BIGSS '08: Biophotonics and Imaging Graduate Summer School

The National Biophotonics and Imaging Platform is a state-funded initiative involving all the Irish universities. It is my pleasure to welcome PhD students and early stage researchers to participate in our Biophotonics and Imaging Graduate Summer School August 29 to September 2, 2008, Ballyvaughan, The Burren, Co. Clare, Ireland. The Burren is a really nice location with an unusual landscape and we have an excellent group of international experts who have offered to give approx. five hours training each in their specialist area. The peripheral location was chosen to foster student-tutor interaction and enhance the learning experience.

OUTLINE PROGRAMME:

Tissue Optics and Optical Clearing of Tissues –Valery Tuchin, Saratov (August 29th)

Fluorescence Imaging – Peter So, MIT (August 30th)

Medical Needs meet New Technologies to form novel Bioengineering Innovations –Gert Nilsson, Linköping (August 30th -31st)

Photoacoustic Tomography: High-resolution in vivo imaging of optical contrast at new depths –Lihong Wang, St. Louis (September 1st)

Hyperspectral Image Analysis - methods for regression and classification in hyperdimensional spaces –Rasmus Larsen, DTU (September 1st)

Introduction to Digital Holography –Thomas Naughton, Oulu (September 2nd)

Optical Coherence Tomography –Jannick Rolland, CREOL (September 2nd)

Hands on demonstrations include:

Optical Coherence Tomography,

Laser Doppler Imaging,

Laser Speckle Imaging,

TiVi imaging

Click here to download full BIGSS ’08 Programme

Application: With abstract of research, name of supervisor and career stage to martin.leahy@ul.ie by May 28th 2008 (We will confirm half of the places based on submissions by May 16 so that early applicants can book travel/accommodation).

Contact

Martin J. Leahy DPhil (Oxon) CPhys MInstP FRAMI,Dept. of Physics, University of Limerick

Email: martin.leahy@ul.ie