A convergence of advances in Raman-based technologies and in information processing has led to a significant expansion of Raman spectroscopy and imaging into biology, medicine, and materials science. Sensitivity and acquisition speed improvements to coherent and spontaneous Raman scattering technologies support video-rate Raman imaging with single contrast and frame rates of seconds to minutes for full Raman spectral images. These advances in instrumentation and data processing make practical the provision of molecular information in biological systems that is inaccessible by conventional optical techniques.
With this symposium, we aim to highlight advances in state of the art for Raman imaging and spectral analysis and to discuss the current issues and future directions. We invite scientists from all research fields who share our interests in biomedical Raman imaging to join the symposium and help strengthen the network of those interested in pushing the boundaries of biomedical applications of Raman microscopy.
Invited Speakers
Ishan Barman – Johns Hopkins University
Krzysztof Brzozowski – Jagiellonian University
Daniela Buccella – New York University
Charles Camp – The National Institute of Standards and Technology
Ji-Xin Cheng – Boston University
Marcus Cicerone – The Georgia Institute of Technology
Dan Fu – The University of Washington
Katsumasa Fujita – Osaka University
Arno Germond – French National Research Institute for Agricultural, Food and Environment
Ayanjeet Ghosh – University of Alabama
Kotaro Hiramatsu – The University of Tokyo
Takuro Ideguchi – The University of Tokyo
Mako Kamiya – The Tokyo Institute of Technology
Tamiki Komatsuzaki – Hokkaido University
Yasuaki Kumamoto – Osaka University
Wei Min – Columbia University
Fay Nicolson – The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School
Yasuyuki Ozeki – The University of Tokyo
Volker Schweikhard – Leica Microsystems
Lingyan Shi – The University of California San Diego
Jian Shu – Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School and The Broad Institute
Haruko Takeyama – Waseda University
Lu Wei – The California Institute of Technology
Evening Events
The event will include a Panel Discussion with leaders in biomedical Raman Imaging and an evening social mixer with food and drinks at the exhibition and poster session hall.
Organizers
Marcus Cicerone – Georgia Institute of Technology
Katsumasa Fujita – Osaka University
Duncan Graham – University of Strathclyde
Wei Min – Columbia University
John Petros – Emory University