Background

This training day will focus on the basic application of Raman spectroscopy and of Optical Coherence Tomography to biological samples. In the morning, a brief introduction to the techniques, including the relevant instrumental issues, will be given. In the afternoon, the course will proceed to a practical session, with hands-on demonstrations and training.

For maximum effectiveness and for safety reasons, the laboratory session is restricted to a maximum of 16 participants, who will be selected as from registration order, with priority to the IIIOS Fellows.  If demand is sufficient, a second laboratory session may be run following the main body of the course.  The morning session is a necessary prerequisite to participate to the afternoon training.

This event will be free of charge. There will be the opportunity to present posters. Please send a proposed title and abstract, complete with authors and affiliations, at the email address iiios-photonics@st-andrews.ac.uk. At least one author must be registered to attend a Scottish Image-Guided Intervention Week training event.

 

Schedule

Start	Lecture Title	Lecturer
09:30	Arrival and Coffee
10:00	Introduction and Overview of Photonics Imaging	Kishan Dholakia
10:20	Instrumentation for Raman Spectroscopy	Anna Chiara de Luca
10:40	Multivariate Analysis in Raman Spectroscopy	Michael Mazilu
11:00	Coffee
11:15	Invited Talk on Raman Spectroscopy	Prof Juergen Popp, IPHT, Germany
12:00	Optical Coherence Tomography I - Basics, theory and practice II - Instrumentation	Mario.E.Giardini/Nikola Krstajic Nikola Krstajic/Mario.E.Giardini
13:00	Lunch and Posters
14:00	Safety and Best Practice in Photonics Laboratory	Cameron Rae
14:15	Hands-on OCT and Hands-on Raman Session	Nikola Krstajic/Mario.E.Giardini/Michael Mazilu/Rob Marchington
16:00	Conclusion and Discussion	Kishan Dholakia
16:15	Wine Reception

 

Essential Information

Date                            June 6th 2011

Venue:                        University of St Andrews, School of Physics and Astronomy, Theatre C

Target Audience:       Anyone with an interest in the subject is welcome.  Priority will be given to IIIOS fellows

Cost:                           Free of charge

 

Host

University of St.  Andrews - www.st-andrews.ac.uk/~biophotnics

The Schools of Physics and Astronomy, Biology and Medicine at the University of St Andrews stand at the forefront of biophotonics research. This research spans a variety of areas of medicine and life sciences. It focuses on exploring the light-matter interaction on biological and colloidal systems, to use it to manipulate tissue and cells and to extract chemical and morphological data. Within the IIIOS collaboration, the University of St Andrews provides research and training. The programme includes Raman spectroscopy, microscopy, Optical Coherence Tomography, and their application in synergy and combination with Magnetic Resonance Imaging for biomedical applications.

 

IIIOS Network - www.IIIOS.eu

IIIOS is an Initial Training Network funded by the FP7 people programme, composed of ten main partners.  Its goal is to develop novel techniques and devices to meet the needs of the imaging operating theatre, including: Introducing multimodality, non-invasive, image-guided diagnosis techniques, Developing therapy based on MRI, ultrasound and biophotonics for cardiovascular procedures and cancer treatment and combining macroscopic MR, CT and PET imaging, ultrasound and microscopic biophotonics with existing techniques for minimally invasive interventions and  surgery

 

 

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