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Irving J. Bigio<\/strong> is Professor at Boston University, with appointments in Biomedical Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Physics, and the BU School of Medicine.\u00a0 He has authored over 200 scientific publications on laser physics, nonlinear optics and biomedical optics, including the award-winning textbook (with co-author Sergio Fantini): <\/span>Quantitative Biomedical Optics<\/span><\/i>.\u00a0 Dr. Bigio has pioneered the development of a number of biomedical optics technologies and tested them in preclinical and clinical studies. Clinical diag<\/span>nostic methods based on his development of elastic-scattering spectroscopy have been developed commercially for clinical practice and have receive FDA <\/span>clearance. More recently his lab has\u00a0<\/span>been advancing quantitative birefringence microscopy to image the underlying pathologies of the brain that are associated with a variety of neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer\u2019s disease and age-related dementia.\u00a0 Dr. Bigio is a Fellow of Optica, the SPIE, and the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering.<\/span><\/p>\n In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Irving Bigio, a Professor at Boston University, with appointments in Biomedical Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Physics, and the BU School of Medicine. We talk about his journey from being curious about the physics of light, to applying it to the human condition, as we discuss polarized light, birefringence, and the exciting future of optics technology applicable to biomedicine and neuroscience.<\/span><\/p>\n 🔬 Whether you\u2019re a neuroscientist, engineer, or just curious about brain function, this episode is packed with insights on the future of neuroscience and the importance of crossing disciplinary boundaries. <\/span><\/p>\n 🎧 Listen now and join the conversation!<\/span><\/p>\nWatch the Episode on YouTube<\/a>\nListen on Spotify<\/a>\n Timestamps<\/span><\/p>\n 0:00<\/a><\/span> Intro<\/span><\/p>\n 0:58<\/a><\/span> Welcome<\/span><\/p>\n 2:20<\/a><\/span> Guest Self-introduction<\/span><\/p>\n 17:52<\/a><\/span> First collaboration at BU?<\/span><\/p>\n 21:41<\/a><\/span> Diving into birefringence<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n 22:44<\/a><\/span> Anisotropy<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n 23:15<\/a><\/span> Birefringence<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n 25:10<\/a><\/span> Polarized Light<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n 25:40<\/a><\/span> Polarized Sunglasses<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n 26:46<\/a><\/span> Circular Polarization<\/span><\/p>\n 27:27<\/a><\/span> Birefringent Nerves!<\/span><\/p>\n 28:34<\/a><\/span> Filming Action Potentials<\/span><\/p>\n 30:41<\/a><\/span> Birefringence of Myelin<\/span><\/p>\n 33:49<\/a><\/span> Birefringence Microscopy is Wide-Field<\/span><\/p>\n 36:12<\/a><\/span> Quantitative Birefringence Microscopy<\/span><\/p>\n 37:15<\/a><\/span> Some Pretty Pictures<\/span><\/p>\n 41:35<\/a><\/span> In Neurological Diseases<\/span><\/p>\n 45:33<\/a><\/span> More Pretty Pictures<\/span><\/p>\n 50:28<\/a><\/span> Credit Where Credit’s Due<\/span><\/p>\n 50:36<\/a><\/span> Neurophotonics Faculty Work<\/span><\/p>\n 54:04<\/a><\/span> Future of Biomedical Optics?<\/span><\/p>\n 58:06<\/a><\/span> How to Stay Motivated?<\/span><\/p>\n 59:43<\/a><\/span> A Successful PhD Student is like…?<\/span><\/p>\n
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