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, […]
Mesoscale OCT Could Provide Cellular-resolution Images of the Whole Human Brain
Despite significant advances in imaging that have allowed researchers to peer ever deeper into the body, fundamental questions remain about human brain anatomy. Not least: How many cytoarchitectural areas are there (that is, parcellations of the brain based on the properties of individual cells)? What cell types can be found in these areas? To what […]
Gabel Lab: Neurophotonics in Simple Systems
With a background in physics and biophysics, Dr. Gabel was attracted to the powerful simplicity of C. elegans and similar model systems, to which the Gabel lab brings expertise in high-resolution laser ablation and fluorescence microscopy to study neuronal damage, regeneration and function. Along with his collaborators, Dr. Gabel has recently developed techniques to measure neuronal activity in C. elegans within medically relevant context such as physical damage, age related decline and exposure to anesthetics.
From Cupcakes to Custom-made Microscopes: The many talents of Kıvılcım Kılıç
In just over a year, Kıvılcım Kılıç has established herself as an indispensable member of the Neurophotonics Center at Boston University, providing expertise in both physiology and neuroscience, interfacing with establishing connections between other investigators, and frequently pampering researchers with her homemade desserts. As if that weren’t enough, her passion for art in science has led to her creating medical illustrations to be published in prestigious academic journals. But how did she come to possess such wildly diverse talents, and how is she able to wield them so effectively?
3D Printing: The Unsung Hero of Neuroimaging Studies
3D printing has advanced rapidly in recent years. In the following pages, researchers in the Neurophotonics Center at Boston University describe several projects that are benefitting from use of the technology, progressing in ways that otherwise might not have been possible.