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FLUORESCENCE, LIFETIME IMAGING FOR BIOMEDICINE
- Hosted by:
- Hampstead Scientific Society
- Speaker:
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Prof Paul French, Imperial College London
- Starts:
- May 22, 2008 at 09:15 pm
- Ends:
- May 22, 2008 at 10:45 pm
- Location:
- St John's Church, The Crypt Room, Church Row, London, NW3 6UU United Kingdom
- Maps:
Description
This talk will describe the principles of ultrafast lasers and their application to biomedical imaging. In particular it will describe fluorescence lifetime imaging (FLIM), which can be thought of as a kind of flash photography on picosecond timescales and is used to study the behaviour of molecules in order to understand their environment and interactions. By identifying particular molecular species, it can help diagnose disease such as cancer and can be used to study signalling mechanisms in cells that underlie the transmission and spread of disease. This interdisciplinary approach to science, combining the latest advances in laser technology with biological and medical techniques, is increasingly important for today’s science.
- Registration required:
- No
- Free:
- Yes
Additional information
Donation of £2 would be welcomed to contribute to running costs.
For more information
- Contact person:
- J A Atkinson
- Email:
- info [ at ] hampsteadscience.ac.uk
- Website:
- FLUORESCENCE, LIFETIME IMAGING FOR BIOMEDICINE
