Photonics Center 2024 Symposium “Lighting the Brain” Highlights Six Neurophotonics Experts as well as Student Presenters
On November 21, 2024, Professor Chen Yang gathered speakers across industry and academia for her organized symposium “Lighting the Brain,” the topic of the 26th annual Photonics Center Symposium. With a blend of Boston University and external presenters, an audience of graduate students, faculty, staff, and international colleagues were invited to learn about the recent […]
Darren Roblyer and Team Featured on MedicalXpress
It might not be as simple as shining a phone flashlight on your finger, but the principles of diffusive glow apply to many of Roblyer’s medical device inventions for tracking health.
Kilachand Center Profile on Steve Ramirez – Decoding the Mechanisms of Memory
The Ramirez Group, led by Professor Steve Ramirez, investigates how we process and retrieve memories as well as how those memories might be artificially modulated to treat mental health disorders.
Brian Walsh Featured in Bostonia Article
“Even though it sounds like kind of a wacky idea at first, it is actually pretty reasonable to store digital data in space.”
PhD Student Daniel Shahar is Bending Light and Breaking Boundaries in the Ramachandran Lab
By Jack Osmond Reading about the latest cutting-edge scientific discoveries, it’s easy to forget about some of the people behind the experiments, crunched numbers, and written reports: the graduate students. Daniel Shahar is one such student, now in his PhD program’s fifth year at Boston University. He first heard about the Photonics Center when his […]
Ji-Xin Cheng Featured in Laser Focus World
Professor Cheng’s research team was recently featured on “Photonics Hot List” for their work on using microwaves to treat brain disease.
Mary Dunlop, David Boas Awarded Kilachand Fund Awards
The 2024 Kilachand Fund Awards Boost Projects Building Antivirus Platform, Improving Brain Imaging, and Fighting Antibiotic Resistance
Selim Ünlü & iRiS Kinetics Featured in MedicalXpress Article on Optical Biosensors
The Business Innovation Center’s own tenants are featured in this article discussing the rapid detection of monkeypox following their collaborative new research.
Professor Ramachandran Appointed Editor-in-Chief of Top Optics Journal
Distinguished Professor of Engineering Siddharth Ramachandran is about to take on a vital role as the Editor-in-Chief of Optics Express, beginning in January 2025.
Using Light to Monitor Blood Pressure and Track Cancer Treatment Progress
Understanding how light interacts with living cells and tissues is the foundation of BU engineer Darren Roblyer’s medical device inventions, which can open up a whole new way of monitoring health