IACOP-BO'24: Biomedical Optics
Biomedical optics is an emerging cross-discipline, which is an extension of optics and biological sciences, and brings new knowledge and technological innovation to each of these two fields. Optical technology provides new technical means and methods for revealing the basic laws of life activities, clinical medical diagnosis and treatment, and at the same time, the development of life sciences, which constantly puts forward new requirements for optical technology, promotes the development of optical technology. Against this background, IACOP-BO'24 aims to bring together global experts, scholars, researchers and industry practitioners to discuss the cutting-edge technologies, latest research results and application prospects of biomedical optics.
IACOP-BO'24 Topics of interest include, but are not limited to the following
- Tissue optics and spectroscopy
- Novel microscopies
- Optical coherence tomography
- Optoelectronic oscillators
- Diffuse and fluorescence tomography
- Photoacoustic and multimodal imaging
- Molecular imaging and therapies
- Nanophotonic biosensing
- Optical biophysics/photobiology
- Microfluidic optical devices
- Vision research
IACOP-BO'24 Session Chair
Nan Zeng
Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, China
Biography: Nan Zeng received the B.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the Department of Electrical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, in 2000 and 2005, respectively. Since 2010, she has been an Associate Professor with the International Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University. In recent years, she focuses on optical modeling and simulation, tissue and cell microscopic imaging, high-throughput dynamic detection and analysis of suspended particles, as well as the above applications and instrumentations in cross fields such as biomedicine.
Shanghai Medical School, Fudan University, China
Biography: Yuxuan Ren received his Ph.D. degree from University of Science and Technology of China in 2012. He once worked at the NCPSS Chinese Academy of Sciences, and worked as a postdoc at San Francisco State University, and the University of Hong Kong until 2020. In 2021, he joined ITBR at Fudan University as a Research Associate Professor. His main research interests include nonlinear optics, optical field modulation, and biophotonics technology development and applications.
Lei Zhang
Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China
Biography: Lei Zhang, Professor, School of Integrated Circuits, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications (BUPT). He received his PhD from the State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences (ISCAS). He has been involved in silicon photonic chip design and integration process research at the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and the Institute of Microelectronics, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (IME, A*STAR). He is currently engaged in application research of silicon photonic chips in phased array and biomedical imaging.
IACOP-BO'24 Invited Speaker
Sihua Yang
College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, China
Biography: Sihua Yang is a professor and PhD supervisor at South China Normal University (SCNU), China, vice dean of the College of Biophotonics, SCNU, and director of the Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science, SCNU. He was awarded the Excellent Youth Fund of the National Natural Science Foundation of China in 2018 and the top talent for scientific and technological innovation by the Guangdong Special Support Program in 2015. His research interests are PA dermoscopy, PA endoscopy, intravascular PA tomography, and their biomedical applications and instruments.
Lei Zhang
Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China
Biography: Lei Zhang, Professor, School of Integrated Circuits, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications (BUPT). He received his PhD from the State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences (ISCAS). He has been involved in silicon photonic chip design and integration process research at the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and the Institute of Microelectronics, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (IME, A*STAR). He is currently engaged in application research of silicon photonic chips in phased array and biomedical imaging.
Chenyang Gao
Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, China
Biography: Chenyang Gao is an associate researcher at the Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences. He received his Ph.D. from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China, and his research focuses on the fNIRS-EEG brain function monitoring technology and its application in clinical psychiatric disorders and traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) therapy.
Limin Zhang
College of Precision Instrument and Optoelectronics Engineering, Tianjin University, China
Biography: Dr. Limin Zhang is an associate professor, Ph.D. Supervisor, at College of Precision Instrument and Optoelectronics Engineering, Tianjin University. She is also a visiting scholar at Thayer Engineering School, Dartmouth College. Her current research focuses on optical imaging and detection techniques in biomedicine, including diffuse optical tomography, dynamic fluorescence diffuse tomography, and spectral measurement of biological tissue. She is the principal investigator of 4 National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) grants and 2...more...
Zufang Huang
Fujian Normal University, China
Biography: Dr. Zufang Huang is a Professor and PhD advisor in Optical Engineering, specializing in interdisciplinary research in biomedical optics. His primary research focuses on the application of nanoparticle materials in biomedical diagnostics, biosensing, and point-of-care in vitro diagnostics, with a particular emphasis on early detection and diagnosis in reproductive health and major diseases.
Bolei Dai
School of Basic Medical Sciences, Nanchang University, China
Speech title: Application of Intravital Optical Molecular Microscopy in Targeting Intracellular Antigens for Tumor Therapy Research
Biography: Bolei Dai is a lecturer and master's supervisor at the School of Basic Medical Sciences, Nanchang University, China. He graduated in 2022 with a Ph.D. degree in Biomedical Photonics from the Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics at Huazhong University of Science and Technology. His research primarily concentrates on developing probes for in vivo microscopic optical molecular imaging to visualize and explore strategies for targeted cancer therapy.
Chao Liu
School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, China
Biography: Chao Liu, Young Associate Researcher of School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, China. He received his B.S. degree from Xi'an Jiaotong University, M.S. degree from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Ph.D. degree from City University of Hong Kong, and Postdoctoral degree from City University of Hong Kong. His main research area is biomedical photonics, especially photoacoustic imaging technology and instrumentation, and conducts transfer and translation work.