São Paulo School of Advanced Science on Modern Topics in Biophotonics

• Grant number: 18/16864-8
• Support Opportunities: Organization Grants - Scientific Meeting - São Paulo School of Advanced Science
• Start date: March 20, 2019
• End date: March 29, 2019
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Physics
• Principal Investigator: Cristina Kurachi
• Grantee: Cristina Kurachi
• Host Institution: Instituto de Física de São Carlos (IFSC). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Carlos , SP, Brazil
• City of the host institution: São Carlos

Abstract

A ESPCA em Tópicos Modernos em Biofotônica abordará recentes desenvolvimentos científicos e tecnológicos, estratégias de translação e novos protocolos clínicos. A escola contará com a participação de pesquisadores e estudantes de forma bastante multidisciplinar e as discussões serão incentivadas. Serão abordados os seguintes tópicos: Tissue optics and optical clearing; novel technology platforms in molecular imaging and nanomedicine; Cherenkov emission for imaging diagnostics; neurophotonics; optical coherent tomography; non-linear optics; optical instrumentation for agriculture and environment; new photosensitizers; photodynamic therapy for cancer and other tissue conditions; photodynamic inactivation of microorganisms; photonic therapies in medical science. (AU)