NPC Projects Summary 2021
Here is a preview of the NPC supported projects for 2020-2021 that will appear in the upcoming annual report. Structural Microscopy Serial Sectioning OCT Functional Microscopy Large Scale Fiber Photometry Multimodal Approaches iPSC-Derived Brain Organoids Applications Beyond Neuroscience Ex vivo Lung Imaging Proof-of-principle Optical Imaging Technology Imaging Neuronal Dynamics across Multiple Brain Areas with […]
Lei Tian: Augmenting Optics with Algorithms
When Lei Tian, PhD, joined Boston University’s Electrical and Computer Engineering department in 2016, he never imagined his work would take him into the neurosciences. But when the Neurophotonics Center at BU launched the following year, bringing together a multidisciplinary team from all four corners of the university, he couldn’t help but get involved. “When […]
Professor Abdoulaye Ndao Joins the NPC
Professor Ndao is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, in the Photonics center at Boston University. His research interests span wide-ranging topics in photonics, material sciences, and physics where his key contributions lie in the areas of topological light sources (top ten physics world 2017), non-Hermitian systems, metamaterials (broadest bandwidth […]
Steve Ramirez and the Malleability of Memory
If you ask Steve Ramirez, PhD, what he likes most about working in the Neurophotonics Center at Boston University, he won’t hesitate to tell you it’s the camaraderie and the sense of shared support that pervade the place. “I really enjoy that the community embraces this kind of collegial and team-oriented approach to science which […]
Neuroimaging in the Everyday World
The Need: How a healthy brain works and what can be done to prevent and treat acquired and developmental brain disorders is one of the primary aims of contemporary neuroscience research and a major focus of the BRAIN Initiative. The only way to catalyze such innovative scientific breakthroughs is to integrate multi-disciplinary teams that can […]
Tim O’Shea joins the NPC
Tim O’Shea is an assistant professor in the biomedical engineering department who started at BU in Fall 2020 and subsequently joined the Neurophotonics Center as a faculty member in January 2021. Tim leads the Glia Engineering Lab which is focused on developing new treatments for brain and spinal cord disorders by engineering the functions of […]
Congratulations to NPC trainee Patrick Doran for receiving an NIH F31 Fellowship
Simultaneous optical voltage imaging and fMRI in behaving mice Congratulations to Patrick Doran for receiving an NIH F31 fellowship for his project “Simultaneous optical voltage imaging and fMRI in behaving mice.” Patrick is a BU BME PhD Student and NPC trainee working with NPC Faculty member Professor Anna Devor’s group. The abstract of his work follows: […]
How Sleep Is Impacted by Brain Circuitry and Aging
Congratulations to NPC Faculty member Laura Lewis for winning a Pew Fellowship in support of her studies on how the brain regulates sleep. How Sleep Is Impacted by Brain Circuitry and Aging
Yujia Xue awarded SPIE Optics and Photonics Education Scholarship
BELLINGHAM, Washington, USA – 18 May 2021 – Yujia Xue has been awarded a 2021 Optics and Photonics Education Scholarship by SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, for their potential contributions in optics, photonics or related field. Xue is a PhD candidate in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Boston University (United […]
Neurophotonics NRT Seminar: Mark Howe
MARK HOWE, PhD Assistant Professor, Psychological & Brain Sciences Boston University “Large-Scale Optical Fiber Arrays for Measuring Striatum-Wide Signals During Learning and Action” Wednesday, March 31, 12-1pm (ET) This seminar is open to the BU community. Registration is required. Please use your BU email address to register. Register Here ABSTRACT The striatum is a large, […]