Multispectral optoacoustic tomography for advancing biological discovery
Event details
| Date | 20.09.2012 |
| Hour | 14:00 › 15:00 |
| Speaker | Prof. Vasilis Ntziachristos |
| Location | |
| Category | Conferences - Seminars |
While microscopic imaging is seeing continuous progress, there has traditionally been a characteristic absence of methods that can non-invasively image living tissues beyond the penetration depths of modern microscopy, i.e. about 0.5mm achieved by multi-photon microscopy. Yet there are many biological organisms and animals that are increasingly used in biological and drug discovery research: from developing insects and worms to fish, mice and rats. Correspondingly, biological imaging has revolved around either selecting virtually transparent specimen for in-vivo observations, performing histological post-mortem observations or chemically treating specimen to reduce tissue scattering.
For the past years however powerful methods have emerged that can “look” deeper than microscopic methods and allow macroscopic tissue interrogation at the molecular level. By utilizing optical and optoacoustic implementations, tomographic techniques and agents that target molecular contrast with specificity, we have recently shown that it is possible to non-invasively visualize molecular processes in living organisms, from non-transparent insects and fish to small animals and humans.
For the past years however powerful methods have emerged that can “look” deeper than microscopic methods and allow macroscopic tissue interrogation at the molecular level. By utilizing optical and optoacoustic implementations, tomographic techniques and agents that target molecular contrast with specificity, we have recently shown that it is possible to non-invasively visualize molecular processes in living organisms, from non-transparent insects and fish to small animals and humans.
Practical information
- General public
- Free
Organizer
- Prof. Elena Dubikovskaya
Contact
- Prof. Elena Dubikovskaya