Optics within Life Sciences - 10

The application of advanced optical methods in Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacology and other Health Care Sciences has been expanding rapidly in the recent years. With an objective to provide a platform to blend scientific knowledge from basic scientists and clinicians, we cordially invite submissions to the tenth Optics Within Life Science (OWLS-10) conference, cosponsored by the International Commission of Optics (ICO). This meeting serves as a forum for stimulating and disseminating research in areas connecting both photonics and clinical health care – from bench top to clinical practice.

OWLS-10 welcomes contributions from researchers, clinicians and students in all related fields, given the multidisciplinary nature of the application of optics within life sciences. The conference program includes peer-reviewed paper and selected number of invited plenary lectures.

Authors are now invited to submit their abstracts. All abstracts (no more than 250 words) are required to be submitted electronically through the on-line submission system no later than 31 March 2008. To submit your abstracts, please log in to www.owls10.org.

Topics include, but are not limited to:

• Laser based diagnostics and therapy
• Laser based biomedical applications
• Holographic techniques in medical diagnostics
• Optics in environmental science
• Imaging technologies in medicine and biology
• Optical spectroscopy in biology and medicine
• Living cell imaging (green fluorescent protein)
• Fluorescence resonance energy transfer microscopy
• Digital signal processing and image reconstruction
• Fluorescence lifetime imaging
• Novel microscopy
• Confocal microscopy
• Near-field scanning microscopy
• Nonlinear microscopy (multi-photon, SHG, THG, CARS)
• Optical coherence tomography
• Optics in the humanities
• Optics in vision research
• Optical biosensors
• Bio-photomechanics (Moiré interferometry, Electronic Speckle Pattern Interferometry)
• Laser tweezers and trapping
• Interaction of laser radiation with biological media and materials
• Photodynamic therapy
• Novel clinical applications
• Nanophotonics

Proceedings

Optics within Life Sciences-10 unities Proceedings will be published as bound copy and electronic version, and will
be available at the conference.

Conference organising committee

Chair

• Anil Kishen (National University of Singapore)
• Anand Asundi (Nanyang Technological University)

Secretary

• Sum Chee Peng (National University of Singapore)

Treasurer

• Toh Siew Lok (National University of Singapore)

Scientific committee

• Colin Sheppard (National University of Singapore)
• Malini Olivo (National Cancer Center)

Publicity

• Thorsten Wohland (National University of Singapore)

Executive committee

• Huang Zhiwei (National University of Singapore)
• Chen Nanguang (National University of Singapore)
• Sohail Ahmed (A Star)