Unveiling a New Era of Imaging: Boston University Engineers Lead Breakthrough Microscopy Techniques
Professor Ji-Xin Cheng and fellow BU engineers made significant advancements in the field of vibrational imaging.
New Article from Hadi T. Nia
Professor Nia et al. were recently published in nature biomedical engineering for their work on “Tooling up against mechanobiological orthodoxy”
Ji-Xing Cheng and Team Featured in Laser Focus World Video
Professor Cheng’s research team was recently featured for their publication on identifying specific single diseases.
New Article from Martin Thunemann
Professor Thunemann et al. were recently published in nature protocols for their piece on “Construction and use of an adaptive optics two-photon microscope with direct wavefront sensing” ABSTRACT: Two-photon microscopy, combined with the appropriate optical labelling, enables the measurement and tracking of submicrometer structures within brain cells, as well as the spatiotemporal mapping of spikes […]
New Article from Irving Bigio and David Boas
Professors Bigio, Boas, et al. were recently published in OPTICA for an article on “Multiscale label-free imaging of myelin in human brain tissue with polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography and birefringence microscopy” ABSTRACT The combination of polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography (PS-OCT) and birefringence microscopy (BRM) enables multiscale assessment of myelinated axons in postmortem brain tissue, and […]
New “nature communications” Article from Ji-Xin Cheng and Qing Xia
PhD scholar Qing Xia worked among professors Cheng, Connor, Ünlü et al. in nature communications’ recent article on “Single virus fingerprinting by widefield interferometric defocus-enhanced mid-infrared photothermal microscopy”
New “Frontiers” Article from Xue Han
Professor Xue Han served as the corresponding author in Frontier’s recent article: “The autism spectrum disorder risk gene NEXMIF over-synchronizes hippocampal CA1 network and alters neuronal coding.” The viewable publication is set to be finalized soon. ABSTRACT Mutations in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) risk genes disrupt neural network dynamics that ultimately lead to abnormal behavior. […]
How ultrafast lasers developed in Michelle Sander’s lab are speeding up biological research | Faculty Spotlight
Michelle Sander and her lab group at Boston University are seeking out new ways to build ultrafast lasers – lasers that emit such short-lasting pulses of light that their duration is difficult to fathom.
New “Nature” Article from Xiaojun Cheng and David Boas
Professors Xiaojun Cheng and David Boas were recently published for their article on “Measuring human cerebral blood flow and brain function with fiber-based speckle contrast optical spectroscopy system”
Lou Awad Wins BU Ignition Award
Hariri Institute Faculty Affiliates Lou Awad, Vijaya Kolachalama, and Hank Fien won BU Technology Development’s 2023 Ignition Awards. These awards, given by BU Technology Development, are designed to accelerate the advancement of promising new science and technology.