Saturday
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Staff / Welcome and Introduction from the Chairs
3:45 pm - 4:30 pm
Keynote Session: Optical Imaging and Sensing Through Photonic Microchips
Discussion Leaders: Paolo Maran (Physics Department - Politecnico di Milano, piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, 20133 Milan, Italy , Italy) and Arielle Joasil (Columbia University, United States)
3:45 pm - 3:50 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
3:50 pm - 4:15 pm
Imran Avci (VU University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
"Advancing Optical Imaging and Sensing Through Photonic Microchips"
4:15 pm - 4:30 pm
Discussion
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Making Photonics Smaller and Cheaper
Discussion Leaders: Carla Kulcsar (University of Toronto, Canada) and Kevin Bishop (University of Washington, United States)
7:30 pm - 7:35 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:35 pm - 7:55 pm
Murat Yessenov (CREOL, University of Central Florida, United States)
"Miniature Spectrometer Via Rotated Chirped Bragg Grating"
7:55 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 8:20 pm
Anas Fathy Awad Mohamed Gasser (Amsterdam UMC, The Netherlands)
"Miniaturized Fluorescence Lifetime Spectroscopy System"
8:20 pm - 8:25 pm
Discussion
8:25 pm - 8:45 pm
Trisha Bansal (University of Illinois at Chicago, United States)
"Precision in Deep Tissue Gene Expression: Advancing Pathophysiology with Wireless Optics and Optogenetics"
8:45 pm - 8:50 pm
Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:10 pm
Anthony Song (Johns Hopkins University, United States)
"Speckle-Illumination Stereo Laparoscope for Optical Property and Depth Mapping in Surgical Guidance"
9:10 pm - 9:15 pm
Discussion
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Sunday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Making Photonics Faster and Brighter
Discussion Leader: Alexandria Cousart (Vanderbilt Biophotonics Center, United States)
9:00 am - 9:05 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:05 am - 9:25 am
Mitra Almasian (Amsterdam UMC, The Netherlands)
"Optical Feedback for Real-Time Temperature Monitoring During Focal Laser Ablation"
9:25 am - 9:30 am
Discussion
9:30 am - 9:50 am
Anas Masillati (Oregon Health & Science University, United States)
"Intraoperative Detection of Iatrogenic Peripheral Nerve Injuries Using Near-Infrared Nerve-Specific Fluorophores"
9:50 am - 9:55 am
Discussion
9:55 am - 10:15 am
Joshua Pace (Northeastern University , United States)
"In Vivo Labeling and Detection of Circulating Tumor Cells with Fluorescent Molecular Contrast Agents"
10:15 am - 10:20 am
Discussion
10:20 am - 10:40 am
William Flanagan (Imperial College London, United Kingdom)
"An Open-Source and Modular Automated Multiphoton, Multibeam, Multiwell Plate Microscope (M3M) for 2D/3D High Content Analysis"
10:40 am - 10:45 am
Discussion
10:45 am - 11:00 am
General Discussion
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Poster Session
Coffee will be served in the poster area from 11:00 am - 11:30 am
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Mentorship Component: Adopting New Advances in the Field of Biophotonics
Discussion Leaders: Marisa Morakis (Johns Hopkins University, United States) and Roy Stillwell (NearWave, United States)
1:30 pm - 1:40 pm
Hans Ingelberts (Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium)
"Macroscale Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging: A Tricky Business"
1:40 pm - 1:50 pm
Discussion
1:50 pm - 2:00 pm
Jannick Rolland (University of Rochester, United States)
"Advances and Prospects in Non-Conventional Optics"
2:00 pm - 2:10 pm
Discussion
2:10 pm - 2:20 pm
Farzad Fereidouni (UC Davis, United States)
"FIBI (Fluorescence Imitating Brightfield Imaging) Enables Intraoperative Surgical Guidance and Rapid On-Site Evaluation via Real-Time Histology"
2:20 pm - 2:30 pm
Discussion
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Evaluation Period
Complete the GRS Evaluation Forms; Election of Future Chair(s)
3:00 pm
Seminar Concludes