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LASERLAB Foresight Workshop and Users Meeting
“Trends of Laser Applications in Biology and Biomedicine”
CALL FOR PAPERS
Heraklion, Crete Greece
October 23-24, 2008
Programme
| LASERLAB Foresight Workshop and Users Meeting “Trends of Laser Applications in Biology and Biomedicine” (http://www.iesl.forth.gr/conferences/laserlab/) Preliminary Programme |
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| Thursday 23 October, 2008 |
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| LASERLAB Foresight Workshop |
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| 09:30-10:15 |
“Two-Dimensional Femtosecond Spectroscopy: Imaging Functionality” G. Fleming (invited), |
| 09:45-10:30 |
“Multidimensional Fluorescence Imaging” P. French (invited), Imperial College London (UK) |
| 11:00-11:30 |
Break |
| 11:30-12:15 |
“Nonlinear direct-write laser processing for biomedical applications” B. Chichkov (invited), Laser Zentrum Hannover (D) |
| 12:15-12:45 |
“Laser source considerations for improved nonlinear optical microscopy” G. McConnell (invited), University of Strathclyde (UK) |
| 12:45-13:00 |
Biophotonics research in “Nature Photonics” O. Graydon, Editor in Chief |
| 13:00-14:30 |
Lunch |
| LASERLAB Foresight Workshop (cont.) |
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| 14:30-15:15 |
“Advanced optical beam shaping for applications in the biosciences” K. Dholakia (invited), University of St. Andrews (UK) |
| 15:15-16:00 |
“Digital holographic microscopy: a new laser optical technique for functional imaging in the life sciences” G. von Bally (invited), Medical Centre, University of Muenster (D) |
| 16:00-16:30 |
Break |
| LASERLAB RIs and Users Meeting |
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| 16:30-17:00 |
“Illuminating the way the motor protein kinesin walks with single-molecule fluorescence microscopy” E. Peterman (invited), VU University Amsterdam (NL) |
| 17:00-17:15 |
“3D nanostructuring of biopolymers by femtosecond laser irradiation” E. Fadeeva, J. Koch, S. Gaspard, M. Oujja, B.N. Chichkov, M. Castillejo, CSIC (ES) |
| 17:15-17:30 |
“Femtosecond laser surgery on the anterior segment of the eye” K. Plamann, V. Nuzzo, F. Deloison, F. Aptel, D. A. Peyrot, C. Crotti, M. Savoldelli, J.-M.Legeais, ENSTA, CNRS UMR 7639, Palaiseau (F) |
| 17:30-17:45 |
“Two photon polymerization and applications in biology” C. Reinhardt, Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. (D) & IESL-FORTH, Heraklion (GR) |
| 17:45-18:00 |
“Laser micro/nano processing of substrates for cell growth” E. Papadopoulou, M. Barberoglou, A. Ranella, E.Stratakis IESL-FORTH, Heraklion (GR) |
| 18:00-19:00 |
Poster Presentations |
| 20:30 |
BBQ Dinner |
| Friday 24 October, 2008 |
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| LASERLAB Foresight Workshop (cont.) |
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| 09:00-09:45 |
“Nanobiotechnology: From Fibril Self-Assembly to Novel Materials” E. Gazit (invited), |
| 09:45-10:30 |
“From femtosecond dynamics at the molecular level to breast tissue diagnostic by Raman spectroscopy. Photostability of normal and malignant breast tissue” H. Abramczyk (invited), I. Placek, B. Brozek-Pluska, J. Surmacki, M. Tazbir and Z. Morawiec, MBI-Berlin (D) and Technical University Lodz (PO) |
| 10:30-11:00 |
Break |
| 11:00-11:45 |
“Nonlinear Ultra-fast Focal-point Optics (NUFO) for Biology - Nonlinear Microscopy and Manipulation of Intracellular Structures” K. Itoh (invited), Osaka University (J) |
| 11:45-12:30 |
“Illuminating biological discovery with photonic imaging” V. Ntziachristos (invited), Technische Universitaet Muenchen (D) |
| LASERLAB RIs and Users Meeting (cont.) |
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| 12:30-12:45 |
“An Overview of the Bio-medical Research at the Central Laser Facility, U.K” S. W. Botchway, Rutherford Appleton Lab. ( |
| 12:45-13:00 |
“Fluorescence lifetime analysis of molecular event leading to establishment of efficient photoprotective state in the Photosystem II antena” M.P. Johnson, A. Zia and A.V. Ruban, Queen
Mary University of London ( |
| 12:15-12:30 |
“Refractive Index and Dispersion Measurement of Dark-Adapted Wild Type Bacteriorhodopsin” Z. Heiner, G. Szalay, K. Osvay, |
| 13:00-14:30 |
Lunch |
| LASERLAB RIs and Users Meeting (cont.) |
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| 14:30-15:00 |
“Laser spectroscopy of medical diagnostics and treatment control” S. Andersson-Engels (invited), Lund University (S) |
| 15:00-15:15 |
“Spectral unmixing - an alternative approach in multi-wavelength time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy of living cells” D. Chorvat jr., A. Mateasik, A. Chorvatova, International Laser Centre, |
| 15:15-15:30 |
“Refractive Index and Dispersion Measurement of Dark-Adapted Wild Type Bacteriorhodopsin” Z. Heiner, G. Szalay, K. Osvay, Biological Research Center of HAS, Inst. Of Biophysics (HU) |
| 15:30-15:45 |
“Imaging of Laser-Excited Autofluorescence Fading Rates: Novel Technique for Tissue Surface Structure Studies” Janis Spigulis and Alexey Lihachev, |
| 15:45-16:00 |
“Imitation of Optical Coherence Tomography images by Monte Carlo Method” I. Meglinski, B. Veksler, M. Kirillin, V. Kuzmin, |
| 16:00-16:30 |
Break |
| 16:30-17:00 |
“Brain function by time domain NIR spectroscopy” A. Torricelli (invited), Politecnico di Milano (I) |
| 17:00-17:15 |
“Molecular Imaging” G. Zacharakis and J. Ripoll, IESL-FORTH, Heraklion (GR) |
| 17:15-18:30 |
Round Table Discussion Chair: D. Normand, SACLAY-CEA (F) |
| * Posters will be on continuous display during the meeting. Please indicate if you need poster space by October 10th at the latest. |
