Thanks for an inspiring second edition of TOPIM TECH dedicated to "OPTICAL IMAGING", for the open-minded and fruitful discussions - for a great week in Chania, Crete!
Optical imaging has evolved to one of the most important methods for the visualization of molecular function, disease monitoring, drug screening, therapeutic and surgical intervention, in all possible scales, ranging from the few-nanometer to the whole organism and human level. Two recent Nobel prizes were awarded to scientific achievements that revolutionized biological and biomedical research based on optical imaging technologies; the discovery of fluorescent proteins and the development of Nanoscopy or super resolution microscopy. Numerous other technological breakthroughs have enabled imaging of biology with unprecedented clarity. Despite the advancement many unsolved issues remain as a result of the fundamental physics governing light propagation in biological media. To take optical imaging technologies a step beyond these limitation radical new approaches are needed.
At the same time the different scales and parameters targeted by optical imaging technologies require a comprehensive study of a variety of fundamental issues related to:
i) hardware,
ii) software,
iii) image processing,
iv) data analysis,
v) light propagation theory,
vi) experimental procedures and protocols,
vii) standardization and quantification.
TOPIM TECH 2017 specifically targeted the interdisciplinary field of modern optical imaging bringing together engineers, physicists, biochemists, computer scientists, bio-informaticians and biologists to define state-of-the-art instrumentation and methodology, discuss current trends and showcase emerging applications that require or are catalyzed by optical imaging approaches.
Final PROGRAMME - talk titles and speakers
To acknowledge the interdisciplinary audience the workshop started with three introducatory talksin order to provide basic knowledge for all participants:
LECTURE one:
Part 1: Biomedical Imaging Systems and the Role of Optics
Part II: Imaging unique Contrast Mechanisms with optics
Brian Pogue, Dartmouth
LECTURE two:
Tissue Optics, light propagation through complex media and biomedical imaging with diffused light.
Turgut Durduran, Barcelona
LECTURE three:
Translation of optical imaging biomarkers into biomedical research and clinics.
Sarah Bohndiek, Cambridge
And complemented by five oral presentations from the abstract submissions.
A special THANKS to Jordi Andilla from Barcelona, Peter Friedl, and Thanasis Zacharopoulus from Heraklion for organizing this!
Two poster sessions
Scientific Speed-Dating
Cretan night (...)
Date: 10 - 15 July 2017
Venue: Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania - MAICh
Alsyllio Agrokepio, 1 Makedonias str
Chania, Crete
Speakers
Jordi Andilla - Barcelona
Sarah Bohndiek - Cambridge
Emmanuel Bossy - Grenoble
Wolfgang Drexler - Vienna
Turgut Durduran - Barcelona
Peter Friedl - Nijmegen
Jan Grimm -New York
Twan Lammers - Aachen
Kai Licha - Berlin
Pablo Loza - Barcelona
Konstantin Lukyanov - Moscow
Daniel Razansky - Munich
Brian Pogue - Dartmouth
Jürgen Popp - Jena
Athanasios Zacharopoulos - Heraklion
Sarah Bohndiek – Cambridge (Standing Committee)
Markus Rudin - Zurich (Standing Committee)
Giannis Zacharakis - Crete (Standing Committee)
Julia Mannheim - Tübingen (Standing Committee)
Vasilis Ntziachristos – Munich (Advisory Committee)
Bernd Pichler - Tübingen (Advisory Committee)
Peter Friedl - Nijmegen/Houston
Pablo Loza - Barcelona
THANKS for your initiative!