Anderson Chen: The Man Behind the Microscopes
Chen’s path to his current position in the Neurophotonics Center was a winding and altogether fascinating one…
Boston University Neurophotonics Center 2nd Annual Symposium – Tuesday, January 15, 2019
We welcome you to join us on Tuesday, January 15, 2019 for the 2nd Annual Neurophotonics Center Symposium. UPDATE: Talk videos are now available, just click on the link next to each speaker name or go to this page The agenda for the day is below. 8:30 – 9:00 AM Breakfast and Registration Check in […]
Training the Next Generation of Neurophotonics Researchers
With a background in electrical engineering, Jenny Sun had little experience with neurophotonics—with neuroscience, generally—when she entered the “Understanding the Brain: Neurophotonics” training program at Boston University just about a year ago. Now, Sun, a second-year graduate student at BU, is designing and building an advanced ultrafast wide-field microscope for imaging of neurons in mouse […]
fNIRS Comes to Boston University
The Neurophotonics Center is partnering with researchers throughout the university to incorporate the burgeoning imaging modality into their work Dr. Helen Tager-Flusberg has made tremendous strides over the years in shedding light on language and social communication impairments in autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders. Director of the Center for Autism Research Excellence at Boston University, […]
BU Neurophotonics Center Launches with ‘Research on Tap’ Talks!
The BU Neurophotonics Center opened its doors to the public last month with a series of events highlighting both the work of its faculty and the latest advances in the field generally. On Wednesday, November 29, Center faculty joined the BU “Research on Tap” series for a rapid-fire series of talks: “Illuminating How the Brain […]
Boston University Research on Tap: Illuminating How the Brain Works With the Help of BU Neurophotonics
Wednesday, November 29, 2017, Boston University Research held an exciting Research on Tap event: Illuminating How the Brain Works with the Help of BU Neurophotonics. The speakers all presented their research within the 4 minutes allocated during this event and are listed below with links to their talks. The event was hosted by: Welcome Gloria Waters, Vice […]
Wireless miniature microscope opens up new applications
Why the Free Bird Sings A team of investigators at Boston University has designed a miniature microscope that allows them to monitor brain activity in freely behaving animals – including the pint-size songbird. The microscope uses an open-source approach so researchers can build it themselves, adapting the design to suit their specific needs. The project […]