Translating an understanding of the cutaneous microenvironment into diagnostics and treatments for wounds, cancers, and inflammatory dermatoses Abstract Immune cells are the first responders to injury, pathogens, or malignancy. The […]

Hierarchical Strategies Towards Biointerfacing With Soft Optoelectronic Materials Abstract The applications of functional nanomaterials towards biological interfacing continue to emerge in various fields, such as in drug delivery and tissue […]

Optical Dissection of Brain Capillary Function Abstract My laboratory uses in vivo multiphoton imaging and rodent models to shed light (quite literally) on regulation of cerebral blood flow. In particular, […]

Harnessing Physiological Forces to Drive Stem Cell Fate & Function Abstract I will be elaborating about how physical cues are crucial to embryonic development, morphogenic events, and tissue organization, but […]

Lasers in Nano-Surgery and Nano-Medicine: Plasmonic Nanobubbles Abstract To improve the safety and efficacy of standards of care in diagnostics and treatment of clinically-challenging diseases including cancer, we combine the […]

Tunable photonic nanostructures for laser pulse control and dynamic imaging Abstract For decades, nanofabrication has been the driving force behind the transformations in electronics. Light-based devices currently experience a similar […]

Opportunities to Improve Clinical Outcomes with Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS) in Lower Extremity Revascularizations Abstract Peripheral vascular disorders are prevalent and mounting health conditions, particularly in light of the aging population. […]

Technology Transfer and Entrepreneurship at UCI Abstract This seminar will discuss “technology transfer”, the process by which UCI (1) protects intellectual property (inventions and software) developed by its faculty, staff, […]

FLIM and Mitometer enable metabolic profiling and tracking phenotypic changes in mitochondria in cancer cells Abstract The hallmark of metabolic alteration of increase glycolysis, i.e. Warburg effect, in cancer cells […]

Cardio-oncology; Advanced optoacoustic imaging methods for biomedical research and clinical diagnostics Abstract Optoacoustic imaging has achieved remarkable progress over the last decade, benefiting from coordinated developments in optical and ultrasound […]