Keynote Speakers

Pioneers in the development of biophotonic technologies for basic science and medical research, Dr. Stefan Hell (Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Germany), Dr. Roger Tsien (University of California, San Diego, USA) and Dr. Brian Wilson (University of Toronto, Canada), will address the Congress on key advances in microscopy, fluorescent probes, and biophotonics in medicine.

ADVANCED MICROIMAGING

Stefan Hell, Ph.D. Max Plank Institute for Biophysical Chemistry Gottingen, Germany

PROBES, SENSORS & ASSAYS

Roger Y. Tsien, Ph.D. University of California, San Diego La Jolla, CA

CLINICAL BIOPHOTONICS

Brian Wilson, Ph.D. University of Toronto Toronto, Canada

 

Short Talk & Plenary Speakers

A dozen internationally recognized thought leaders in the fields of cancer, cardiovascular biology, infectious disease, regenerative medicine and neuroscience from academia, industry and the medical community will advance our understanding of the need for new biophotonics tools and technologies for future direction in these critical areas.

Gerhard Bauer UC Davis Medical Center	Steven Bown, M.D. University College London	Benjamin Chen, Ph.D. Mount Sinai - School of Medicine	Pam Contag, Ph.D. Cobalt Biofuels, Inc.
Yves DeKoninck, Ph.D. Laval University	Turan Erdogan, Ph.D. Semrock, Inc.	Stephen Minger, Ph.D. Kings College, London, UK	Marco Molinaro, Ph.D. Center for Biophotonics
Paul Predki, Ph.D. Invitrogen Corporation	Seemantini Nadkarni, Ph.D. Massachusettes General Hospital	Steffen Petersen, Ph.D. Nanobiophotonics	Bruce Tromberg, Ph.D. UC Irvine