Optical Coherence Tomography: Engineering inside the Box
Event details
| Date | 19.12.2014 |
| Hour | 13:15 |
| Speaker | Prof. Audrey K. Ellerbee, Stanford University, Stanford, CA (USA) |
| Location | |
| Category | Conferences - Seminars |
BIOENGINEERING SEMINAR
Abstract:
In its nearly 25-year history, optical coherence tomography has gained appreciable notoriety as a technology capable of non-invasively imaging the microstructure of biological tissue. The rapid penetration of OCT into the clinical market has both been driven by and itself stimulated new technological advances in the field, with the end result of a highly informative, patient-friendly diagnostic modality. Recently, the Stanford Biomedical Optics group has taken a systematic approach to re-engineering the traditional OCT system both to understand and to overcome some of the known limitations of current designs. In this talk, I provide a perspective on historical developments in the field, our recent contributions, and new application areas.
Bio:
Audrey K Ellerbee, PhD is an Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering at Stanford University. She received her BSE in Electrical Engineering from Princeton University, her PhD in Biomedical Engineering from Duke University and completed her postdoctoral training in Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Harvard University. During her career, Dr. Ellerbee spent a short time as an International Fellow at Ngee Ann Polytechnic in Singapore and as a Legislative Assistant in the United States Senate through the AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellows Program sponsored by the OSA and SPIE. She is a member of the OSA and SPIE and is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Air Force Young Investigator Award, the NSF Career Award and the Hellman Faculty Scholars Award.
Dr. Ellerbee directs the Stanford Biomedical Optics group, whose mission is to develop and deploy novel tools for optical imaging at the microscale and nanoscale. Their applications of interest span clinical and basic science domains. The group also has a particular interest in the development of low-cost, portable technologies suited for use in poorly resourced environments. Building on their expertise and experience with interferometry, they aim to create innovative technologies that serve as integral complements to the toolkits of biologists and clinicians, as well as use their own technologies to study various cellular phenomena relevant to disease.
Abstract:
In its nearly 25-year history, optical coherence tomography has gained appreciable notoriety as a technology capable of non-invasively imaging the microstructure of biological tissue. The rapid penetration of OCT into the clinical market has both been driven by and itself stimulated new technological advances in the field, with the end result of a highly informative, patient-friendly diagnostic modality. Recently, the Stanford Biomedical Optics group has taken a systematic approach to re-engineering the traditional OCT system both to understand and to overcome some of the known limitations of current designs. In this talk, I provide a perspective on historical developments in the field, our recent contributions, and new application areas.
Bio:
Audrey K Ellerbee, PhD is an Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering at Stanford University. She received her BSE in Electrical Engineering from Princeton University, her PhD in Biomedical Engineering from Duke University and completed her postdoctoral training in Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Harvard University. During her career, Dr. Ellerbee spent a short time as an International Fellow at Ngee Ann Polytechnic in Singapore and as a Legislative Assistant in the United States Senate through the AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellows Program sponsored by the OSA and SPIE. She is a member of the OSA and SPIE and is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Air Force Young Investigator Award, the NSF Career Award and the Hellman Faculty Scholars Award.
Dr. Ellerbee directs the Stanford Biomedical Optics group, whose mission is to develop and deploy novel tools for optical imaging at the microscale and nanoscale. Their applications of interest span clinical and basic science domains. The group also has a particular interest in the development of low-cost, portable technologies suited for use in poorly resourced environments. Building on their expertise and experience with interferometry, they aim to create innovative technologies that serve as integral complements to the toolkits of biologists and clinicians, as well as use their own technologies to study various cellular phenomena relevant to disease.
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