David Boas
Professor, Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering Director, Neurophotonics Center
Biography:
Boas is an internationally recognized expert in biomedical optics and is a pioneer in the emerging field of neurophotonics, which utilizes advances in photonics to further our understanding of the brain. He has recently joined BU from the radiology department at Massachusetts General Hospital, where his research led to breakthrough optical methods to study cerebral physiology and pathophysiology with a particular focus on brain function, oxygen delivery, and consumption. Boas has published more than 200 papers, is the founding president of the Society for functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy, and the founding editor in chief of Neurophotonics. He is leveraging BU’s wealth of expertise in photonics, biomedical engineering, and neuroscience to further accelerate neurophotonic technologies.
Research Interests:
neurophotonics, biomedical optics, oxygen delivery and consumption, neurovascular coupling, physiological modeling
- Center Affiliations
- Center for Systems Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroimaging Center, and Neurophotonics Center
- Departments (Colleges)
- Biomedical Engineering (ENG)
- Faculty Types
- Tenure-track faculty