{"id":4806,"date":"2019-09-06T12:47:28","date_gmt":"2019-09-06T16:47:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics\/?page_id=4806"},"modified":"2026-05-06T09:34:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T13:34:25","slug":"biophotonics-and-bioimaging","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics\/research\/biophotonics-and-bioimaging\/","title":{"rendered":"Biophotonics &#038; Bioimaging"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><a href='https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics\/research-themes\/biophotonics-bioimaging\/' class='button button-primary'>See Related Posts<\/a><div class=\" bu-callout alignright\"><br \/>\n<h2 class=\"display-posts-title\">Recent News<\/h2>\n<div class=\"display-posts-listing\"><div class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics\/files\/2026\/08\/20260831_PHO-Annual-Report-Glossy.pdf\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics\/files\/2026\/09\/20260831_PHO-Annual-Report-Glossy-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics\/files\/2026\/09\/20260831_PHO-Annual-Report-Glossy-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics\/files\/2026\/09\/20260831_PHO-Annual-Report-Glossy-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics\/files\/2026\/09\/20260831_PHO-Annual-Report-Glossy-1-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics\/files\/2026\/09\/20260831_PHO-Annual-Report-Glossy-1-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics\/files\/2026\/09\/20260831_PHO-Annual-Report-Glossy-1-710x710.jpg 710w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics\/files\/2026\/09\/20260831_PHO-Annual-Report-Glossy-1-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics\/files\/2026\/08\/20260831_PHO-Annual-Report-Glossy.pdf\">The Photonics Center 2026 Annual Report is Now Live!<\/a> <span class=\"date\">(9\/1\/2026)<\/span><\/div><div 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Students<\/a> <span class=\"date\">(8\/31\/2026)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<\/div><\/h4>\n<h2>Biophotonics<\/h2>\n<p>Biophotonics research at the Photonics Center focuses on using light to diagnose diseases and understand how cells behave.<\/p>\n<h4>Faculty Labs:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.albrolab.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Growth Factor Mechanobiology<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Michael Albro)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/people.bu.edu\/bifano\/Research.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Precision Engineering Research Lab<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Thomas Bifano)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bmo\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Biomedical Optics Lab<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Irving Bigio)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chen-lab.org\/index.html\">Chen Lab<\/a>\u00a0(Jerry Chen)<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/cheng-group\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cheng Group <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Ji-Xin Cheng)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/economolab.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Economo Lab <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Michael Economo)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/biomicroscopy\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Biomicroscopy Lab<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Jerome Mertz)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nia-lab.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nia Laboratory<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Hadi Nia)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/reinhardlab\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nano-Bio Interface Laboratory<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Bj\u00f6rn Reinhard)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/botlab\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Biomedical Optical Technologies Lab<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Darren Roblyer)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/ocn\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Optical Characterization &amp; Nanophotonics Laboratory<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Selim \u00dcnl\u00fc)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Bioimaging<\/h2>\n<p><span>Bio-Imaging explores techniques in optical imaging to understand biological structures and functions, contributing to advancements in medical diagnostics and personalized medicine.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>Faculty Labs:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/people.bu.edu\/bifano\/Research.html\"><span>Precision Engineering Research Lab<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0(Thomas Bifano)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bmo\/\"><span>Biomedical Optics Lab<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0(Irving Bigio)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chen-lab.org\/index.html\">Chen Lab <\/a>(Jerry Chen)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/cheng-group\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cheng Group<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Ji-Xin Cheng)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.connorlab.com\/\"><span>Connor Lab<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0(John Connor)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dunloplab.com\/\"><span>Dunlop Lab <\/span><\/a><span>(Mary Dunlop)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/economolab.org\/\"><span>Economo Lab<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0(Michael Economo)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/biomicroscopy\/\"><span>Biomicroscopy Lab<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0(Jerome Mertz)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nia-lab.com\/\"><span>Nia Laboratory<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0(Hadi Nia)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/botlab\/\"><span>Biomedical Optical Technologies Lab<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0(Darren Roblyer)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/tianlab\/\"><span>Computational Imaging Systems Lab<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0(Lei Tian)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/ocn\/\"><span>Optical Characterization &amp; Nanophotonics Laboratory<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0(Selim Unlu)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/yanglab\/\"><span>Yang Research Laboratory<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0(Chen Yang)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Biophotonics Biophotonics research at the Photonics Center focuses on using light to diagnose diseases and understand how cells behave. 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