensors. |
| Website | www.ucalgary.ca/isis |
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Benny Yeung
System Design Engineer
Space Missions Unit, MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates
| Research Interests | High-throughput automation systems in the department for molecular biology experiments focusing on cancer research, medical and surgical robotics. |
| Website | www.mdacorporation.com |
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William H. Yong, M.D.
Associate Professor
Brain Research Institute, University of California, LA
Dept. of Autopsy, Neuropathology, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
| Research Interests | Brain and pituitary tumours, biospecimen research, tracking movement of materials in and out of biorepositories, whole slide digital imaging (WSDI) and radio frequency identification (RFID) tags as tools to improve tracking. |
| Website | http://faculty.bri.ucla.edu/...personnel_id=45925 |
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Shu-chi Yeh, Ph.D.
M.A.Sc. Student
Biomedical Engineering, McMaster University
| Research Interests | PDT dosimetry in cancer research using fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy, computational design, nanoprobes, in vivo imaging, nanoparticles for molecular imaging and therapy. |
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