Siddharth Ramachandran: The 2026 SPIE G.G. Stokes Award in Optical Polarization
For seminal contributions in the area of spatially and vectorially structured light in optical fibers.
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Irving Bigio: The 2026 SPIE Britton Chance Biomedical Optics Award
For pioneering elastic scattering spectroscopy and translating it into a clinically impactful diagnostic tool, and for mentoring a generation of leaders in translational biomedical optics
Combating Neurological Language Loss
BU centers blend cutting-edge science, therapy, and community in the fight against aphasia
NPC Podcast Episode #8 | “The First Year Experience”
In this episode, we sit down to talk about our first-year experience at Boston University, specifically as a Biomedical Engineering PhD student. We talk about everything from the classes to rotating through different labs to the qualification exam, and qualitatively describe the experience for the Graduate Program for Neuroscience as told to us by friends […]
Kamal Sen, Irving Bigio, and More Featured in “Best of The Brink 2025” Inventions List
From soft robots that could make cancer surgery safer to an algorithm that boosts hearing aid performance, how BU research made a difference this year
Building Mini-Brains, Advancing Big Ideas: How Kate Herrema Uses Organoids to Model Neurodevelopment
by Jack Osmond Whether in her home state of Michigan, during her high school years in Virginia, or in the city of Boston, Kate Herrema has always had an aptitude for science and math. But it wasn't until she took a psychology class in high school that she discovered her interest in neuroscience. “I remember […]
Professor Ji-Xin Cheng Elected NAI Fellow
"The Uses of Invention"
ENGineer Magazine Fall 2025 is Live!
Center Statistics
Faculty Members
56
Ranging across the CoE, CAS, MED School, and beyond.
Funding in FY24
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Publications
60
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Across a range of premier scientific journal outlets, including Nature, Science Direct, Neuroscience, and more
Annual Report 2024
"This past year was a pivotal one for the Boston University Neurophotonics Center" – David Boas, Center Director
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